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VOL. VIIL
SCHOOL BUILDING BEING RENO
VATED AND ARRANGEMENTS
MADE FOR LARGE ATTENDANCE
Everything is being placed in read
iness for the ensuing term of the Cor
dele public schools, which opens on
September 11. All needed repairs
are being made on the buildings, the
rooms are being thoroughly renovated
and made clean and sanitary and the
grounds are being cleaned.
Desks have been purchased and are
being placed for these new rooms in
connection with the main school and
another for the grade which has been
added to the Northern Heights school
These new rooms will accommodate
the department in science and the
second fiifth grade added at the main
school and the sixth grade added tc
the Northern Heights school.
Superintendent A. 1. Brewer will
return with his family from a stay
of some weeks at Talapoosa on or
about September 1 and will then busy
himself with preparations for the
school opening.
Indications point to a congested con
dition in one or two of the grades in
the schools and plans are already un
der advisement to relieve such situa
tion. The Cordele public schools have
shown a steady and decided increase
in the number of pupils enrolled from
vear to year, and, with conditons gen
erally, financially and otherwise, of
the community improved it is expect
ed that an unusually large increase in
matriculation will be shown for the
session about to open. -
STRIPLING IN HOPEWELL
LOOKING FOR JOB
Richmond, Va., Aug. 2j—Thomas
Edgar Stripling, recently pardoned by
the Governor of Georgia, has return
ed to Virginia as he promised, to
“make good.” He is at Hopewell—
“looking for a job,” he says.
Stripling, while awaiting the result
of an appeal from a life sentence for
murder escaped from the jail at Co
lumbus, Ga. He took his family to
Danville, Va., where he became chief
of police. He was recognized after
a number of years, rearrested and re
turned to Georgia to serve his sen
tence.
STHL RISING
POLITICAL FORECAST FRROM HAR
HIS HEADQUARTERS ALL VERY
ENCOURAGING.
Atlanta, Aug. 29.—With voters in ev
ery county where he has spoken as
suring him of support, with letters
from all over Georgia telling him his
strength is growing greater every day,
Governor Nat E. Harris feels more
confident than ever that the will win
his second term by a majority which
will eliminate any fight in the conven
tion. The Harris tide is still rising, to
judge from these messages, and will
keep on rising until the votes are
cast on September 12.
Governor Harris is completing a two
weeks speaking tour, qovering many
counties, with speeches five and six
times a day. He will continue his cam
paign all next week.
The Governor's addresses have been
pronounced “vote getters” wherever
it has appeared. He has discussed the
prohibition question forcefully, declar
ing he included prohibition in the ex
tra session call because he knew the
sreat mass of Georgia people demand
ed It, and he put it in the call in
spite of assurance by its opponents
that if he would leave it out he would
have a second term without opposition
He has discussed the pardoning pow
with equal frankness, declaring that
no man sentenced for defending. the
purity of his home would be kept be
hind the bars.
In replying to Mr. Dorsey’s criti
cism of the Governor’s veto of the
double primary bill, Governor Harris
said no candidate who did not have an
extremely wealthy interest backing
him could afford the enormous expense
of a second race, and perhaps the fact
that the bill was written in the of
fice of the Dorsey law firm, counsel
for the ~ Louisville & Nashville rail
read, might explain why he was so anx
ious to have it passed.
MRS ADAMS IS INSANE
SAYS SLAIN MAN’S BROTHER
Macon, Aug. 29.—Roper C. Spratling,
brother of Captain E.-J. Spratling, of
the Fifth regiment, who was murdered
last Friday at noon by Mrs. H. C.
Adams, came to Macon this morning
and conferred with officers of the Fifth
regiment, in regard to the death of his
brother.
Mr. Spratling returned this after
noon to his home at Opelika, Ala., go
ing by way of Atlanta, and carrying
the personal effects of the dead cap
tain which have been in the possession
of Lieut. G. P. o’'Keefe, of company F,
since the murder. While in Macon Mr.
Spratling talked with a newspaper
man, and stated the attitude of the
Spratling family toward Mrs. Adams,
who, he declared, “is without a doubt
insane.” ;
Mr. Spratling stated that he was
positive his brother had been killed
by an insane woman who was labor
ing under an hallucination, probably
induced by her delicate condition. “So
far as that poor wretched woman is
concerned,” Mr. Spratling said, we
feel nothing but the very deepest sylm
pathy for her and her family, realiz
ing as we do that it is simply a case
of insanity.
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Toothed tongs of much power have
been patented by a Washington inven
tor for pull weeds.
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
DEATH CLAIMS
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M. M. JOINER OF RAINES SETTLE
MENT LOSES TWO DAUGHTERS
ALMOST AT SAME TIME—INTER
MENT AT ZION HOPE.
As a rasult of attacks of congestion
of the brain, two young daughters of
Mr."and Mrs. M. M. Joiner, who live
in the Raines settlement, died a few
hours apart this week. The children
were named Ledra and Mary and were
aged 4 and 8, respectively. The young
er child died Sunday morning at 9
community, who sympathize with them
taken from the house at 11 o’clock
Monday morning for interment at Zion
Hope cemetery, the older of the chil
dren expired. At 10 o’clock Tuesday
morning her remains were interred be
side her sister at the Zion Hope cemne
tery. a
Mr. and Mrs. Joiner are well known
in the county and have a large nun:-
ber of friends, especially in the Raines
community who sympathize with them
in the great misfortune. .
MAYOR JONES IS AFTER
AUTOMOEBILE SPEEDERS
The speed fiends are up against it.
Mayor Jones now instructs cfficers to
spare no effort to catch every one
aro violates the speed ordinance of
che city.
“This is one of the‘most important
city ordinances,” said Mayor Jones,
‘and if possible it must be enforced
‘0 -the letter. 1 am afraid that some
one will be killed or injured for life
any day on the streets of the city,
and the only tring to be done is to
most rigidly enforce the law. Joy
riders should take notice and watch
>ut for the crop, as we have provided
them stop watches and they can time
a car to the second.”
THOUGH FORMERLY BEATEN
SWEAT WILL RUN AGAIN
Waycress, Aug. 29.—Chairman Jas.
Sinclair, of the county executive com
mittee, today called the committee to
mee here September 2 to take formal
action on the announced intention of
J. L. Sweat to enter the primary Sep
tember 12 after voters at a preferen
tial primary held with the county pri
mary in the spring nominated Colneyi
Williams and Calvin Parker. ‘
Volney Willlams has not yet receiv
ed an answer to his letter to Judge
Sweat in which he demands immediate
retraction of charges made in Sweat's
published statement announcing his |
candidacy. l
AT LARGE FOR TWENTY
YEARS, MAN IS CAUGHT
Statesboro, Aug. 29.—After being a
‘ugitive from justice for twenty years,
Jim Sikes, a white man, at one lime‘
well known in this county has been
bhrought to Stateshoro by Sheriff Mal-i
lard. The ofiicer claims to have been
on track of him for several months
and a short while ago definitely lo
cated him in Florida. Sikes is charg
ed with the murder of Jim Hendrix
1t the laiter's home when he and an
ohter white man named Lee attacked
Hendricks with knives, cutting him to
death. Old residents say there was a
party at the Hendricks home and the
two men became rowdy and Hendrix
ordered them to leave. It was then
the cutting occurred. Sikes made good
his escape, but Lee was arrested and
while he was confined in jail died with
typhoid fever.
COX AND PARKS RUNNING
HOT RACE IN THE SECOND
Moultrie, Aug. 29.—As the state pri
mary approaches interest througrout
the second congressional district is
hecoming more and more intense in
connection with the# pending rare
for congress between (Congressman
Frank Park, of Sylvester, and Judge
Kugene Cox, of Camilla.
Friends of both the candidates are
working hard in every county in the
district and the most parties support
ers of each are thoroughly agreed that
the contest is an extraordinary close
cne.
According to reports reaching Moul
trie from many of the counties of the
district, things are happening fast in
connection with the race and an in
cident of the day may crange the re
sult one way or the other. In fact,
conservative estimate indicate that
what will happen between now and
the primary will probably determine
‘he final result. While the friends
of both sids are making certain
claims, it is said tha no forcas ettis ac
tually safe at this juncture because
nf changes which may turn the tide
of the campaign one way or another
within the next few days.
MONEY AT CHEAP RATE
PROVIDED FOR FARMERS
Washington, Aug. 29.—1 n a state
‘ment tonight analyzing results of the
vYederal reserve hoard’s action a year
ngo in establishing preferential dis
count rates on commodity paper, Comp
troller Williams says that on June 30
last national banks were lending $44.-
246,000 on cotton warehouse receipts
and $79,749.000 on wheat. tobacco and
other commodities. Of the total, New
Jingland banks were lending $13,000,-
000: those of the eastern states, $28.-
000.000: southern states, $37.000,000;
middle states $25,000,000: western
states $2.500,000 and Pacific states
about $8,000,000. The result the comp
‘troller says has been to give the farm
‘er money at 6 per cent instead of at
from 10 to 15 per cent.’
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1,509 GUARDS DISCHARGED.
l San Antonio, Tex., Aug. 28.—Fifteen
{]mndr'\‘:r‘a and eight gunardsmen with
persons Jependant en them for support
have been discharged from border
i.luty, it was announced today at Fort
, Sam Houston,
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made cof the Amn:erican port to be
sought by the German merchant sub
marine Brem'sr, said to be on her way
to the United States with a valuable
AN FOUND IN RIVER
IDENTIFIED AS BODY OF W. H.
WADE, WHO HAS BEEN MISSINC
SINCE AUGUST 17.
Americus, Aug. 29.—Just about dark
this afternoon a body found lodged in
the middle of the Flint river, three
miles south of the bridge, between
Oglethorpe and Montezuma, was iden
tified as that of Walter H. Wade, the
prominent young Leslie business man
who has been missing since the night
of August 17.
When a negro fisherman found the
body it was bobbing up and down in
the water of the river. He immnediate
ly notified Captain J. M. Brown, of
Montezuma, who cwus the land along
the river where the body was found
and the body was dragged to the edge
of the river for the coroner’s inquest.
The body was naked from the waist
up with the ejception of the black tie
that remained around the neck. The
flesh on the skuli was sluffed of in
places and the low'r jaw was missing.
Several bullet holes through the skull
established the fact that Wade had
been shot.
The body was identified by a pair of
trousers, a belt with the initial, “W"
and tan low guartered shoes. Rela
tives of the young man were notified
and came to the scene immediately
with Sumter county officials. They
positively identified the body as that
of the missing man.
A belt buckle with a “W,” the trous
ars and a tooth filling were the means
of his father-in-law, Marion Sims, and
brother, Roy Wade, establishing his
identity. A negro fisherman found the
hody and notified the authroities at
Montezuma where the body was
taken. A coroner’s inquest rendered
a verdict of death at the hands of
unknown parties by shooting and then
the body thrown in the river. One re
ward of $250 for the body goes to
Dave Collier, the negre fisherman. The
other rewards are for guilty parties
with evidence to convict. Rapid de
veleps are expected and the authori
ties are confident of substantial clues.
The body with a bullet hole in the
skull substantiates the authorities’
theory as to murder and robbery. -
Wade disappeared Thursday night.
He was seen last in Americus. Two
days later, fearing that he had met
with foul play, a search was instituted
for the body. An automobile the young
man had driven to Americus in was
found on the edge of town with blood
on the steering wheel and the seat of
the car, a bullet hole was in the dash.
CATELE AEBLICTED
BY STRANGE MALADY
Statesboro, Aug. 29.-—State Veteri
narian, Dr. Peter F. Bahnsen, was
called to Bulloch county today by a
telegram from W. F. Whatley, district
farm demonstrator, who found an at
fliction among several herds of cattle
that he felt demanded the attention of
Pr. Bahnsen. Two prominent farmers
Thave lost several- heads of = valuable
stock within a very few days. Dr.
‘Huhnson and Mr. Whatley are making
‘;1 thorough investigaticn today.
Sl R B e
THINGS TO REMEMBER.
Men who have achieved greatly in
this world have kept steadily before
them fixed principles by which they
were guided. When published these
principles have always been found
impressive and of universal useful
ness and application. Take, for ex
ample, Marshall Field’'s “Twelve
Things to Remember,” viz:
The value of time.
The success of Perseverance.
The pleasure of working.
The dignity of simplicity.
The worth of character.
The power of kindness.
The influence of example.
The obligation of duty.
The wisdom of economy.
The virtue of patience.
The improvement of talent.
The joy of originating.—Manufac
turers’ Record.
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There has not heen a case of yellow
fever in the United States since 1905.
Japan is becoming interested in
sheep raising. The imperial stock farm
at Hokkaido has bought animals in
Australia.
THE CORDELE DISPATWH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1916.
watl
cargo such as the Deutschland brought
it ie now confirmed that she will dock
at New London, Conn. The evidence
c¢onsists of the faet that sheds have
lsen erected there for her protection.
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~ OPEN ON FRIDAY
IAMEFHCAN SAVING BANK ENTERS
. NEW FIELLD—A NEW SAVING iN
¢ STITUTRION WITH. FINE PROS:
. PECTS.
. The doors of another banking in
situation in Corder 2 will be thrown
Tnpon on Friday. This is the American
Saving Bank, with J. W. Cannon as
president; F. G. Boatright, vice pres
ident; and K. A. Vinson, cashier. It
starts with a capital of $25,000.
~ Those who have organized this in
stitution are more, than happy that
they have been able to get under bus
iness headway at a time when busi
ness prospects are so fine. They be
lieve they have started a bank which
will do much to aid in the work of
cducating the people more in the habit
!nf thrift.
~ This will be a saving institution and
‘every effort will be made to offer ad
vantage and encouragement to those
who would start the very good habit
of ssving and laying away something.
This new bank. will have all the
advantages which the average wide
awake. progressive bank has to offer
the public and it promis'es to do much
in the banking field.
RECORDS SENSATIONS
AT DEATH'S APPROACH
Atlanta, Aug. 28.-—After addressing
seventeen-page letter to his pretty
voung wife and five children and tak
ing thirty grains of asperin 'and one
cunen of carbolic aeid in an effort to
end his life. A. A. Webb, age 35, a
railway mail clerk, jumped into Grant
Park late tonight, thereby ending his
life by drowning. An unknown wom
an heard the splash, and her screams
called to her Conductor Robertson of
the Western and Atlantic Railroad who
plunged into the lake to save the
drowning man. When conductor Rob
ertson had pulled the body to shore
Webb was already dead.
The note was addressed to Mrs. Fan
pie Webb, No. 18 Argard street, and
was found on the bank nearby.
The Webb suicide, it developed to
night. presents the most unique fea
ture in the history of self murders in
this city.
He left a letter to his relatives in
which he charged that his death was
the result of his inability to secure
work and brooding over his discharge
from the government service. °He
claimed that his death was at least
indirectly the fault of Postmaster
Jones and Assistant Hart, who he said
had admitted that his discharge was
an unjust act, but had refused to rem
cdy it.
After making this explanation he
took the thirty grains orf asperin and
from that time on until he plunged
into the lake he jotted down a record
of his sensation as death approached.
CPWINKLE TRGT” S ONE
OF SEASON’S NEW DANCES
Chicago Aug. 28.—The “Twinkle
Trot,” a dance similar to for {rots,
'will be among the newest dances to
become popular this winter, it was
lde-ci-?nd today at the convention of the
American National Association of
[l)unr-ing Masters. “The Chinese pro
tu-xsnnml dance” and “gem waltz” al
|.<(: will be among the new novelties.
|GERMAN WOMEN ASKED
| TO GIVE OTHERS FOOD
‘ London, Aug. 29.—Adolph von Ba
| {ocki. pnresident of the German food
|rr gulation board. his issued an appeal
to the women of rural Germany to di
!\-i('n their food with the women and
I(-Ilildrvn of the towns and cities, says
a Reuter dispatch from Amsterdam to
| day.
| ilarry von Patocki in his appeal says
Itl:l-, harvest this year is, in general
|‘-'\"'l"'-:‘r-“ and that the cattle have
'recovered from the effects of the fod
|¢it-r scarcity of last winter, caused
by the failure of crops.
IREF—'USE REDUCTION IN
; INCOME TAX EXEMPTION
l Washington., Aug. 29.—8 y a vote of
1 31 to 19 the senate today received an
'amendment by Senator Underwood to
| reduce the income tax exemption in
1!!1(‘ revenue bill from $4,000 to $3,000
| ¢or marmed persons and $3,000 to $2,-
| OGO for single persons.
This photograph shows where she will
lie. The German liner Willehad, which
reached New l.ondon from Boston the
cther day, will remain alongside the
wharf to protect the submarin.,
OFFICER RUINED HER
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HOME, WOMAN CLAIMS
CAPT. SPRATLING, FIFTH REGI
MENT, SHOT BY MRS. ADAMS.—
BEFORE TENT AT CAMP.
Macon., Aug. 28.—Capt. Edgar J.
Spratling, 47, of Company F, Fifih reg
iment, Georgia National Guard, was
shot and killed while under the fly of
his tent at the mess hour this noon
by Mrs. H. C. Adams, 30, of Atlanta.
“You have ruined my home,” Mrs.
Adams is said to have exclaimed as
she pulled the trigger of a .58-calibre
revolver. The bullet entered the cap
tamm’'s body just below the neck, sev
ering the jugular vein. He reeled
backward and fell over a guy rope. A
second bullet that was fired entered
the Captain’s mouath.
Lieut. Samuel A. Kyser of Capt.
Spratling’s company grasped the wo
man's arm and disarmed her.
Maj. Wheeler of the Second regi
ment, Maj. Harrold, brigade surgeon;
Lieut. Wynn, surgeon of the Second
regiment, and Captain Moore were
less than fifty feet away when the
shooting took place. They rushed to
the side of the wounded officer but
Capt. Spratling was dead when they
reached him. The flag over brigade
headquarters was put at half mast at
12185 p. M.
LLater developments indicate, officers
assert, that the killing was premedi
tated; that Mre. Adams came from
her home i Atlanta while in a deli
cate condition determined to take the
cfficer’s life. Her husband was at
work in a laundry there when she left.
Her three children were left alone at
her home.
Mrs. Adams arrived here at 10
o’clock this morning over the South
ern Railway. It was her first visit to
Macon. She inquired of a private
whom she saw on the station platform
Lhiow she could reach the mobilization
camp. He directed her
THOMASVILLE GETS
~ VETERANS' REUNION
BRIGADE COMMANDERS REELECT
ED AT ANNUAL MEETING.
‘ Americus, Aug. 29.—The long line
of veterans, official ladies and citizens
hrought the reunion to a climax when
the parade circled and passed in re
lvi('\\' before the newly elected comman
der, Maj. Martin V. Calvin of Way
l(‘l‘!‘/SS. and the retiring commander,
| Henry T. Davenport, of Americus.
| As each brigade passed the band stand
the “rebel yell” joined “Dixie” in high
’ enthusiasm.
| Thomasville was chosen as the re
‘ut‘i(,\n city for 1917. Augusta extended
jan invitation. The brigade command
lurs were re-elected, they being: Kast
jern, Gen. J. A. Thomas; North Geor
(gia, Gen. M. O Martin; South Geor
|gia, Maj. W. J. Horsely, Western,
|Gen. 1.. W. Mobley; cavalry, Gen. G.
1 W. Gilmore.
' Reselutions were adopted thanking
Americus for the cordial entertain
{ment of the largest reunion in history.
' The grand parade over two miles in
ll('nmh brought the reunion to a cli
{max this morning. 'The hosts of gray
warriors numbering over seven hun
dred which is the largest attendance
in the history of the organization be
lgun eighteen years ago, bore up well
iuntl('r the blistering rays of the sun
iand formed with their respective bri
|gades and the artillery. Grand Mar
!s'lm] Walter T. Maynard led the long
|line oif veterans, official ladies and
lhnn(ll"'(!s of visitors and citizens.
| TAFT CONVINCED HE
| IS OUT OF POLITICS
| Chicago, Aug. 28.—Former President
{ Williarm H. Taft, here to attend the
{convention of the American Bar Asso
{ciation, which opens Wednesday, told
| reporters today that Chicago convinc
red him he was out of politics.
| “I walked four blocks through the
‘downtown streets and made one pur
[ ¢chase in a store without anyone ap
| parently recognizing me,” the former
| President said.
' Kentucky and Pennsylvania produce
inearly all the cannel coal mined in
llhv United States,
CONGRESSMAN PRESENTED HIS
CLAIMS FOR RE-ELECTION HERE
~ IN STRONG ADDRESS—FRIENDS
‘ ETHUSIASTIC. ;
' Congressman Charles R. Crisp ad
dressed the voters of Crisp county at
the court house at noon Monday in the
interest of his candidacy for re-elec
tion to congress. e was heard by
an apparently enthusiastic crowd and
strongly impressed his audience as he
gave an account of the work in which
he has taken part in congress during
recent years.
He also held the close attention of
the crowd while he presented the pub
lic record of Hon. Thomas G. Hudson.
fle was at his best and held his hear
crs through a full hour.
Congressman Crisp made numbers
of new friends con his trip and during
his address, many of them staying for
a hand shake after the address.
2 KILLED AND & iNJURED
WHEN 11 AUTOS CRASH
Kalamazoo, Mich., Aug. 29.—Two
men were killed and eight others in
jured, one fatally, when eleven auto
mobiles piled up at the first turn dur
ing a 100-mile race at Recreation park
here. The dead:
Marion Arnold, mechanician, Chica
-20.
Jack Peacock, driver, Brooklyn.
I‘robably fatally injured, ¥. K. Mar
quctie, Kalamazoo, Mechanician for
I'eacock.
The others injured are: Harold W.
Downa, Kalamazoo, driver; Roy New
ton. Kalamazoo, mechanician; Thom
as Ball Cold Water Mich., driver; Guy
.. Bailey, Cold Water, Mich., mecha
nician; Jimmy Alexander Sioux City,
Towa, mechanician; Andy Huunt, driver
(hicago; Otto Henning, driver, chica
go.
The accident occurred when Pea
cock’s car, leading, skidded and struck
the fence. It was overturned and
thrown squarely across the track. Be
fore attendants could signal the other
drivers, ten of the machines going at
a terrific clip ploughtd into the over
turned car. Five of them were com
pletely demolished.
The car driven by Andy Burt, whose
mechanician, Marion Arnold, was kill
od, was the first to strike that of Pea
cock. Nine others came into the
wroeckage a moment later.
'CULBERSON WINS :
IN TEXAS-RUN-OFF
Dallas, Tex., Aug. 29.—Virtually com
plete returns from practically alll the
Texas connties in the Democratic sen
atorial “run-off” primary today gave
Sonator Vharles A. Culberson 1.6.507
votes and former Governor O. R. Col
quitt 82,457. Less than thirty thou
sand votes remain to be acconuted for.
STRIKE THROWS 1,500
PERSONS OUT OF WORK
Fall Rive, Mass., Aug. 29.—Fifteen
hundred c¢r ploves of the American
Proiting Company, a textile manufac
turing company. were thrown out of
work last night when the company
closed its plant for an indefinite pe
riod. The decision to close followed a
strike of 250 employes for a readjust
ment of wages and working hours.
TO EXHIBIT LIVESTOCK.
Americus, Aug. 29.—The State Col
lege of Agriculture will have an ex
hibit of live stock here during the
Third Agricultural fair on October 23-
28. It will not be allowed to compete
in the prizes, but will be for educa
tional purposges. The Central of Geor
cia railway will have an exhibit and
has offered several prizes.
MEXICAN EXECUTED
11 Paso, Tex., Aug. 28.—Juraez wit
nessed its first execution for several
months teday when Jose Victor Cas
tillo, captured by customs guards in a
clash with revolutionists near Gauda
lupe, Chihuahua, recently faced a fir
ing squad. Castillo was sentenced (o
death hy a military court martial.
%100 FOR ONE BALE COTTON.
Toomshoro, Aug. 28—0 On Saturday
afternocn, Sid Smith, a negro cropper
on the place of W. L. Dixon, sold a
hale of cotton for over one hundred
doVars. This bale of cotton, together
with the sced, would have brought
around $125. Crops are comparatively
rood and business is hooming in this
section.
FINANCE COMMITTEE NAMED.
Americus, Aug. 29—The national
democratic campaign committee Las
appointed a finance committee for
Americus and this section of the state,
which will have charge of the solici
tation of funds in the interest of the
olection of Wilson and Marshall. The
appointments are W. W. Dykes, W.
M. Humber, J. A. Pinkston, S. L. Coh
en. B [ Bell @, M Hurlow, Hollis
Fort, J. A. Davenport and Cranston
Williams.
"The kangaroo. supposed a fleet heast
covers but ten to fourtecen feet a sec
ond. while the giraffe dashes along
over fifty feet in the same time, and
vn ox attached to a wafcen Joes two
foel a second. Scme species of hare
1 sixty feet a cocond, others not
more than ha'f as fast.
LA e .
In a large motor truck passing
throngh Concord, N. I, a few days ago
were two draft horses, 1,200-pounders,
heing taken from Manchester to a lura
ber camp 75 miles to the north. They
were needed in a hurry, so it was de
cided not to waste time driving them
Lm‘er the road.
| Delivered By Carrier
| In City 5¢ Per Week
JUDGE GEORGE'S
LAWYERS OF:BAR OF CORDELE
CIRCUIT ARE DOING DOUBLE
DUTY—BUSY LETTING PEOPLE
OF STATE KNOW.
TR, .
Friends of Judge Walter George are
now deing double duty in their efforts
to get his announcement to all corners
of the state so that the people wil
know of_his having asked for a place
on the bench of the Court of Appeals.
Since hte decided last week to get ints
the race, nearly every member of the
local bar has been busy directing let
ters to friends over the stat: The
work has assumed large proportions
and is to be continued until the date
of the primary. .
Those who desire to render strong
ost aid in the campaign are losing no
time in telling their friends that Judge
(George is now aciive'v engaged in serv
ng the pveople of the Cordele Circuit
n tl'» bench of the superior court and
is therefore better qualified to serve
in the higher court than others who
are asking for the place.
I'riends here feal that it is only a
matter of getting Judge George hefore
the people of the state. They are surs
that he will be given a winning vote
for the reason that his qualification
for service measures up to the require
ments of efficiency and comptency.
IF'very member of the local bar is at
work like a veteran in the business of
‘ampaigning, Sincde the time is short,
it has become necessary to put on dou
ble steam. The race is going to prove
v live one @nd the lawyers of the bar
oft the Cordele circuit are at work
with a dvetermination to win.
DRY WARM WEATHER
BROUGHT OUT COTTON
Atlanta, Aug. 30.pDry, warm weath
v with abundant sunshine was gen
ral over most of the state during the
st week, only immediate coast dis
‘ricts receiving a little too much rain.
‘otton is opening rapidly, and pick
‘nz and ginning progressed favorably.
Late cotton needs rain badly in the
| ontral-southern divisions and is shtd
ding top crop. In the counties ravaged
oy the poll weevils the crop was grea®
ly damaged. Corn is about matured
and is being housed in the southern
counties; fodder pulling is about com
ploted. Fine yields of sweet potatoes
and peanuts are indicated. The weath
or was fine for saving hay and the
‘hulk of the crop has been secured.
| Pecans and grapes promise fair yields.
LLate Gardens and truck crops are
lponr; sowing turnips is under way.
POTTLE WAS IN - -
0
WINNING FORM
SRIENDS OF CANDIDATE FOR GOV
ERNOR WERE HIGHLY PLEASED
WITH ADDRESS HERE TUESDAY.
Joe Pottle had a fairly large audi
ence at the court house at the noon
recess yesterday when he addresgted
the voters of Crisp county in the in
terest of his candidacy for governor.
ilis address was considered a very
‘able on'> and it won him friends.
He was introduced by Judge Max
iand. The speaker went for Dorsey
about his conneection with L. & N.
Railroad: for his accepting a fee from
l‘.lz's. Nelms: and for alleged inconsis
z‘mn(-y in (he matter of clemency to
)';:'"'(»m!(‘rs against the laws of the state.
He did not have a great deal to say
I:ilmut Governor Harris and Dr. Hard
man, but they came in for their share
of the epeakter's reasons why they
<aould rot be elected.
The address was considered a very
+ble one and Mr. Pottle’s friends were
more than glad that L'» came. They
helieve he strengthened himself by
!lllilkifl;l’, the address.
iCH/\RGES ATTEMPT
AT ASSASSINATION
! Atlanta, Aug. 28.—Claiming it a de-
Hiberate attempt at assassination Tom
il, welder tonight described the attack
made upon him some time ago by G.
I<, Vason, one of the doorkeepers at
'llu- licuse of Representatives.
This was the first statement given
'out by him since his injury, Mr. Felder
'mminy: down town for the first time
‘not to make a statement at the present
time and enly did so becauseof the fact
(hat the encounter in which he had re
coived his hurt had been described in
|the press as a fight.
i Mr. iPelder elaims that Vason waited
(for him on the outside and cl(elih(‘ru.tply
lpr()\'nl\'ud the difficulty, urging refer
ences to the Savannah recall fight and
{wmw difercnce with Speaker Burwell
'as the cause. IHe says he belives the
lfriend who was with Vason was there
to wive aid to him in the event that
any was needed and he bhelieves that
this friend aided in getting away with
iihv knite with which the stabbing was
dene. ;
|
'MISS IDA MILLER WINS
| MOTION PICTURE PR’
| Miss Ida Miller of this city won the
place of*:red by the Falace Theatre
tns leading lady in a motion picture
<how to be staged with lagol people
!y;!u_\'il:;t.
; [ winning this place Miss Miller
captures a $75.00 cash prize and be
[sides hecemes leading lady in the me
'tion picture which is to follow. Miss
Milr wishes to exnress her heartiest
‘appreciation of the loyalty and supn
lof her friends who made it possible
|for her to win. i
i SRR e e
| The queen of the Belgians is per
| sonally distributing mony of the gifts
jof tobacco and cigarettes heing sent
]m her soldiers through the Belgian sol
| diers’ tobacco fund.
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