Georgia Historic Newspapers

    SUNDAY EDITION
Twelve Pages
VOL. Vil
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE
PLANNED MEETING AT COURT
~ HOUSE WHERE COUNTY WILL
BE WELL REPRESENTED. .
The board of county commissioners
of Crisp have issued a call for a mass
meeting to be held on Monday morn
ing, May 15, at the court house in the
interest of a county fair next fall.
This will be the day on which superior
court will convene for the regular May
term and citizens from all parts of the
county ‘will be in attendance.
Judge George has already arranged
with the commissioners to adjourn the
court for an hour at 11 o’clock on this
day, in order that the plans for hold
ing the fair can be explained and some
thing of a definite nature formulated !
through the co-operation of the coun
ty officials, business men and citizens
of Cordele and farmers throughout the
county. Every force is being organized
to bring success to the movement for
a county fair, and active co-operation
that will count materially toward the
aid of the financial end of such an en
terprise is manifest.
Judge U. V. Whipple ¢ill conduct a
sale of city lots on May 12, and he pro
posés to give five per cent. of the
gross proceeds toward a fund for fi
gancing the fair. The Crisp County
Fair Association has already in hand
approximately $3OO from subscriptions
given on behalf of a county fair, and
those who are actively interested in
the undertaking feel that their efforts
will be rewarded with a splendid suc
cess.
HAW POND -YIELD
. FINE FOR SEASON
WATER GOING OUT LEAVES A
LARGE QUANTITY O FFISH FOR
‘FRIES AND PICNICS.
Citizens in the vicinity of Haw Pond
have beén enjoying some profitable
fishing for the past several days. The
Hew Pond has a history that for freak
ishness. probably not paralled by
anything of a similar nature. At a
certain time every year, during the
first of May, or the latter part of
April, this pond goes dry in a day’s
time. During the first of the summer
Deep creek, the course of which runs
near the Haw Pond, rises and water
from it fills the pond. In this way fish
are carried into the pond, and there
they seem to breed prolifically. By
the middle of the spring or the early
part of summer, fish of all kinds are
plentiful there, and angling is a favo
rite pastime and sport for the people
of that immediate vicinity, while oth
ers come from all parts of this and
other counties.
There is a sink in the bottom of the
pond and each year at a certain pe
riod it becomes a kind of suction, car
rying off the water in the pond through
a subterranian passage, and leaving
the fish in great quantities at the bot
tom, so thick in the little water that
is left in the pond that they can scarce
ly move about. Baskets are used to
remove them, and altogether several
hundred pounds are secured. People
of the community hold fish- fries and
invite their friends for miles around
at .this time.
STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL
DELIVER COMMENCEMENT AD
DRESS IN CORDELE.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the closing exercises of the
Cordele public 'schools on May 19. The
events this year will probably out-do
similar occasions held heretofore,‘
Superintendent A. L. Brewer and the
teachers of the high school depart
ments, which will be largely responsi
ble for the exercises, have made plans
for the exercises that will, through
their execution on the part of teach
ers and pupils alike, reveal in a large
measure the splendid progress that
has been made during the past year.
Hon. Cliff Walker, attorney general
of the state, will deliver the commence
merit address. He was tendered an
invitation several days ago, and his
formal acceptance has been received.
Mr. Walker is. one of the state’s best
“platform orators and one of the strong
est advocates .of higher education in
Georgia. i
A million persons assembled in a
crowd, with due allowance of three
square feet to a person, would cover
an area of about 70 acres.
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
CLOSING MARKED
CRISP COUNTY SCHOOLS HAD
FINE CLOSING EXERCISES AT
| MANY POINTS—MORE TO COME.
The closing of most of the county
schools of Crisp on Friday was marked
with an exceptional interest and the
attendance upon the various events
and all other detals associated with
them were thoroughly in keeping with
the most progressive spirit. That this
has been the hest year that the schools
have ever experienced was the state
| ment of Supt J. W. Bivins.
~ The Williford school, of which J. D.
Spires is principal, and the Providence
school, of which Miss Minnie Maddox
is principal, consolidated Friday in a
basket dinner at Oak Grove, near Prov
idence, which was attended by hun-‘\
dreds of patrons and friends of the
school. In the morning Mr. W. P.|
Fleming, Ordinary of Crisp, addressed
these schools on cducational topics,
and in the afternoon Hon. O. T. Gow
er also addressed them on educational
advancement.
The Adkins school, of which® Miss
Besgie Patterson is teacher, closed for
the term with an elaborate picnic Fri
day, which was augmented by a boun
teous quantity of tempting barbecue.
Hundreds of patrons and friends also
attended this event, and among the
visitors from Cordele were Rev. J. H.
Coin and A. J. Littlejohn.
The Cedar Creek school did not fall
short of the highest expectations in
entertaining the large audience that
witnessed the closing exercises on
Thursday night, held under the direc
tion of Prof. Alfred Knott, principal.
Friday this school enjoyed a splendid
picnic, and in the afternocn athletics
and other events were held. Hon. W.
H. Dorris was among the Cordele
guests at this affair.
Like most of the schools Clements
closed with a picnic on Friday, and
here hundreds were fed with an abun
dance that reflected credit on the good
women of the community. There is
no cooking like that of the good coun
try women. Miss Agnes Roberts is
teacher of this school.
The Friendship school closed Friday
with a picnic at Morris Springs. Miss
Emily Williams is in charge of this
school. |
Ebenezer closed with a play and pic-
Rnic Frid&y' afternoon. The exercises
were a credit to the school and the bhas
ket dinner by no means fell short of
its mission. Miss Ulva Story is teach
er of this school.
The Haw Pond school, of iwhich
Miss Edith McCormack is teacher,
closed with a picnic Friday.
On .the night of Friday an exhibi
tion marked the closed of the Pate
ville school, of which Prof. E. M.
Champion is principal. The exercises
were excellent and largely attended.
Appropriate exercises closed the
Sandy Mount school, Miss Maude Tay
lor, teacher, on Friday night.
The Sharon school, ¢f which Miss
Maude Hartley is teacher, closed Fri
day with a picnic.
Trement school, Prof. 0. J. Johnson,
principal, closed with appropriate ex
ercises Friday night.
Zion Hill school, Prof. J."W. Spires,
principal, closed with splendid exer
cises Friday night.
One or two schools closed Friday
without exercises or picnic, and there
are a 2 number of others that will close
within the coming few days. They are
as follows: : |
Wenona will close on Thursday
night, May 4th, with an entertainment
and with a picnic the following day.
Mrs. J. M. Garnett, principal.
Pinia is preparing for a program for
closing exercises on Friday, 12th day
May. Prof. W. J. Dyar, principal.
Coney will close with a picnic, but
will probably run until May 19th, in
order to make up lost time. Miss Ju
relle Little, teacher.
~ Arabi will not close until May 26th,
ibut will close with appropriate exercis
‘es. Prof H. W. Jenkins, principal.
Bay Springs will close Thursday
[May 11th, with a picnic. Prof. B. C.
McMichael, principal.
Bridges will close with exercises
on Monday night, the Bth of May. Prof.
F. C. Snell, principal.
THOUSANDS OF MESSAGES
URGE AGAINST WAR ACTION
Washington, May 3.—As a result of
a conference between President Wil
son and Senator Husting today, the
Justice Department probably will
make an investigation to uncover the
influences responsible for the sending
of thousands of telegrams to Senators
and Representatives last week urging
that no action he taken leading to war
with Germany.
Senator Husting, who received many
‘telegrams, made a personal investiga
tion and laid the results before the
President. He told him he could get
no more information without the aid
of the Justice Department.
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. H. Perse.
Patrick J. H. Pearse was provisional
president of the Irish Republic” for
five days. The linn Feiners called
him that when they began their “rev
Germany Makes Another Promise
Washington, D. (~ May s.—Germa
ny’s note has postponed, if not actual
ly averted, a diplomatic break with
the United States.
President Wilson will make the de
cision after he has received the offi
cial text, which reached the state de
partment late tonight from Berlin. It
will be deciphered in time to lay it be
fore the president tomorrow morning.
It was stated authoritatively after
the cabinet meeting today that if the
official text bore out the official vers
i ion transmitted in today’s Berlin news
dispatch, Germany's assurance un
doubtedly would be accepted, and be
fore taking another step the United
States would await the fulfillment of
her latest promises.
U. S. May ot Reply.
In such case the United States might
not reply to the not: and would await
THE CORDELE DISPATCH, SUNDAY, MAY 7, 1916.
great gun throws a shell of forty cen
timeters, or. 15.7 inches. If the
French arinies ever reach the German
border forts the gun will be used to
batter them to bits.
olution’” in Dublin. Now he is wound
ed and a prisoner. He has issued a
’pru(tlznnation calling on all those who
;followed him to lay down their adms.
! evidence of the abandonment of Ger
! many’s present practices of submarine
l’.varfar(‘. which it declared, President
- Wilson is described by those close (o
him as being in position where e can
not question the good faith of Ger
many's assurances, which must stand
or fall by the fuwure conduct oi her
submarine commanders.
‘ The German embassy's view is that
' the note gives all President Wilscn
lasked for; that it signalizes a rctiiri
' to “cruiser warfare’—the use of sub
-1 marines as regular naval cruisers inter
| cepting commerce with visit and
| search, and that inasmuch as it makes
‘no mention of the armed ship gues
[tion‘. that perplexing feature of the
{ controversy is not involved.
’ Congress Leaves It To Him.
Cengress took the note quictly, and
‘although members expressed a varie-
WANT BOND ISSUE
i
|
- FOR CITY HOSPITAL
|
%IvIANAGEMENT OF CITY SANITO
| RIUM HAS PRESENTED 'PETI
~ TION TO CITY COUNCIL ASKING
- FOR §25,000 FOR HOSPITAL.
An effort is being made to get a bend
issue for $25,000 for the purpose of
getting the city to take over the Cor
aele Sanitorinm and having it operat
ed by the city in future.
At Wednesday night's session of the
city council the sanitorium officials
presented a petition signed by thirty
representative business men asking
that the city take over the institution
and issue bonds for the purpose of
making it a hogpital that will meet the
needs of the community.
It is understood that no effort will
be made to have this issue included in
the issue which will provide for the
eiectric lighting and power plant.
This new proposition will be passed
upon at the next bi-monthiy session of
the city council.
The Sunday school of the Presby
terian church will enjoy a picnic Sat
urday at Daphne. The children of the
several departments of the school will
be chaperoned by the teachers and
there will be a large number of the
older folk in attendance.
CROPS IN GOOD CONDITION
RAIN GENERALLY NEEDED
H. Waters, a progressive farmer who
lives on Route 2, was in the city Fri
day and made a pleasant call at The
Dispatch office. The farmers of his
section, said Mr. Waters, are well up
with their crops, and with the excep
tion of late planted oat crops, farming
conditions are above the average this
vear. In ail scctiong of the county the
farmers are needing rain.
“I would like to tell you about a big
rain out in our section,” said Mr. Wa
ters, ‘“but it hasn’t come yet.”
MEXICAN AGREEMENT
AWAITING APPROVAL
El Pase, May 2.—Advices from Mexi
co City and Washington were awaited
today to set the seal of approval upon
the provisiona! agreement understood
to have bheen reached at an informal
cenference heiween General Obregon
and Scott. The conference ended after
midnight. Both were in good humor.
General Scott immediately sent a code
message to Washington.
The tentative agreement said to
have been reached between Generals
Scott and Obregon is generally un
derstood here teday to provide for a
gradual retirement of the American
forces in Mexico.
VIENNA PARTY COMING TO COR
DELE PICTURE SHOW WERE
CAUGHT UNDER CAR AS IT
TURNED OVER.
Miss Jeanie Morgan, daughter of [l.
J. Morgan, and Ella Smith, daughter
of John R. Smith of Arabi, were badly
injured and Messrs Vernon Kirkland
and A. C. Redfern were also hurt when
an automobile turned turtle Thursday
night late on the National Highway
two miles above Cordele. Kirkland
was driving and at a curve in the rcad
(e lights suddenly went out. He ap
plied the emergency brakes and the
car went into the bank. It was torn
{0 splinters, and J. C. Hunter, 2 farm
er living nearby, who was attracted
by the noise, had to extricate all four
yvoung people from the wreckage.
Miss Smith sustained & broken leg
and suffered internal injuries.
Miss Morgan has a badly fractured
jaw and shoulder and several cuts.
They were taken to the Cordele San
itorium. The party were all residents
of Vienna and were coming to attend
the picture show in Cordele.
Kirkland was unable to explain how
he lost control of the car at the criti
cal moment. It was said to have been
under good headway at the time and
ine fact that the lights gave out on
the curve in the road must have served
to unnerve the driver for the brief
moment it took to lose control.
When the car finally ceased moving,
it was headed back towards Vienna,
with rear wheels torn off. Appear
ances reveal that the entire party had
a close call.
While the injured arc severely hurt,
they are resting well.
ty of views, the general sentiment
gscemed to be in favor of leaving the
situation in the hands of the president.
On the surface there was no sign of
activity in the group which has been
working to prevent the president from
pressing the situation to the point of
a diplomatic rupture.
BOND ELECTION
!Q rOR LIGHT PLANT
§ 1e
§ |
!MAYOR JONES PRESENTS RESO-
I LUTION AT WEDNESRAY MIGHT
’ SESSION OF COUNCIL WHICH
. WAS ACCEPTED.
| Rl
i Without a dissenting vote the reso
lution offered by Mayor Gorden Jones
was passed at the meeting of the city
council last Wednesday night, provid
ing for an election on July 12, for de
termining the guesticn of whether or
not the city shall issue bonds in the
amount of s£o,ooo for the construc
ticn ef a municipal electric lighting
and power plant.
The resolution provides for the es
tablishment of a lighting and power
piant in connection with ihe cily wa
ter works plant, and the movement has
for one of its ultimate purposes the
establishment of a “white way”’
throughout the business section of tlie
city. It is proposed to issue the bonds
in the denomination of $l,OOO each,
bearing interest at the rate of 5 per
cent. per annum and maturing with
in thirty years from the date of is
suce.
When Mayor Jones offered the res
olution before council, the mayer pro
tem, Alderman J. M. Hunt, took the
chair. The resolution was passed in
short order, as the members of the
body had evidently acquainted them
selves with its contents before it came
up for formal consideration. A move
ment for municipal ownership of an
electric light and power plant has been
under discussion among city officials
and others for two years or more, and
it has been evident that the matter
would finally he left to the consider
ation and disposition of the volim:*‘
rublic. |
The resoiution as offered by .‘.luym‘{
Jones was as follows: ‘
“Be is resolved by tlie mayor and
city council of Cordele,
“That an election be held at the
Council Chamber in the city of Cor
dele cn the 12th day of July, 1916, for
the purpose of determining whether
or not said municipality shall issue
bonds for the following purpeses and
amounts, and described as follows:
“$60,000.00 to bhe known as Munici
pal Electric Light Bonds, to be used
| for purchasing, installing, construct
iimr and equipping an electric light and
| power plant and genera! lighting sys
ilem in connection with the water
Iworks system of the city, to be owned
lun(l operated by said municipality.
“Said bonds to be issued in denomi
nations of $1,000.00 each, bearing in
terest at the rate of 5 per cent. per
annum and maturing in 36 years irom
the date of issue.
“Be if further resolved by the au
thority aforesaid, That said election
shall be conducted under the same
irnk‘:; and regulations as provided by
'the charter and ordinances for the
election of the Mayor and Alderman
of said city, and all persons aualified
to vote for the Mayor and Alderman
of said city shall be qualified to vote
in said election.
“Be it further recsolved by the au
thority aforesaid, That the city clerk
of the city of Cordele shall have pre
pared a ballot for use in said electicn,
which sall be printed as foilows:
“Hor Municipal Electric Light
Bonds,” and “Against Municinal Elec
tric Light Bonds,” which said forrm of
ballot shail be used in said elcction.
“Be it further resolved by the au
thority aforesaid, That nctice cf said
election shall be given by publicaticn,
as provided by law in the official cr
gan of said city, once a week for thir
ty days, immediately proceding the
date of said eiection.”
1
l FINED FOR SEPT. 12
ISTATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
| FIXES DATE—CONVENTION AT
MACON SEPTEMBER 26.
Macon, Ga., May 3.—The silate ex
ecutive committee today fixed Tues
day, Sevtember 12, as the date for the
state primary and ordcred a state cen
| vention fer the nomination ot govera
lor and state house officers to meet in
[.\}a(ton Tuesday, September 26. The
grulrs governing the 1914 primary werc
| adopted.
g SPECIAL NOTICE.
E The Dispatch will 1n fulure be. de
{livered Wecdnesday and Saturday after
| noons by carrier in the city. i 7 you
!fail to get your paper, teicphonc us
jat 30 and a paper wili be sent.
| L g
* As an addition to the Bertillon sys
| tem of identification an Cmaha den
( tist has perfected a way to register the
:ridz.:es of upper guws, which, he says,
| never change and are different in ev
!,ery instance.
Dellvered By Carrier
In City 5¢ Per Week
WOODMEN PLAN
| riE PROGRAM
| .
!DR CIMMONS PRECIDED OVER EN-
I! THUSIASTIC SESSION AT WHICH
| PLANS WERE SHAFED FOR COM
; ING ASSCCATION MEET.
|
, Dr. J. W. Simmeoens, of Brunswick,
bl'ur the state of head council
| of Georgia, Mayor J. Gor
} den Jones, A, O. Williams, newly elect
]"rl consu! comiander, and a number
el local representatives of the local
.'\.'\', 0. W., were in session Thursday
| night at a meeting where plans were
] largely laid for the two days’ program,
[ 20th and 21st of July when the South
lu.»:;:-gm Log Rolling Association will
{h(\ in session in Cordele,
‘ Mrs. Minnie V. Murrah, state man-
I:z{::wr of the women's circle, and Miss
| Beulah Sizemore, siate deputy for the
[“‘:‘:::r-r\’.; circle, were here and took
Eg.:n': in the dcliberaticns. They were
| caring for the interests of the women
! in the part they will play in the asso
!rl:ziinn session ot the great meeting.
| People from Albany who camc for
I the purpose of working ouc the details
ilm‘ two games of baseball on this oe
| casion between Albany and Augusta,
!h:u! this matter up and the chances
l:m- good for the two Sally League
[ zames on local grounds. If these
|;r;1mr:: come,. traing will be run to
!:md from Albany every hour during
the two days and the crowds from that
|('it_\' will be brouglht over and returned
almost at their wish,
Other atiractions are under advise
ment which promise to make the Log
| olling meel one of wide. interest.
"I'lmr(- is little doubt that it will be the
bhiggest occasion the order has had in
'this section of the state. Cordele will
| he ready fer the erowds and the local
’\\'nmim'n are already at work with
' much interest and concern.
’ Dr. Simmons presided over the meet
ing as chairman, and lent all efforts
‘lr) making the program a fine one. He
Imlmiuislureul the installation ceremo
‘ny of the newly elected consul com
mmander, A, O. Williams. Mr. Williams
}wus formerly of Carrolton, but is now
cashier of the Cordele Motor Car Co.
|
| SERVE
WILL 08
MOTHERS DAY
1 g
;AF‘PROPRIATE SERVICES WILL BE
| FLANNED FOR NEXT SUNDAY
| AND FITTING TRIBUTE WILL BE
| PAID. :
| ¢
] Elaborate local arrangements will
ib:‘ made in Cordele for the ohservarce
I. Mothers Day. All church sse!"«i-:'ué
j"s,f!! be made anpronriate next Sun
;:i::;«, May li4th, which i 3 the day ncw
| set aside the countify cver. »The hon-
Em' due mether is fast heing taken in-
E!) the churches ond exercises are us
‘:'.‘.(L”_\' wade to fittingly pay her 13"?)1'(0.'
} inverybedy is cxpected to weor eith-
L er a red fiower or a white cae ¢n that
day. Those whose motihers are living
vear a red Hower an!l thzbe whose
": sthers arve dcad wear a white flow
er.
a . rm ] "
5 i
WUSICALE WAS
VE
WMUCH ENIGVED
e &
GLEE CLUB GIRLS—THE QUAR
TETTES AND OTHERS OFFERED
FINE ENTERTAINMENT.
The musicale given Friday evening
at the schocl auditorium by the girls’
chorus, comurising girls of the high
schoels, held under ithe auspices of
the musical deoartment of the school,
directed by Miss Mildred Eakcs, af
forded er‘ertainmcent to scveral hun
dred pecple. The pregram WwWas &
bright and snappy one, and the audi
ence was ricst aprreentive, encoring
each number regeatédly. 1 'orty yonng
ladies were inciuded in the chorus,
and ‘ they acnuivted themséives in @
manner that browgint unusual pleasure
to (he audience wih the presen‘ation
of each numbci.
The giris’ quarictl, composed ¢of
Misses Froderica oPatright, Beulad Biv
ins, . Duth Roberts and Willie Belle
Todd. scores a decided hik, as dad the
numbers given by thie boys’ quariette,
composed of Joe Welters, Leon VWebb,
William Webster and Faul Wilkes.
“The Cuban hefugee,” was ably pre
entod by Gladsiene Fleming, the spe
~'al pianc numbers by Misses Evelyn
nobuck, Alice Whipple and Bula Biv
ine were greatly enjoyed.
Cne method of making tough meat
wore tender is to brush it over with
olive oil and let it stand for several
NO. 6.