The Cordele Dispatch, 1916-07-23

ASSOCIATION WANTS ARE SEEKING MORE TIME - SHIP TIME - SHIPPERS'' - PERS'' TIME - SHIPPERS'' COUNCIL WILL LAY MAT MATTER - TER MATTER BEFOR COMMISSION. Atlanta, July 21. - Approximately fif fifty - ty fifty members of the Georgia Shippers' Association met here today to con consider - sider consider the coming hearing on the rail railroads' - roads' railroads' petition for increased freight rates before the Railroad Commission on August 17. President W, C. Vereen of Moultrie presided. The shippers decided to appear be before - fore before the Railroad Commission by coun counsel - sel counsel next week and ask for some modi - of the form of procedure that the commission has outlined. They will ask for time in the matter of an answering - swering answering the railroads on particular rates, which has not been allowed un under - der under the procedure, and for other min minor - or minor changes. A delegation will also ask the appropriate legislat*ve committees for the enactment of the bill to appro appropriate - priate appropriate a fund to pay for the recording of all the roceedings of the hearing. Attorneys for the shippers stated the railroads should file their evidence and testimony and that then the ship shippers - pers shippers should be givep a period of three months in which to prepare their an ansSwer. - sSwer. ansSwer. (Commissioner of agriculture, J. D. Price, appeared before the shippers and stated among other things that the proposed rate increases would mean an added expense of $BOO,OOO to the farmers of Georgia on fertilizers alone. BURWELL INTRODUCES BILL AU AUTHORIZING - THORIZING AUTHORIZING SALE OF W. & A - ASOLONS SOLONS ASOLONS EXCHANGE WORDS. Atlanta, July 21. - 1 f the senate backs up the house in its action to today, - day, today, women will be allowed to prac practice - tice practice law in Georgia after the present legislative session, and in spite of the veto put upon it by the members of the Georgia bar in their re¢ent con convention - vention convention at Tybee. After two days of debate the house passed the bill by the large majority of 131 to 26. During the debate the gallery was crowded with women who listened intently and were inclined at times to applaud. It was all Speaker Burwell could do to keep down this gsort of demonstration. Beck of Mur Murray, - ray, Murray, for the bill, said he regretted the matter had always been treated rather with levity than seriousness. Women, he declared, had made good in every calling and there were many of them who would make as good law lawyers - yers lawyers as men. Since they are compelled at times to earn their own living ev every - ery every profession should be open to them. Sidney MeCathern, a graduate of the law school of Mercer Universitly, a res resident - ident resident of Waynesboro and a young men of bright promise, has come to Cor Cordele - dele Cordele to become associated in the prac practice - tice practice of law with 'J. T.: Hill. . The firm will have their offices in the American National Bank building in 'the offices which Mr. Hill has hereto hereto'foro - 'foro hereto'foro occupied. Mr. McCathern is a fyoung man of jovial, fine disposition ;and is well versed in his profession. Ule will be warmly welcomed to Cor Cor;rdelc - ;rdelc Cor;rdelc and the members of the local par will wish him all success.

TEN PER CENT WILL COVER LOSS TO COTTON - ROADS BEING PUT IN GOOD CONDITION AGAIN. ] Y { While the rains of the past few days' have brought about somewhat douht-} ful conditions, the consensus of opin opinion - ion opinion among the farmers of Crisp is that the crops have recovered from the ear- Iy rainy season and the percentage of damage was not as large as was at first anticipated. Ten per cent will take cere of the damage to the cotton crop that has already been done by the ex excessive - cessive excessive rains, while practically no dam damage - age damage has occurred to the corn except that done by strong winds, which have almost invaribly accompanied the rains. Bridges on the county's highways have again been placed in good con condition, - dition, condition, and reports from all sections of the ¢ounty during the latter part of the past week is that the high wa waters - ters waters are receding rapidly. Passage by bridge and ferry over Flint river and other larger streams can now be af affected - fected affected at all points of occustomed trav travel - el travel in this section. The roads of the county have been dragged and are now in substantial condition after the washing rains of the past three weeks. CRISP COUNTY STOCK RAISERS WERE TALKING OF SUCH A MEET AT AN INFORMAL SHOW IN TOWN SATURDAY. M. J. McKay and others interested in horse and mule raising had a rath rather - er rather attractive exhibit of stock in Cor Cordele - dele Cordele last Saturday. There were a num number - ber number of enthusiasts who suggested that a live stock show be put on in Cerdele sometime during tho early fall. This suggestion will be taken up by the prin cipal stock raisers of the county and the matter will be discussed with a view of having a creditable show here. those who have talked about such a show are iathier enthusiastic and would be glad of an opportunity to display the home raised horses, mules cattle, hogs and other stock. Of those here Saturday M. J. McKay exhibited three mule colts and one cal calico - ico calico horse, The horse and the two mule colts are the offspring of one calico mare within a period of three years. The young horse is an attractive, good looking youngster. Tom Ingram also had a creditable looking mule and horse. I. G. Williams brought with him two fine mules and left at home two hors horses, - es, horses, all Georgia raised and way above the average. C. L. Williams had in line two splen splendid - did splendid mules. M. J. Musselwhite drove to town a fine young horse in harness. J. F. McGarity showed a pretty pony. The meeting Saturday was merely an informaly affair. No special arrange arrangement - ment arrangement had been made for the show ;and those owning colts brought them in for the puppose of showing them to iall the stock raisers. iMARTIN WILL BUILD COSTLY NEW RESIDENCE Alex Martin closed a deal during the past week for three desirable residence lots located in East Cordele on Four-

THE RUSH CAUSED BAKERS TO SECURE HOME-MADE FLOUR AND THE BREAD PROVED DEL!- clous. : The rich flavor of hreads made from home-raised and homnie-ground wheat came first hand to a number of Cor Cordele - dele Cordele and Crisp county citizens last week who had never taken occasion 'before to learn that it is the best bread in the world. The great demand for bread to feed the thousands at the Log Rolling Thursday and the increased demands throughout the ecity and secticn tipon the local bakeries, caused the supply of flour at one of these enterprises to be exhausted before the demand was half supplied. A large quantity of home-ground flour was secured, and while it was found necessary to use some different méthods in baking, it made fine breads of all kinds, and no difficulty was found for the sale of it in the baked produc:s. The production of wheat has grown more profitable and has came more and more into favor from year to year, until Crisp now raises as large a crop of wheat as any other county in the state, the demand both locally' and abroad is far greaier than can be sup supplied. - plied. supplied. Hundreds are eating Dbiscuit from home-raised flour this year who used the products of distant states be be| - | be| fore. ICORDELE DISTRICT. SHOWS $35,000 OVER LAST YEAR'S RETURNS - RETURNSINCREASE INCREASE RETURNSINCREASE IN OTHER DISTRICTS. ! An increase of $35,000 is shown in |the tax returns of Crisp county for 't,he Cordele district, according to the lhonks of Tax Recelyer (C:. 0. Perry. Practically the entire increase repre repre[spnt:»; - [spnt:»; repre[spnt:»; property belonging to whites. While some of the other districts show a slight decrease in sum total the sect'on of the county outside Cordele shows a considerable increase. Tax ! Receiver Perry will be in position in a few days to give out the exact figures, showing the increase. WATSON HAD MUDDY RETURN FROM TRIP S. M. Watson and family returned 'fhe middle of last weck from an ex extensive - tensive extensive pleasure trip to points in North Georgia, and the Corolinas. The par party - ty party went by automobile and camped out occasionally on their trip going. They visited Atlanta, Toccoa, Jasper, Spar Spari - i Spari tanburg, Greenville and Asheville. While the trip to these points was enj,gynhl(-, with weather conditions fav\¥¢ upon the return conditions wef ? decidedly different. l'l'here was high water everywhere, the roads were rough and terribly inud inuddy, - dy, inuddy, according to Mr. Watson. Mrs. S. W. Crawford, of Eastanallie, accom accomlpanied - lpanied accomlpanied them upon their return. She iis a sister of Mrs. Watson and will 'spend several weeks as her guest. }oo Y e e 'teenth avenue. The lots front south and are located on the corner of Four Fourteenth - teenth Fourteenth avenue and First street. Mr. Martin is planning to build a costly residence here.

INSUFFICIENT FUNDS TO OPER OPERATE - ATE OPERATE BROUGHT ABOUT JOLT TO UNSUSPECTING FANS. Local baseball received a severe shaking-up Saturday morning and the "Big league got a jolt when it was announced that the Cordele team had been forced to disband on account of insufficient funds to operate through the remainder of the schedule, which closes on August 5. The manage management - ment management of the club has anticipated the impending outcome of disbandment for some time, though have come to the realization very reluctantly. The obligations of the organization have been growing steadily, and every ef effort - fort effort was made to Ledge against ex expense - pense expense and increase the income, but without avail. To disband, pay up all of the players in full to date and meet all obligations by the closest margin, or take the only alternative of con con'inuing - 'inuing con'inuing under conditions that were on only - ly only gloomy and calculated to heap up more debt without augmenting the strength.-of the team where it would have a fighting chance, were the only two things left to be done when the situation was summed up in total by the management Saturday HAYGOOD PAYS CLIENT $5,048; ESCAPES JAIL On account of a settlement having been reached between Attorney Alex Alexander - ander Alexander Akerman, represnting Mrs. Car Caroline - oline Caroline A. Gilgore, and John W. Hay Haygood, - good, Haygood, a Fitzgerald altorney, Haygood was not arrested yesterday 'l)y Deputy Marshal Cooper, as had been intend intended. - ed. intended. Haybood it is stated, delivered the money over to Mr. Akerman, for Mrs. Kilgore. Haygood had failed to pay a judgment of §5,048 secured against him in United States court by Mrs. Kilgore, a resident of Utah. OLD TIME SINGING AT ARABI LAST WEEK An old-time Sacred Harp singing convention closed at Arabi last Thurs Thursday - day Thursday night. It had continued through a week or more and afforded pleasure to a large number of that community. There were twenty-five in the class, which was taught by Prof. T. B. New Newton - ton Newton of Atlanta, and he put a great deal of life into the events, notwithsanding his 81 years of age. Prof. Newton has made it a profession of teaching sing singing - ing singing conventions for many years and he knows every song in the old Sacred Harp. What is more, he does not have to look at the book to sing them. He knows them by heart.

CAME TO LOG ROLLING AND WERE MARRIED Since Thursday Miss Fula Burke and Mr. Robert Sangster, a popular young couple of Vienna, have had a secret all their own. There was only one other who knew, and they pledged him not to tell. He is a minister, and he kept his pledge. Secrets are difficult to keep, and the young couple did not expect to keep it long. They had no inclination to do so, and no one knew until they told it themselves, which they did today. y Miss Burke and Mr. Sangster were married Thursday evening at eight o'clock, the ceremony being performed by Rev. J. H. Coin, pastor of the First Baptist church of this city at his home. They came down under pretense of witnessing the night features of the Log Rolling, but, of course, this kind of pleasure was not their primary ob object. - ject. object. S e g R BIG SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY ..... AT ZION HOPE WEDNESDAY The Zion Hope community is getting in readiness for a large gthering next Wednesday. The rally will be in the interest of the Sunday school and in the interest of adding to the present school house structure at Pateville. This school house has been over overerowded - erowded overerowded for some time and something will be done towards adding to the bulding on this occasion. Friday night last, beginning at 8:00 o'clock the Williford Sunday school rendered an interesting program. Ev Everybody - erybody Everybody was invited to be present and bring a friend along. The program had been carefully prepared. The pro proceeds - ceeds proceeds from this occasion went towards purchasing an organ for the Sunday school. The program was as follows: Opening address. pantomine - *"ln the Sweet Bye and Bye." Play - Going to meet Aunt Hatty." llew '('hurch Or Organ." - gan." Organ." "GGomorrah or Lot's Wife." Song - *"Charlie Recitation - "A single Gentleman." For It, or Uncle Tony's Mistake." "The Bridal Wine Cup." i UNION SERVICES HAVE PROVED HIGHLY ENJOYABLE The union services of Baptists and Methodists, which have been in effect during the month of July, have be become - come become very popular among these con congregations - gregations congregations and other church-goers. The second of the services at the Bap-, tist church last Sunday evening at attracted - tracted attracted a large congregation that took the entire seating capacity of the build ing. An excellent sermon was preached by Rev. Walter Anthony, pastor of the Methodist church.

The special trains over all of the railways touching Cordele and coming from all directions brought thousands and all regular trains carried extra coaches for the accommodation of the crowds Cordele bound. Fully as many more came by automovile and by oth other - er other conveyances from throughout Crisp county and South Georgia. In deferance of the postponement of the parade the speaking and business session of the Log Rolling opened im immediately - mediately immediately at the court house, where standing room was at a premium. May Mayor - or Mayor Gordon Jones on behalf of the city delivered a rousing address of welcome and was cheered to the echo. Sov Sovereign - ereign Sovereign J. W. Simmons of Brunswick, responded on behalf of the Woodmen and other visitors. Albany's delegation came one thou thousand - sand thousand strong prepared to carry the con convention.to - vention.to convention.to that city in 1917. They car- | ried things so overhwelmingly theiri way that no other nomination for the next meeting place was offered. Every vote went to Albany, and its delegation 1 loudly cheered each vote. ' Newton Phillips, of Atlanta, wasl again chosen president and general manager of the association. .He had no opposition and the vote went unan unanimous - imous unanimous for him. Other officers elected were J. M. Domingoes of Macon, secre secretary - tary secretary and treaéurer; J. H. Mack, of Al Albany, - bany, Albany, first vice president; J. Gordon Jones of Cordele, second vice presi president; - dent; president; J. C. Jenkins, of Valdosta, third vice president; J. R. Raff, of Macon, fourth vice president; M. B. Brown, of Richland, fifth vice president; Mrs. Minnie Van Murrah, or Columbus, gixth vice president and state mana manager - ger manager of the Woodmen's Circle. During the business session a mes message - sage message of greetings and good wishes was received from Hon. W. A. Fraser, Sov Sovereign - ereign Sovereign Commander of the Woodmen of the World, of Omaha, Neb., and other officials of the order and Log Rolling in this and other states.

SAVE THE CAR; 7 SHERIFF WARD, LOOKING FOR STOLEN FORD, GETS POINTED MESSAGE FROM BANK PRESI PRESIDENT. - DENT. PRESIDENT. A telephone call from Arabi a few Jays ago to Sheriff Ward was to the effect that his official services were needed in the vicinity of that town. The message was from Walter Patter Patterson, - son, Patterson, marshal, and was occasioned by the suspicious actions of two young men who were riding about in a five fivepassenger - passenger fivepassenger Ford. One of the young men who claimed to own the car had proposed a deal with an Arabi citizen whereby he was going to exchange the five-passenger body of the automobile for a cut-down affair and $5.00 on the side. The deal had gone through when the sheriff arrived on the scene. Who were the young men and from whence they come, and to whom did the car belong? These questions and more the sheriff put to the boys in rapid succession. The young man who was in possession of the machine "came clean" with the officer. He sail that the car belonged to his mother, that his brother was president of a bank in a nearby Georgia town, and that he felt like he had a perfect right to do with the car what he wanted to. In the meantime the sheriff had wired to Secretary of State Phil Cook for the name of the person whose ma machine - chine machine carried the license tax of 5001. He also phoned the president of the bank in the town named by the young man. The reply of Secretary Cook proved the correctness of the state statement - ment statement of the young man, as to the ownership of the car, and the phone message from the bank president con confirmed - firmed confirmed the statemen: as to his being the brother of the young man. "What shall I do with the boy?" asked the sheriff. "Save all parts of the car and let the boy go to was the bank president's reply.

PALMER-JONES FLOAT ATTRACTED WIDE ATTENTION The Palmer-Jones fioat represented in the parade of the South Georgia Log Rolling Convention was one of splen splendid - did splendid taste and showed great originali originality - ty originality of design. It reflected a distinct credit on the concern and those who originated it and gave a very fine dis displayof - playof displayof the wares and implements handled by them. Merchants and business men who saw it along with the great crowds had many favorable comments to of offer. - fer. offer. They admired the hustle and en enterprising - terprising enterprising spirit shown. It was con considered - sidered considered fully up to state fair display and will mean wide publicity for the FPalmer-Jones company. : REGISTRATION SPECIAL ELECTION CLOSED SATURDAY The registration. lists for participa participation - tion participation in the' special election on August 3, to determine the question of wheth whether - er whether or not the city shall own its elec electric - tric electric lighting power plant closed today with 430 registered. The number reg registered - istered registered is considered a good average. In the city registration of last year there were 517 voters enlisted. e e e The street dancing of Friday even evening - ing evening was decidedly one of the most en enjoyable - joyable enjoyable events. A throng of young people participated in the dancing, and the occasion apparently afforded as much amusement to the spectators as to those who took part. The "movie" man secured two excellent flash-light picture of the dance and Britt Craig, a special correspondent of the Atlanta Constitution, was here to take notes. He secured a photo of the dancing and prepared a special write-up of the event.