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VOL. VIl
CORDELE MEET WELL ADVERTIS
ED AND THOUSANDS OF PEO:
PLE ARE ‘COMING—RAILROADS
MAKING READY.
The Albany Woodmen of the World
have chartered a special train, and will
'come to Cordele over the Georgia,
Southwestern & Gulf railroad on the
morning of July 20, five hundred strong
A special train over.the Central of
Georgia will be provided for, bringing
two huadred with a band, and request
has been made that a division in the
grani parade be assigned to the Alba
ny, Blakely, Arlington, Bainbridge,
and Sylvester crowds. A joint meet-‘
ing of the sWoodmen of Albany has
been held with the mayor and coun-i
cil, looking to arrangements to have
the city of Albany represented by onel
thousand people to puil for the 1917]
Log Rolling, and the Albany Traveling
Mens Association, have agreed to or-“
ganize their forces so as to come to‘
Cordele in full and assist the Albany
W. 0. W. in their fight for the next
convention.
There have been more than twenty |
five thousand circulars sent out by,
'Col. Newton Phillips of Atlanta, Ga.,‘
president and general manager, thru-‘
out south Georgia, advertising the Cor
dele meeting. |
Mayor J. Gordon Jones has fumish-l
ed a large quantity of small size cards
'to the members of tne Cordele camp,
which are being sent out. The A. B.
& A. Raillway has issued flyer: circu
‘lars, advertising two special trains
from Manchester and Thomasville
which are to arrive in Cordele at 10
o’clock A. M., on the morning of the
20th. Trains from Valdosta, Macon,
Columbus, Vidalia and Albany are to
reach Cordele by 10 o’clock A. M. so
that the grand parade can be formed
immediately on arrival of the special
trains. Extra low round trip tickets
have been put on sale by all the roads,
entering Cordele and the special
trains will be held late at night to en
able ali who desire <v return to theirl
homes.
Mayor Jones is attending the U. S.
court at Albany, and will appear be
fore the Albany camp Thursday even
ing, and urge the coming of a large
delegation from that city. '
MAYOR PRO-TEM
ALDERMAN HUNT, PRESIDING IN
POLICE COURT, PUT TWO TI
GERS ACROSS AND RELEASED
. ONE NEGRO.
Bob Madison and Tump Nunts, both
colored, have learned that the “way
of the transgressor is hard.” They
learnad it through being arraigned in
police court on the charge of keeping
on hand for sale intoricating ligquors,
and heing convicted of the charge. ;
Mayor Jones was out of the city in
attendance upon the United States dis
trict court at Albany, and Mayor Pro
Tem, J. M. Hunt occiipied the seat
from which is meted out to each offen
der his measure of justice.
Both of the alleged blind tigers were
given & sentence of ninty days on
the city chaingang, to be relieved up
on the payment of $5O each. George
Gilmore, another negro, arraigned on
a similar charge, was dismissed.
OFF TO NEW YORK
BUSINESS MEN GO
With the chief object in view of en
joying the sights and pleasures of the
metropolitian city during this splendid
season of the year a number of Cor
dele neople have arranged for trips
to New York during the present month.
Most of them will make the trip by
steamer from Savannah. Monday -night
Joe Espy, Arthur Wheeler, Homer
Wheeler and Mathew Wakefield left
for Savannah to take the steamer there
for the big city. They expect to re
turn in two or three weeks.
CONGREGATION ENJOYS
NIGHT UNION SERVICES
‘A fine spirit of cooperation was man
ifested at the union preaching services
of Ba‘ffcists and Methodists at the
Methodist church last Sunday evening,
when tiev. ¥ H. Coin, pastor of the
First Raptist church, delivered an in
teresting and inspiring sermon.
The union Sunday evening services,
as previously stated, will be continued
throughout July, the services alternat
ing between the two churches,-and
the pastors of the churches alternat
ing in preaching.
The services next Sunday evening
will De at the Baptist church at eight
o’clock, and Rev. Walter Anthony, pas
tor of the Methodist church, will
preach. 3
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Here are the Americans who have
been risking their lives as ambulance
drivers to help France in the great
R Y R
CANNON AND - AEROPLANES GO
ING TO BORDER PASS CORDELE
- IN PENNSYLVANIA EXPRESS
CARS. SEVERAL LINES HAN
DLE TRAFFIC.
Evidences of the possibility of war
between the United States and Mexi
co have come to Cordele folk, at least
of some of them, first hand. Monster
cannon, black and with yawning muz
zles, mounted and ready to deal out
death and destruction, death-ilke
enqugh in appearance themselves, andl
yet arousing the spirit of adventure
and patriotism; aeroplanes that soar
like th= cagle among tie clouds, whose
passeugers are far above the reach of
“he enemy’s guns and able to wa.tch{
their movements accurately, these and
other equipment for war, a number
iof Cordele people saw as they passed
through aboard express cars, en route
‘rom uorthern points to the Mexicau{
border. Several express cars, con
'structed expecially for the purpose,
helonging to the Pennsylvania railway,
'have passed through Cordele over the
different railways touching here with-
I‘n the prast few days.
COUNTY FARM HAS FIRST SWEET
POTATOES TO COME FROM THE
1916 CROP AND THEY ARE FINE,
Here’s introducing the readers of the
Dispatca to the Sweet Potato of the
1916 crop. Yes, it is here, fine, fat and
juicy. The first sweet potatoes to reach
town came from the county farm
which has been in charge of Superin
tendent T. C. Cox. There is a 25-acre
field on the county farm tended by
the prisoners of Crisp that is as fine
a prospect for a .great yield as was
aver sgen on this place at this season
of the year.
Superintendent Cox has devoted
considerable time to the planting and
cultivating and it looks like results
are zoing to prove the investment a
good one.
Thare is a four-acre cane patch on
this farm which is as fine a prospect
for a fine yield as there is in the coun
ty. The cane and potatozs alone are
going to be a most vaiuable crop on
the county farm.
SING!NG SCHOOL ON AT
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
A ten days’ singing school is being
conducted at the Primitive Baptist
‘church by Prof. John Brown, a well
inown singing teacher. The singing
school opened Tuesday and hours for
each afternoon are from 1:30 to 5
o’clock. A large number are taking{
the lessons. |
An irvitation is extended the. public)
to attend the singing services. ‘
WORK STARTED ON 5 ‘
TIFTON'S NEW SCHOOL
Tifton, Ga., July 11.—Work began
.his morning on the rew high school
building which is to b 2 completed and
ready for delivery by January 1, next.
The building will ccst when com
pleted, outside of the equipment,
’329,975. It will be thiee stories, of
white brick, stone and marble, and
iwill be situated on a lot donated by
Mr. H. H. Tift to the city for the pur
pose, tacing Tift avenue almost oppo
site the court house.
A spacious auditorium with seating
capacity of 1,000 is included in the
plans for the building.
AMERICAN HEROES HELPING F RANCE IN THE GREAT WAR.
war. They are, from left to right:
Pleasant of Texas, Dougherty of Tex
as, O’Conner of Brooklyn, Maris of‘
Municipal vs Private Ownership
’ The letter of Hon. M. W. Tift, Mayor of Albany, Ga., gives facts that the
people of Cordele would do well to study. The same conditions would apply
to this city if the people owned and operatad their electril light and power
plant. Why has Albany made such progress in the last ten years?
‘On account of the ownership by the people of its public service plants,
revenue has been derived therefrom so as to enatle the city to make the great
progress it has made. The municipal owned light and power . plant paid
into the city treasury for the year 1914 $21,531. Cordele paid out for street
lighting the same year alone, about $5OOO. For the year 1915 the Al!)any plant
paid into the city treasury $17,378, net profits; Cordele paid out again about
$5OOO for street lights. ‘ .
“Mr. J. Gordon Jones, Mayor, Cordele, Ga. 3
“Dear sir:—Replying to yours of .he 9th inst., relative to the
municipal ownership of light and water, will say that the City of Al
bany has owned and operated its own water and light for over twen
ty years and it has always paid well. In the'year 1914 the water de- -
partment turned in to the city $9,949.46 and the lights $21,531.71. In
1915 the water department paid into the city $7,329.24 and the lights
paid in $17,378.73. This is after paying all expenses for maintenance,
salaries, etc. In other words, this is a net profit.
“You will note that in 1915 a decrease, which is accounted for by
improvements, which were extraordinary. The 1914 showing is about
what we usually get. Besides this these plants furnish }ght and wa
ter for the streets and all public buildings owned by the city, to. the
Dougherty county court house, jail and all public buildings owned by
. {he county, also lights to the Y. M. C. A. building.
“Jt is next to impossible for me to Zive you an intelligent record
of what it cost the city for water and light prior to the time the city
too charge of these two plants. With proper management there is no
question to my mind but that it will be arofitable and very satisfac- 4
. tory to your city to own its own water, lights and gas. !
“If I can serve you further in the matter 1 will be very glad to do |
80. Sometimes when you are passing through I will be very glad in- \
deed to have you drop by and I will take pleasure in showing you
some of the improvements we have recently finished, such as our
city abattoir, new grammar schools etc., to say nothing of the hand
somest municipal auditorium in the south.
“Hoping to see you at an early date, I beg to remain,
“Very truly yours,
M. W. TIFT, Mayor.”
LIVE MAN'S PLACE
MINNESOTA FARMER HAS BUSI
NESS SYSTEM IN THE WORK
DONE.. WORK HAS MADE THIS
PRETTY PLACE.
Longview Farm on the Seville road
eight iniles out has a master who be
lieves in having a name for his plan
tation. He believes in more than just
a name. There is business system
about this place. There is not a stump
to be seen in the pretty level fields
and everywhere the work is being done
by labor saving macainery.
H. C. Lee, who came here twelve
years agc from Minnesota, studies
farming to make the most of it, saves
his money and pays his way as a citi
zen. Those who have = custom of rid
ing out to see the best farms on the
roads ought to find TLongview. This
is an example' of what work ac
‘ complisies.
LILLY YOUNG LADY ‘
CAME NEAR DROWNING
Miss' Summerford, a young lady of
Lilly, came near drowning=at the
Dooly camp grounds Tuesday after
noon. She had gone in swimming with
a party of friends and was caught in
the swift current of the swollen creek.
When sne was unabie to help herself
and her impending danger of drowning
was realized, Henry Brown, a Cordele
young man, who is employed at the
Ford Agency, assisted her in reaching
safety.
CYCLONE CUTS SWATH
THROUGH DAWSON FARM
Dawson, July 10.—A cyclone two or
three hundred yards wide swooped
down upon the farm of J. D. Weaver,
four miles north of town, yesterday
afterncon and put fields of corn, fences
and trees and a barn flat on the
ground. The only damage reported
is on this farm. There were heavy
}-rains over this sectioa ail day.
THE CORDELE DISPATCH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1916.
New Orleans, Rogers of Michigan, Buf
ferus of New York, Thomas of Wash
ington, Mason of iioston, Keogh of
PATIENTLY WAITING FOR UNDER
SEA MERCHANTMAN TO PUT
OUT—“BREMEN"” ALSO TO COME.
Baltimore, Md., July 10.—The Ger
man submarine merchantman Deut
schland tonight was ready to'discharge
her million-dollar cargo and take on
board fur the return trip metal and rub
ber azeded by the German Empernr's
armies and navy. The return mer
chandise is waiting on the dock and
the time for leaving port will depend
largely upon plans for eluding vigilant
enemy cruisers expected to be waiting
outside the entrance Cheaspeake Bay.
The daring German,.seaman who
brought the Deutschland across the
Atlantic slept quietly aboard the ves
sel, which lay moored to a carefully
screencd pier, guardel by a strong
squad of Baltimore police. Capt. Paul
Konig, the skipper, has delivered his
papers io the North German-Lioyd
office, cutered his vessel at the cus
tom house as a commerce carrier and
had presented to a german embassy
official a package of correspondence
for Ccunt von Bernstorif.
PRIMITIVE BAPTISTS SERVICES
CLOSE WITH SIX ACQUISITIONS
The annual meeting of the Primitive
Baptist church came to a close last
Sunday evening. Th: meeting was
one of the most interesting and largely
attendad ever held with this church.
Elder William H. Crouse assisted the
pastor R H. Barwick in conducting the
meetinz. There were six acquisitions
to the church as a rescult of the meet
ing, and the baptisma! services were
held Sunday evening.
The registration of sickness is even
more important than the rigistration
of deaths.
New. Rochelle, N W.; @well of Maine,
and a machinist whose name is un
known.
! REV. WALKER
I'.EPISCOPALIANfs HAVE BUILT AND
PAIiD FOR HOME FOR RECTOR
AND EXPRESS DEEP APPRECIA
| TION OF SUPPORT OF FRIENDS.
r As the result of a sustained effort
on the part of its members for the last
several months, The Episcopal church
in Cordele reports that it has built
and paid for a residence for its min
ister—generally referred to among
[piscopalians as -a “Rectory.” The
members of this church have a feel
ing of pride in what has been achieved.
It will be remembered that this little
church group numbers only eighty
souls in all, of whom forty are chil
‘dren and are accordingly largely neg
ligible when it comes to finances—
‘though let it be added with emphasis
that their insignificance is allowable
only 1 this connection- y -
For forty members, representing
about half that number of family units
to uncortake a project involving no
less than thirty-five hundred dollars
savors of the courageous and the un
dertaking terminated in success wor
ty of congratulation to the workers.
The Episcopalians of Cordele are
convinced that their efforts could hard
ly have been crowned with so early a
success had it not been for the coop
eration of generous friends of other
communion, and in some instances, of
no communion, who assisted in the
enterprise.
They feel deep appreciation of these
evidenzes of good will on the part of
vheir neighbors and take this oppor
tunity to register it.
MRS. ¢. H. PARKS HAD EXCITING
EXPERIENCE AT DOOLY CAMP
GROUNDS—MRS WINFREE’'S
COOL JUDGMENT COUNTS.
Caught in a swirl in th€ swift cur
rent of the swollen strecam of the creek
while in bathing at the Dooly camp
grounids Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. C.
H. Parks, of this city, had a narrow
escape {rom drowning. In a courage
ous =ffort to save Mrs. Parks after
she Ylad bheen caught in the current
and carried down the second titme, W.
H. Orcutt, a well known insurance
man also of this city, came near los
ing his life. He was also carried un
der for tne second time.
Mrs. W. C. Winfree exercised remar
kable presence of mind, and probably
saved tne lives of both Mrs. Parks and
Mr. Orcutt, when she pulled them to
safety with the branch of a tree, which
she ’‘ound near the creek. Though
thorouzhly exhausted and almost over
come with weakness frem his efforts
to save Mrs. Parks, who was also over
come from exhaustion, Mr. Orcutt suc
ceeded 1n getting a firm hold on the
limb, and still clinging to Mrs. Parks,
they were both drawn to the bank.
"Seeinz the serious predicament of
‘the two, W. C. Winfree made several
attempts to pull them out of the swift
current, though he was also caught
in the cwirl and carried under sev
eral times. He was still making an
effort Lo save them when Mrs. Winfree
pulled tl'em to safety with the limb.
Mrs. Parks was a member of a camp
ing party that has spent the past week
at the camping grounds, and she and
others nad gone in swimming frequent
ly in the creek. The excessive rains
of the past several days had swollen
the cre=k out of its Lanks and made
‘the current dangerously swift. Messrs.
Orcutt and Winfree and a number of
others fiom Cordele had gone up to
‘attend the Masonic ra:ly at the camp
grounds Tuesday and had gone in for
a swim when the accident occurred.
INDIAN SPRINGS GATHERING TO
START AUGUST 10—MANY NOT
ED GOSPEL WORKERS TO AT
TEND.
I Indian Springs, Ga., July 11.—Rev.
J. M. Glenn, secretary of the Indian
Spring Holiness Camp Ground, is send
ing »cut announcement of the twenty
sixth meeting of this famous religious
gathering. It begins this year, Thurs
day night, August, 10th, and closes
Sunday night, the 20th.
The camp ground te situated on a
choice tract of eighty-five acres in the
hills of Butts county, Georgia, on the
Flovilla and Indian Spring railroad,
Yust one miles from tne celebrated In
dian spring. The life-giving proper
ties Of the water, the high altitude
which rendrs it free from malaria, the
broximiiy of the camp ground to both
‘Macon and Atlanta, the ample hotel
and noarding house accommodations
at a low price, the delightful Christian
fellowship which leading church peo
ble of ilifferent denominations from the
Boutheast, the sweet gospel singing
‘and the great gospel preaching by
'the leading Holiness preachers of the
world, make this an ideal place for al]
‘who desire to spend ten days both
delightfully and profitably. ‘
I From a small beginning almost a
genera‘ion ago, this camp meeting has
grown in attendance, equipment and
'interest until it is now the largest in
Ithe south and one of (he great camps
'of the country.
During the twenty-six years of its
history the camp ground pulpit has
been nilled by some of the most noted
'preachers of Europe and America. This
'year the leaders are Dr. John Paul,
of Charleston, S. C., and the Rev. Will
Harney, one of the south’s most suc
cessful evangelists. Dr. Paul bears the
(distinction of havin,; won the prize
for the best article on “Entire Sanc
tification” offered recently by the Nash
'ville Christian Advocate, the official
organ of the M. E. Church, South.
~ Froin its organization twenty-six
'years ago Charlie D. Tillman, of At
'lanta, the sweet gospel singer of the
'south, has had charge of the music
'for these meetings. He proposes .to
‘make this important feature of the
'meeting even greater this year than
‘ever bLefore, “Asgistifig him will be
' full orchestra ana a choir of 200
'voices. Mr. Tillman is the leading
composar, publisher and director of
'sacred music in the south, and it will
'be well worth a trip to the camp meet
-ling just to hear him and his great choir
'rendar the new songs which he is pre:
(parirg especially for the occasion.
CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTOR BILL
BUSSEY IS GOING AFTER WEEDS
AND RUBBISH—READY FOR THE
WOODMEN.
Cordele is going to put on cleanli
ness and civic pride upon the occasion
of the South Georgia Log Rolling, July
20 and 21. Though already possessed
of these qualities the city is going to
put ths finishing touches on this oc
casion so far as cleanliness is con
corneid.
Sanitary Inspector Bill Bussey says
50, anl go will it be. The health of
ficer, while usually vigilant in the per
formance of his duties, made an early
start in preparation for the coming
of the Woodmen, and the continuous
rains nave caused no “let up” in his
efforts te remove all trash and rub
bish accumulated in the clty beyond
khe danger line.
FORMER CORDELE TEACHER
DIES AT TIFTON HOME
Miss Van Mitchell, age 55, died at
the residence of A. H. Riley in Tifton
Saturday evening at six o’clock after
an illness of several weeks.
Miss Mitchell has many friends here
having taught here in Cordele’s early
days. She was cousin to Mrs. Loula
Scandrett and C. C. Mentford, of this
city, and sister to J. N. Mitchell, of
Tifton.
LITTLE GIRL IS SHOT.
Bainbridge, July 10.—Word reach
ed here today of the accidental killing
of little Lillian Weatherby, the 6-year
od daughter of D. E. wWeatherby, liv
ing near Quincy. It seems that the
child was playing with the child of a
neighbor and one of them had acci
dently gotten hold of a pistol which
discharged from the hand of the
neighbor’s child, serrously wounding
the Weatherby child. Aid was sum
moned from Quincy, but the child was
dead before a physician reached her.
Delivered By Carrlgl'
In City 5¢ Per Week
HERE'S A GOOD ONE:
y
THE MERCHANT WITH A FLOAT
WILL GET IN MOVIE OF BIG W.
0. W. PARADE AND IMMEDIATE
FAME MUST FOLLOW.
Here’s a chance for every merchant
in Cordele to get scme genuine free
beosting. It is an cpportunity that
many of the merchants will take ad
vantage of and none should overlook.
Motion pictures will be made of all
of the events of the South Georgia
LLog R»olling upon its gathering here
on July 20 and 21, and when represen
tatives ¢f one of the largest motion
film companies in the country comes
for this purpose, he will make a speci
al effort to get good views of the mam
moth parade, which is to be an open
ing Teature. In this parade will be
repres uted the business concerns of
the city with floats of various kinds,
all of which will come under the cam
era of tne motion picture man. This
motion picture is to he shown far and
near, and those who nave their firm
names on the floats in order that they
will be caught by the camera will es
pecially profit by their representation
in the parade.
W. . Flooding, the official decora
tor for the log rolling, has arrived in.
the city and established his headquar
ters. On behalf of the city, he will
decorate all of the public buildings and
the streets in the business center, and
will also decorate all business houses
at a nominal cost. Cordele will have
on a gay dress for this occasion and
it will he a season of fun-making and
merriment.
\
~ GRAND MATRON
TALLULAH ATKINS CHAPTER, OR
IDER EASTERN STAR, WILL ENTER
- TAIN IN HONOR OF MRS. COL
QUITT.
Tallulah Atkins chapter No. 34, or
der of the Eastern Star, will tender
a reception Friday night to their wor
thy Grand Matron Mrs Willie Col
'guitt, . member of this chapter, and
.0 their grand secretary, Mrs. Senie M.
Hubbard of Macon, past grand matron
of Georgia, and in honorary member
of this chapter. Mrs. Mary L. Askew,
of Arlington, past grand matron, will
also be a guest of honor.
A number of visitors from neigh
‘boring chapters are expected to be
ipreszant. Every member of the chap-
I'er is cordially requested to be pres
ent, and the wives and husbands of
members who are not themselves mem
bers are also cordially invited to be
present.
\ This promises to be a very enjoy
‘able occasion. The local chapter has
been the recipient ‘of many honors
I''om the grand chapter of Georgia,
having had some member on the board
f grand officers every year since be-
Ing ~hartered, and having enjoyed the
Ilistinction of having both a grand ma
tron and grand patron previous to Mrs.
Colquitt’s election tu this highest of
fice in the order in the state at the
grand chapter session recently held in
Rome,
G. S. & W. G. HIT HARD NEAR AL
BANY—HEAVY WASHOUTS.
Traffic over the Georgia Southwest
ern & Gulf railway between Cordele
and Alhany will be delayed pending
ihe rensir of severe washouts on the
road near Albany cavsed by the ex
cessive lains and the swollen condi
tion of the Flint river and other
streams crossed by the track in that
vicinity. The tracks were undermin
ed for 1 considerable distance and in
some 9laces cannot be repaired until
the swollen streams recece.
An engine is operated between Cor
dele and Warwick each morning and
afternoon for the purpose of carrying
mail between these points and to the
intermediate towns. The engine car
ries a crew in compliance with require
ments regulating such matters.
GEORCIA MAY PUT TAX
ON WHISKEY SHIPMENTS
A fee ol ten cents each may soon be
charged for recording in the office of
the ordinary of the county where de
livered, for each package of liquor
shipped into Georgia. This money os
to be csllected by the carrier and paid
over to the ordinary, and to go to the
ordinary until he sha!t have received
the sum of $6OO each calendar year,
after which ten per cent of the fee
shall .go to the ordinary, over and
above $6OO per year, and the other 90
per cent to accumuiate as.a state funtt
and be paid to the state treasurer. The
accumulated fund which will be paid
to the treasurer will be used for one
of two purposes undei a general bill
vet to be drawn.
A nortable but powerful hydraulic
press has been invented for bending
large pipes to any desired curve with
‘out injury.
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