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VOL. VIII.
SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL
_~GUARD STOPPED IN CORDELE
TO SMILE AT LADIES AND RE-‘
PORT TO WAR DEPARTMENT—
THEY LIKED CORDELE. 1.;-.43‘
The movement of troops p}vgfi"thég
Seabbard railway, carrying the Soufl,
Carolina state national guard: froni,the
mobilization camps at Co;qi};biqf ?h
their way to New. Orleans and thence
to ‘the Mexican border, haéifofidfiiredg
dufing the past severali days. . The
trains were transferred from:the’Sea::
board: to the: Louisville' & Nashville.
railway at. Montgomery and were run'
over this road to New Orleans.
Wednesday night and Thursday morn
ing four troop trains were operated
over the Seaboard from Savannah to
Montgomery. The first train arrived
in Cordele about 10 o’clock and was
greeted upon its arrival with an im
mense crowd of spectators. This train
carried the hospital corps and the san
itary departments. The other trains
followed within an hour and a half to
two hours of each other. All of the
soldiers who were up and stirring
about on 'the trains' seemed happy ‘and
carefree, apparently well satisfied. that
the order had come to go to the bor
der. i
The four trains carried about two
thousand privates and officers, com
prising the complete Second South
Carolina regiment. The train mana
gers of all four divisions of the train
reported to the war department from
Cordele information concerning the
movement of the troops. i |
DRILLS FOR WATER,
GETS SOAP INSTEAD
Moultrie, Aug. 11.—Boring a well
for water and striking “soap” is the
experience of 0. C. Ruffin, a well
known Baker county farmer, accord
ing to report received here. Mr. Ruf
fin was sinking a. well on his farm
and after cutting through’ several feet
of white clay, he struck a strata of
some light gray substance which is
said to possess the qualities of soap.
1t is soft enought to be easily cut with
a knife, is free from grit, and when
placed in water readily produces a
lather strikingly similar fo that made
by soap. When applied to dishes it
¢leanses thoroughly and leaves a fine
gloss when rubbed with a cloth or pa
per. The discovery is said to have
attracted much attention.
FARMERS ARE_HAPPY OVER THE
PROSPECTS FOR GOOD PRICES—
WEA_THER GOOD PAST WEEK.
Cotton picking is general through
out the county now, and most of the
ginneries are being operated part of
the time. Warehouse reports show
that 378 bales have been stored and
sold in the local market. The staple
without exception is of good quality
and is classing, as a gule, as strict
middling. 1
Weather conditions during the past
week have been favorable for the crop,
both in picking and otherwise. The
showers have helped in maturing the
fruit and cloudy weather followed the
showers for )sufficient length of time
to prevent damage to the crop.
The prices in the local market con
tinue steady and fair, and the farmers
expect them to remain around a good
mark. Consequently there is a good
feeling of optimism among the farm
ers and those in all commercial lines.
SAVANNAH MAYOR LEAVES TO
ATTEND RECALL HEARING
Savannah, August 11.—Interest in
Savannah is considerable over the out
come of the recall bill which is expect
ed to be taken up in the house tomor
row. Mayor Pierpont left tonight for
Atlanta to be present for the hearing.
He did not go to Atlanta last week
when the senate considered the bill
and the charge was made by Senator
Lawrence that he was afraid to show
himself before the law-makers while
a matter of this character was up. .
SHERIFF FINDS “STILL.”
' Toomsboro, Aug. 11.—John W. Dav
idson was put under arrést a few miles
from here Tuesday afterfioon charged
with running a “still.” The raid was
made by Sheriff C. H. Parker and dep
uties L. P. Player and Julian Cars
well, of Irwinton. The still i 8 a copper
one of small capacity and i 8 on display
at the sheriff’s office at Irwinton. This
is the first “moonshiner” caught in
this county in several years, Tk
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
TIMES. WERE NEVER
WEBSTER RETURNS FROM EAST
WHERE BIG FACTORIES ARE
RUNNING NIGHT AND DAY.
W. A. Webster returned several days |
:ago from. an extensive trip through,
the east and west, He first went to
I@@?},‘: Liyerpool and, other points to se
éune: a» néw line ofr crockery, which
11§§5Q§pgv‘busmess he is now engaged in
”tjglfifi;‘jflg‘.;‘zuterward he visited Cincin
natyyi Pittsburg, "Ne“f York and other
large; cities and resorts.
?&_‘fl{qb}}lq are certainly not waisting
tinje-tmiking panic in - the sections
which I visited)’ said. Mr. Webster. “I
was informed that times had never
been more prosperous,and there was
evidence on; every. hand to bear out
such -a statement. Factories of all
kinds were running night and day.
There was'no critical labor condition,
except for-the lack of securing suffici
ent labor, especidgfly’in the operation
of the“great steel industries in Penn
sylvania and Ohie: ®he farming sec
tions of these and other states are
enjoying the best crops they have ex
perienced for years.!'
J. ). OLE VICTIM
OF ARRENDICITIS
DEATH, 'i:kME mELL KNOWN
' CRISP'COUNTY' FARMER AT COR
DELE SANITORIUM.
J. J. Holt, a well known farmer of
the Zion Hope community, died at 6
o’clock last Wednesday afternoon at
the Cordele sanitortim. Mr. Holt
had been in declining years for some
months“and several days prior to his
death rwas attacked with appendicitis.
An operation' was performed, -though
the physicians, knowing his serious
state of Iliealth, held” out only the
slightest hope of recovery to members
of the family: He was 57 years of age
and is survived by a family of a wid
ow and several children.
Funeral services and bhurial were
held' at the ‘temetery about two miles
east of Zion Hpe.
Firgt Methodist Church.
At the Sunday evening preaching
hour at 8 o’clock, Rev. Walter An
thony, pastor of the First Methodist
chqrch, will preach the second of his
series of sermons on duty. The topic
will be, “My Duty as a Citizen.” It
will be a discourse of Christian citi
zenship, and will touch on some of the
local issues of the day.
Rev. Anthony’s subject at the morn
ing preaching hour at 11 o’clock will
be, “The Gifts from Above.” Members
and friends of all of the churches
of the city are cordially invited to
worship with the Methodists during
the absence from the city of the other
pastors.
DORRIS GOES FOR-:
~ NEW DISTRICTS
BILL PROVIDING - FOR FIVE NEW
STATE SENATORS PASSES THE
HOUSE BY LARGE VOTE.
Atlanta, Aug. 10.—If the senate pass
es the bill' which went through the
house today by a remarkably strong
vote—the hardest of all votes to get
on a piece of législation—Georgia will
be redistricted and the state will have
five new senators in the next senate.
_The bill, by Dorris of Crisp, and
about a dozen othyrs, provides for five
new senatorial districts, for ratifica
tion by the people of the November
general election, and, if ratified, that
each of the proposed new districts
shall have the authority to hold elec
tions as in cases of vacancies, elect a
senator and have him qualified in time
for the next senate.
The- bill transfers Toombs from the
Second to the TAird senatorial district
and under the proposed rearrange
ment every district will have three
counties, except four, two of which are
in north and two in south Georgia.
The proposed new districts will be
composed as follows: o
Forty-fitth—Pierce, Wayne and Ba
con. ‘ ¢
Farty-gixth—lrwin, Ben Hill and
Helfair. Pl gy et
Forty-seventh—Crisp, Turner and
Tift.
Forty-eighth—Clarke, Oconee and
Barrow.
Forty-ninth—Bulloch, Candler and
'Evans. ;
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This gun shows why the British
'have been able to drive back the Ger
mans in their offensive in France. It
proves the great preparation Sir Wil
lian Robertson, commander of the
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BURGLARS RAID
W i
LOOKING FOR CASH ONLY, STOLE
" FROM _SUBURBAN PLACES —
WOOTEN LOSES CASH IN RAID.
The Wooten Grocery, located on
Seventeenth avenue and owned by C.
C. Wooten, was burglarized Thursday
night and ten dollars in cash stolen
from the cash drawer. A bicycle was
also stolen from the ‘store. The gro
ceries were not molested.
Thursday night seems to have been
picked by the thieves for a raid on su
burban stores. An attempt was made
to enter the Jenkins grocery on six
teenth avenue,though the thieves were
evidently frightened away before
they completed the job. The grocery
of Easom, Holland, in the western su
burbs. of the city was entered though
nothing of consequence was missed.
Money seemed to be the chief motive
of the thefts and none was found in
the Holland store.
%DEATHCALLS WELL KNOWN
FARMER IN RAINS SETTLEMENT
R. H. James, a well known farmer,
died at his home in the Raines settle
ment Monday of the past week, fol
lowing a stroke of paralysis. He was
a man of rather mature years and had
been in - gradual declining health for
lsome months. Several children, most
of whom are grown and married, sur
vive him. 'He was a Mason.
Funeral services and interment oc
curred at the Ebenezer cemetery Mon
day afternoon. The services were held
iwith Masonic ceremonies.
RECEIVER AND EQUALIZERS |
WERE HIGHLY PRAISED£
eih |
Judge John C. Hart, state tax com-!
missioner, has certified Tax Receiverl
C. 0. ‘Berry that 'the ' tax di
gest of Crisp county has been approv
ed, and that the some has been for
warded back to him. In his letter
Judge Hart says: “The digest shows
that Crisp cotinty has a good tax re
ceiver and a good board of equalizers.
I commend the work of tax equaliza
tion in your county most cordially.”
S. M. WATSON COMPANY :
SECURE LARGER QUARTERS
S. M. Watson & Co., hide and junk
dealers, have secured the building
formerly occupied by the Cordele Gro-l
cery company and have moved their“
offices and established their warehouse
there. With the rapid enlargement of
this business, the company found
their former warehouse on the Geor
gla Southern & Florida tracks entire
ly too small for their needs. The new
quarters provide ample room for the
business.
CARRANZA HAS 72,000
TROOPS SOUTH OF BORDER
Washington, D. C., Aug. 10.—Accord
ing to War Department reports Gen
eral Obregon, the Mexican war min
ister is authority for the statement
that there were now about 72,000 Car
ranza troops in Sonora, Chihuahus
tand Tamapaulis, not on the border but
\iu positions-to the south,
THE CORDELE DISPATAH, SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 1916.
British army made before he launched
the assault. He fires his big gun from
railways built right up to the scene of
the fight. This gun i 8 mounted on a
metal freight car and it can be moved
’flF CONGRESS SEPT. 1
| ot
ATTACKED BY NELSON—STEER
ING COMMITTEE OUTLINES THE
WORK FOR REST OF SESSION.
Washington, Aug. 10.—-A plan for ad
journment of Congress by September
1 was worked out by Senate leaders to
day in a series of conferences occu
pying virtually the whole attention of
senators of both parties and trans
forming the opening day of debate
on the ship purchase bill, which stir
red up a bitter fight when it was
pressed two years ago, into a spiritless
discussion among the corporal's guard
of members who remained in their
places. {
The democratic steering committee
submitted to the Republican leaders
in' 'writing a proposal“that no impor:
tant legislation be taken up at this
session except the shipping, revenue,
employers’ liability and appropriation
bill and conference reports, with a
view of adjournment by the end of
the present month. :
SENATOR EAKES OUT AGAIN.
Atlanta, Aug. 10.—Senator W, J.
Eakes who has been ill the past ten
days, at the Wesley Memorial hospital,
was out today and in his seat in the
senate for a short time. Mr. Eakes
is considerably improved and hopes
to attend the greater part of the sen
ate sessions from now to the end of
the term.
MRS. DR. T. N, BAKER
P RETURNS TO MACON
Mrs. T. N. Baker, who has been the
guest for the past several days of Mrs.
J. B. Ryals, returned Saturday to her
home in Macon. Dr. and Mrs. Baker
are among Cordele’s earlier and most
highly esteemed residents. Dr. Baker
began the practice of medicine in Cor
dele twenty two years ago and owned
for some time the valuable realty now
occupied by the handsome Baptist
Baker had designs for an elegant res-
Williams cottages. At one time Dr.
Baker had designs for an elegast res
idence for his family on the beauti
ful corner lot where the Baptist rhurch
now stands.
BILL TO EXEMPT ENDOWMENTS
OF COLLEGES FAILS
Atlanta, Aug. 11.—The bill to amend
the constitution so as to exempt col
lege ‘endowments from taxation lack
ed nine votes of passing in the house
today. The vote was 117 for the bill
and 51 agaifst .it. Being a constitu
tional amendment, the bill reguired a
two-thirds majority of the whole house
or 126 xfites., Qe g K
The bill passed the senate at the
i 1915 sessionsand. was voted on two
‘or three times in the house last year.
Each time it received a very large
majority, but each time fell a few
votes short of the required two-thirds
majority. ' ;
Experiments on ‘the Phillippine Is
land of Mindango seem to indicate
that the finest ‘qualities of rubber can
be produced there with profit.
Letters 'of theé number of 3,586,473,
forming - 775,963 wards, 31,737 verses,
1,189 chapters and 66 books make up
the Bible. :
quickly. If damaged another may be
sent forward to take its place in a very
‘short time.
" BADLY INJURED
FALLS TWENTY FEET FROM DER-
I RICK AND WAS SERIOUSLY
JURED— ACCIDENT OCCURRED
1 IN TEXAS
" Friends in the city will regret to
learn of the terrible accident which
befell Elmer Jackson, several weeks
ago at his home in Beaumont, Texas.
In attempting to adjust some timb
ers, Elmer fell some twenty feet land
ing on his back, rendering him uncon
scious, and for some time helpless.
Recent news to relatives here is that‘
the young man has regained the use!
of his arms, but the lower limbs re
main p"'firalised.
FRENCH BLACKLIST .
. SAME AS BRITISH
Washington, D. C., Aug. 11.—Am
bassador ‘Sharp, at Paris, has cabled
the State Department a summary of
the French blacklist order, which is
virtually a duplicate of the British
blacklist of American firms. Sharp
is mailing a full list of the American
firms. affected, but press dispatches
say the French list does not greatly
enlarge the British list.
BOLL WEEVILS IN GRADY.
Cairo, Aug. 11.—It 'is an absolute
certainty that the boll weevil has hit
Grady county. Several farmers have
brought bottles, boxes and pars full
for exhibition.
Although the crops are not hurt by
them this year, there will be great
peril in plai§ing late cotton next year.
and all farmers are planning to plant
early crops and to plant the seed good
and thick in order that with what the
frost kills out, there will be left a
reasonably good stand.
The recent rains have been the mak
ing of the sugar cane in this county.
There will be fully 78 ber cent of a
full crop. The barrel factories are
busy preparing sufficient barrels for
the syrup. It is thought that syrup
will bring a fairly good price on ac
count of the shortage last year.
AGED WOMAN SELLS BALE.
Commerce, Aug. 11.—Mrs. Sarah J.
Gordon, 92 years of age, who lives in
Banks county, near Commerce, today
brought to Commerce a bale of good
middling cotton, weighing 595 pounds
which sold to Mr. Allen P. Rice, cot
ton buyer for the firm of Williford,
Burns & Rice, at 14 1-8 cents cash,
pringing the sum of $84.04.
Mrs. Gordon planted, hoed and pick
ed every pound of this cotton herself,
and has kept same stored in her home
in Banks county until it reached the
price of 14 cents, for which she was
holding it.
sl e
COTTON MARKET
Both future and spots have taken
‘a rapid ‘decline- in the last two days
Saturday’s future market was, Janu
ary 14.41; March 14.55; May 14.31;
December 14.32.
The local market: Good middling
13 1-4; strict middling 13 1-8; middling
13. Warehouse receipts up to Satur
day noon were 378 bales,
PROPOSE NEW
BASEBALL LEAGUE
FANS ARE NOW AFTER ORGANI
ZATION , WHICH WOULD IN
CLUDE CORDELE, AMERICUS, AL
BANY, FITZGERALD, MOULTRIE,
AND THOMASVILLE.
Since Albany's exit from the South
Atlantic league and the finish of the
Big 4 league, old-time rivalry in base
ball has revived between that city and
Americus. A number of warmly con
tested games have been played, and
the spectators have numbered more
than were attracted by the league
games, either in the South Atlantic or
the Big 4.
A project is already under way for
the organization of a league of six
cities in South Georgia next season.
It is proposed that the origithl cities
of the Big 4 be included, Cordele,
Americus, Fitzgerald and Montezuma
and that Albany and Moultrie or Thom
asville be added. Albany's entrance
into the league, with its enthusiastic
spirit for baseball and the consequent
large attendance upon the games there
would go much toward insuring the
success of the league, and it is thei
general opinion of those interested
in.the undertaking that such an or-‘
ganization would be self sustaining.
FIRST BALE AT DUBLIN
SOLD FOR 16 CENTS
Dublin, Aug. 10.—Dublin’s first bale
of cotton was sold here this morning
for 16 cents to J. T. Pope. It was
grown in Laurens county by Ned Wig
gin and Roger Smith, and weighed
398 pounds. The entire bale was pick
ed and ginned in one day. Both farm
ers live on adjoining farms and their
families and others turned out Tues
day morning to help pick the new
bale.
VACCINATION FOR TYPHOID
IN TIFT AND'IRWIN COUNTIES
Tifton, Aug. 11.—Since the first of
June Dr. A. G. Fort, district health
officer, has inoculated 3,500 people in
Tift and Irwin counties for typhoid
fever. There has been some fever
in the counties, but the health officer
states there is no doubt whatever
that the vaccinations have kept the
trouble down to.aminimum. - "
FIRST U. S. SUBMARINE RETIRED.
New York, Aug. 11.—The United
States submarine Holland, known in
the navy as “the Mother of all Sub
marins,” has been purchased by Dr.
P. J. Gibbons of this city. The his
toric vessel is in the Commercial Mu
seum in Philadelphia. Dr. Gibbons
said he purchased it because he heard
it was soon to be demolished. 'The
Holland is 61 feet long by 11 feet
beam.
FARMERS TARE
BOLL WEEVIL TRIP
REPRESENTATIVES OF SOUTH
ERN COUNTIES OF GEORGIA TO
MAKE EXCURSION INTO WEEVIL
TERRITORY OF GEORGIA AND
ALABAMA.
Athens, August 12.—County agents
of South Georgai, leading farmers, rep
resentatives of the Georgia State Col
lege of Agriculture and of the united
States Department of Agriculture, will
center at Bainbridge, Ga., on the night
of August 16 in automobile to make
a tour in boll weevil infested territory
in Georgia and Alabama, It will be
a four-day trip for the majority,
though arrangements have been made
for a good more extended trip into
Alabama territory for some of the
agents.
It is proposed to have each county
agent take five or six leading farmers
from his county. Should many others
desire to make the trip, it will be
arranged that they shall go in sections
80 as not to overtax the accommoda
tions of some of the towns to be vis
ited. ¢
J. G. Oliver, district agent who is in
charge of the Georgia end of the itin
eracy, is in Athens completing the
details for the movement and announc
ces that a geomplete itinerary of the
proposed trip will not he made public
until J. A. Evans of the States Rela
tions Service at Washington is heard
from. Mr. Oliver states, however, that
the party will center at Bainbridge
on the night of August 16 and leave
there for Decatur, Ga., and reach An
delusia, Ala., Thursday night. Friday
will be spent in the region of Ande
lusia and on Saturday the party will
go into Randolph county, Ga., and
thence home.
Delivered By Carrier
In City 5c Per Week
WORK OF REMODELING FOR THE
NEW INSTITUTION IS WELL UN:
DER WAY g b ook
Work of remodeling and improving
is being done at the location to bhé oc
cupied by the Cordele Savings bank,
of the same floor wii the Americén
National bank. The location is that
formerly occupied by the Dixie Trust
& Security compasy asd later by Har
ris & Ballenger. PR o
The officers of the new institution
have been chdsen though permanent
organization has not been affected.
It is expected to be open for business
in a few weeks. X
FLOYD COUNTY WOMAN :
WEDS SAME MAN TWICE
l Rome, Aug. 11.—Mrs. Sarah Middle
ton was yesterday ‘or the second time
married to C, R. Salmon, a Polk coun
ty farmer. ] £4d
Mrs. Middleton’s story as it devel
oped in court was a strange one. Oan
December 18, 1910, she married Thom
as Middleton, of Rome, and they lived
together for four years and then:sep
arated. In 1912 she filed a petition: in
Polk county for divorce, and:. Middle
ton sought and obtained a diverce in
'Floyd county. Mrs. Middleton thought
she had a right to maryy again,:and
became, as she supposed, the wife of
Salmon. When Middleton found:she
was living with Salmon he charged
her with bigamy. She was tried on
the charge in Polk county, and a jury
there acquitted her under the circum
stances. She was given the'rightito
marry in Floyd superior court, and'the *
marriage ceremony between her and
Salmon was performed a second time.
CORPS MEMBERS fi
ARE SHOWING UP
THOSE WHO WISH TO BECOME
MEMBERS OF DRUM AND BUGLE
CORPS ARE ASKED TO REPORT
AT DISPATCH OFFICE
If the plans of those promoting the
organization of a drum and bugle corps
for Cordele work out successfully,this
organization will soon be a permanent
fixture. There is every indication
that the undertaking will meet with
guccess.
It is proposed to have from twenty
to thirty in the corps Fully a dozen
of these have furnished their names
to J. W. Frances who will leard
them. In addition several cornetists
have promised to become members.
Members of the corps will probobly
use three uniforius, the regular kKhaki
traveling suit, a dress uniform and a
white duck suit for special evening
occasions. Promoters are already
in communication with several con
cerns relative to the drums asd bugles
and other isstruments and parapher
nalia that will be needed. Some steps
have also been {aken to secure & hall
or gathering place for the organization.
All who are inteiested in becoming
members of the corps are requested
to leave their nimes at the Dispaten
office. Any information that will be
of service to prospective members will
also be fursished at this office. ‘
WOULD CONSIDER WORK
OF EXTENDING W. & A,
Atlanta, Aug. 10.—The senate today
passed the two bills by Senator Paulk
of the Sixth with regard to the Wes
tern and Atlantic railroad. One of
these bills empowers the special com
mission appointed to consider' the fu-.
ture of the road, to take under advise
ment propositions to extend the road:’
to the sea, while the other provides
for a $1Q,000,000 bond issue to meet
the expenses of such extension if it
is deemed advisable.
BRITISH EDUCATOR QUITS 4
WHILE HE’S UNDER FIRE
London, Aug. 12.—Arthur Hender
son, president of the board: of educa
tion in the British cabinet has resigp
ed his portfolio. Mr. Henderson recent
ly had been strongly criticized hoth
in parliament and by the newspapers
tor his administration of the educa
tion department, in which he was de
clared to have failed to meet the pres:
ient demand for a reform of the na
tion’s educational system. b
REPUBLICANS BLOCK ; '
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM
Washington, Aug. 11.—Republican
senators, demanding action on the im
migration bill today, prevented the
Republican senators’ conference from
accepting the Democratic steering com
mittee’'s legislative program with a
view to adjournment September 1. -
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