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Entered as second class matter Januar y 8, 1916, at the post office at Cordele,
Georgia, under the Act of March 8, 1879.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF CRISP COUNTY.
NOW FOR THE BONDS.
The people of Cordele are going to
be asked in July to pass upon the mat
{er of issuing $60,000 worth of bonds
to be used in the construction of its
own electric lighting and power plant.
With the proper disposition of details
that must follow, this thing ought to
be carried without great opposition
It has not been very long since the
voters expressed themselves as strong
ly in favor of owning and operating
their own plant. Not a great num
ber have changed their minds on the
general principle.
If the Dispatch had its own way
about the matter, it would first lay
plans that would give the people only
good business men to have to do with
the investment of the money. It
would go just a step further and pro
vide a way of disposing of the inter
ests of the present lighting and pow
er system without confiscation of its
property.
No voter, however, will have
cause to presume that these things
are not going to be done. Two power
plants would mnot prove financially
successful. Foreign owned property,
ought not to be kicked out without
ceremony. Where it is possible, it
should have the greatest encourage
ment liberality shown. And good
business men will be needed to han
dle the problems that will arise.
Those who are planning the issue
will at the beginning of the campaign
set up the claim that the present own
ers come with their eyes open and
that the city is well able to own its
plant and pay for it out of the profits
that will accrue from the sale of light
ing and power current at rates lower
than those prevailing now in Cordele.
The claim will be made that a s;\\'ing
of over half the several thousand dol
lars spent in lighting the city now will
accrue and great economy can be main
tained in the operation of both the
lighting and water plants from on¢
power station.
It will be urged that the present
water station now has ample facilities
with which to keep all power and
lighting current fully up to the needs.
of the community" for several ,v'ours
to come and operating expenses need
be but a trifle more than those already
required for the water plant.
It will be argued that the matter of
operating at profit is fully demonstrat
ed in the present water system which
has afforded a very handsome profit
each year under municipal ownership
and control and at the same time a
very low water cost has prevailed.
The question that will be up to the
voter is whether he will join in get
ting an issue of $60,000 in bonds with
which the city may equip itself to sup
ply its own current for both lighting
and power. The matter of a disposal
of the present power plant, as it is
now understood, will not in the elec
tion become an issue. It is not con
sidered an absolute necessity that the
full $60,000 asked be spent all at a
time, but only such portions as will
be necessary to make the creditable
start will be needed. Other portions
of the full issue, it is suggested, may
go through a period of years for im
promevents.
It will be argued that better street
lights are now a public necessity, and
the promoters of the public ownership
jdea figures that it will take $B,OOO
to $16,000 a year at the present costs
to furnish these lights. It will also
be urged that in keeping with other
cities our size, we should have the
“white way’ and under present ar
rangements such improvements would
prove too heavy a tax on the public
funds. City officials declare that at
present costs better street lights and
the “white way” cannot be had, but
such improvements would not burden
the tax payers if the lighting plant
were owned and operated by the city.
Believing with all sincerity in these
kimprovemems. the Dispatch is commit-
ting itself with whole soul and heart
to the movement. It is going to do its
utmost to make clear every reason for
the change and intends to present ev
ery available good argument. At the
same time it is not going to swear at
everybody who happens to hold an
other view, nor would it like to have
one swear at is for its views on the
auecstions that are to come.
The columns of this paper will be
open to those who want to say other
things, but these other things must
be dignified and to the point, and no
communication must be too long for
print.
We believe the citizen tax payers
who join in this campaign and help
make it possible for the people to own
their own power plant, as they do
their water plant, will !ive to be es
pecially proud of the act.
MAKE THE MOST OF SUMMER.
It .is hardiy a month now before
many of the fruits growing on Geor
gia soil will be ready for use and it
will be the opportune time for mak
ing the most of the home canneries.
The old custom of letting the fruits
on the farm go to waste only to be
forced to buy the same food supplies
from the nearest grocery store is go
ing to be put aside and many house
holds this season will be bugy pre
serving and canning the supplies for
the coming year.
Those who fail to take advantage of
the summer season to put up what
fruits that will be needed have little
idea of the great saving that can bhe
accomplished. It will cut down the
grocery bill wonderfully. The older
families who know something of the
live at home plan are always to be
found busy laying up canned supplies
of fruits and vegetables in summer.
The good housewives have learned the
meaning of such effort. <
The youngsters, the boys and girls,
are learning more of this thing now,
and the girls’ canning clubs are do
ing a wonderful amount of good. The
more general the practice becomes
the less costly will the food supply
be for the whole community and thous
ands will be saved to the families
where there is a supply of canned
fruits ahead.
The summer is ahead and while it
is now possible, every advantage
should be taken. The fact that sugar
is so very high should not stand in
the way of the saving of a large sup
ply of fruits in the home canneries.
It can be done cheaply when compar
ed with the prices obtaining for good
products at the grocery stores. Home
fruit canners are made here in the
community at a price which can be
paid esily.
A little well directed effort in fruit
season will mean a store of good
things for the family later in the win
ter when they will come too high if
they have to be bought with the gro
ceries.
MORE GINGER IN RACE.
The new candidate from Milledge
ville, from all accounts, is a man far
better fitted for the office of governor
of Georgia than is Solicitor General
Hugh Dorsey. He is a man of mature
vears in public office. He has been
through the paces set for the public
official until he might be able to stand
under fire. He has heard the politi
cal guns until he knows their strength
and range. He has been to battle.
Dorsey is a young horse, capable
of fright and dash and no one knows
what might happen if he were sudden
ly confronted with an occasion that
demanded steady pulling. He appears
to be trying to get into the thick of
the fray far too soon for his own good.
It is highly probable that he does not
know himself as well as he should.
The office of Governor of Georgia is
one of far greater responsibilities than
is the office of solicitor general of an
ordinary Georgia circuit.
THE CORDELE DISPATCH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1916
And this thing might be said with
regard to both Dorsey and Pottle, for
both are quitting solicitor’s places for
the governor's race. The usual ad
vancement in public station is not
from solicitor to governor. tl is much
harder to become a governor of Geor
gia than it is to be a congressman,
even. When a public official goes up
by the different grades, he is usually
better qualified, and Pottle is only a
better man than Dorsey in the num
ber of years he has to his credit. :
Pottle is going to make a live can
didate. He will bear watching and
it is safe to say that both Harris and
Hardman will be readjusting them
sclves to the new situation. This one
more entry is already enough to af
ford one of the warmest contests
pessible, |
CITY RETAINS FRANCHISE.
Editor Dispatch:
Several citizens of the city have ap
proached me, stating that they under
stand the city of Cordele has granted
a twenty-year franchise to the Cor
dele Electric Co., or that the company
hought a twenty year franchise at the
time it purchased the electric light
plant of Mr. I. M. Powell, which had
been previously granted by the Mayor
and city council.
I beg to state that the city of Cor
dele, has not granted any franchise,
and under the charter could not grant
an exclusive franchise to any public
service corporation, thereby giving a
monopoly against the city or any of
its citizens. The only contract held
by the Cordele Electric Co., with the
city, a contract for lighting the streets
and public buildings, for a period of
one vear and no more. These con-
tracts are made annually by and
through the Electric Light Committee
of council. The general law of the
state is “one council can not by an or
dinance bind itself or its successors
so as to prevent free legislation in
matters of municipal government,”
code of George 1910, section 892.
With this statement, I trust that
our citizens who are laboring under
a misapprehension, about the fran
chise talk -will-understand -that the
city is free from any such obligatioc
Corporations operating lighting
plants are cn the same level and bas
is as any merchant banker, oil mill,
ice factory sash door and Ilumber
company, or any other business con
cren doing business in the city.
Very truly
J. GORDON JONES, Mayor.
George B. Cox, “Boss’” Cox, as he
was widely known over the country
has passed out of the political life of
Ohio. He went from plain news boy
lo a career of great political power.
Fine clothes do not make for pop
ularity. True womanhood or man
hood in the person are what count.
Do not strive to be popular. Try to
be good and useful. Popularity will
tollow.
Albany is soon to complete her mu
nicipal auditorium. The people of
that city say they will then be big
enough for the largest of the shows
and conventions.
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I'ive big battle cruisers costing twen
ty millions each are on Uncle Sam's
preparedness program. The duty al
lowed to remain on sugar will soon
fill up this great hole in the money
pile.
Here is a prediction: It is not so
'ong before Germany will be asking
the United States to use its good of
fices in the matter of securing peace
in Europe. The kaiser is even now
looking for a way to escape with na
ticnal honor. Is this right?
Mercer University has a youth
named Mangrum who can outrun any
thing in the southern colleges. He
beat everything at the Birmingham
Athletic club meet last Saturday, in
cluding Tech and his old Georgia ri
vals. He wins every mile run he
gets into.
They keep saying that it was Frank
Hooper of Americus who furnished
the brains in the Frank Prosecution
and not Dorsey. This is an unkind
insinuation. Regardless of what is to
become of Dorsey in the future, it is
wrong to I.:b him of the one excuse he
has for running for governor.
Among the early freak laws for the
coming session of the state legisla
ture is one intended to prevent the
yvoungsters from smoking cigarettes.
The back yard brush broom, we ven
ture, is a far more effective preventa
tive. It used to be.
Associate Justice Hughes of the
United States supreme court is said
to be the choice of the Republicans
tor the presidency and it is now free
ly predicted that he will be nominated
by the republican convention. He
will make no statement regarding the
matter of running on the Republican
ticket.
ORCUTT BUYS QUALITY
SHOP BANKRUPT STOCK
The bankrupt stock of the Quality
Shop was sold this morning at receiv
er's sale, being bid in by W. H. Orcutt
for $1,005. The stock, comprising a
general line of men's furnishings and
the fixtures invoice for $2,436.97.
When the sale is confirmed Mr. Or
cut will probably open up the stock
and sell it at bankrupt sale.
GEORG'!'A OSTEOPATHS WILL
ATTEND SAVANNAH MEET
Dr. J. W. Elliott leaves the latter
part of the week to be in attendance
Friday and Saturday upon the conven
tion in Savannah of the Georgia Os
topathic association. The convention
will be held in the parlors of the Ho
tel Savannah. An excellent program
has been arranged. Dr. Elliott was
president of the association last year
and is a member of some of the asso
ciation’s most important committees
at this time. Dr. Elliott will be joined
here by his son, Dr. W. B. Elliott of
Albany and they will go to Savannah
together.
TWO YOUNG PHYSICIANS
TO HAVE OFFICES TOGETHER
Dr. A. H. Drane, a young physician,
recently of Beuna Vista, has located in
Cordele and will engage in the prac
tice here. Dr. Drane graduated with
first honors from the medical depart
ment of the University of Georgia at
Augusta. He will be associated in
practice with Dr. Ford Ware, and they
will establish offices in the rear of
Red Cross Drug store.
PICTORIAL BQOSTER WEEK
4L 8 A BIG SUCEESS
Monday opened the’special entertain
ment of Booster Wegk at the Palace.
And the great crowds that have been
attending agree that this is one of the
most pleasing, most original and ar
tistic little shows ever given in the
city. There are big surprises and
special features introduced every day,
which give much pleasure and create
much wholesome laughter.
A remarkable feature of this “Boos
ter Week” is the fact that every sin
gle one of the local pictures are ex
ceedingly clear and plain, looking life
like enough to speak. The poses of
the children are graceful and original,
and the snap shots which were caught
unawares and flashed on the screen
as a surprise, are really good and very
much enjoyed.
Everyboy ceems to have the movie
fever and watches, like the develop
ment of a play, for what the next
pleasing picture will be or for the
next joke the management -would
make for the laughing public.
This splendid entertainment will
continue throughout the week, with
a complete change of program each
day, and these features are put on
with the regular program of moving
pictures and all presented for the us
ual admission.
BIG IMPOVEMENT UNDER
WAY AT GREEK-AMERICAN
Extensive improvements are under
way at the Greek-American restaurant
and instead of one up-to-date city
cafe, Cordele is to have two equal to
those in any city as soon as the work
is completed here.
Alex Chatnen, proprietor and own
er, is determined to make the Greek-
American one of the best in the state.
The whole front of the building will
be remodeled so as to show a plate
glass front and entire interior will be
refitted with costly furnishings. When
it is completed it will present a very
pretty general appearance.
NOTICE.
The Mayor and City Council of Cor
dele having called an election, to be
held July 12, 1916, for a bond issue
of $60,000.00 for an Electric Light and
Power Plant, notice is hereby given
that the registration books will open
on June Ist, 1916, and close on June
30th, 1916. If you are not already reg
istered, do so as early as possible.
S-14t G. S. HARRIS, Clerk & Treas.
“How did old Mr. Doppel act when
you asked him for his daughter’s
hand?” “Splendidly. I've seen peo
ple on the stage who couldn’'t stimu
late sorrow any better than he did."—
Birmingham Age-Herald.
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Jirtmiah C. Lynch. an American
citizen has been court martialed and
convicted in Dublin on the charge of
taking part in the Irish conspiracy,
which resulted in the five day “Irish
Republic,” and the death of many
persons. This photograph was taken
when he was in the United States.
GASOLINE SUBSTITUTE
BROUGHT A FORTUNE
New York, May 22.—Louis Enricht
has 'sold” (He sdcret' 'torniuld' "ot ' His
penny-and-a-half. substitute for gaso
line for $2,000,000!
Enricht's neighbors in the little vil
lage of Farmingdale, down on Long
Island, thought Enricht was dream
ing when hie claimed he could operate
figured the formula so good it has
an automobile with a mysterious li
quid he invented.
But the Maxim Munition company
figured the farmular so good it has
$1,000,000 in stock to the inventor.
The process of manufactur accord
ing to Enricht, is very simple.
Four ounces of a strange chemical
mixture, green in color, is stirred into
five gallons of water. The solution
goes into the auto’s tank and the au
to runs just as it would it fed with
gasoline.
Henry Ford visited the inventor,
who is seventy, and he came away con
vinced that Enricht's discovery was
genuine, it is said.
The cost of manufacturing the liquia
is about 1 1- 2 cents per gallon.
BETTER YET.
“Do you think you can support Ethel
in the style to which she is accus
tomed ?”
“No, sir, but T think I ‘can accus
tom her to the style in which she is
to be supported.”
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We know the formula and it is a
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This is a prescription prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHILLS & FEVER.
Five or six doses will brezt any case, and
if taken then as a tonic the Fever wili not
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CONVENTION OF NURSES
Macon, May 19.—The Georgia Asso
ciation of Graduate Nurses at the clos
ing session of their two days’ con
vention at the Hotel Dempsey select
ed Americus as the next meeting
place and elected the following offi
cers: . Miss C. L. Ransonm, Augusta,
president; Miss Anna Dozier, Augus;
ta vice president; Miss Bertha What
ley Augusta, secretary; Miss Eliza
beth Thomas Augusta, treasurer; Mrs.
Alstyne D. Thorpe' Augusta corre
spending secretary. :
Following are the names of the
chairmen of the various committees:
Legislative, Miss Alberta Dozier, At
lanta; credentials Miss Helen Hatch,
Savannan; nominating, Miss Eliza
beth White, Augusta; publicity, Miss
Quincy Blanshard, Augusta; arrange
ments, Miss Ethel Roone, Augusta;
educational, Miss Jane Van de Vrede,
Savannah; nominating, Miss Eliza-
Gibbs of Atlanta. . X
Complimentary to the members of
the nurses association the Macon
nurses’ club gave a banquet last night
at 8:30 o’cloclz at the Hotel Dempsey,
which was an elaborate affair and was
attended by about fifty nurses of the
agsociation.
The Dispatch will, in future be de
livered Wednesday and Saturday after
noons by carrier in the city. If you
fail to get your paper, telephone us
at 30 and a paper will be sent.
DR. B. DANIEL
X-RAY
Electro-Therapeutics and
Internal Medicine
American National Bank Bldg.
THOS. J. McARTHUR, M. D.
Special Attention to
Surgery and Gynaecology.
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Williams Drug Co.
Cordele - - - Georgia,
MAX. E. LAND
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Office Over. Old Postoffice
Prompt Attention Given To All
: Business
D. A. R. Crum J. Gordon Jones
CRUM & JONES
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSEL
LORS AT LAW
1-2 3 Raines and Oliver Building
Cordele - - - Georgia.
L. L. DAVIS
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Farm Loans 6 per cent
Quick Service
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HUGH LASSETER
Attorney-At-Law
Farm Loans 6 per cent
Exchange Bank Bldg.
Cordele, Ga.
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Office over Williams Drug Store
Phone 468, Cordele, Ga.
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