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Wednesday. Editicii
Eight Pages
VOL. VIII
MAYOR JONES HAS ANNOUNCED.
NO MORE ALDERMANIC CANDI
DATES BUT NUIiWBERS OF NEW
ONES MENTIONED.
City pelitics still proves the burn
ing topic of interest. Mayor Jones
makes his announcement in this is
sue (or reelection. No other anncunce
nients have "been made, but this and
that man is being groomed for the
race and it is believed a number of
others will go for the honors before
the contest is over.
J. V. Dunlap, who last week was
spoken of as an aldermanic prospect,
is still among the cilizens discussed
for the offices. He has not announced.
The field will be open till November
tenth. At that time entries will be
closed. It is yet a full thirty days he
fore the talk of new candidates will
be hushed and in that time a large
number of possibilities will be up and
through the mill.
The race promises all sorts of live
interest on all sides.
GOVERNOR TO TELL PEOPLE
WHAT HE THINKS OF DORSEY
Atlanta, Oct. 9.—“1 will never per
mit my political epitaph to be written
by Hugh M. Dorsey and his follow
ers,” Gov. Nat E. Harris told a friend
in Atlanta today.
It is Governor Harris’s purpose, as
he stated to this friend, to stump the
state of Georgia again in the very
near future and “tell the people of
Georgia what I think of Dorsey and
his gang,” that “they cant’ retire me
to a poltical grave with the imputa
tions carried in Dorsey’s platform,
and I intend to -put Mr. Dorsey and,
his crowd before the people of Geor
gia in their true light.”
It is not the governor's purpose
to begir running for anything, accord
ing to the stqry told by the friend of
his. with whom he talked—at Ileast
that isn’t on the governor’s mind at
tnis time. But, because of the attack
made upon him in the Dorsey cam
raign, and the things.that swere done
and said about the veto of the Neill
primary election bill, he is going be
fore Georgia’s people and look them
in the face and talk to them again.
WAYCROSS FAIR IS A
READY FOR OPENING
" Wayecross, Oct. 10.—Wednesday the
Waycross fair will open and there
is every indication that it will be a
big success. The association early
this morning decided that it would
be better to have three big days for
the fair than a week only half full of
features. The fair grounds will be
opened Wednesday morning with ap
propriate exercises and everything will
be in place by tomorrow night for
the_opening. !
Railroads have given reduced round
trip rates for the fair and out of town
attendance is expected to be ilarge.
MAKING THE LIBRARY
SERVE GOOD PURPOSES
Miss Louise Bercaw, succeeded Miss
Brewer as city librarian last week,
has been busy getting books in readi
ness for the county schools for the
past week, each schol in the rural dis
tricts having been provided with a
box by the county for the purpose of
holding these books during the time
which they are to keep them. The
Cordele library has the distinction of
being the only library in Georgia ex
tending the privileges of the library
to the country schools.
Each school is permitted to keep its
allotment of books for a month. Then
a new selection is made and there is a
change all around. !
The Cordele library, Miss Bercaw
says, in this manner is becoming one
of the most useful institutions in the
_entire state. Thousands of new read
ers will be welcomed to the ranks dui
ing the scholastic year. L
CHURCH L®SES PASTOR.
" Augusta, Oct. 10.—Rev. 0. P. Gil
bers, pastor of the Second Baptist
church, announced to his congrega
tion yesterday, that he would not
reconsider his action in accepting the
call of the First Baptist church at
Brunswick.
TOTAL WHEAT AND CORN
PPRODUCTION IS ESTIMATED
Washington, Oct. 9.—The total
wheat production is estimated at 607.-
577,000 bushels, and corn, 2,717,932
bushels.
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
SALES HERE INDICATE STOCK
RAISING TAKES ON NEW LIFE
—DIPPING VATS TO BE PUT I[N
USE.
The sale of a load cf fine bred beef
caitle by Pless Williams of this. city
within the past week is strong evi
dence that the becf cattle raising in
dustry in Crisp county is being con
sidered with growing importance by
the farmers of the county. Some of
the best breeds of cattle ever brought
into the local market have been dis
posed of by this concern and the de
mand has by no means been supplied.
Caltle raising is growing in equal
proportion with the tendency toward
crop diversification.
With the the expans'.n of the cat
tle raising industry in the county
there is a growing intcrest in cattle
dipping. There are now six of these
vats in the:county and they are being
put to full use with obvious and profi
table results. The vats are establish
ed on the farms of the following citi
zens: Tom Nesbitt, 3 1-2 miles east of
Cordele; C. L. Williams, 21-2 miles
pnorth; Churchwell Brothers, & miles
west; Charlie Greer, 1 mile east; M.
J. Mikel, Arabi; Simon Royal, Arabi.
~ Stock raisers are doubly anxious
lthat the tick be eliminated so that the
fine blooded beef cattle may thrive.
‘TWO MACON NATIONAL
| BANKS ARE MERGED
Macon, Oct. 11.—The Fourth Nation
al'bank of Macon and the Citizens Na
tional bank of Macon were merged
last night, the business being taken
over by the Fourth National. The en
tire outfit of the Citizens National
including employes, money and pa
pers, were taken down to the Fourth
National last night, where customers
of the Citizens are expected to do bus
iness today.
The price paid by the Fourth Na
tional for the stock of the Citizens
was $l5O per -share, or $375,000. The
capital stock of the Citizens was $250,-
000 and the surplus was $155.000, so
that it is figured that the Fourth made
an exceptionally good trade.
This will give Macon a bank with
over $9,000,000 ‘deposits, the largest of
any bank in this svciton of Georgia.
E. W. Stetson, formerly president of
the Citizens, was elected chairman of
the board of directors of the Fourth
and will preside over that body, and
will keep up his active work in con
nection with the Fourth. John M.
Ross, formerly cashier of the Citizens,
will be assistant to the president of
‘the oFurth, Charles B. Lewis.
SPEER MUST CONDUCT HEARING
OF FAMOUS COFFEE CO. CASE
Macon, Oct. 10.—In the TUnited
States district court, which convened
here today, Judge W. W. Lambdin de
clined to assign the famous Coffee
county liquior case for trial, taking the
position that the litigation had been
begun before Judge Speer and should
be handled by him. y
The case has been pending for sev
eral months, liquor to the value of
$39,000 having been seized in Coffee
county by the sheriff, it having been
consigned as household goods.
Judge Speer took jurisdiction of the
case because it was an interstate ship
ment, and ordered that the whisky be
brought to Macon and stored. It is
now being kept under a day and night
guard at an expense of six dollars a
day, to say nothing of the storage
charges. It is said the expenses has
already reached $1,500.
Judge Speer will not return before
the latter part of November, and the
whisky must remain in storage here
until then. §
GEORGIA RAILWAY COMPANY NOT
TO TREAT WITH EMPLOYES.
Atlanta, Oct. 9.—The Georgia Rail
way and Power company, today post
ed a notice declaiming to treat with
any of its former employes now on
trains. This follows the suggestion by
resolution yesterday of the citizens’
committee, of which Asa G. Candler
is chairman, that the differences bhe
arbitrated. A member of the com
mittee states tonight that the com
mittee will likely be called to meet
Menday morning, and in the mean
time no statement of the attitude of
the committee, in view of the compa
ny’s notice, will be forthcoming.
One of the large railways in [ndia
is experimenting with steel passenger
cars lined with wocd that is insulated
against the heat of the metal with as
bestos.
Synthetic milk is being produced
from peanuts by European chemists.
Does This Prove Bremen Lost?
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Here is a photograph of the life |
preserver iound at Cape Elizabeth, |
Me., which may or may not provef
the German merchant submarine wnsi
lost at sea. |
The -name “Bremen” is senciled in‘
black letter on both sides of the
buoy. On one side of the canvasl
covering was printed a small crown.!
SHIP FIRED UPON
TIME WAS THEN GIVEN CREW
TO TAKE TO BOATS BEFORE
TORPEDOING.
New York, Oct. 9.—The British
steamer Strathdene was fired upon
without warning, according to the
commander of the ship, Captain Wil
son, who was brought into port today
by the steamer Elm No. 4, from Que
bec with 33 members of the crew.
Captain Wilson said the first he
knew of the submarine was when
shell began to fall upon the ship
about 6 e’clock yésterday morning.
Time was given the crew to take to
the boats, he said, after which the
wessel was torpedoed.
Captain Wilson and his crew also
witnessed the torpedoing of the Brit
ish steamer Kingstonian, which oc
curred while he and his crew were
in their boats making their way. to
Nantucket lightship.
The Kingstonian’s crew, he said,
were also given an opportunity to
take to their boats. Before torpedo
ing her the submarine removed a quan
tity of oil from her cargo.
ASK LEAVE TO BRING A SUIT
IN NAME OF U. S, GOVERNMENT,
Washington, Oct. 10.—Leave to file
an original suit in the name of U. S.
government against the state of Flor
ida, to compel drainage by the state
of certain sections of the Florida ev
erglades, was asked in the supreme
court today by Chair D. Vallette and
Alfred B. Quinton, who own land in
the everglades. The attorney gener
al of the "nited States recently re:
fused to bring suit against specific au
thority from congress.
The pet:tioners allege that the state
has viclated agreements by which the
federal government deeded the ever
glades to the state upon condition
that the swamp lands be drained
They ask that the supreme court ap
point a receiver to prosecute the drain
age work.
STATIONERS IN SESSION
IN ATLANTA TODAY
Atlanta, Oct. 11.—Stationers from
eevry part of the country, both man
ufacturers, jobbers and retailers, de
scended upon Atlanta in force yester
day, for the twelfth annual convention
of the National Association of Sta
tioners and Manufacturers. Which
goes to show, among other things,
that the stationers of our land are not
always stationary. “hey swarmed
through the lobby of the Piedmont
Monday morning as thick as locusts,
or as children on the sidewilks to see
a circus parade—to use a more topi
cal simile. 5
COTTON GIN IS DESTROYED.
Rochelle, Oct. 10.—The gin of Per
ry Wilson, near Abbeville, was de
stroyed by fire, together with thirty
tons of cotton seed and tyenty-one
bales of cotton, all of which were en
tirely destroyed. Recently Mr. Wil
son’s bharn was burned, being struck
by lightning, intailing a loss of $3,500.
THE CORDELE DISPATCH, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 11, 1916.
Over this mark was the word
‘Shutzmarke,” meaning patented or
trademark. Beneath were the words
“Y. Tipping-Hoven, Wilbelmshaven.”
This idicated apparently, the name of
the maker. The preserver appeared
to be new and apparently had not been
in the water a great length of time.
It was stained with oil.
ELS
UNITED STATES DESTROYERS
PICK UP SMALL BOATS FROM
SUNKEN VESSSELS.
Newport, R. 1., Cct. 11.—There was
no coenfirmation this morning of re
ports that nine allied and neutral ves
sels were sunk by a German subma
rine or submarines off Nantucket
lightship yesterday. Six were sunk.
There was no loss of life. It was re
ported that every vessel was warned.
The crew of the Kingston were re
ported in boats, and had not heen
picked up. The sea was calm. Many
destroyers were still in the vicinit).
Two hundred and sixteen passengers
and members of crews had landed.
It was suppesed that one subma
rine was the U-63, which visited New
port Saturday. A passenger on the
British liner Stephano said an officer
and several of the crew said they saw
distinetly the name U-61 on the sub
marine which attacked the Stephano.
Thirty of the Stephano's passengers
were Americans from Canadian
ports.
UJ. 3. Warship Picks Up Boats.
Lieutenant Commander Miller, of
the destroyer Ericsson, which picked
up some boats from the Liner Eteph
ano, said no attack was made on this
vessel until all aboard had left. When
the Bicsson arrived at the lightship
Miller observed a submarine about a
mile away and almost immedately
heard three shots. He saw the
Biephano heave to. The Stephano
immediately asked the Ericsson to
take off her passengers. Before the
Ericsson arrived the Stephano’s pas
senzers were off in the snip’s own
boats and were being taken aboard
the destroyer within five minutes.
The Ericsson brought twenty-five
women and ten children and the de
tsroyer Balch brought sixty-nine oth
ars from the Stephano.
While the Germans were disposing
of the Stephano, a Dutch vessel, prob
ably the Bloomersdijk, was standing
a short distance away awaiting sink
ing, according to Dr. Andrews, con
nected with the Greenfell Mission.
FORMER CRISP CITIZEN
BUYS THOMAS PLANTATION
W. E. Bedgood, an old Crisp county
resident, now living at Pavo, this week
purchased the B. P. Jones plantation
in Thomas county. This is consider
ed one of the most valuable farms
least of Thomasville. The price paid
went up into the thousands, and there
are several plows in operation on the
plantation.
The new owner of the place is one
of the early developers of farm lands
in lower Crisp and spent fifty years
of his life as a hustling farmer here
before going to Thomas™ county. He
will develop and improve the new pur
chase.
CHARLTON FAIR OPENS.
Wayeross, Oct. 10.—Today the Charl
ton county fair opens to last through
October 11. Exhibits from the Charl
ton fair will be taken to other fairs
this month.
~ BUTTER PRODUCER
| e
| ED KLEIN GETS TOP OF MARKET
| FOR ALL HE CAN BRING TO
| TOWN. FINDS IT PAYING BUSI
| NESS.
| palia
| Ed Klein is a farmer by occupation
| 2na a good one hecause he had early
| tra‘n‘ng and a strong ambition to be
ia good farmer. Some vears ago he
Ltiled the lands of the west but he
'came (o Georgia and located in Crisp
Ervun;y that his talents as a farmer
i might be better exploited and net him
:;::‘(-ufflr- rrofits. Cne of {he best prin
| ciples of farming that he inaugurated
;:‘H his (risp county farm, located in
| the vicinity of Pinia. was lo diversify
[ and provide for the larder at home.
: e does not depnd too much en cot
. ton for a money crop, but has gotten
| together one of the finest home herds
lnf cattie in this section, and has found
| that besides affording a supply for
lhome consumption he has a large quan
iity of good butter for sale. He sup
rlies some of the Cordele households
with fresh, country butter at 30 cents
per pound. a price that is keeping pace
| with 16 cents cotton. Practically all
Lof the feedstuff for his herd is grown
on his farm and all that he does not
grow himself he gets in‘ exchange for
hoeme-grown products.
Chicken, fried, baked, broiled or
nrepared any other style is about the
most common dish on the Klein eating
table, and eggs are always available in
abundant quantity, and there is al
ways a large supply of good friers and
fresh eggs for the local market. The
Klein farm now affords 20 pounds of
butter each week to be brought to
town.
REFERRING TO * SUBMARINE
RAIDS, PRESIDENT WILSON DE
CLARES HE HAS “NO RIGHT
TO QUESTION ITS WILLING
NESS TO FULFILL THEM.”
Long Branch, N. J., Oct. 9.—Secre
tary Lansing, it was announced to-'
night, will come here tomorrow for a
conference with President Wilson con
cerning German submarine raids off
the American coast. Mr. Lansing is
¢ mected to remain over night at the
pre 'ident’s summer residence,
Loni- Beach, N. J., Oct. 10.—Prsei
dent W 'lson announced today as a re
'sult of th : German submarine attacks
on vessels' Hff the American coast that
“the German government will be held
to the compiete fulfillment of its
promises to theé government of the
United States.”
He added that he had no right now
to question Germany's willingness to |
fulfill the promises.
Wilson’s Statement.
Just before Ambassador Bernstorff
called on the president this afternoon
Mr. Wilson issued the foilowing state
ment: E
“This government will, of course,
first inform itself as to all the facts
that there may be no doubt or mistake
as far as they are concerned.
“The country ma; rest assured that
the German- government will be held
to the complete fulfillment of its prom
ise to the government of the United
States. T have nc right now to ques
tino its willingness to fulfill them.”
The president. was represented as
being deeply concerned, although he
had no information from official
sources indicating that the promises of
| the German government had been
violated.
Count von Bernstorif came to As
bury Park before his engagement to
see the president and remainasd for
a brief time at an ocean hotel. «He
would not discuss the submarine situ
ation.
The ambassador came here to de
liver a personal letter from 'the Ger
man emperor on Polish relief. The
president planned to discuss with
him the attack on vessels off the
American coast. ‘
GIVEN JUDGMENT FOR $7,500.
Macon, Oct. 10.—Judgment against
the Walker Financing Security com
pany ahd John D. Walker, for the
principal sum of $7,500, with interest
0g $732.50, and attorneys fees and
court costs of $823 was entered in
United States district court yester
day morning. The suit was on notes
lgivvn by the Walker company to the
Mutual Alliance Trust company of
‘ New York.
% SAVANNAH WILL CELEBRATE.
Savannah, Oct. 9.—At the sugges
tion of Hon. Guyte McLendon, Savan
nah is preparing to celebrate the 100th
| anniversary of -a trans-Atlantic trip
'by a steamboat in 1919. The first
‘steamer went from this port.
CORN AND CANNING CLUBS |IN
MEETING SATURDAY AT COURT
HOUSE WITH PARADE THROUGH
CITY.
\
i Saturday morning at 9:30 o'clock
the Boys Corn Club. in charge of farm
dewmonstrator J, A Johnson, and the
Girls' Canaing Club, in charge of Mrs.
J.A. Johnson, will hold a meeting ot
the court house, at which time the
prizes will Le awarded to the winners
in the vericus contests during the rast
fiscai year., The boys and girls will
have the products cf their year's wovk
on display in the auditorium of the
court house, and this will, as has al
ways been the case, make a remarka
ble scene. .
Prior to gathering at the court house
‘tlw boys and girls will form in a pa
%rade about the business section of
‘ the city, the girls attired in their cos
{umes.
~ Included in the (lispla,\" will be sev
en useful household articles, speci
mens of the excellent work of the
home demonstration department. The
meeting will be one of the most cu
thusiastic that these useful clubs have
held for some time. Both clubs have
grown in number and their work has
advanced further during the past year
than ever before.
OLD COPY OF KORAN
GIVEN TO UNIVERSITY
Atlanta, Oct. lO.LA copy of the Ko
ran 1,000 years old, written by hand
in Arabic on parchment so thin that
the pages are almost transparent and
vet the whole is perfectly preserved
as though it were finished yesterday,
now reposes in the library ef a local
university, and of all the volumes in
a vast collection of 75,000 or more,
ncne is more highly prized than this.
The rare and precious relic was
given to the university by Mrs. T. T.
Hillman, of Birmingham, Ala., and
experts who have examined it say
llhe book dates back to the Eighth
century, when it was probably made
by some pious Mohammedan scholar
)w]m spent' years in its preduction.
'FIREMEN ARE INVOLVED
| IN BIG WHISKEY SCANDAL
Macon, Oct., 12.—Charged with hav
ing taken orders and accepted money
from members of headquarters com
pany ol the Macon fire department for
whisky which was ordered from his
brother’s company in Jacksonville, J.
W. Hunnicutt was discharged from
the service by the civil service com
mission last night, and five firemen
who, it is charged, gave him orders,
were susvended.
The men suspended are Captain
Fretwell and Amos Reed, who were
suspended for 10 days; and Firemen
0. Q. Smith, McElmurray and Gam
mage, suspended for five days.
The charges against Hunnicutt were
for violation of the state prohibition
law and conduct unbecoming a fire
man and the other men were charged
with conduct unbecoming firemen and
cenduct subversive to the discipline of
the department.
CHURCH FORMATION OF GIRLS
AT MILLEDGEVILLE IS PRETTY
Milledgeville, Oct. 9.—One of the
prettiest sights in all Georgia or any
where else, for that matter, can be
seen in Milledgeville any fair Sunday
morning at 10.30. 1t is the church
formation of 900 young girl students
of the Georgia Normal and Industrial
college. Sometimes the formation is
in circle; sometimes a square; then
again a cross, all wearing uniforms of
white waists, brown skirts and black
caps this season of the year and pure
white in summer. Some command not
known in military tactics is given and
they all form in battalions of about
300 each and march to the church of
their choice.
These girls representing eevry coun
ty in Georgia, present a beautiful
scene and one that attracts large
crowds of people, not only from Mil
ledgeville, but from surrounding sec
tions, as well.
Relatives are here every day in the
week to see the students, but Sunday
is the “big day.” Any Sunday at least
fifty automobiles are here from all
parts of the state and one can just
imagine what a big recobtion the girls
give their folks from home.
To freshen a carpet sweep it with
a broom previously dipped in salt
and water shake the broom well before
using it, for it is needed damp not wet.
A woman is the inventor of a suit
case than can Le folded flat and car
ried under one arm when empty.
Delivered By Carrier
In City 5¢ Per Week
PROGRAM OF RARE INTEREST HAS
BEEN ARRANGED—AN EVENT
OF STATE WIDE INTEREST
Everything is in readiness for the
unveiling exercises Thursday of the
- boulder marking the site of old Ft,
i Larly at Raines. The D. A. R. have se
cured the services of a large number
lm’ automobiles to accommodate those
| who will be interested in attending
’ the exercises. The cars will leave the
city at 9 o’clock, and those who will
'atteml will gather at the court house
i prior to that time.
1.. G. Booth has been in charge of
tlho work of placing the boulder and
beautifying the surrounding grounds,
| in which he has succeeded well.
| Dr. A. J. Moncreif, who is to be the
principal speaker of the occasion, is
expected to arrive in the city this af
ternoon.
’ The program for the exercises is as
[ follows:
Presiding—Mrs. E. M. Espy, Regent.
) America—Audience.
| Invocation—Rev. Walter Anthony.
- Short address of Welcome—Regent.
~ Dedication of Memorial Spring—Hon
W. H. Dorris.
T'nveiling of Memorial 'Spring—MTrs.
D. A. R. Crum,Chairman Historic Sites
and Monuments.
Short talk—Mrs. S. W. Foster, Atlan
ta, Vice Regent General from Georgia.
Dedication of Boulder--Mrs. Max
Land.
An Appreciation fromCounty—Judge
W. P. Fleming.
Address of the Day—Dr. A. J. Mon
crief, of Barnesville.
Unveiling of Boulder—Two State
Officers.
Male Quartette—*“Red Old Hills of
Georgia,”—Messrs. Robuck, Christain,
Harris and Mims.
Benediction—Rev. J. H. Coin.
AUTO THEFT CHARGE.
E. J. Sweat, of Ambrose, Jailed. Frank
Stephens Sought.
«Macon. Oct. 11.—Charged with
stealing a Chevrolet automobile belong
ing to I. H. Marks, of Monticello, E. J.
Sweat, of Ambrose, is in the Bibb~
county jail, and police of Georgia and
Florida are searching for Frank
Stephens, alleged partner in the
crime.
The two men stole the car Saturday
afternoon from E. D. Marks, son of I.
H. Barks, who came to Macon to do
some shopping, and was on his way
back home. Marks picked the two
men up as he was leaving Macon,
volunteering to give them a ride.
“Five miles out from Macon,” Mr.
Marks told Sheriff Jim Hicks yester
day, “some one suggested that I was
on the wrong road to go to Monticel
lo. 1 stopped the car, levaing the
two men in it, and started off toward
a house about 200 yards from the
road. When I had gotten away from
the car, one of the two men seated
himself at the wheel and started off.
I ran after him, but there was no
chance to catch him.”
MAYOR GOES TO ATLANTA
Mayor Jones was notified this week
‘hat he had been elected as a member
f the State Democratic Executive
Committee from the state at large. He
was also notified by Judge Flint, chair
man of committee, that there woul&
be a meeting of this committee at the
Kimball house in Atlanta today.
Mr. Jones is in attendance upon this
meeting.
ENGINEERS' DEPOT AT
SAVANNAH PLANNED
Savannah, Oct. 9.—The United
States Government, through Colonel
John Mills. of the engineers’ corps, has
asked for offers of river front land
1.000 feet on the river and not less
than 250 feet in depth for use on an
engineers’ depot.
This land, which will cost probably
$50,000 or mcre, will be used for
wharves for the government launches
and tenders and for storage of sup
nlies for the dredges, mine-layers and
nther vessels of the engineering de
partment.
WILSON TO HOLD GERMANY
TO iTS PROMISE TO U. S.
Long Branch, N. J., Oct. 10.—Presi
dent Wilson today announced that
the German government wculd “be
held to a complete fulfillmen of its
promise” to the United Statcs as a
result of the submarine activity on
the American coast. -
NO. 51.