Georgia Historic Newspapers

    SUNDAY EDITION
Twelve Pages
VOL. VIII,
STATE BODY MEETING IN SAVAN
NAH DECIDES TO COME TO COR-:
DELE IN 1917 'SESSION. SAVAN
NAH CHIEF PRESIDENT. ;
The 1917 convention of the Georgia
Association of Chiefs of Police and
Town Marshals will be held in Cor
dele. This was unanimously decided
Thursday at the closing session of the
asociation in its first annual conven
tion at Savannah, Wednesday and
Thursday of the past week. The de
cision tc make Cordele the next meet
ing place of the association was a
compliment to L. M. Sumner, of this
city, who took the initiative in its or
ganization at Macon last year, and who
served as its first president. Macon |
opposed Cordele for the meeting place.
Thare, were about cne hundred in
attendance upon the convention at Sa
vannah, including the heads of some
of the largest police departments in
the state, as well as mayors of a num
ber of cities and towns and other of
ficlals. A much larger number is ex
pected to attend the meeting in Cor
dele in 1917, :
Mayor Jones, through Mr. Sumner,
extendad the convention a formal writ
ten ‘nvitation to make Cordele the
meeting place of next year, and fol
lowed this up with a telegram, further
urging the convention to come to this
city.
Special features provided by Savan
nah for its visitors were trolley rides,
motion pictures, bathing expeditions
at Tybee, and an elaborate banquet at
the Tybee Hotel.
Sumner’s speech before the assem
blage was received with enthusiasm
and met with hearty approval.
A resolution was offered by Sum
ner callifg upon the Legislature to re
peal laws forbidding the granting to
police executives in the state while
discharging the duties of office or in
going to the conventions of the asso
ciation free railroad transportation.
Another introduced by Chief Z. T.
Evans of Barnesville, and heartily in
dorsed by all present, would make au
tomobhile theft a felony instead 6T mis
demeanor, as at present.
A talk on the relaticn of railroad
special agents to the regular consti
tuted authorities was given by Special
Agent Godbolld. Chief Meldrim read
‘4 paper on “The Motor Vehicle as an
Adjunct to Police Work.”
. Chiof H. E. Harley of the Chatham
county police called upon the Savan
ndh xecutive to read a paper on the
regulation of the social evil which |
previously he had given at the con
vention in Newark, N. J., of the In
ternational Association of Police
Chiefs. Chief Meldrim read the pa
per Thursday.
Over protests of Chief Meldrim, of |
the Savannah Police department, he |
was unanimously elccted president of
the association.
Othar officers elected are Chief H.
T. Stewart, of Rome, first vice presi
dent; Chief Georgé S. Riley, of Macon, |
second vice-president; Chief J. P. Grif
fin, of West Point, secretary-treasurer;
Chief J. F. Flanders, of Dublin, ser-{:
geant-at-arms.
Chiaf M. H. Phillips, of Kirkwood, |
was elected a member ‘of the executive
committee for two years to take the |
place of Chief Stewart upon his elec- |
tion to the first vice presidency. W.
G. Slaughter and G. S. Godhead, both
of Savannah, were elected members of |
the executive committee for terms of
three years. |
SOUTH IS ADVANCING IN
AGRICULTURAL WORK
Washington, July 7..—Senator Rans
dell, addressing the senate today on
the agricultural appropriation bill said ‘
the south needed as settlers the 120,-
900 persons who were emigrating to!
Canada cvery year carrying with them
an ostimated wealth of $120,000.000.
He declared that the south required
fiftty miliion people and fifty billions
of doilars to assist ir developing its
resources. He quoted figures to show
the 7allaciousness of the generally ac
cepted lLelief: that the south was a
purely agricultural country devoted
mainly to cotton.
“If we include live stock,” said Sen
ator Ransdell, “the total value of @all
southarn farm products, exclusive of
cotton was 2,850,000,000 in 1915, near
ly four times the value of the cotton
crop. The manufactureres of the south
aggregated four billion the entire out
put of agriclture in all its branchessl
put of all other branches by -400,000,-
000.” :
He said, however, that the south was
advancing agriculturally three times
as fait as the rest of the nation.
el et
A low infant mortality rate indicates
high community inteliigence.
TaE CORDELE DISPATCH
COTTON SUSTAINS INJURY BUT
CORN CROP IS ROMPING AWAY
WITH SPLENDID MOISTURE.
While some sections of Crisp are
suffering from the effect of excessive
rains on the cotton crop, the crops
of other sections of the county have
been up to this week suffering for the
need of showers. The rains of the
]past three weeks have been unusually
“spotted,” and none have reached more
than a small section of the conuty at
any time. The superfluous abundance
of rains in some sections, it is esti
mated, have damageda the cotton crop
from fifteen to twenty per cent, caus
ing th 2 blooms to fall off and having
a tendency to cause the stalk to sap.
The damage to the fruit has been
equalled by that from the grass that
has flourished in the crop because of
the unfavorable weather, preventing
the larmers from keeping it clean.
However, the fact that the crops were
all practically clean prior to the rainy
season, minimizes this damage.
All this is out weighed by the great
good which has come to the corn crops.
Crisp county hds seldom been able to
show as fine €orn crops as are now
well on the way to maturity.
DOUGLAS CONTRACTOR
" 18 KILLED BY A BARBER
Donglas, July 8-—George White, a
barber in Brooks’ barber shop, shot
and killed Tommiie Daniels, a contrac
tor, at noon today. A pistol was used.
Only one shot was fired, which took
effect in Daniels’ heart, producing in
stant death. The trouble grew out
of a family affair.
Flannery Gaskins brother of White’s
wife, Was yesterddy placed in jail on
a warrant swofll out by John Ivey,
brother of Gaskins’ wife. Daniels’
wife and GasKins’ wife were sisters,
and it seems the warrant charged Gas
kins with. crue],ty' toward his wife, and
at the time of the Kkilling White and
Daniels had gone to Flannery Gas
kins’ home to try to effect arrange
ments to withdraw the prosecution and
release (Gaskins from jail when a dis
pute arose between White and Dan
iels, and ‘it.is said that White drew,
his pistol and shot Daniels.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE NOW INVES
TIGATING ADVISABILITY OF ES
TABLISHING A GARBAGE PLANT.
A committee of three members of
the city council composed of Aldermen
J. N. King, C. L. Lifsey and C. L. Mc
millan were appointed Wednesday
night by Mayor Jones to report back
to the body the advisability of pur
chasing and installing an incinerator
plant in Cordele. The Nye Odorless
has been offered as a splendid plant
that is being used extensively. C. C.
Brown, of Macon, was present at the
session of city council and gave the
information necessary as to the Nye
Odorless plant.
Members of council and the mayor
are interested in establishing the
plant and those who are at work on
Seven Springs improvements hope the
city will in some way find it possible
‘to secure the plant. Members of coun
cil, however, will be concerned with
the saving which they can have in es
tablishing the plant. The committee
will report the results of their investi
gation at the next session of council.
WHEAT CROP IS GREATER
THAN PREDICTED IN JUNE
Washington, D. C., July 7.—Growing
lconditions during June improved the
prospects of the wheat and oat crops.
The department of agriculture, in its
July report today, forecast the com
bined crop of winter and sprin wheat
at 759,000,000 bushels, which is $44.-
000,000 bushels more than predicted
iast month, and increased the estimate
of the final yield of oats to 1,317,000,
000 bhushels, of 62,000,000 bushels more
than forecasted in June.
Most of us can realize what blamed
fools the other fellows are.
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* - COTTON MARKET *
* The New York exchange reports *
* five points advance in today’s *
# prices over yesterday’'s. Futures *
* were quoted today as follows: *
* January, 13.33; March, 13.42; Ju- *
* ly, 12.98; October, 13.10; Decem- *
* per, 13.28. Prices in the local *
* market today were: good mid- *
* dlfig, 12 5-8; fully middling, 12 3-8; *
* middling, 12. *
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Municipal vs Private Ownership
Here' is another wise man talking in the right way about the advantages of
the muhnicpality owning its electric light and power plant. Mayor Pierpont of
Savannah urges that while the city is still young it ought to own its public util
ities before private corporations obtain such a firm grasp on them. He re
minds the people here through his letter to Mayor Jones that the private cor
poration generall requires the people to pay cnormous sums which it takes
to show dividends on watered stock. !
With & plant that will'not cost more than $50,000 the peonls of Cordele can
furnish the electric lights and power of this community, with the additional arc
lights for the streets and the white way free. The Cordele Electric Company
is having to furnish less service with a plant whicfi is reputed to have cost
$130,000. It is easier to earn fair dividends on $130,000 than it would be to earn
them on an investment of $50,000.
Mayor Pierpont’s letter follows: ‘
" “Savannal, Ga., May 10, 1916
“Hon. J. Gordon Jones, Mayor, Cordele, Ga.
“My Dear Mayor Jones:—Replying to your tavof of 9th inst., I;beg to
advise that Savannah does not own the lighting plants. Our owner
ship of municipal utilities is confined to wa.terAworlcs, city market and
cemeteries. f E
“I believe, though, that wherever possible a municipality should own
and operate its lighting plants. Where a city is young it should, if in ‘
anywise possible, before private corporations have secured a grasp on
such utilties that is hard to shake off, arrange to own its own electric }
and gas plants. Jacksonville, I believe, has made a brilliant success
of its lighting plant and Mayor Bowden, of that city, will no doubt be
in position to give you much information of value.
“Savannah has the advantage of two competing companies, giv
ing it abnormally low rates for lights and power. The competition of
. late, I understand, is of a cut-throat nature and not along legitimate
business lines. - While the railroad commission of the state has su
pervisory powers as to maximum rates :t is reedless to say that the
rates, where there is but one company, are generally away above what
_ a municipal plant, operated by the public and for the public, could fur
‘nish them. We are all aware how private corporations water their
stock and otherwise create burdens on which the public is called to
pay interest, something that is avoided-by public ownership.
“No one in Savannah would tolerate the idea of private ownership
| of the waterworks, and while lights and power are not so vitally es
‘ wsential as water they are close companion to it these days While not
| entirely conversant with your local conditions, I can appreciate how
‘ vou feel as to the necessity of having the cheapest lights and power
k possible in your'city if your city is to thrive and develop.
, “Very respectfully, M. J. PIERPONT, Mayor.” |
ORPET INNOCENT OF
MURDER, LETTER SAYS
Monireal, July 6.—A letter signed
“Pare Devil” and purporting to be a
confession of ‘Marion Lambert, the II-
THE CORDELE DISPATCH, SUNDAY, JULY 9, 1916.
linois school girl, was received yes
terday by Chief of Detectives Carpen
tier, of Montreal. The letter declares
Will Orpet innocent of the murder
charge on which he is now being tried.
ONE MAN TENDS
A. R. HUNTER REMOVED HIS
STUMPS AND USED FARMING
MACHINERY HAS GOOD CROPS
AT LOW COST OF PRODUCTION
A. R. Hunter, a tenant on the Crook
farm two miles north of town in Crisp
county, has made a record in stopping
the leaks as a progressive former and
is now far ahead of the average ten
ant in good judgment. He made his
gains by removing stumps from his
plape.
He began last November and using
his spare time he removed 1,300
stumps from his field by planting
time. Besides getting pay for this
work, he made it possible to tend the
forty acres of cotton this season and
sixteen acres of corn, almost entire
ly by himself. While his neighbor
goes twice to the row with plow
hand and mule, he goes one time,does
the same work and only gives half
his time to this work. He used the
hoe himself in nearly all of the cotton
and the only extra work which has
been Jdone by any one else is the cotton
chopp’ng which he had others do.
He now has a fairly creditable crop
one rar beter than the average plain
tenant has and owes nothing for it.
He will probably have to have some
help in the gathering of the cotton,
for he has no machine which he can
use, but when it comes to cultivating
he is right up to the minute. His
land is stumped and he loses no time
with the old style plow.
While his neighbor goes twice to the
single row, he can get two rows to the
round. He lessens the cost of pro
duction and saves the profit to himself.
This is farming. .
A. W. DEY OF PELHAM
DIES FRIDAY NIGHT
Mrs. Geo. D. Bolin and children were
called to Pelham today on account of
the death of Mr. A. W. Day, father of
Mrs. Bolin. :
Mr. Day was 64 years of age and has
been in pad health scveral months. He
is survived by a wife and six children:
Eugene Dey, Miss Melly Dey and Mrs.
R. E. Holman of Pelham; Mrs. Geo. D.
Bolin of Cordele, Mrs. C. M. Lufbur
row of Savannah and Mr. S. W. Dey of
Daytonia. Ga. He was a devoted
christian character and numbered his
friends by his acquaintances.
BILL BEING DRAWN WHICH PRO
VIDES FOR REMOVAL OF POLICE
AND FIRE DEPARTMENT FROM
4+MUNICIPAL POLITICS.
Plans are under way for presenting
a bill in the state legiglature providing
for the police commission,K which has
been vnder discussion for several
weeks among members of the city coun
cil. 'The bill is being drawn and will
be forwarded to Representative Dor
ris to be urged for passage.
~ This bill will provide for & commis
}sion with no salary whose duty it will
‘be to have charge of the city fire and
Ipolice departments with thé power to
‘employ and supervise the work of em
ploye=s as to fitness. The plan is con
‘sidered splendid for tie reason that
it takes the men out of politics and al
lows them to retain office through ef
ficiencv.
WAY OPEN FOR AMI!CABLE
SETTLEMENT OF BORDER ROW
Washiagton, July 7.—The crisis be
tween the United States and Mexico
is virtually ended by Carranza’s note. |
His formal statement of the attitude
of his government awaits the Presi
dent’s action, but officials believe the
way Is opened for an amaciable settle
ment of the border dispute.
Secretary Lansing refused to com
ment. He gave the impression, how
ever, tbhat Carranza's suggestion that
the question can be readily adjusted
by friendly negotiations meets with
sympathy here. Secretary Lansing is
known to share President Wilson’'s
desire tc avoid hostilities if there is
any possible way to safeguard the bor-f
der. The new note so plainly indicates
that tahe Mexican desire is similar that
a further interchange of views is ex
pected to begin immediately, looking
to a joint effort to curb border bandits
and other agencies working to embroil
the governments.
One cfficial described the note as
“more than conciliatory.” There seem
ed to be no disposition to doubt that
the United States will be willing to
arrange an early withdrawal of the ex
pedition from Mexico.
|
~ FOR LOG ROLLING
ROUTE OF MAMMOTH PARADE,
REPRESENTING CORDELE AND
~ CRISP COUNTY'S RESOURCES
HAS BEEN OUTLINED.
At a mass meeting of the members
of Cordele Camp No. 106 Woodmen of
the World, Thursday evening at the
camp lodge room, reports were made
by a number of the committees, who
have in hand the arrangements for
the entertainment of the South Geor
gia Log Rolling Association, W. 0. W,
which will meet in Cordele on July 20,
21,
Mayor Jones, chairman of the com
mittee on securing funds to defray the
expeases of the meeting reported that
contributions were bemg made by the
people gnerally and that so far very
thing was satisfactory all along the
line for funds.
Rev. J. M. Walker, chairman of the
committee on reception, reported that
his committee was ready to handle the
big crowds, and that every detail of
the work on the part of this commit
tee was in hand.
Messrs. A. P. Hammett and John
Bradd, members of the committee who
will be in charge of the cooking and
placing on the tables the barbecue din
ner reported that pits, wood and ex
pert barbecuers were ready to handle
every carcas brought in.
M. N. Johnson, committee of one,
reported that two of the best cooks
possible to obtain had been engaged
to have charge of the barbecue pits,
and would be here rzady for work on
July 19th.
Jesse Littlepohn was selected as
custodian for the Woodmen hall and
will put everything in a neat and com
fortable shape, decorating and placing
large urns of ferns and flowers in the
hall, to make the room a resting place
for all and especially the women and
children who may be here during the
meeting.
The committee composed of nine
members who have in charge the se
curing of meats for the barbecue re
ported that a large mumber of hogs,
kid, mutton and beef had already been
gsecured, but that more had to be ob
tained to insure a sufficient quantity
to feed the people as it is expected
will be done.
- Planning For Big Parade.
The members present af this meet
ing were urged by Mayor Jones to see
merchants, bankers, hotels, cafes, live
stock, wholesale, manufacturers and
in fact every one who would put some
thing in the big parade with any show
ing they desire to make, with mules,
horses, cattle, farm produce and in
fact everything grown in Crisp county.
The Ford Car Agency will have a
place n the parade for fifty Fords and
other automobiles dealers are expected
to call for places. :
Mrs. Minnie V. Burrah of Columbus,
Ga., state manager for the Supreme
Forest Woodmen Circle of the state,
will have ten cars in the parade dec
orated with the colors of the Wood
men eircle, in which will ride young
ladies and a bevy of beautiful girls
reprasenting the great order of Wood
craft and its relation to the widow and
orphan.
The Boy Scouts under the direction
of scout master, Rect.r J. M. Walker,
will be assigned a division of the pa
rade representing boys in Woodcraft.
1t is urged that both t¥e business men
of the city and county get busy with
‘the working of putting a float or some
‘thing representing their special line
of business in the grand parade.
Route of Big Parade. ‘
The loute of the parade will be from
Woodmen Hall up Seventh street,
thence east to Eleventh avenue to
Third street, thence south to Thir
teenth avenue, then west along Thir
teenth avenue to Eighth street, thence
north along Eighth street to Fleventh
avenue, thence east to Seventh street
and along Seventh street to the coun
ty cou:t house.
Three bands will be in the parade,
with the uniform ranks of W. O. W.
and the uniformed degree teams of
a large number of camps from all over
south Georgia. A division of the pa
rade has heen assigned to the cities
of Alhany, Fitzgerald, Valdosta, Way- |
cross, Americus, Macon, Atlanta and |
Manchgaster. Special divisions are al
so assigned to the csties of Moultrie,
Tifton, Bainbridge, Arlington, Blakely,
Cuthbert, Columbus, and other cities
who have already applied for places.
It is expected to Luve in the parade
Congressman Charles R. Crisp, Gov
ernor Nat E. Harris, who are Wood
men, a number of officials of the Sov
‘ereign camp of the W. 0. W. Rev.
Crawford, of Birmingham, Ala., State
‘Manager Mills, of Jacksonville, Fla.,
iSovereign Advisor Jewel of Omaha,
Neb., all having promised to be on
lhaud and enter the parade.
Delivered By Carrier
In City s¢c Per Week
'FIERCE STORM
" ON GULF COAST
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WIND VELOCITY 85 MILES—SMALL
HOUSES WRECKED, AND OTHER
BUILDINGS UNROOFED. . ..-
The loss of at least seventeen lives
and property damage which may total
,several milion dollars in the tropic_al
| storm which swept the East Gulf Cogst
Wednesday and turned inland with
practically every town in the devast
tated district heard from. oy
All the deaths thus far reported oc
curred Thursday near Beloit, Ala. All
were negroes. Resorts along the coast
in the vicinity of Mobile have not
been heard from and it is feared there
may have been some fatalities at those
places. !
« There was no loss of life in either
| Mobile or Pensacola, the largest cities
in the storm’s path, according to mes-~
sengers from these places.
Property damage in Mobile was re
ported not very great.
Damage in Pensacola was said 'to
have been confined largely to the
waterfront and shipping in the harbor
but only the most meagor reports
were obtainable from that place. The'
maximum wind velocity was reported
at 104 miles an hour Wednesday after
noon. i
Laurel, Miss., reported that the prop
erty loss there will aggregate $200,000
There was no loss of life. ;
' Jackson and Meridian reported con
siderable damage to crops and farm
buildings. e
WITNESS IN LYNCHING
CASE HELD FOR PERJURY
Kinston, N. C., July s.—Judge W. M.
Bond, conducting an investigation here
into the lynching on April 5 of Joseph
Black, a negro, impressed with the re
luctance with which testimony was
given and the disposition of witness
es to “forget,” today held Cleveland
Loftin under $5OO hond on a charge of
perjury. Loftin, according to wltnesg
es, told many stories of the alleged
complicity of Samuel Stocks, charged
with having been implicated in the
lynching, but could remember nothing
on the. stand. g
Edward Phillips testified that Stocks
said men in the automobile with Black
stuck knives into the negro and shot
him “to make him husi his yelling.”
The hecaring was adjourned @t noon
[to be resumed tomorrow.
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'CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR WILL
~ ADDRESS THE VOTERS HERE
ON SECOND DAY OF LOG ROL
© LING.
‘ Hugn Dorsey announces that he will
iaddress the voters of Cordele and
Crisp county on the afternoon of July
21, in the interest of his candidacy for
‘governor. The speaking will be at the
court house at 3 o’clork. Mr. Daorsey
arrives from Americus on the early
afterncon train at which place he
speaks in the morning, ik
It will be the second day of .the
South Georgia Log Roliing Association
in Corldele and there wil! be thousands
of visitors, in the city in attendance
upon this occasion, and doubtless
many will be interested in hearing Mr.
Dorsey’s address. He picked ‘af op
portune time to address a reprefign‘ta
tive srowd from all cver south Geor
gia and other parts of the state.
WOOLEY TO HAVE CHARGE
OF DEMOCRATIC PUBLICITY
New York, July 6.—Robert W. Wool
ey, director of the mint, will be in
charge of the Democratic publicity bu
reau, according to an announcement
at party headquarters here today.
Wooley directed the bureau four years
ago.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC HAMPERED.
Washouts, which have blockaded
traffic and will prevent the movement
ofs trains in that particular section
for twenty-four hours are reported on
the :Sedboard railway, several miles
west of Americus. :
sel ERE SSss el s S
Arrangements are being made to
specially provide for the D. A. R.’S lo
cal chapter, U. D. C.s local organiza
tion, W. C. T. U., and other organiza
tions of the women of the city, all:of
whom are urged to arrange for cars
and decorate with appropriate colors
representing their respective or;ani
zations. Every school boy and girl
of the city and county is invited to en
ter the parade in the division repre
senting the educational interest of
both city and county.
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