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RATTLER ‘ATTACKS
C. D. SMITH, WHO FISHED |IN
MUCKALEE YESTERDAY, GETS
A GOOD STRING OF FISH AND
BRINGS BACK A DANDY SNAKE
STORY.
Albany, Aug. 11.—C. D. Smith, who
went fisliipg in Muckalee creek yes
terday, Wrought back a pretty good
string of. fish and a snake story. that
is a little out of the ordinary.
“pPid you ever have a rattlesnake
to leave the bank and swim out into
the watér to attack you?’ is the way
Mr. Smith began his snake story.
His interested auditor, whose ex
perience with rattlesnakes in water
is rather limited, promptly vouchsafed
a negative answer.
“Well, as 1 was coming down the
creek in a bhoat yesterday, "continued
Mr. Smith, “ a rattler as big as my
arm came swimming toward the boat
and put a fight right in the water.
* “The hoat paddler saw him first
and said, ‘Look at that snake.’
“I looked, and, sure enough, there
came a big rattler swimming right up
toward the boat. He was swimming
with his rattlers sticking up like
this (Here Mr. Smith turned up his in
dex finger by way of illustration.)
“When he got up pretty close to
the boat 1 picked up the paddle and
sorter poked it at him, and-—well
gir—he just reared up and made fight,
advancing all the time. 1 first thought
I'd catech him and bring him home
alive, but he fought so vigorously that
I had to kill him. T cut twelve rat
tlers off of him and he was bigger
round than my arm,” clasping his
right arm above the elbow.
BROOKSE COUNTY FARMERS
ARE HIGHLY PRAISED
Atlanta, Aug. 12.—The Georgia
Chamber of Commerce has just issued
the following bulletin on diversifica
tion:
“When the fundamental principles
necessary for county prosperity are
taken into consideration, there is lit
tle wonder that Brooks county, noted
for hog production and ability to ad
vertise itself, goes steadily forward all
the time regardless of war, pestilence
or financial panics which periodically
sweep the entire state.
“The Hickory Head Agricultural
Club of Brooks county, embracing
fifty-two farms in one section of the
county, has just had its annual mee:-
ing and given out its annual report of
conditions existing at this time on ihe
farms of the fifty-odd members of the
club who live largely in the south
west section of the county.
“The report shows 2,200 acres in cot
ton and 6,104 acres in crops other than
cotton. This ratio has prevailed in the
reports of the club for the past ten or
fifteen years and explains the reason
for the wealth of the citizens of that
and other sections of Brooks county.
In spite of the above situation, Brooks
county produces about as much cotton
as the average Georgia county, and its
population is no greater than the av
erage county. In other words, to a
large extent, the crops other than cot
ton are extra or surplus crops.
“It i 8 interesting to note that of
the acreage in crops other than cotton,
1,200 acres are in hay. On the fifty
two farms at the time the report was
compiled, about thirty days ago, there
were 4,173 hogs, 932 cows and 64 hors
es and 236 mules.
“If every county in Georgia would
adopt the same business methods in
the matter of farming as those in use
in Brooks county, it would not be
many years before Georgia would be
rolling in wealth and in time become
what she rightly ought to be, namely,
the wealthiest and most independent
state in the union.”
BANKER FROM ALABAMA
IS DROWNED IN BATHTUB
Greensboro, N. C., Aug. 11.—E. O.
Bishop, of Luverne, Ala., was drown
ed in a bath tub, in a local sanitarium
last night. Bishop, who is said to
have been a prominent banker, had
been despondent, according to the po
lice, who think it was suicide.
$7O PER POUND FOR
DEUTSCHLAND DYES
New York, Aug. Tl.—A circular is
sued today by a dye importing firm
shows that some of the rare dye col
ors brought here by the Deutschland
are valued at $7O a pound.
WE WILL PAY $75.00 IN CASH TO THE CORDELE. LADY
Who Will Take the Leadilr\llsicl:a;rstait;.a ¥sl?2fl;;2‘so;c I;:; psl;aiid Here. No nens -
; TICKET OFFICE, PALACE THEATRE .
PICKETT AROUSED
BY PUBLISHED CARD
MAKES CHARGES IN SENATE—
FELDER, WHITE, WITHAM AND
CALLAWAY INCLUDED.
Atlanta, Aug. 10.—There was a bit
ter attack delivered on the floor of
the state senate today by Senator Ros
coe Pickett of the Forty-first, upon
Attorney Thomas B! Felder and his
associates on the law enforcement
committee of the Anti-Saloon:Leaghe,
including W. Woods White, W. 8.
Witham and K. C. Callaway, all' of
Atlanta.
Senator Pickett declared that unless
Messrs. White, Witham and Callaway
repudiated a card publislied in Atlan
ta papers this morning over their sig
natures he will on Thursday morning
read an aflidavit in the Senate to the
effect that Attorney Felder received a
fee of $l,OOO from Mayor Pierpont of
Savannah for representing him in
fighting the Savannah recall bill.
It is said Senator Pickett’s attack
is traceable to the alleged insulting
note sent him by Mr. Felder while he
was speaking for the Savannah recall
bill last Thursday in connection with
the card already referred to. FKFollow
ing the assault upon Mr. Felder, there
was talk of making this note the bas
is of contempt charges but the Senate
took no action in that direction.
VASON WAS MADE SORT
OF HERO FOR STABBING
Atlanta, August 11.—G. K. Vason,
who stabbed Thomas B. Felder and
who was indicted this week for assault
with intent to murder and released on
bond of $5,000, yesterday returned to
his job as outside door-keeper of the
(Georgia house of representatives.
Wearing a pink carnation in his coat
lapel, Vason was much in evidence
in and around the house and halls
and lobbies adjoining. It sc happened
that he was kept very busy by the
orders of Speaker Burwell for the
doors of the house to be closed and
locked and for absent members to be
summoned to return to their seats
in the hall. A number of members of
the house and others around the capi
tol were seen to approach Vason and
warmly shake him by the hand.
The condition of Thomas B. Felder
is not improving as well as his physi
cians and friends expected, While the
wound inflicted by Vason's knife is
not fatal in itself, it is such a wound
as may develop into pneumonia or
blood poison, or both. It is under
stood that Mr. Felder's physicians ap
prehend one or the other of these
complications. The room in the hos
vital where Mr. Felder was taken af
ter Vason's attack has been closed to
all visitors. Even the intimate per
sonal friends of Mr. Felder are not
allowed to see him.
ITALIANS CAPTURE
. TOWN OF GORIZIA
London, Aug. 10.—The vigorous of
fensive of the entente allies on the
Frenc¢h, Galician and Italian fronts
is still being rewarded with impor
tant successes.
In Austria the Ilitalians have cap
tured the city of Gorizia, 22 miles
northwest of Triest. In Galacia the
Russians in quest of Lemberg have
further carried thelr endeavors to
capture Stanislau from the Austro
Germans, while in France the French
and British forces in the Somme re
wion have attacked and won additional
points of vantage from the Germans.
™ capture of Gorizia by the Ital
jans seemingly is as important a gain
by the entente allies as has yet been
attained in their present synchronous
offensive, the city being the door
through which the Italians may now
pass in an attempt to carry out their
long cherished idea of capturing Tri
est. Austria's big seaport at the head
of the Adriatic sea.
AMERICAN MOLASSES AND
! SYRUPS WANTED IN CANADA
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1 Washiongton, D. C., Aug. 10.—Ameri
[can Consul Johnson, at Kingston, On
‘mrio. reported today that Canada is
having great difficulty in getting mo
!lussos from the British West Indies
land predicted a demand for American
!nmlussos and syrups in two or three
{pound cans.
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| You never can tell. The good luck
l.»1‘ many a man depends upon his hus
!H‘ng ability.
ONE CENT D WORD
HOUSE FOR RENT—One cottage
with five rooms and bath room. hot
and cold water, electrjc [ights, close
in. $lB per month. }h e 344, Cor
dele, Georgia. XA 23- ?
FOR SALE—TeI} or tw¢lve fine blood
ed milk cows/fresh i milk. Phone
381. C. B. Bowen; (4drdele, Ga. 25-8 t
FOR RENT-—B-room house corner
Pifteenth avenue and Fifth, street.
Apply C. Ci!Shipp, Cordele!Sashi Door
& Lumber Company. , 25-tf
Frank E. Williams keeps horses
and mnles for trade or sale all the
time. 49-tf
MRS Ltk STI oPRBL SR S B SR I(e #
New crop Turyip, Seé( just arrived
It’s time to pi '3, .. 7B
Ryals Drug Co.l 32-8 t
FOR RENT—Six-room house on
Twelfth avenue, next to my resi
ednce, now occupied by J. S. Gordy.
Possession June 15. Apply to Dr. W.
W. McCollum. 10-tf
If you are looking for something
and can’t find it, ask Frank E. Wil
liams. 49-tf
Frank E. Williams, will trade for
anything. 49-tf
crlf it eol TVR D R
We have Turnip Seed that Succeed.
We have plenty,«’"for,f you. 'Qali for
them. J. B. Ryals Drug Co. 32-8 t
addißE e LR UL s iy
FOR RENT—Several office rooms. Ap
ply at American National Bank 27-tf '
it SR Dl e e e
WHO IS THE RAG MAN? We buy
rags. S. M. Watson & Co. 34-tf
e e
FOR RENT—Twp ;esfde}lces in good
repair, moderyféodx'enien’qes. Wwill
rent very reaspnable.” Apply~J. C.
Brown, Dispatch offive. 29-2 t
e L o e
WANTED—One nicely fupnighed room
for young mat%fed wéer( Address
P. O. Box 28, (;i)rbe}e‘,%a. 31-It-pd
FOR RENT—Six room house located
on Fifteenth avenue, all modern con
veniences. Apply to H. W. Wheeler.
33-tf.
You forgot you/ Turhip Seed when
you were in tgwn. We fiave them. New
crop for fall planting.~'J.-B. Ryals
Drug Co. 328 t
FOR RENT-—Furnished house of five
rooms. About two sq areg from post
nflice. Rent chdap Jfiz three' or four
‘mrmths. Box 368, Phone 342.
r!"OR RENT—lCxtra fine store, room
26x150. This building was formerly
‘L)(rcupied by Bulloch as a grocery and
bakery combined; has entrance on
'Wall street. Both being main busi
ness streets. Rent very reasonable.
Apply to L. J. Roobin, Cordele, Ga.
32-tf. a
FOR SALE—Eight h. p. International
Gasoline Engine, built for service.
Bran new. Would convert into kero
sene engine for good customer, or will
trade for automobile. Genuine bar
gain. Dekle Bros., Cordele, Ga. 31-tt"
FARM FFOR SALE—I3B acres, fine red
pebble land, four plows in cultiva
tion; located on National Highway 11
miles north of Tifton. Price $35 per
acre, part cash and long term on bal
ance. Apply to L. G. Booth at Cordele
Marble Works. 34-4 t
e iaie noness R s S e
WE WANT RAGS. Yes, those old
raggedy rags. Can use ten ear
loads. Yes, we pay cash, too. S. M.
Watson & Co. 34-tf
To the Voters of Crisp County:
1 hereby announce myself as a can
didate for re-electio to the Legislature,
subjet to the Democratic Primary to
be held on September 12, 1916. For
the past two years I have served the
county in the capacity ol ..o Rrepre.
sentative, and my record is known by
all the voters. Upon this record, I
base my claim for re-election, and 1
again pledge myself faithfully to rep
resent the county to the best of my
ability as I have done in the past.
1 desire to express my gratitude to
the voters for thehir support and con
fidence and I shall deeply appreciate
a continuance of the support and con
ddence accorded me. W. H. DORRIS.
THE CORDELE DISPATCH, SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 1916.
MEDIATORS ATTEMPT
TO PREVENT STRIKE
CLOSED SESSION HELD—SIDE,OF
RAILROADS FIRST PRESENTED
TO FEDERAL BOARD. 7
New 'York, Aug. 10.—If the United
States Board of Mediation and Con
ciliation, which was ‘calléd in today
to arrange the differences between
the railroads of the country and their
400,000 @mployes fall, President Wil
son will be asked to use his personal
effortd fo prevent a ‘general strike.
This statement was made today by
a representative of the railroad man
agers who have been negotiating with
the men since June 1.
Late tonight efforts of the federal
mediators to bring the contending fac
tions together were well under way.
Six hours after the railroad managers
had served notice, onjthe men that
they would not withdraw their formal
rejection of the workers’ mediation,
the mediators and managers were clos
eted in secret session. Mediation was
suggested in lieu of arbitration under
the Newlands act, or by the Interstate
Commerce Commission proposal which
had been rejected by the brotherhoods.
ECONOMIES IN MAIL EQUIPMENT
GREAT GOVERNMENT SAVING
The people who see the mail bags
loaded on postal cars from the mail
wagons of the Government, or see
them thrown off at the station in the
cities, can form no idea of the im
mensity of this branch of the public
service. Statistics and tables of fig
ures may have little interest for the
ordinary reader, but when it is stated
that the total number of mail bags
used for transporting the mails totals
about five millions, ‘and if placed end
to end would stretch from Boston to
San Francisco and txtend into the
Pacific Ocean, some estimate may be
formed of the tremendous mass of
such equipment needed in the dispatch
of public business.
At the beginning of this administra
tion an inventory was taken to learn
what equipment for railway postal
transportation the government had on
hand. It was discovered that the
grand total of such property was
3,549,489 pieces, of which 468,846 were
mail .pouches, 2,592,479 were sacks and
488,164 were mail locks. Since this in
ventory was m¢le the growth of the
service required the purchase of over
one million and a half mail bags to
meet the steadily increasing demand.
This business of the government is so
enormous that a tabulation made in
the Railway Mail Service two years
ago showed that the eight mail bag
depositories of th'e United States re
ceived and sent out again during the
year just preceeding, nearly 40,000,000
sacks and pouches. As the real
amount of stock then was about
4,000,000, it will be seen that this
equipment was handled ten times by
the system of distribution devised to
relieve congestion at one point and
meet pressing demands at ahother,
without which arrangement Gic pecul
iar exactions of the service could not
be met.
SRR
Applied toyour personal affairs
will stop much unnecessary
spending, and enable you to
accumulate a substantial sav
ings account in this institution.
Yoursavings deposited here are
surrounded by every possible
safeguard and besides earning
interest, they entitle you to
many advantages you could not
otherwise enjoy.
We invite your account, large
or small.
THE EXCHANGE BANK
CORDELE, GEORGIA.
AMERICUS PLANS
FOR GREAT FAIR
EFFORTS BEING MADE TO PRO
VIDE LIVE STOCK SHOW FOR
NINETEEN COUNTIES.
Americus, Aug.. 11.—Rapid work on
the Third Agricultural District Fair
conserving the agricultural ‘interest of
19 counties as follows: Muscogee,
Stewart, Quitman, Clay, Randolph,
Terrell, Lee, Crisp, Dooly, Sumter,
Marion Taylor Schley, Houston, Pulas
ki, Macoh, Chattahoochee’ and Bleck
ley, i§ now going forward.*The fair
whén completed will be the third lar
gest fair in Georgia. The buildings
are all be‘sg builf\permanent and. de
signed with a view to the exhibits
that will be in them. °* ik
Live stock will be one of the main
features of -the fair, in fact, it will be
one.of the largest live stock shows
held in soufh Georgia. Carloads of
short horns, Herefords and other well
nown breeds of cattle will be shown
on the grounds and sold daily. :
The show of thoroughbred hogs will
be the largest ever attempted in Geor
zia and thousands of these fine hogs
will be on exhibition.
“The fair is situated on the grounds
of the Third District :Agx_'icultura] A.
& M. College.
WHEAT PRICES TAKE BIG JUMP,
Chicago, Aug. 10.—Wheat shot up
ward eight cents a bushel at the open
ing of the market today. May deliv
ery going to $1.50 a bushel, and De
cember $1.45.
Sensational crop damage, confirm
ed by a government report, was the
cause.
There was so much excitement in
the pit that in many cases wheat
transactions were three cents- apart
at the same instant.
Dealers gave their chief attention
to the fact that this season’s yield
will little more ‘than meet domestic
requirements, and the European
needs, greater than ever before,
would have to be mainly supplied
by th surplus from last year.
PAY DAY IN MACON :
FOR SECOND REGIMENT
Macon, Aug. 10.—Payday begun yes
terday for the First brigade of guards
men at Camp Harris. Moving with the
facility of veterans, the state quarter
master’s corps, under Maj. M. J. Dan
iel, paid off the Second Infantry with
in three hours, and won high com
mendation from Maj. F. L. Palmer, U.
S. A, retired, and inspector of the na
tional guard of Georgia.
The First Infantry will be paid off,
heginning at noon today, and it is like
ly that the Fifth also will receive its
ravney. The hostilities -of Tuesday
night, aroused by the marching in ef
fizy and interment of “The Old Gray
Bonnet,” were stilled last night before
“tups,” hut for the first time since the
encampment was pitched the sentries
walked guards with bayonets on their
picces.
Make your daily plans with a pro
vision for rain these days. -
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: This is the policjf the Georgian Pharmacy, and it is our aim to
serve our customer only with the best and with the utmgost prompt
ness. ; { 1 ;
Mr. Emory Ryals agafln connected with the Georgian, and i 8 in /
charge of the prescrilon department. His experience as a druggist
has been a record ofgcuracy and prompt service.
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