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HUGH DORSEY WINS IN
~ SPECTACULAR CONTEST
Wihé Enough Votes to Save Himself from Con
test in State Convention.--Carried Crisp Coun
ty by Seven Votes---Congressman Crisp Wins
Atlanta, Sept. 13, 2 p. m.—Hugh M.
Dorsey will go into the Georgia demo
cratic convention ai niacon, Septem
ber 26, with a big majority of votes
pledged to him for governor as re
sult of the state primary yesterday.
While returns today still are incom
plete, figures at hand give Dorsey 107
counties with a convention vote of
260; Governor Nat E. Harris, 37 coun
ties with a convention vote of 98; Dr.
L. H. Hardman 4 counties with 10 del
egates and Joseph E. Pottle 3 counties
with 6 delegates also. A majority in
the convention will be 192 votes. The
difference in the popular vote for Dor
gey and Harris was not as great in
proportion as the delegates gained
that being due to Harris running a
close second in some of the counties
to which the greater number of dele
gates are allotted.
Apparently all state house officers
with the exception or Governor Har
ris are confident they will be return
ed; although the race between W. J.
Speer, treasurer and his opponent W.
J. Eakes is close the latter returns
could not put Kakes in the lead.
J. J. Brown opposiug J. D. Price for
commissioner of agriculture also is
running close and victory will rest
with the aspirant claiming the majori
ty of the vote yet to be heard from.
If the present ratio is maintained,
however, Price will win. it
M. L. Brittain, state school super
intendent has a safe lead over Alexan
der E. Keese. ;
In the First congressional district
where Chas. E. Edwards declined to
offer for renomination J. W. Over
street apparently has defeated Peter
W. Meldrim, former president of the
American Bar Association. The count
in the Twelfth district is in favor of
Judge W. E. Larsen in his race against
Congressman D. M. Hughes and it
will take more complete returns to de
termine the winner. Other congress
men who had opposition apparently
have been successful.
Results in Crisp County. 5
After the most “nip and tuck” con
test in a governor’'s race ever waged
SO far as Crisp county is concerned,
and after the county llad been conced
ed to both Dorsey and Harris several
times over, the official results of Tues
day’s election put this county in the
Hugh Dorsey column by the meagre
majority of 7 votes over Harris. Dor
sey came in with approximately eigh
LAUNGH
BANK WILL LAUNS
A BIG PiG CLUB
£
FORTY COLQUITT COUNTY BOYS
TO BE STARTED OFF IN RAISING
FINE HOGS. "
Moultrie Sept. li.—The Moultrie
Banking Company will soon launch a
bip campaign to encourage the raising
of thorough-bred hogs in the county.
At a recent meeting of the directors
of the bank, a plan submitted by the
officers for a gounty pig club was en
dorsed. ;
The plan for the pig club is for the
bank to furnish Colquitt county boys
of good reputation, with a thorough
bred and registered pig which the boy
will be asked to take and care for,
and in the course of a year return
to the bank two such pigs as the one
originally given. As the pigs are re
turned from the first set of boys, they
will be LfiVen to other boys, and the
pig (:]ufi will grow- until it touches ev
ery boy ig the county who wants to
start into raising hogs of the better
sort. . :
The boys who have been members of
the corn -club in the county will be
given the preference, as it is thought
that they have proven their metal,
but the scheme will in time reach
all the boys who are willing to prop
erly care for the pig turned over to
them. .
The complete plan for the club will
e announced later. =
A Californian is the inventor of a
glass hood for automobiles that per
mits a man to watch his engine while
his car is running. : ;
; \.Vflligm.Rosweldt. a young farmer
of "Greenville,- Wis., has a suffragette
cow. “She willqnot * permit 2 man to
come u}tuin her stable. To milk her
Rosweldt disgtiSes hipself by putting
on a 4 mother hubbard and a bonnet.
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
ty votes in the lead over Harris from
the country precincts, though the Cor
dele precinct gave Harris a good ma
jority. Dorsey recesved 353 votes
Harris 346, Hardman 105 and Pottle 5.
Second in interest among the con
tests in the county was the race be
tween Crisp and Hudson for congress
man from the Third. Crisp carried
off the honors with an overwhelming
majority, receiving 601 votes agains:
Hudson’s 197. In the district Con
gressman Crisp beat Hudson ovel
3.00¢ veies. The returns gave hand
some majorities to all of the incum
bents in state heuse offices, the vote:
being as fcllows:
Comptroller General: Wm. A.
Wright §O2; E. P. Dobbs 196.
State Treasurer: W. J. Speer 519,
William J. Eakes 282.
State Superintendent of Schools:
M. L. Brittain 491; Alex E. Keese 307
Prison Commissioner to succeed R
7. Davison: R. E. Davison 262; W
J. Flanders 255; H. C. Tuggle 187; A
H. Henslee 87.
Commissioner of Agriculture: J. D
Price 532; J. j. Brown 267.
" Railrpad Commissioner for full tern
to Succeed C. M. Candler: C. M. Can
dler 514; James J. Leeples 233.
Railroad Commissioner for full term
to sueceed J. A. Perry: James A. Per
ry 506; S. G. McClendon 264.
For Judge Court of Appeals for ful’
term: ‘W. F. George 724; O. H. B
Bloodworth 360; Roscoe Luke 223; A
W. Cozart 71; H. J. Fullbright 69:
Jno. M. Graham 51; Geo. C. Grogan
15; Jno. B. Hutcherson 147; W. Frank
Jenkins 154; Henry S. Jones 66; Jno
J. Kimsey 43; L. P. Skeen 6; Alex
Stephens 104; M. J. Yoemans 61. The
election was for three, George Blood
worth and Luke receiving highest
votes.
In the race for representative W. H
Dorris received 786 votes. ":"L
Late returns indicate the *electior
of Bloodworth, George and Jenkins
for the state court of appeals. This
return is all muddled, however, and
it will be tomorrow before the definite
resulfs are known.
Delegates to the state convention
appointed by the executive committee
today were: J. Gorzon Jones, L. M
Sumner, M. M. Eakes, W. H. Dorris
and the following are alternates for
the delegates in the respective order
in which they are named: Dan H. Wal
ters, W. C. Hamilton, Jno. H. Ward.
James McWilliams. :
MAYCR JONES APPOI!NTS TWEN.:
TY PROMINENT CITIZENS AS
DELEGATES TO SOUTHERN COM
MERCIAL CONGRESS.
The eighth annual convention of the
Scuthern Commercial Congress will
be held in Norfolk, Va., December 11-
14. The problems that will confront
the south and the nation with the close
of the Kuropean war must be met, and
the Norfolk Congress will offer the op
portunity for the deliberate discus
sion and for the preparation of a plan
of action. It is desired that the states
of the south be adequately represent
ed, therefore Mayor Jones, urges up
on the delegates appointed to attend
this important gathering of business
wwen of the whole country.
Following are the delegates named:
U..V. Whipple, J. S. Pate, W. H. Dor
ris, J. H. Ward, J. H. Churchwel]l J.
J. Williams, J. Slade, Carl F. Williams
L. J. Roobin, T. E. Jennings, J. W.
Cannon, C. M. McKenzie, ,J. W. El
liotf, Chas E. Brown, J. W. Bivins, J.
D Mathews;, T. J. McArthur, B. H.
Palmer, C. L. McMillan, J. S. Sheppard
J. N. King, M. Wakefield, E. F. Stro
zier. :
Governor F. C. Stewart of Virginia,
in his ploclamation announcing the
convening of the Southern Commercial
Congress, calls the country’s atten
tion to the fact, that problems asso
ciated with the changed outlook re
sulting from the European -war, eco
nomic, agricultural, industrial, mili
tary, governmental, financial and com
mercial are deserving ‘of the most de
liberate discussion and consideration
of the men of the south at this hour.
“I hope to s~e each delegate I have
appointed attend this great meeting
of the business men of the country,
DAY AT MOVIES
LOCAL D. A. R PLAN PROGRAM
FOR SATURDAY MATINEE FOR
'SCHOOLS OF CRISP COUNTY—
THOUSANDS WILL ENJOY PIC
TURES.
Fort Early Chapter D. A. R. is proud
to announce that it has secured the
cooperation of the management of the
local picture house in behalf of chil
dren’s productions, and that begin
ning first Saturday in October, a chil
drens’ Matinee wil]'he given at the
Palace Theatre each Saturday morn
irg.
fr. Cain has left the selection of
ecach picture with a commitiee from
he D. A, R. in connection with the
ity Librarian Miss Brewer. The full
and enthusiastic cooperation of the
cachers of the public schools has been
shbtained and each Friday the story
‘or the following Saturday will be
told in a most interesting way through
nut the school.
How delighted the “kiddies” will
he to see the story on the screen the
lext merning. Many a grown-up will
enjoy these Saturday morning mati
-le€s. too, for the program for the year
‘ncludes fairy stories, travel, adven
ure and educative productions, all
:lean, highly interesting and helpful.
When Mrs. E. M. Espy, Regent of
he D. A. R., made the announcement
1t the school auditorium Mecenday
norning concerning the childrens
saturday morning matinee it was re
ceived with hearty appreciation and
lelight by the many mothers present
nd since then mothers all over Cor
lele have expressed to Mrs. Espy hear
'y endorsement and cooperation with
the D. A. R. in this gplendid move
ment. -
Childrens’ productions for the movie
screen are very expensive and the pih
ture houses will not handle them. Mr.
Cain, manager of the Palace Theaire,
would only cohsent to put on a Sat
urday morning matinee under the con-
Jditions that the pictures be handled
under the auspices of the D. A. R. in
cooperation with the mothers of Cor
dele, that he might not lose on the
undertaking.
The first matinee will be given Sat
arday mosning, October Tth, and will
he “The Sleeping Beauty.” Prices for
the children will be the same as they
are at all times—s cents.
'PATROLMAN WILLIAMS
TENDERS RESIGNATICN
C. J. Williams has tendered his res
‘gnation as a member of the local po
iice force, having accepted a position
'with the Petway Seed company as a
craveling representative. There are
several applications before the city
souncil for appointment to the position.
‘o succeed Williams, and the council
‘x¥ill take the matter ap for considera
‘icn at its meeting tonight.
The session‘tonight is an adjourned
mneeting for. the special purpese of set
ing the tax rate for the ensuing year.
ATLANTA HAS SCHOOL
| PROBLEMS OF HER OWN
| Atlanta, Sept. 12.—Providing class
; rooms for the children who apply for
admission to Atlanta public scliools
‘has again become the foremost prob
lem in the city government, and only
an issue of bonds will ho.adequate to
meet the needs of the situation. It
has been the history of Atlanta’s
growth-that bonds were needed at in
tervals of ten years or less to catch
up with the growth of the scl:ool pop
ulation. Atlantians are depending up
on Asa G Candler, mayor-elect, to re
'vive the old “Atlanta Spirit” and weld
‘the various factions of the community
‘n a harmonious union that will make
possible an issuance of bonds.
Twenty seven thousand children yes
treday applied for admission to the
public schools, and the present build
ings provide adequate accommoda
tions for probably not more than 22,
000.
BODY FOUND IN STREAM.
Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. B.—The
body of a woman, believed to be that
of Mrs. A. King, of Sanford, Fla., was
found floating in Trout creek, ahout
four miles from this city yesterday
afternoon. Mrs. King registered at a
local hotel several days ago and mys
teriously disappeared Monday after
ncon, leaving her effects and a con
siderable sum of money at the hotel.
The police department was notified
,vester(]ay and search instituted, re
sulting in the finding of the body. No
marks of violence were on the body
and the police believe she jumped in
to the creek with suicidal intent.
and that Cordele will play it's part in
shaping the questions coming up for
consideration,” said Mayor Jones.
THE CORDELE DISPATCH, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13,
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IHINSON-WILSON.
| Miss Juanita Hinson, of Douglas,
land Henry L. Wilson, of- <Pineview,
were married at the home of Ars.
l’Briscoe. in Cordele, Monday at high
noon. Rev. J. M. Kelly of Montezuma,
pastor of the Baptist church at Pine
view, performed the ceremony, which
was witnessed by the immediate
friends and relatives of the contract
ing parties.
The bride has been visiting in Cor
dele several weeks, the guest of her
sister, Mrs. H. (. Patrick, superinten
dent of the Cordeie Sanitarium. Im
mediately after the ceremony Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson left for a trip to Atlanta
and other points, after whiech they
will go to Pineview to *make their
lhom(x Mr. Wilsen being a prominent
young business man of that place.
RUGH M, DORSEY
morning.
There, was not a count of impor
tance which hit the wires that was
not flashed on the screen and the lar
ger cities of the state did not enjoy
a more rapid management of the
news service than did those residing
in Cordele.
CHAS. R. CRISP,
3 MILLIONS OF EGGS
| ON COLD STORAGE
| Washington, Sept. 12.—Nearly five
;mi!}ivu cases of eggs are held by two
hundred and twenty-one firms in cold
' siorage, according to the latest re
.ports to the agricultural department.
. This is about one hundred and for
ty-three million: dellars worth. The
‘number of eggs in cold storage is ten
per cent less than it was a month
ago.
' Twelve field parties will continue
this year the government survey of
the mincral resources oi Alaska.
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- Nearly $2,000.000,000 have heen de
nesited in Ryssian savings banks since
the war begun. Abolition of vodga is
credited with causing the prosperity of
L the masses inc war times.
HOW GEORGIA CRACKERS
REGARDED THE GRAY UNIFORM
By J. D. PATE.
To write lil'ty-ti\'o vears after things
are passed is no little task. However
such is the case in this instance. In
1860 or 1861 Dr. S. T. Heard started
out to raise a company of volunteers
in this part of lower Dooly, as it was
then called. He succeeded very well
in raising the company.
Finally when the required number
was about completed, an enthusiastie
back-woodsman, George Pitts, who
will be remembered by many of the
old settlers, was induced to join. The
time was drawing near when the com
pany was expected to march off to the
front. The people of the communi
{y ware aware of the fact and wanted
to do something for them before they
left. It was decided among them to
oot the company together and give
them a big public dinner at Bay
i'Hpring:;. So the day was announced
‘flll(l all necessary preparations were
‘made. In many cases all the boys
of the family had joixea this compa
ny which made citizens ail the more
‘anxious to do something for them he
fore their departure.
’ linally the day set for the big din
ner arrived and there was 2 big gath
ering of people from everywhere. A
;'ni.z: public dinner was no common
thing in that day and it seemed thai
everybody tried to be present. And so
was George Pitts. From. some cause
George became dissatisfied and let
the company know it. On that day
he had drawn his uniform and had it
on for the big dinner. The company
did not like the idea very much and
demanded the return of it.
~ THROWN OPEN
!SPLENDID EXERCISH MARKED
| THE OPENING OF THE SCHOOLS
. AND ATTENDANCE IS LARGE.
’ With a matriculation surpassing
|timl of the last session, the Cordele
public schools opened Monday for the
fall term. The enrollment at the main
schools was 553 and that at the North
ern Heights school 185, giving a total
of- 718 school children already matric
ulated.
Splendid exercises were held and
the opening was attended with more
encouraging prospects for enlarge
ment and growth than has ever before
attended a like occasion. Excellent
talks were delivered by Mayor Gordorn ‘
Jones, B. H. Palmer, president of the
school board, and Rev. Jno. M. Wal {
wer. VEW
A somewhat congested condition
was caused in the main schools by
{he addition 'of the department in
thie high school and the high school
and the division of grades in the gram
mar school. Enthusiastic interest is
manifest in the science departiment,
which is in charge of Prof Reynolds. |
This department includes a fuli four
vears’ course, and preparations are be
ing’ made for the establishment of a
complete laboratory for experiments
in science.
~
Superintendent Brewer expresses
mueh gratileation over the auspicious
outiook for the schools, saying that
an atmo. nhere of cooperation between
pupils, teachers ana patrons for the
accomplishment of the greatest zood
‘s strongly manifest. y
l WILL WAIT A WHILE TO
' APPOINT LUMPKIN’S SUCCESSOR
" Atlanta, Sept. 12—Governor Nat E.
Harris did not appoint yesterday, nor
"will he appoint today, an dprobably
| will not appoint for several days, a
[ suceessor to serve the unexpired term
]nl' Judze Joseph Hewry Lumpkin of
ithn court of appeals, who recently
| died in Atlanta from a stroke of
paralysis.
It was reported in “Atlanta yester
day that Governor Harris had about
‘decided to appoint Judge Price Gil
ber of Columbus to fill the vacancy,
Ihut the governor disposed of this re
‘Lport, by stating that he had not even
;(:onsiderwl the appointment.
The governor helieves the selection
of a judge for the court of appeals is
a matter of toom uch moment to be
'husli\y decided, and in this belief he
iis supported by lawyers and other
| citizens over the state, who have writ
;lvn and telegraphed him to hold the
{ matter in abeyance until after the pri
' mary.
ISWIFT AND COMPANY 4
l TO HAVE BRANCH HOUSE
Swift & company are completing ar
! rangements for locating a branch bus
’im-ss in Cordele. Representatives of
llh(- company are now in the city for
the purpose of securing a location.
Deiivered By Carrier
In City 5¢ Per Week
This of course displeased him very
much as he put himself very much
dressed up in it. But the company
gathered around him and the discus
soin became very warm, so warm that
George decided it would be best for
him to hunt other quarters.
Out he started on foot. It happened
that there were several horses hitch
ed close around the grounds and the
boys quickly got them and rode after
him. When he discovered that they
were in pursuit he tried to escape
around the side of a little sand hill
‘which he was climbing but they soon
overtook him, captured him and took
him down and rolled him in the sand
and very soon relieved him of his uni
form. Someone furnished him a horse
which he mounted without saying
good-bve, leaving uniform and all.
Finally he joined the same company
and was “on the lines” at the surren
der. 1 do not know where George is
now, but the last time I heard of him
he was in Dodge county. The matter
of going to war which he so lightly
considered at first finally took on a
more serious turn and he could not
remain away from his fellow neigh
bors who were there fighting. He
made a good soldier, never turned his
back on the enemy until that was the
best part of valor and honored the uni
form which was at one time taken
from him for his seeming unfaithful
ness. He rode home at first in light
garb when his companions stripped
him of his uniform, but came back
home from Lee's ranks proudly wear
ing the gray that smelled of battle,
where the bravest men in the world
did the fighting. .
KELLY WILL ADD
!J. B. THORPE JOINS LOCAL BUSI
NESS AND IT WILL BE OPERAT
ED ON LARGE SCALE—WILL CRE
ATE LARGE BUSINESS.
J. B. Thorpe, late of Waycross, and
who has been identified with the
wholesale grocery business for a num
ber of years, has become associated
with J. R. Kelly at the Farmer’'s Ex
change, and they will operate as whole
sale seed, feed, produce and commis
'sion merchants. Mr. Kelly has con
ducted the Farmers’ Exchange for
more than a year and its volume of
business has been growing steadily,
reaching such a point that Mr. Kelly
ifelt the necessity of an active partner
‘n the concern. Mr. Thorpe has also
had considerable experience in buy
ing and marketing farm products of
ali kinds. He feels confident that Cor
dele is a splendid field for a business
handling everything that the farmer
arows, from garden truck to corn and
potatoes, and at the same time selling
that farmer everything that he needs
n the way of seeds.
Mrs. Thorpe and children, who are
now in Macon, will soon join Mr.
Thorpe here to make their future
home,
MAN WHO HAD HIiS ARM
MANGLED IN GIN DIES
Dublin, Sept. 13.—Tal Williams, the
young man who had his arm mangled
i a gin at Rochelle Tuesday last, died
i a local sanitarium nere last night.
it vsicians stated from the first that
his chances for recovery were slim
on account of his heavy loss of blood
Lefore medical aid could reach him. By
the time his strength had Deen built
to where he could stand amputation
‘nfection from gas bacilli had set in
and this made it impossible to save
him. This is one of the few cases of
ras bacilli infection known here in
years, and was the occasion of much
interest among physicians and lay
nmen.
He was the only child of his moth
er, a widow, Mrs. Renecca Williams.
His remains were_ carried to Rock
ledge this morning for interment.
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* COTTON MARKET. ®
# The price of spots took an up- *
* ward turn today. The prices in *
#* the local marke; Good middling *
* 14 11-16; fully middling 14 7-16; *
* middling 14 3-16. The daily re- *
* ceipts in the local market are still *
* heavy, and most o: tihe staple is *
* heing sold immediately. ¥
» * % % * ® # * * *
Strassburg, capital of Alsace, was
annexed by Germany in 870, taken
by France in 1681, and recaptured by
Germany in 1870.
The rercentage of urban population
in England and Wales has increased
and that of rural dwellers decreased
avery time that a census has been
taken in the last half century.
NO. 43
