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VOL. VIII
LOUIS AND GEORGE MILLER WIN
¥ VERDICT AT HANDS OF FEDER
{ AL JURY IN ALBANY. ALL
CHARGES WIPED OUT.
A jury in the United States court
in Albany yesterday acquitted Louis
Miller and his father, George Miller,
well known merchants in this city,
of charges of concealing assets from
the referee in bankruptcy after a brief
consideration of the case when it was
committed to them. The case was fin
ished at noon and in less. than an
hour’s time the Cordele merchants
were at liberty to return home with
every accusition disposed of by the
twelve men comprsing the ° federal
jury.
A number of wtnesses for both
sides were present from Cordele and
the case attracted wide interest. The
effort was made by the district attor
ney to show stock had gone from one
store to another prior to bankruptcy
proceedings, the Louis Miller Store
having later failed. The Millers had
abundance of testimony as to their
good character and the charge of the
court was considered by them as
strongly indicating - Judge Speer’s
opinion that there was no ground for
fthe accusition. The jury returned a
verdct of acquittal in short order. -
Max E. Land, J. Gordon Jones and
Attorney Hoffmeyer of Albany repre
sented Louis and George Miller in the
defense. Both attorneys and mer
chants have had strong manifestation
of interest from many friends over
this and other communities in the
outcome of the cases.
ORDINARY AND TAX COLLECTOR
ARE OUT AFTER PEOPLE WHO
INCORPORATE AND FAIL TO GIVE
THEMSELVES IN FOR CORPORA
TION TAXES.
Judge W. P. Fleming of the Ordi
nary’s office has a suggestion for cor
porations of Cordele, business con
cerns and individuals who are subject
to pay special license tax. He wants
to tell them that the books for reg
istration for conducting such business
that comes under the head of special
license tax are now open in his of
fice.
The law requires that all subject to
the tax shall register with the ordi
nary and pay registration fee and then
pay the special license to the tax col
lector before he can engage in or con
tinue in the line of business on which
he is subject to the special tax. Tax
Collector W. J. Musselwhite says he
is ready to do his part and will gladly
give receipts to any desiring same for
special tax.
When the law requiring the pay
ment of special license on certain
lines of business was enacted several
years ago, those subject to pay were
at first reasonably prompt, but some
are now inclined to' be delinquent. The
Crisp county grand jury at its last
session, called the special attention
of the ordinary to this law and to the
necessity of seeing that it was en
forced as far as registering with the
ordinary before paying the tax to the
- collector.
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MOULTTRIE NEGRO SHOOTS
TWO MEN WHEN TRAPPED
Mcultrie, Jan. 11.—John Horne, a
Moultrie negro, who shot J. H. Johns
ton and Will Lane at 3 o'clock this “
¥ morning, eluded the posse which spent
the day searching for him, and was
still at large tonight. Lane, who was
the most seriously hurt, ig still living,
bu thas no chance to recover.
Horne visited the “quarters” of John
T. Norman's turpentine still this morn
ing for the purpose of moving a negro,
who was said to be heavily in debt to
Norman. Lane and Johnston, both of
whom are employed by Norman, learn
ing Horne’s gbject, notified their em
..ployer. The three men then got into
?\’orman's automobile and decided they
~ Rvould follow Horne. As they approach
ed the negro, he stopped his wagon
and got out. Lane and Johnston jump
ed out of the machine and started to
- ward the negro. Then Horne drew
his pistol and shot down Johnston and
Lane.
After being shot Johnston brought
his pistol into play, firing five times,
but the negro wgs apparently unhurt
and after emptyinp his weapon, he
turned and fled.
Mr. ¥orman whoe 18 one of the larb
est naval stores operators in this sei
tion, narrexly escaped. death when &
stray ba»“'mt.rqm;'t‘m Bfigfi‘?:fim*’a‘m
* crashed through the windshield of his
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yer, has started on a tour to inaugu
rate “colleges” for suffrage workers,
and the first one is to be opened at
Buffaol. She proposes to teach wo
men anxious to learn how to make
converts to the hause how to do it.
WESTERN MINES PAID |
MILLIONS IN DIViDENDS
Washington, Jan. B.—Ten mines in
Arizona paid $34,000,000 in dividends
during the past year. Adding Utah,
Montana, Nevada and Idaho dividends
to those of Arizona, we have a total
of over $100,000,000 in dividends paid
out of the mines of these five western
states in a single year.
These are some of the impressive
fact brought out by the report of the
Geological Survey to Secretary Lane
Just made. “Never before,” said Mr.
Lane, “has so large a draft been made
as during this year, and never before
have the metals been extracted from
these ores with less waste or utilized
to better advantage in advancing the
general prosperity of the country.
Even as written in the plain figures
of 1916 production the wonderful rec
ord of our mines sets forth a degree
of national industrial independence
only hoped for a few years ago.
“Again copper stands out as the
best illustration of how American
mines can meet a world demand. The
output of nearly two billion pounds
of the red metal is double that of ten
years ago and its vdiue is twice that
of the copper produced in 1915. Add
to this the fact that in value copper
now contends with iron for first place
among the metals and that together
the amount of these two metals pro
duced last year had a value of more
than one billion dollars and we have
a measure of what this ccuntry can
contribute in useful metals.
The output of zie from domestic
ores increased last year 95,000 tonms,
which makes a néw fecord fot that
metal, the total valze of spelter from
United States ore being 150 million
dollars. Lead also shows a large in
crease, the 75-million-dollar output be
ing 2 gain of more than 50 per cent.
' «with all this activity in metal pro
‘duction the coal mines have had to
meet a heavy demand, so that the bit
uminous coal output has now passed
the half-million-ton mark, an increase
of 1212 per cent over the previous
year. Coke productién increased 30
per cent and it is gratifying to note
i that by-product coke made the largestl
gain, which means a corresponding
lgain in benzol and other valuable by-'
products.
“Again the oil wells have given a
new record for petroleum yield, the
estimate of marketed production of
crude petroleum for 1916 being 292
million barrels, or 11 million barrels
more than in 1915.
“Another mineral product which
furnishes an index of business condi
tions isicement, the: 1916 praduction
ot whicHf is estimated to be 5 millien
‘barrel iq excess of the output of the
previous year, while the vshipments
were even greater, aggregating 94,500,
000 barrels with thé outlook reported
as good for the new year.
. *“The reports received from the Sur
vey’s western cfficers contain most
significant mining records. Every
western state shows a large increase
in yield of metals, Arizona ieading
with a gain of 100 million dollars over
last year, while Utah and Montana to
gether report another 100 million dol
lar gain. Alaska also had its best
year, contributing a total value of
a total of three billion dollars.”
“These advance statements not only
show that 1916 marks a new advance
for the mineral industry of the coun
| try but this remarkable increass prom
‘ fssg t 5 be 3pproximately 25 per cent
{ over the 1915 production s¢ that we
{may expect the finai figures to show
JROKE »than-$50:000,000 - this year; or
over 5 per-¢ent im excess of any pre:
vious year.
EXPLOSION' MAY
COST MAN'S LIFE
M. M. NEWBERRY SHOCKED AND
ARM TORN OFF BY STICK OF
DYNAMITE AT FLINT RIVER.
Monroe M. Newberry, a saw mill
man of Flint Side, just over the Flint
river from Crisp county, was almost
fatally injured Thursday afternoon in
a dynamite explosion. His right hand
was shattered and he sustained seri
ous injuries in his right side from the
explosion. A stick of dynamite, with
which he expected to destroy some
shafting at his mill, eéxploded unex
pectedly in his hand.
According to his brother, H. A. New
berry, of Lizella, who attended his
bedside and was in Cordele Saturday,
returning to his home the attending
physician says that the njured man
will recover. His condition is improv
ing rapidly. Mr. Newberry's hand
was amputated about half way be
tween the, wrist and elbow. B. F.
Dixon of Lizella, a brother-in-law of
Newberry, also came to attend the in
jured man. 3
Newberry was formerly a partner
in the saw mill business of A. Wells
of Cordele. He has a wife and several
children.
Supreme Court to Hear the Legal Bat
tle Over the Case Until Next
Wednesday.
Washington, Jan. 13.—The test case
to determine constitutionality of the
Adamson law, enacted last Septembef
when a general railroad strike threat
ed, came up today in the supremei
court. Argument will continue until
Wednasday and a decision is expected
within a few weeks. Meantime, al
though the law was passed to become
effective Jan. 1 last, all litigation un
der it and the changes it prescribesi
are suspended by agreement. 1
The question whether congress has
power to regulate hours of service and
wages furnished the keynote of the
argument today in which the justices
manifested keen interest, interrupting?
with many questions. In opening de
fense of the lay for the department
of justice, Solicitor &eneral Davis de
clared it regulates both hours of ser
vice and wages and contended con
gress has authority to regulate both.
He asked annulment of the decision
of Circuit Court Judge Hoke, at Kan
sas City, in the test case of the Mis
souri, Oklahoma and Gulf railroad,
lolding the law void.
Extension of Time for Argument.
Although thrée hours is the usual
time allotted for atgument of a case,
the court today granted an extension
ro eight hours, equally divided be
tween the federal and railroad coun
sel. Tomorrow Walker D. Hines,
chairman of the rdilroads’ general
committee of counsel, and John G.
Johnson, of Philadelphia, will speak
for the carriers, and on Wednesday
the closing argument for the govern
ment will be made by Frank Hager
man, special assistant o the attorney
general.
The railroad brotherhoods are par
‘ticipating through counsel but several
labor leaders were spectators today.
| Attorney General Gregory and his en
tire staff and many members of con
gress also were in the crowded court
room.
Solicitor General Davis in a two
hour argument told the court that it
“reached the heights of imagination”
to say that the primary object of con
gress in passing the law was not to
limit the hour of toil.. He asserted
that Elisha Lee, the railroads spokes
man .through the strike controversy,
aften had: admitted that fact, .as well
a 8 that the law is. workable, now.de
nied by th® railroads. ° Ay
WILLIE FENN BECOMES
ASSOCIATED WITH EMPIRE
Willie Fenn, one of Cirdele’s best
known and popular young men, who
has been associated in the grocery
business for a number of years, has
accepted a pgsition with the Empire
Grocery company, effective on Jan.
16th. For the past year he has held
a position with the Coker Grocery
company and his services to this con
cern have been most satisfactory. His
connection with the new grocery will
give it the desired clerieal force, in
nuzbher and officieney, and enable the
new coneern to handle =n immense
business. Willie Fenn has numerous
(FlUnas" W dre Hhitbreßted iik A 0
vdnce tn etployment and wish Mm‘
sucoess with the new store. -
SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 1917.
SPLIT SWITCH;
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SMALL DAMAGE DONE AT CHULA
WHEN G. 8. & F. TRAIN LEFT
RAILS—TRAFFIC DELAYED.
When first No. $3, loca! southbound
passenger train over the Georgia
Southern & Florida railway split a
switch and was derailed at Chula ear
ly Saturday morning,' several negro
passengers were injured, though per
haps none seriously. The second class,
baggage and express cars were badly
damaged, though the engine and all
derailed coaches remained upright.
The wreck occurred 7 miles north of
Tifton and the train was running at
a lively clip. Though the main line
was blocked by the wreck, passage of
trains was affected by a side track.
No. 6, northbound ‘“shoofly” was de
layed only an hour as a result of the
derailment.
No. 33 is due in Cordele at 2.68 a.:
m., though Saturday morning it was
running late and was about two and
a half hours behind schedule time,
passing here at 5.08. The wreck oc
curred about 6.30. Occupants of the
sleepers were awakened, though nonei
were injured, and passengers on the
white day coach were shaken up, sev
eral sustaining minor bruises.
Cuts Wrists and Throat When Detec
tives Enter House to Arrest Him—
Conflicting Reports of His Condition
~ Philadelphia, Jan. 12.—Harry K.
Thaw cut his wrists and throat in a
private house here as detectives en
tered to arrest him, according to De
tective Captain Tat. He said detec
tives located Thaw this morning.
Thaw was taken to Sst. Mary’s Hos
‘pital. One ‘report said he was ex
pected to die, ancther said he would
die.
| Hunt Was Country-Wide.
New York, Jan. 12.—The police of
every part of the country, especially
the South, were today asked to hunt
for Harry Thaw, wanted on the charge
of kidnapping and assaulting Frederick
Gump, Jr.
Rumors were heard that Thaw was
in places as far apart as Canada and
Georgia and Florida. Nothing ws de
finite. Thaw has relatives and friends
in Georgia and Florida.
Hoping that Thaw would be found
in Pittsburg, the district attorney’s
office last night sent a copy of the
indictments there. The Pittsburg
police reported that they could not
}locate Thaw and expressed the opin
ion that he was not in Pittsbhurg.
} Indirect assurances to the district
attorney that Thaw intended to sur
render here and asgert his innocence
were not fulfillled. A detective who
knw Thaw was at the Criminal Court
building all night, ready to arrest him,
Oliver Brower was today indicted,
charged with conspiracy to kidnap
Frederick Gump, Jr. Brower was
arrested in Philadelphia.
FINE RECORD MADE BY |
THE RESERVE BANK
Clearings of Atianta institution From
July 15 to December 30 Tmounted to
$484,368,003.75.
Figures made puplic after the reg
luar monthly and annual meeting of
the directors of the Atlanta Federal
Reserve Bank, Thursday afternoon,
show that for the last five and one
‘half mol{;ths»of 1916, from July 16 to
December 30, the clearings of the At
lanta institution amounted to a total
of $494.3§68,003.75, representing. a total
of $1,602,096 items handled by this
bank in the period named. These
fizures are inclusive of the clearings
of the New Orleans branch. '
The directors re-elected all officers.
’Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank, $121,-
427,503.43 went through the Atlanta
g(tlearing House association and were'
incorporated in the totals of the asso
ciation, already announced. ‘
The average number of itemg han
dled daily by the Federal Reserve
Bank for the period was 11,362. .The‘
average daily amount of these items
lwu $3,606,156.05. |
| The comparative staierent of the At
‘lgnts Federal Raserve Bank for the
entire vears of 1915 and 1818, which |
Isf4tbitiént: has -justbemw sent out to!
'member banks, shows a- wholesom6l
growth -of the institution. by
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York City have entered on a diet test
under the auspices of the Lige Ex
tension Institute, which has William
H. Taft for chairman of its board of
directors. Dr. Eugene L. Fisk, medical
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learn if they can live on 25 cents a
BUT THREE DAYS UNTIL ACTUAL VOTING
BEGINS IN THE DISPATCH CONTEST
First List of Conte;c_z;z:s Pu blished- Today; Big Extra
Vote Offer in Effect This Week
But three days now remain until the
actual voting in the Cordele Dispatch
$1,200 subscription contest begins and
from then until February 24th the
young ladies will make the biggest
ecramble for subscriptions votes ever
witnessed in this territory.
‘The contestants are not restricted as
to the territory in which they are to
aecure subseriptions. They may be
secured anywhere in the United
States, and the indications are that
they are not going to let any oppor—‘
tunity passed to'lse(:um every available ‘
subscription. e e |
Today| is published the first list of
contestants. Beginning Wednesday the;
vote standing will be published twicej
a week. Contestants chauld cast their
voting ballots on Tuesday for Wed
nesday’s publication and on Saturday
tor Sunday’s publication.
Big Extra Vote Offer.
The largest extra vote offer during
the remainder of the contest is in ef
fect until 6 p. m. Saturday, Jan. 20.,
and is as follows: For every $16.00
in subscriptions 450,000 extra votes
will be given. This does not mean that
you ore {0 get one club of sixteen dol
flars and stop, it means that an extra
voting ballot will be issued on every
club of $16.00 turned in.
Right now is the time to put forth
}your very best effort, because the ex
tra vote offer will be greatly decreas
ed each week. Dop’t stop when:you
get one iclub,.just see how many you
;can get ;betore 6 p. m. Saturdey.. .
Baby Boy Is Still Battling
" For Life With Peanut in Lung
Lingering practically at the point ofl‘
death since last Saturday when a pea-i
nut which passed through his wind
pipe lodged om his lungs, Hardwick.?
18-months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ar-!
thur Simmons, of Daphne, is consid
ered by attending physicians to be in‘
ar improving condtion, Thongh no
overnton hae been petformod, the, PLY
sicians think shetiie.shild sill srade
ually redover from the: efiects: of the
tudusual accident an@ that an opera
day for food—the cost of the cook
ing, the service and the food. Their
first breakfast consisted of two ounces
of oatmeal, unlimited milk, two slices
of buttered toast and unlimited cof
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“] wish they’d give me some hai
and eggs,” said one coppes.
Everyone Should Read The Dispatch.
Every tax payer in Crisp county
should read The Dispatch because it
is the official organ of Crisp county.
It carries all official accounting for
the public funds, the grand jry pre
sentments, the business transacted by
the various county officers and
many other matters of vital interestl
to every citizen of the county. It is
an all home:print newspaper, and ful
ly covers thé fleld of local and state
news as well as devoting a great deal
of space| to farm dévelopment in this
t:orximun?ty,', ]l.'_‘i§ a..'_ real lgcal news
paper, ap-gopd, as there is in' Georgia
and those who take it appreciate it as
a newspaper. The beauty about it is,
is becomes a‘be‘atter' newspaper all the
List of Contestants Recelved up‘to 6
P. M. Saturday, Jan. 13, 1917.
votes
Miss Pauline Neal, C0rde1e,.....2,000
Miss Lenette Cox C0rde1e......2,000
Miss Frances Ambrose, Cordele. .2,000
Miss Irene Brower, C0rde1e.....2,000
Miss Mabel Calhoun, C0rde1e....2,000
Miss Maggie Pilcher, Le51ie....2,000
Mise Lucile Bridges, Warwick...2,ooo
Mss Lillian Hartley, Rebecca. . .2,000
Miss Lettie Fryar, R0che11e.....2,000
‘Miss Susie Story, Rt.C, Cordele. .2,000
'Miss Hiram Lee McKinney.....2,ooo
‘Miss Floretice Coleman, Byrom
- ville o) b o Liat s e ge2,000
‘Miss Louise West, Lilly ........2,000
Miss Addie Sargeant, Route B, ¢
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tion to remove the peanut will not be
necessary.
The child has developed pneumo
nia, and the phyiscians are working to
minimize the effects of this disease.
The peanut has probably found lodg
ing in the lungs, and an effort will be
mzde to t2ks 2n y-ray of it within 2
few: daye it the child iz able. By thiz
methad; 1k anag, o pessivie thut the
peanut can be -removed at some later
time. -
Delivered By Carrier
In City 5¢ Per Week
NATIONAL HIGHWAY IN DOOLY
AND HOUSTON COUNTIES SAID
TO BE TURNING TRAFFIC IN
OTHER DIRECTION. "
Overland tourist travel from the
north and west to south Georgia and
Florida is on the increase. The great
across-the-country highways have
opened up a means of travel for the
tourists that is growing in popularity
from year to year. And, yet with the
increase in the travel this year over
the last, the National Highway,
though recognized as the shortest
route to Florida and as a general rulé
the best from the standpoint of good
roads, is not getting its quoto of the
travelers from Macon on through thve
Florida line. The travel on the Nation
-2l Highway into Macon is unusually
heavy, but many of the tourists, es
'pecjally those who have not traveled
the National Highway before, are
routed over the two branches of the
Dixie Highway, one going by way of
Sandersville, Davisboro and Savangah,
the other by way of Andersonville,
Americus and Albany.
The matter of routing the tourists
over the Dixie Highway it is sald, is
altogether occasoned by the fact that
laps of he highway in Houston and
'Dooly counties are in a badly kept
condition, and that even, moderate
travel over the highway in these coun
ties is difficult and greatly objection
able to the tourists. The failure of
the National Highway to get its part
of the travellers has been noted local
ly and this has led to inquirfes as to
the cause, with the result that the,
blame has been placed on Houston and
Dooly counties for their failure to
keep in good repair and passable con
dition the section of the highway lying
in these counties.
Good road enthusiasts of Crisp and
other counties of the National route,
as well as local trade organizations,
are inclined to take the matter up for
the purpose of gaining some definite
‘end in the matter of inducing the com
missioners of Houston and Dooly to
give more attention to the upkeep of
the highway, in order that this section
will get what should come to it in the
way of reimbursement for its enter
prise in co-operating for the creation
of the National Highway.
l. C. AVERETTIS
WELL KNOWN CITIZEN DIED FRI
DAY AFTER LINGERING ILL
NESS—FUNERAL YESTERDAY.
After an illness cdntinuing for the
pest two years, L. C. Averatt, aged 63
yoars, died Friday at noon at his
home, Thirteenth avenue, west, His
death, though o severe shock to rela
tives and friends, was not unexpect
ed,
The funeral services were conduct
ad from the residence at 2:30 o'clock
Saturday afternoon, Rev. J. H. Coin,
pastor of the Baptist church, officiat
ing, assisted by Rev. Walter Anthony,
pastor of the Methodist church. In
terment occurred at Sunnyside ceme
tery. Until his sickness Mr. Averett
was one of the county’s most progres
sive tarmers, and by his dili
genuce and ability, accumu
lated a handsome estate. He was
well known through the county”and
scetion.
The deceased is survived by his
‘widow and two grown children, Mrs.
J. 0. Anderson and L. C. Averette,
k.}r.. both of this city.
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'ALEX CHAKNEN IS NGW
IFULLBLOWN AMERICAN CITIZEN
Alex Chaknen, proprietor of the
Greek-American restaurant s now a
tull fledged American ¢itizen. Here
tofore Alex has been an Amrican cit
izen, and he hasn’t. In gpirit and sym
‘pathy he has been az American for
‘s6me years, but from a naturalization
stardpoint lie_has Hot. ' At the ses
"sion of the Unifed States court'at Al
bany Friday night, he was awarded
‘naturalization papers. As a conse
quence, he feels a bit freer, a little
more independent today, and wears 2
smile that is broad and sunny.
John D. Macris, a former Grecian
| citizen of Cordele, now in business in
Albany, was also awarded naturaliza
tion papers at this term of the U. S.
Court. .
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TO HOLD EXAMINATION
FOR POSTAL CLERKS FEB. 10
{ 1w examing¥ion for wailway postal
i elerlzz will bs heid in Atlenti o 1 Ped.
{rusry 10, Gdedrding o gm-au;mfs:he\'at{';
{thade by (¥ depdrtdieiit. Salarfes for.
railway postal clérks tafige from $9OO
to $l.BOO per year.
NO. 78.
