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VOL. VIIL
SYMPHONY CLUB MEMBERS HAVE
MADE PLANS FOR SPECIAL CEL
EBRATION. COMMITTEES ON
MUSIC.
Members of the local Symphony
Club are making elaborate arrange
ments for the Christmas carols to be
sung around the municipal Christmas
tree on Saturday evening, December
23, This is being made an annual affair
and this time every effort will be
made to assure a fitting program. A
parade will be arranged as on former
cccasions, only this time it is expect
ed that more people will take part
than heretofore.
Committees appointed to prepare
the music for the occasion are as fol
lows:
Mrs. Diffee, Mrs. Ballenger, Mrs.
Durrett and Bob Harris from the mem
bership of the Baptist church; Miss
Bertie Bulloch, Mrs. O. T. Gower, Rev.
Walter Anthony and Mr. Lanier from
the Methodist church; Mrs. G. E.
Holmes, Mrs. M. Wakefield and May
or J. Gordon Jones from the Pres
byterian church, and Rev. John M.
Walker from the Episcopalian church.
JThe city will provide the usual
Christmas tree and it well be lighted
by the local power company free of
charge. Elaborate detail as to the
parade will be given out later. The
songs which are to be used are already
in printed form and are being furnish
ed ‘the church choirs and those who
are preparing to join in rxfaking the
niusic a success.
The parade will be so arranged as
to make it possible for everybody,
bgth old and young, to join and take
gfirt in both the singing and the march
ing. Wide local interest will be taken
inithe singing of the carols and it will
be ‘nade a fitting Christmas celebra
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A 2 Mre”Maß. Rice, of Camden, Maine,
owns an old coffeepot which dates
back to 1828. It was used at that
time by Deacon Joseph Settson, who
ran a shipyard in Camden, to take
coffee out to the workmen.
" MEETING CALLED FOR WEDNES
DAY NIGHT AT CRISP COUNTY
COURT HOUSE—BURLEY WILL
BE SPEAKER.
There will be a meeting of business
mien and farmers of Cordele and Crisp
county next Wednesday at the court
house for the purpose of discussing
boll weevil club ‘work in this terri
tory. .
C. B. Burley formerly in weevil-in
fested Louisiana, a man given up to
be as practical as there is on the wee
wil subject, will be present to discuss
the matter with those attending the
meeting. J. G. Oliver also engaged in
weevil work in this territory, will aid
in the business of organizing the fight
‘ against the weevil. A club will be
formed.
It is hoped that a iarge number
of both business men and farmers will
be prg&_ "at the meeting. It is con
sidered of great importance and will
mean much to the fargers.
; LITTLE BOY WAS CLAIMED
Q;W?_BY-P'PTHER'A ON VISIT HERE
i« The little six year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Hudson, of Douglas,
' who have been visiting relatives in
| Ceordele, died’ early last Thursday at
thethome of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Bow
| en;‘garents of Mrs. Hudson. The cause
| ofthe death was dipltheria.
; Interment occurred at Sunnyside
{ cemetery Thufsday afternoon.
BETTER BE STYLISH NOW
- AND DO EARLY SHOPPING
Only a few days remain before
Christmas, and yet the large Christ
mas stocks that the Cordele mer
chants have provided for their trade
are noi moving in sufficient quanti
ties to show that the “shop early” plan
is very commonly practiced. Still, the
Christmas shopping to date indicates
that early shopping is growing in fa
vor as compared with past eyars. The
Christmas stocks are practically com
plete, goods for the season have been
coming in rapidly and have been plac
ed on display by the merchants earlier
than usual. All of+the stocks indi
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
AT SESSION HERE.TIME CHANGED
FROM FALL—NUMBERS OF
PROMINENT LADIES ATTEND
MEETING—SPLENDID ENTER
TAINMENT.
The District Association and School
of Instruction of the Order Eastern
Star held in Cordele Thursday under
the auspices of the local chapter was
largely attended and full of enthusi
astic interest. Sessions were held in
the Masonic temple during the morn
ing, afternoon and evening, a number
of the state officers of the order and
past grand matrons delivering address
es and participating in the work of
instruction. Dinner and supper were
served in the temple complimentary to
the visitors and bountiful repasts were
served.
The local chapter beautifully exem
plified the initiatory work and also pre
sented a delightful addenda, “The Vo
cal Star.” The entire corps of offi
cers took part in the presentation.
During the day instruction in various
parts of the work was conducted by
the Worthy Grand Matron, Mrs. F. A.
Colquitt.
Among the visitors making address
es were Mrs. Senie Hubbard, of Ma
con, Grand Secretary and Past Grand
Matron and Mrs. Mary L. Askew, of
Arlington, Past Grand Matron. Mrs.
Ada Jones, of this city, Associate
Grand Condustress, Miss Tallulah At
kins, Past Grand Matron, Mrs. Col
quitt and other local members spoke.
The newly elected officers of the
association are, Mrs. A. C. Atkins, of
Cordele, President; Mrs. Jack Smith,
of Vienna, Vice President; Miss Ros
sie Dupre, of Warwick, Secretary. The
time of meeting was changed from the
fall and future meetings will be held
in May or June. The place of the
next meeting was left open to the de
cision of the newly elecm_gfiicgrs.
IFARMERS EXCHANGE SENDS
GEORGIA WHEAT TO TEXAS
AND PECANS FAR INTO THE
THE EAST—NAME GOING FAR
AND WIDE.
Orders received by the Farmers Ex
change during the past week show
that it is a concern whose business is
not confined to a local territory, but
*that persistent and widespread adver
tising has brought the Farmers Ex
change into prominence at points
throughout the United States. Mana
ger J. R. Kelly of the Farmers Ex
change feels certain that he is estab
lishing a business that will be of ad
vantage to farmers and others over
an extensive territory in securing
seeds of all kinds and especially varie
ties of cotton seed best suited for
boll weevil conditions.
Last Thursday orders came to the
Farmers Exchange from Washington,
D. C., Cleveland, Ohio, and Sherman,
' Texas. The order from Texas was
for Georgia raised wheat and those
from Washington and Cleveland for
pecan nuts. While these points are
about as far as orders from the Cor
dele concern have come, they are by
[no means all. Frequent:orders come
in from over southern states for seed
lot various kind.
l . METHODIST SERVICES.
. Today is the firsi Sunday of the new
lconference vear and unusual interest
will attach to the services at the First
Methodist church. Rev. Anthony will
occupy the pulpit at 11 a. m. and 7 p.
m., the hour having been changed
from 7:30. The Sunday school and
League services will be held at the us
ual hours.
that will be servicable and durable ag
cate that the buyers have been practi
cal in their purchasing, selecting goods
gifts. Of course, there is plenty of
Santa Claus for the little folk, loads
of toys that will well accomplish their
purpose of pleasing the tots, though
there is a conspicious absence of fire
works.
The little fellows are beginning to
look about for good: places to hang
their stockings and the expected visit
of Old Santa is beginning to become
a source of real excitement for some
of them.
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#" BIVINS NEGRO
JUDGE STROZIER IMMEDIATELY
. ASKED FOR ANOTHER HEARING
WHEN VERDICT CAME IN AMER
ICUS.
Judge E. F. Strozier, who conducted
the defense at the trial of the Bivins
negro in Americus has filed a motion
for a new trial. Bivins was convicted
and given a life sentence. He had been
carried to Apericus on a change of
venue and there the trial was conclud
ol Wednesday Wwhich resulted in-his
conviction with a recommendation to
the mercy of the court. |
Bivins has been carried back to Ma-‘
con for safe keeping until the results
are known in the further fight through 1
the court. There was little likelihood
of trouble for the negro in Americus,‘
reports to the contrary notwithstand
ing. Nobody seemed to display an
unsafe manifestation of hatred at the
trial that might convey a belief that
his life was in danger in Americus,'
so say those attending the trial. |
WATSON BUYS SUWANEE
BARBERSHOP FROM RAINES
J. W. Watson succeeds G. W. Raines
at the Suwanee barbershop as owner
and manager, the former owner having
returned to Macon to enter a new bar
bershop on Cherry street near the!
new Union passenger station. The
new proprietor has been in Cordele!
several months already, and is not a
total stranger. He will continue to'
make the Suwanee a barbershop
whose service will please the public. I
LOCAL CAMP RE-ELECTS NUM
BER OF ITS OFFICERS—WOOD
MEN CAMP STRONG.
Cordele Camp 106 Woodmen of the
World held their annual election of
officers at their regular meeting
Thursday night. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
J. C. Patten, C. C.; R. L. Persall, ad
viser lieutenant; A. P. Hammett, bank
er; E. R. Overby, clerk; J. G. Barrett,
escort; S. L. Bridges, watchman; B.
S. Ambrose, sentry; A. J. Smith, man
ager; Dr. A. J. Whelchel, Dr. T. E.
Bradley, Dr. W. E. Edwards, camp phy
sicians; H H. Smith, keeper of hall;
J. H. McCormack, captain degree team
BAPTIST SERVICES.
Rev. J. H. Coin, the pastor, will oc
cupy the pulpit at the First Baptist
church today at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m.
All evening services will in future be
held at 7 o’clock instead of 7:30 as
heretofore. Rev. Coin is delivering a
series of sermons on old Bible heroes
and this evening his subject will be
on Jonah.
Annual offerings will be taken in the
Sunday school and church today for
the Baptists Orphanage at Hapeville,
where two hundred and fifty children
are being cared for by the denomina
tion.
The longest river in Japan is the
Tone, its main course being about
200 miles long.
THE CORDELE DISPATCH, SUNDAY, DEC. 10, 1916.
Great. Britain in the new crisis of
the cabinet, which indeed, they have
forced. Slowly the British public
is learning men like them must be
placed in command of the government
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Dr. Henry Van Dyke, who was pro
fessor of literature at Princeton Uni
versity while Woodrow Wilson was
president of the institution, has esnt
his resignation to the President in
Washington, and it has been accept
ed. The reason is not known. Dr.
van Dyke has been at - the * Hague
for nearly four years.
CRISP AND DOOLY PLANTERS ARE
DEVOTING LARGE ACREAGE TO
WHEAT AND OATS FOR NEXT
SEASON.
Farmers in both Crisp and Dooly
counties are planting grain this fall
and winter in large quantities. The
fields of wheat for miles through both
conuties are already presenting a
green appearance. There is probably
25 to 40 per cent. more wheat planted
this time already than was planted
last year.
Larger acreage in oats by far is al
ready ‘'sown. This grain alone will
show an increase of fifty per cent.
Preparation of land this season is con
sidered far in the lead of last year and
tlie grain crops, if fair seéasons are
had, will yield _great ' increase of
wealth the coming year.
ATLANTA ATTORNEY HERE
WORKING ON ROBBERY CASE
Wallace T. Dally, of Atlanta, an at
torney for the Georgia Electric Rail
way & Power company, was in Cor
dele Saturday taking evidence from lo
cal officers in connection with the
case of Dan Carr, the.man recently ar
rested here on the cha®ge of highway
robbery. Carr is charged with having
held up and robbed Conductor John
T. Moon and his motorman, L. V.
Cross. Daly took evidence from Chief
of Police Sheppard, Office T. N. Turk
and Sheriff John Ward. When Carr
was taken back to Atlanta, after he
was identified here by Cross as being
the guilty man, he was identified by
Moon as the man who held them up.
Lueen Alexandria is a frequent visi
tor to London war hospitals.
if the war is to be prosecuted efficient
ly and without the enormous wastage
of men and property delay entails.
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CHRISTMAS REMEMBRANCES ARE
SENT FROM CORDELE TO COR
DELE BOYS ON MEXICAN BOR
DER.
Friends of the boys on the border
who represent Cordele and Crisp coun
ty are getting up a Christmas box to
be forwarded from here about Wed
nesday or Thursday of next week. It
is desired that it be made a creditable
donation and those who are irterestear
are urged to look after this at an early
date.
Branch Fleming, Quattlebaum,
“Slick” Thompson, Archie Thornton,
Tom Bradley, George Bussey, Marshall
Milligan, Dave Cobb and Henry Bass
are in the ranks from this community.
All of them will spend their holidays
on the Mexican border and will have
no opportunity to return home and
have the good time here that they are
accustomed to enjoy.
Local citizens, a number of them,
wish to join in the making up of the
bhox. Mayor Jones has suggested that
the box be sent and has also stated
that it should go farward not later
than next Wednesday or Thursday.
The donation will be looked after and
sent in time to make the Cordele boys
happy.
OFFICERS ARREST NEGRO
SUPPOSED CONVICT ESCAPE
Alex Davis, a negro who confesses
that he is an escaped convict from.
Rocky Mount, N. C., was arrested by
Officer T. N. Turk and Frank Mussel
white of the police force Friday night.
They located the negro at the depot
and noting his suspicious actions, took
him. A reward was offered for the
negro's arrest and an officer from
South Carolina will come for the pris
oner.
RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT
WAS BADLY NEEDED
And now everybody has occasion to
rejoice over the refreshing showers.
The rains that fell last night were the
first of any consequence for some
months. The dry season created dust
in choking quantities and to get it set
tled is suflicient to greatly help one's
feelings.
The farmers have been in serious
need of rain and the supply that came
last night is yet insufficient for their
needs.
STORY HOUR AT LIBRARY.
There was an unusually good at
tendance at the story hour Friday af
fernoon at the library. Uncle Remus
tales were told by Miss Pansy Webb
and “Little Mary Sunshine” by Mrs.
E. M. Espv. Boib of these were very
pleasing to the chiidren. There were
seventy-five clhildrer and two grown
people present. A large number of
children enjoyed these stories in pic
tures at the Palace yesterday morn
ing.
EPWORTH LEAGUE.
There will be a very interesting
meeting of the Senior Epworth league
this afternoon at 3:30. The subject
is “the Manhood of the Master.” The
league will be conducted by the young
men, led by Clyde Smith. There will
be a special program and special mu
sic. Everybody invited to attend.
J. R. WILLIAMS AND SONS GET
HANDSOME PRICE FOR FARM
OUTPUT PICKED IN FALL—CAR
\ BRINGS $600.00
Raising velvet beans has proven a
most profitable industry for J. R. Wil
liams and his sons, Cecil and Bruce
Williams. Last Friday they sold an
entire car load of velvet beans in the
hull to the National Milling company,
of Macon, securing a price of $2O per
ton. The car, though it will not be
loaded until Monday will include thir
ty tons and will net the sellers $6OO.
The milling company will manufacture
lthe beans into cattle feed.
Messrs. Williams planted the beans
between corn this year, producing an
average of a ton to the acre. They
paid $5 per ton for gathering, though
the price usually paid is only §4 per
ton. Outside of the cost of gathering
the expense of production was very
small. Besides being one of the very
best cattle feeds and milk producers,
the velvet bean fattens hogs rapidly.
Messrs. Williams now have hogs run
ning on a large acreage. |
They have grown velvet beans for
a number of years and find that plow-i
ing under the vines produces decided
ly one of the best fertilizers availa
ble. Cotton planted on land where
' bean vines were turned under the pre
vious year is said to have produced
one-third more per acre this year than
on other land. Other farmers of the
country have had similar experiences,
and velvet bean growing will be a
more extensive industry next year
than ever.
One-half of velvet bean meal and
one-half of corn and cobb meal pro
duces a well balanced feed and milk
producer for dairy cattle.
Wu ready &M“Velvot
heans. Concerns th¥¥tughout the state
keep open markets for velvet beans./|
The demand for them is fact increns-!
Ing.
ROOBIN’S DELIVERY TRUCK |
SHOWS PROGRESSIVENESS‘
“See fhat delivery truck?” querried
a citizen yesterday as a pretty, stylish ‘
auto delivery wagon passed in a hurry‘
up the residence section to distribute“
the goods of a busy shopping morning. |
“That's a show of progressiveness. It
shortens the time between the pur
chase and the safe delivery at home.
It is in keeping with the tendency of
the times.
The comment applied to the new au
to delivery at L. J. Roobin’s. It was
referred to as a service fully up to the
best in the larger cities and a credit
to Cordele. Even the driver is protect
ed on the insde from the rough wnter
weather and the goods are as safe
on the inside of this delivery wagon
as if they were in the store. This con
venience has been provided for the
large number of customers at Roobin’s
and it is being used by a wide patron-
TO EXCHANGE PRISONERS ]
Stocklhiolm, Dec. B.—Arrangements
for the exchange of civilian prisoners
by Russia and Germany have been
completed, due principally to the joint
efforts of David R. Francis, American
ambassador at Petrograd, and Ira Nel
son Morris, American minister at
Stockholm. The thanks of the Ger
man government have been conveyed
to Mr. Morris and Mr. Franecis for tihre
efforts.
WAGE INCREASE GIVEN.
Lynchburg, Va., Dec. B.—The Crad
dock-Terry company today announced
that about January 1 employees in its
shoe factories here earning less than
$lOO a month would be paid a 10 per
cent bonus for the last eight weeks of
1916 and at the same time the bonus
will be continued as long as indus
trial conditions warrant. The weekly
hours will also be reduced from 59 to
54.
Prussia forbids use of foreign words
in public print.
LOCAL LADY ARIISI DOES
FINE WORK WITH BRUSH
Considerable interest was attracted
by a handsome painting.done by Mrs.(‘
W. A. Webster, which was on display
several days last weegk at the location
occupied by E. R. Overby with his
picture framing business in the Pate
building. The painting is a very largel
Delivered By Carrier
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‘WELL-DRESSED YOUNG WOMAN
AND YOUNG MAN SURPRISED
1 BY FATHER OF GIRL WHO
| CAME UPON THEM BY ACCI-
I DENT.
‘ In the lobby of one of the local ho
tels a father greeted his attractive
young daughter yesterday near noon
after she had spent the night in Cor
dele as the wife of a young man who
accompanied her to this point. The
lfather's business had taken him here
and he came unawares. The daughter,
of course, did not know father was
coming and when -he greeted her, it
was first with a happy smile and then
with the horrors of a terrible suspi
cion that her disconcerted look drove
deep into his parent heart.
The beautiful young woman tried to
allay all these fears by telliing father
that she was here automobile riding
with her young man companion and
that they had simply stopped for a
brief rest. She said she had gone to
the hotel room to rearrange her toilet,
but the father pushed his inquiry until
he found the truth of the situation.
Then the young man was brought in
to the affair. No need telling further
what occurred. The, ‘boy hurried
away when the opportunity was given
and the father took his daughter and ).
went in another direction. They live
in distant cities. o
No blame ‘wak™aid on tHe-local ho
tel. Registered as man and wife, the
young coubles,% not. be ggggtionqd
and the least ins uatip‘t}‘lgé;ghfi party
of a hotel kg_gggw;gm* w
grounds for damages of the NOBFESE
kind. In matters of this kind “the"
greatest care is always exercised.
There was said to be no grounds for
suspicion in this case. Every de
meanor and the’ general conduct and
appearance of both young people was
that of refinement.
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CHURCHWELLS HAVE BEST
SHORT HgRN CATTLE IN THIS
SECTION OF THE STATE—WILL
MAKE VALUABLE MEAT PRODUC-,
ERS.
It is claimed by those who know of
conditions over the state that the
Churchwell farm near town has one
of the best herds of short horn cattle
for breeding purposes in Georgia.
There are 32 head of fine stock that
will be used for breeders only. This
is fast being made one of the best
farms in this section.
The cattle raising for beef in this
county, it is considered, will be great
ly benefited by the bringing in of this
herd. Churchwell Bros. have seen the
advaniages that are coming to the
stock raiser and are planning to profit
from their investments.
ANTI-CIGARETTE LAWS :
MAY BE DRASTIC MEASURE
~ Atlanta, Dec. B.—Will cagarettes fol
low liquor into Georgia's discard?
Bills to prohibit the sale or ship
‘ment into the state of cigarettes or
cigarette paper will probably be in
troduced in the next legislature, and
‘their authors will urge action as dras
tic as that which has outlawed the
cigarette in Kansas.
Another piece of reform legislation
which has been suggested is a law
to prohibit motion picture theaters
giving “benefit” performnaces on Sun
day. ,
| GRANT’S SHADOW DIES. =
Utica, N. Y., Dec. B.—Captain Sam
uel H. Beckwith, veteran telegrapher,
known during the was as “grant’s shad
ow,” as he handled all the cipher dis
patches of that general, and accompa
nied him from Fort Donaldson to the
surrender of Lee, died at the National
Soldiers home at Hampton, Va., today,
accordng to word received here.
design, showing the scene of a shep
herd, his flock and dog and painted
with a master touch of the artist's
brush that gives the picture a very
life-like effect. The painting was sold
to Mrs. A. F. Churchwell at quite a
handsome sum. !
NO. 68.
