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NORTH GEORGIX
FARMERS SGMIN
o f $ COMING
“NUMBER OF PROSPECTORS HAVE
TIED THEMSELVES TO CRISP
COUNTY SOIL AND ARE TO BE
. 'CITIZENS."
Parties of north Georgia farmers
prospecting in south Georgia have
neyer been so pumerous as they are
this year., Be},%;g located on the Na
tional .h%and on the most di
i {gfi?t@‘u’,' *threugh the state, most of
“the prospecting parties come through
this ecity, and almost invariably stop to
investigate the farming lands of Crisp.
As a result of these investigations
Crisp has received its full quota of the
prospectors who have either purchased
or rénted farms for the following year.
Another party of Franklin county
farmers, prospecting with a view of
buying or renting farm lands, spent
Monday and Tuesday in Cordele ‘and
Crisp county. In the party were, E. S.
FPurcell, J. A. Singleton, Arthur Pow
ell, Lawrence Addington and Mims
Crump, all of Carnesville. Several
members of the party were in south
Georgia last year prospecting and, as
well as ‘going through Crisp investi
gating conditions, prices, fertility and
adaptibility of the soil, they went
through a good man others of south
Georgia counties. They have return
ed this year with the full intention
of locating in Crisp, and expect to re
main here until they definitely closel
trades for either purchasing or rent
ing during the coming year. ‘
VEAZY BILL IS SIGNED.
Atlanta, Aug. 22.—Before leaving ¢'%
his speaking tour today, Governor Har-'
ris signed among four general bills the
Veazy bill, admittedly aimed at Cath
olic convents. The bill is now a law.
Grand juries in every county havesthe
right to enter and investigate all “ele
emosynary institutious” in Georgia.
This includes, as was stated by Repre
sentative Bob Blackburn in his speech
in favor of the passage of the bill,
“The Bethesda Crphanage.”
The governor also signed the bill re
vising the military code providing for
notaries public at large and the re
visém-gam‘e\law. :
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CITY OF F\\%GS WILL
GREET VETERANS AT REUNION
Americus, A}}gg. 22 —With the Stars
and Bars, the glorious symbol of the
Southern Confederacy entwined
among the Stars and Stripes as the
living representative of a grand and
united nation; Amerricus will be a city
of flags and inmting when a greeting
is waved to the hosts of (onfederate
Veterans who will hold their state re
union in Americus on August 24th and
25th.
Three mileB of decorations® will
adorn the strets of the city. The
sreets will wave a glorious and proud
welcome to the veterans.
It is planhed to decorate the court
house and the city hall during this:
week. The work on the streets: wlil
begin Monday.
Many business houses are signing
contracts. today with the decorating
company for their stores. Every per
son is urged to decorate their build
ing, and make the city of flags a unan
imous concord of colors and bunting.
PARALYSIS DEATHS
i DECREASING IN NUMBER
New York, Aug. 21.—Another sub
stantial decrease in- the number of
deaths from infantile paralysis and in
the number of new cases today has
strengthened the belief of the health
authorities that the epidemic is on the
wané. There were only trfenty deaths
here today and 108 new cases, the low
est figures for several weeks. Total
fatalties to date are 1,167, and the
total ‘of cases 7,110. Cases now in
hospital number 3,740.
WILL BE HELD TOMORROW NIGHT
—MEMBERSHIP ALMOST COM
PLETE, BUT THERE IS ROOM
FOR MORE.
The plans for the organization of
the Cordele drum and bugle corps gre
taking definite form, and a short time
is expected to see the corps in actual
practice, with a full and capable mem
bership. Five new members have
been added to the list within the past
week, but there is still room for sev
eral others.
Thursday evening the members of
the corps will be called together for
the purpose of determining plans nec
essary to get the organization well on
its feet and going. Arrangements will
be made to secure the necessary funds
for purchasing the instruments to be
used. The young men of the organi
zation will purchase their own uni
forms.
The meeting place for the members
has not been selected as yet, though all
of those interested will be notified.
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NEGRO’S BODY FOUND. ?
valdosta, Aug. 22.—The body of the
negro Lewis, who was lynched by his
captors near Cat Creek, Ga., last Fri
day night, as told in these dispatches
. Sunday, was found floating in the
‘ Wtihlacoochee river yesterday after
noon.. The negro had been riddled
with bullets and thrown into the river.
Rockville, near” Rockport, Maine,
boasts of Mrs. H. E. Wotton, age 84,
who has recently planted eight rows of
beans, each row being 160 feet long,
doing the work alone in seven hours.
She says she will do the hoeing and
harvesting alone.
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tain Charles A. Fryatt, British cap
tain of the steamship Brussels, who
was shot to death by the Germans at
Bruges, to reach the United States.
He tried to sing a German submarine
and was captured. ‘
The British government has reccm
mended the granting of and extra
pension of $5OO annually to Captain
Fryatt's wi(lgw; besides the sum to
which she is entitled under the gov-i
ernment’s compensation scheme. The‘
Creat Bastern Railrcad, of one of‘
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whese ships, Captain Fryatt was the
master, is also granting his widow a‘
$1,250 annuity. : { |
. M. EAKES WORKS
FCR BROTHER’S ELECTION
M. M. Eakes, of ‘this city, who has
been managing the campaign of his
brother, William J. Eakes, of Conyers.
who is a candidate for state treasurer,
opposing William J. Speer, incumbent,
spent the week end with hi sfamily, re
turning tc Atlanta Tuesday to contin
ae ‘n charge of the campaign head
quarters. His brother hds-been sick
for a week or mare and Mr. iakes has
been actively in charge of the entire
campaign.
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CRISP TO SPEAK
CONGRESSMAN COMING TO TALK
TC VOTERS OF CRISP—MANY
WILL HEAR HIS ADDRESS.
Supporters in Cordele and Crisp
county of Hon. Charles R. Crisp, who
is a candidate to succeed himself as
congressman from the Third district,
have arranged for him to address the
voters of this county at the court
house at 11 o’clock cn Monday, August
28. Superior court will be in sessiQn
at that time and a large crowd is ex
pected to hear Mr. Crisp. The con
gressman will be introduced by one
of Cordele’s most prominent citizens,
and he is expected to go into details
regarding legislation that has taken
place during,his term of office.
KEESE AND TUGCGLE
SPENT MONDAY HERE
. Alex E. Keese, candidate for state
superintendent of schools, opposing M.
L. Brittain, incumbent of the office,
was in Cordele Monday. He was sched
uled te-deliver an address at the
court house, bhut upon learning that
the superior court would only take up
the qncontest@d business and that
there would be a very small attend 4
ance upon the court, he concludedlh‘%
to deliver a public address. He spen
the entire day in the city making
friends and soliciting votes on be
half of his candidacy.
Hill . Tuggle, candidate for prison
commmissioner, was also in the city Mon
day in the interest of his candidacy.
This man makes many friends wherev
er he goes and he will make a splen
did race. 7
CHEROKEE ROCSE
OFFICIAL FLOWER
Atlanta, Aug. 21.—The Cherokee
rose today is the official floral em
blem of the state of Georgia, the title
having been conferred upon the blos
sont by a legislative bill which Gov.
Nat E. Harris signed last night. |
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¥ COTTON MARKET. * |
* Spot cotton brought 14 18 .in *
+ the local market today. The price *
* has been steadily on the climb for *
* the past several days, and this * |
# week the number of bales that *‘
* was marketed was greater than *
# that marketed during all the sea- *
* gon before. At noon today practi- *i
* cally 3,5000 bales had been market-*
% ed here. Prices for today were: *
# Good middling 141-8; fully mid- *
* dling 14; middling 13 15-16. *1
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!GOOD PRICES FOR COTTON AND
. FAIR WLATHER AND WHITE
FIELDS MAKING THINGS LIVEL.Y.
Since the prices for cotion have been
sieadily ciimbing and have stood at
and around fourteen ceunts, the farm
lc-r:, of ('ricp have gotten a “move” on
ihe like they have never had before.
| Put the staple has been opening rapid
]]_\' frowm the very first of the season, the
prices Lave been good and the farm
i(‘rfz have certainly wasted no time in
1?'9"‘1:13; the crop gathered and market
od, Fourteen cents is a much better
price than .the farmers ‘secured for
the stapie last year. While it is gen
erally believed that the price will con
tinue upward, there is no guarantee
that it will go any higher or that it
will stay as it is, and the farmers are
taking no chances, but are “making
hay while the sun shines.”
As a result of the rush to get the
crop gathered and miarketed, competi
‘tion for cotton pickers has perhaps
not in recent years been so strong. The
pickers are securing good prices and
{here is a scramble among the farm
ers to secure their services.
GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE TO
BE HERE NEXT TUESDAY TO
PRESENT HIS CLAIMS TO PEO
PLE’S VOTE.
Joe Pottle will address the voters of
Crisp county on Tuesday, August 29,
at the court house in the interest of
liis candidacy for governor. it will be
the second day of the superior court
in the disposition of criminal busi
nces, and Mr. Pottle’s friends expect
that he will have a large audience.
He ig the third of the gubernatorial
candidates to put in an appearance
here. Governor Harris has yet to
come. Joe Pottle will have a full
Louse on this occasion.
BURWELL'S PEOPLE WILL
| RUN HIM ANYWAY
Atlanta, Aug. 21.—Representative W.
H. Burwell, of Hancock county, speak
cr of the'house of representatives dur
ing the 1913-14,session and during the
1015-16 ssicn, may return to the
house ffom Hancock county for the
sensiolf of 1917-18, and the present in
dicati ns, are that he will, as his con
?ituent,s have taken the liberty of
ing his entry fee as a candidate
a:g).mlounciug him for reelection.
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EIGHT PEREONS KILLED ;
b IN BOILER EXPLOSION
Jackson, Tenn., Aug. 22.—Eight per
sons were Killed and a number of oth
ers are reported missing as a result
of an.explosion here teday at the
’plam of the Harlan Morris Stave Man
ufacturing company. The boilers gave
way and the shock was felt through
out the city. The known dead: W. E.
Freeman, Marion Eawon, Pope Small
wood,-J. Hainkston, Simon Persky, Bob
Rogers (negro), J. B. Totten (negro),
Henry Clora (negro).
Lester Bailey and G. H. McAnnulty,
‘lwo other employes, were among the
seriously injured.
1’ The cause of the accident has not
]heen definitely ascertained. A large
part of one of the hoilers was blown
1200 yards from the plant.
More than 75 men were employed
;hy the company and it was said if the
explosion had occurred an hour later
lthe loss of life would have been heavy.
FINDS CONDITIONS ANYTHING
BUT ENCOURAGING, BUT FARM
ERS ARE FAST DIVERSIFYING.
J.- A. Johnson, farm demonstration
agent for Crisp county, returned sev
eral days ago from the boll weevil in
fested sections of southwest Georgia
'and lower Alabama. He accompanied
a party cowmprised of citizens from
all parts of the state and they spent
‘three days in the sections where the
weevil was prevalent.
Conditions there, says Mr. Johnson.
are anything but encouraging so far
las the cotton erop is concerned. The
weevils are plentiful and they have
|laid waste the cotton crop. Lands
that have produced a bhale to the acre
will not produce a bale to ten or twen
ty acres in some instances this vear.
The ravages of the weevil have
brought about discouraging financial
conditions in some sections and have
'thrown a damper on the usual opti
‘mistic spirit and season of prosperity
‘that is characteristic of those parts
of Georgia and Alabama at this time
1 of year.
' The only salvation, says Mr. John
son. is the diversification of crops, the
raising of more hogs and cattle on the
broadest scale possible, and it is grat
ifying to observe how far the farmers
of the weevil infested sections, have
turned to this plan, how much more ex
tensively diversification will be prac
ticed another year.
There were farmers in those sec
tions, says Mr. Johnson, like there is
in all other sections where the weevil
has been or will probably go, who are
inclined to count as almost a myth the
report of the damage the weevil has
wrought and who have not heeded the
warning to prepare for its coming by
diversifying. But they have learn
‘ed the lesson that all such doubters
‘have learned where the pest has gone.
THE CORDELE DISPATMWH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1916.
CiviL BUSINESS ONLY TOOK
SHORT TIME—GRAND JURY IN
CESSION TODAY.
Crigp supevior court convened Mon
day afternoon in the regular term, and
verdicts were taken in divorce cases
and other uncontested matters. Af
ter only an hour or two in session
Judge W. F. George adjourned the
court until Wednesday at which time
a grand jury was organized for the
nurpese .of clearing the county jail of
{wenty-nine prisoners, most of whom
are ncgroes, being held for various
misdemeanor offenses.
Judge George drew the grand grand
jury following the short session of the
court Monday and summons were im
mediately issued for them. The court
will reconvene on next Monday for
the purpose of taking up criminal bus
iness and disposing of such other mat
ters as will not go before a jury for
trial.
JUDGE GEORGE
Judge Walter F. George of the Cor
dele circuit is seriously considering the
-advisability of enlering the race for
’!,lm judgeship of the appellate court.
Mi'ends from many points who have
becn watching developments are urg
ing him 1o enter and his anncunce
‘ment mav be forthcoming tomorrow .
Judge George is considered far bet
ter gualified than any south ()eorgian!
vho has as yet made announcement [
He is actually in the harness as :.‘;
judge and is making a good one and
friends all over hig circuit and through
out the state would be glad to see him
run. He would have a fine chance of
winning. .
MACCHM GETS MEETING
HORTICULTURE SOCIETY
Albany, Aug. 21.-—Macon was chosen
as the next mecting place of the Geor
gia State Horticulture society, the for
tieth annual convention of which was
brought to a close {oday.
The winter session will be held in
Athens as usual. Al officers of the
scciety were re-elected, as follows:
R. €. Brackmans, Augusta, president;
B. W. Huni, Eatonton, vice president;
T. H. McHatton, Athens, secretary; J.
B. Wright, Cairo, trasurer.
VARIETY PLANT TO BE
BUILT IN AMERICUS
Americus, Aug. 21.—A large real es
tate deal was consummated Saturday |
afternoon when Harrold Brothers sold
a portion of their wood and coal yard
on the corner of Hampton and Plirm
streets to W. 'W. McNeill, the deal he
ing made through T. B. Westhrook, an
Americus real estate man.
It is said that Mr. McNeill will erect
a large variety works on his newly ac
‘auired land which will be quite an ac
guisitiop to the industries in Ameri
cus.
STOLEN IN AUTO
MISS ALDA NELSON DISAPPEARED
DURING SUNDAY SERVICE—IS
SEEN IN AUTO WITH TWO MEN
AND A WOMAN GOING TCWARD
CHULA. TRACE TO ASHBURN.
Miss Alda Neison, aged 21, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Nelson, who re
sides near Hickory Spring church, is
missing from home and her parents
and it is believed that she was kidnap
ped and was being held against her
will.
Miss Nelson, together with her mo
ther, sister Mary and brother Jim,
went to Hickory Spring Sunday to
attend the annual meeting there.
About taree o'clock in the affernoon
the foot washing service was being
heid and Mrs. Nelson was inside the
church, while Miss Alda and her sis
ter were on the outside talking with
friends. :'resently H. G. Leneberger,
a young man acquaintance, stepped
to the Nelson giris and began to talk
to Miss Aloa. Mary spoke to him
and turned away and entered the
chureh where she remained for about
an lLour. ..
When she came out and looked for
her sister she could find no trace of
her. Then Mrs. Nelson and her son,
Jim, searched the grounds for the
missing girl, but not finding her there
they went on home.
Upon arrival there they learned
from Mr. Nelson that Miss Alda had
not come home, but that he believed
he got a glimpse of her in an auto
that speeded by him while he was
gtanding in front of the house. He
s¢aid that the auto contained H. G.
I.ineberger, Jim Summerford, and a
woman he did not recognize at the
time,
Sheriff Shaw had cards printed
this morning to notify oflicers over
the state to look for Summerford.
About noon, Summerford and Line
berger surrendered to Deputies Shaw
and (onger near Chula. They were
at once brought to Tifton.
Macon, Aug. 22.—1 n rsponse to a call
issned by K. Y. Clark, secretary-man
ager of the Georgia chamber of com
merce, six commercial secretaries of
ihe state gathered yesterday morning
in the office of W. H. C. Johnson,
secretary of the Macen chamber of
commerce, and formally organized the
“Georgia Commercial Secretaries’ as
sociation” and elected F. Lombard
Brinson, secretary of the Merchants’
and Manufacturers’ association of Au
gusta, as temporary president, and W.
H. C. Johnson, temporary secretary.
HARRIS 1S OUT ‘
“HITTING 'EM UP”
GOVERNOR USFNG TIME NOW TO
SEE THE VOTERS OF STATE
AND SPEAK TO THEM,
Atlanta, Aug. 21.—Governor Nat E.
Harris this week began a speaking
|tour ol Georgia in which he expects
{to cover more than fifty counties,
| though his engagements have not all
ivbeen decided upon. Much of his trav
!ol will be by automocbile, and his un
| dertaking, such a trip is an eifective
| answer to the criticism that he is “too
gold to be Governor.” HHe has spoken
| three times a day on several cccas
iim)s this week and traveied a hundred
| miles by aute without appearing a bit
tired. \
l The Governor, in his addresses, is
reviewing his year in oflice, showing
that no criticism has been successful
ly made on his administration. He
ig standing by his right to show mercy
to deserving prisoners and refuting
Mre. Dorsey's argument that pardons
should be granted only on some ‘“new
and important evidence.” He has
shown up the Neill primary bill as
pnfair and given his reasons for ve
toing it. He is ouispoken in his de
claration for prohibition, which he in
cluded in his call for an exira session.
Governor Harris is meeting great
encouragement upen his tour and be
iieves he will carry more than enough
counties to assure his nomination at
the polls. In every place he has
spoken he has received assurances
of support from large numbers of
prominent men, who are organizing
Harris Clubs. He feels assurad he is
gaining strength and will continue to
gain until theh primary. In many
counties voiers undecided as to which
candidate (o support, have decided to
choose Governor Harris as not only
the best man in the race, but as the
mest likely to carry the county and
the state.
ROSCOE LUKE IN RACE.
Themasville, Aug. 21.—TFormal an
nouncement was made by Roscoe Luke
here today of his candidacy for one
of thhe three new appellate judgeships
created by the recent legislature. Mr.
Lake has the endorsement of the bar
and the people of this section. He is
one of Thomagville’s most promenent
attorneys and has many friends
throughout the s;% from whom he
is receiving warm ‘@gsurance of sup
port.
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REVOLT MAY PROLONG
| ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS
Washington,” Aug. 22.—An unexpect
ed Democratic revolt in the Senate to
day resulted in the immigration bill
being taken up in defiance of the Dem
pcratic caucus and g.wcd the way for
efforts to displace™fiié’ revenue bill" as
unfinished business, an action which
might indefinitely prolong the session
of congress.
| Ten Democratic senators voted with
the solid Republican minority to take
up the immigration bill upon a mo
tion by Senator Smith of South Caro
lina, chairman of the Tlmmigrations
Committee. They were Aahurst, Beck
ham, Chamberlain, Culberson, Hard
wick, Lane, Myers, Overman, Smith
of South Carolina and Vardaman. ‘
\PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEE |
REJECTED BY SENATE}
Washington, Aug. 22.—Senator (:n,l-‘
linger'’s resolution calling upon the
chairman of the Federal Trade Com
migsion to say by what authorily
George Rublee, of New Hampshire,
serves as a member of the commis
sion without compensation, his nomi
nation having been rejected, was adopt
ed today by the senate. :
This action is expected to bring the
long controversy to a head and prob
ably settle the question of whether a
presidential appointee can continue in
office if the senate refuses to accept
him.
KOREAN SPEAKER HEARD
AT SUNDAY SERVICES
A treat awaited those who listened
'to Mr. Byron Kee at the forenoon
hour at the Methodist church Sunday.
His discourses was replete with inter
’vsting information of Korea, her peo
'ple, and their customs. The message
evidenced an inteligent conception of
the transforming power of the Chris
tian reigion, as experienced in his own
hear and life and that of his country
men. Mr. Koo paid a beautiful tribute
{o the missionaries whq have carried
the light of the Gospel faith to the
darkened minds of heathern peoples.
HORSE JUMPS FROM STAGE.
Waycross, Aug. 22.—Two persous
were injured, some of the orchestra
musical instruments ruined and over
fifty seats on the first floor of the
Grand theatre wrecked early tonight
when a horse that was to appear in
the opening act of the Jordon Perry
company's first night show here, be
came unmanageable and jumped from
ihe stage. The injured were Tex Per
ry. who was on the horse, and Ralph
Smith, a stage hand. The horse was
canght and let out the front entrance.
ruckily the doors had not been open
ed and only a few persons were in the
house. The horse was cut about the
legs.
TO REOPEN THE MINES.
Chihuahua City, Mex., Aug. 22.—An
nouncenment was made here today thai
authorities of the de facio governmernt
in Chihuahua are considering the pos
sibility of issue of a decree calling up
on the owners of all mining properties
in the state to resume operations with
in a specified time. It is planned, it
lwas said, to attach a penalty for fail
ure to comply :vith the order.
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Miss Houston Scott, fourteen-year
old daughter of General 1. Scott, chief
of staff of the Uniled States Army,
has given five ounces of her blood for
serum to preveni infantile paralysis
in other children. Sie har the disease
several years ago. The operation was
performed Saturday, Aug. 12, in Wash
ington, and was kept secret till public
health officials there asked that it be
made public in order to encoorage
cthers to give their blood.
WHISKEY SHIPMENTS
INCREASE IN STATE
‘ Atlanta, Aug. 21.—In:spite of all the
restrictions nlaced on the shipment
af whiskey into the state by the Geer
gia prohibition laws which became ef
fective on May 1, the quantity of liguor
being shipred into Atlanta and acher
cities appears to be cnstantly increas
ing.
Not nly are individuals using the
lawful limit of two quarte a mounth up
to the very limit, but recent discles
ures by the police have tendéd to show
that a much greater supply than the
lawiul limit is being received in the
city .
Probably the main reason for the
rapid and steady increase in the num
ber of shipments is the fact that pri
vate supplies liid i before the law
hecame effective are now exhausted,
or nearing exhaustion. This conditicn
evidently obtains not only in Atlania
but in other cities throughout the
state.
The express company has been fore
ed to double its guarters here and at
numerocus other large shipping points,
and still the end is not in sight.
If the present law continues on the
statutes books aud if liquor shipments
continue to increase like they liave in
creased in the past several weeks, it
will not he long befoire the records of
liauor shipments ix the ordinaries’
offices will be th emost velumnious
of all the records kept by these cf
ficials.
The requirement that every individ
nal receiving a shipment shall give his
name and hisfamily history and malie
aflidavit to his temperate habits aud
have his name recorded in the office
of the ordinary is becoming less and
less of a deterrant.
JUDGE MALBNE -
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FOiR INSPE@JT{BRI
CORDELE JUSTICE WANTS NEW
PLACE AS LLABOR [INSPECTOR
AND IS IN FIGHT TO WIN.
Judge W. H. Malone, justice of the
peace in the Cordele districi, and one
of the hest known and most nighly
esteemed citizens, has made apgplica
ticn to QGovernor Harris for appoint
ment to the position of labor ingpee
tor. an coffice created in connection
with the recent passage by the legis
lature of the child labor bill.
Judre Maione has enlisted the aid
of his friends in the interest of his:
candidacy, and scores of strong en
dorsements have gone from Cordele
and Crisp county, the city of Macon,
and Jasper c®unty, his former home.
Seores of the -imost preminent aund in
fluential eitizens of these cities and
counties have readily taken a personal
interest in Judge Malone's application
for appointment,
Upon the visit in a few days of
Governocr iarris to Cordele, at which
time he will address the voters of this
county at the court house, a delegation
l\.‘ill present to the executive the
}rluims of ihe Cordele applicant.
’CHILD LABOR LAW
’ GOES TO PRESIDENT
| Washington, D. C. Aug. 21.—With
l(mr debate or record vote the child
labor bill was accepted hy the House
today with the senate amendments
and sent on its way to becoine law
[v;ixl: President Wilson’s signafure,
‘ It represents the results of years of
sirnggling in congress between forces
}ur,fl:ing the conservation of child life
'and those opposing on many grounds,
irhif'—fly that it was a question for the
state"and not for the federal govern
ment. . i
Delivered By Carrier
in City 5¢ Per Week.
Cu i
PROPER TRAIN
SEABOARD ADOPTS HELPFUL
METHOD AT PASSEMGER STA
TION—~OTHER ROADS MIGHT DO
LIKEWISE.
The Seahoard.railway has provided
an iMmiprovement atghe ground of the
union denot that \vih he of considera
hle service to travel through the city
changing cars at this point. large
portable steel signs, giving the direc
ticn and points to which the traing
over thig road are going, have heen
placed at conspicious points bheside
the track. It is not infrequently the
case that passengers desiring (o travels
on these tracks, as well as others of
the seven trains that are in the yords
't the same time, have been left in
Cordele becauses of the difficulty in
setting aboard {he right trainc It has
already been demonsirated that these
signs placed hy the Seabcard have
heen of considerable help in climinat
ing doubt and confusion of this kind.
ZROOKS SHERIFF DUG ;
LIQUOR OUT QF GROUMD
Valdesta, Aug. 2i.—Reports {rom
li‘)uitmm’i Aindicate that Sheriff Wade,
f Brooks county, has become some
| ‘hing of a farmer, and is pow reap
ng his crop, though the sheriff did not
plant it. Most farmers reap what they
gow, for it is one of the laws of na
ture that he who sows may reap, and
ke who sows beautifully may reap
beautifully. Sam Jones used to say
that those who sow liauor will reap
drunkards.
Tha high sheriff of Brooks has
heen reaping liguor which somebody
else sowed. Recently he got after a
blind tiger and tracked him to his
iair, which happened to be in the
garden. The sheriff got a hoe and
began to dig peas, and at. the root
i each pea vine he found a quart
f liquor waiting to be claimed by
hie person who planted it. © =
LOCKS LIKE CLOSE RACE
IN ATLANTA'S ELECTION
Atlanta, Aug. 22.—Tomorrow closes
sne of the shortest yet sharpest mu
nicipal campaigns Atlanta has had
Thursday the votes will be polled foy
Asa A. Candler or Jessse W. Armi
stead for mayor to succeed ‘Jim”
’ Wooilward.
The Candler campaign has been
narked for the support given it by
men of large influence in the city, al
‘most, solidly, with Armistead and his
supperters have gone doggedly against
whatever cd-s that may have present
ad. The Cundler headquarters today
claim there isn’t any doubt about the
raaalt of thie count when the voling
is all over. Armistead has issued 2
statement in which he declares he will
carry seven wards and be elected. To
he oufsider it locks that the election
;will be a closer oune than either fac
“i;m admits.
| SR e e R S
ZASOLINE OFF AND -
| JITNEY OWNERS REJOICE
The fall of two cents per gulhm' in
the nrice of gasoline has created a
general rejoicing, and owners of “huzz
wagons” and other consumeis of “aas
are hopefel that the “the tvrsts that
be” may be indvced io-take a few
more cents off the price, and bring it
within reach of those of moderate,
means. lU's now 24 cents and hag
heen 26 cents, as a rale, while at the
country stores 27 and 28 cents has
heen the best price. Millionaire au
tomobile owners are boeginning to feel
that they can take an afternoon’s pleas
ure ride without sutiing a sirain on
heir banl account, and moen of mod
orate means are hopeful that maybe,
sometimes thev cdn pull ont their
“jitneys” and run around the block,
or perhaps two blocks, withoud sul
foring linancial embarassment,
&
GRAND JURY BUSY
CLEARING CRISP JAIL
vethbe i ifi AEed ‘5
SRGAMIZEDR THIS MORNING WITH
MIKEL AS FORENMAN; WiLL COM
PLETE WORK TOBAY AND
THURSDAY.
The grand jury for the August term
of superior court met this morgng
and organized with M: D. Mikel as fore
man. Pollowing Judge George’s
charge, the body went immediately to
business. The principal object of the
convening of the grand jury at this
erm of court, which is an off session
‘o them, is to clear-®he jail of pris
qers the jmosbher confined there be
ine unusually large. It is expeoted
that Ihe furv will complete this worls
today and Thursday.
| STORMN DIMINISHES.
. Washington, D. C., Aug. 21.—What
reniaing of the West Indian hurricang
which struck the Texas coast Friddy
is now central over southwestern
Texas as a feebie denressicn and even
this ig expected to fill up within the
“:'\.\" fwonty-four hours, the weather
“'.:n'f“:m announced tonight. There is
now no well defined storm in any pagu
Ln:’ the country, the anne uncement
said.
l Aceording to Professor Benjamin
' Snow, hoad of the University of Wis
| consin’s rhysics department, geandal
iravels nearly three times faster than
| sound, or about 1,000 vards a second.
l!'z:uur;; hie says, has second place,
|ooing at 500 yards a second, while
itr:uh drags along at the rate of only
IWU and one-half yards in the same
fime.
NO. 37