The Cordele Dispatch, 1916-09-20

|SUNAY SERVICE A HAPPY EVENT METHODIST TURNED PREACHING HOUR INTO JUBILEE CELEBRA CELEBRATION - TION CELEBRATION OF RARE PLEASURE - PLEASURECHURCH CHURCH PLEASURECHURCH OUT OF DEBT. The announcement at the last Sun Sunday - day Sunday morning service of the success of an effort to raise a fund of $5,000 with which to pay off the remainder of the indebtedness of the Methodist church for the construction of its handsome edifice, was the occasion of a jubilee and handshaking service. It was a service of rejoicing and mutual con congratulation, - gratulation, congratulation, and a number of speak speakers - ers speakers -discoursed upon the splendid suc success - cess success of the pastor, Rev. Walter An Anthony, - thony, Anthony, and others in completing the fund and the responsiveness with which the members met such an ef ef'fortj - 'fortj ef'fortj It is a matter of greatest satis satisfaction - faction satisfaction to the church membership to }know that the $60,000 structure has "been paid for in full. - On behalf of the building commit commit'tee, - 'tee, commit'tee, J. W. Cannon made a report that fhe church building debt" had been paid in full, and followiné: B. H, Pal Palmer - mer Palmer spoke in words of high commen commendation - dation commendation of the success of the campaign. Though it had been annownced that the pastor would preach, it was sug suggested - gested suggested that the service he made one of mutual congratulation among the members of the congregation, and the happy good feeling that was every everywhere - where everywhere prevalent marked the morning services as an event rare in church history. FIRE DESTROYED OLD ; SERVANT HOUSE AND PAPER A servant house in the rear of the home of B. H. Palmer on Thirteenth avenue was partially destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon. A negro woman who cooks for the Palmer family, oc occupied - cupied occupied one end of the house with sev several - eral several children. She was ironing when the house caught fire from the chim chimney, - ney, chimney, and when the fire department ar arrived - rived arrived had almost enveloped it in flames. Househeld goods belonging to the woman were destroyed and a quan tity of old paper and magazines be belonging - longing belonging to the local D. A. R. and the Dispatch, which had been stored in one end of the house, was destroyed. The paper was valued at about $lOO and was not insured. BEROOKS, INVENTOR'S SON, KILLED IN A QUARREL LaGrange, Sept. 18. - Simon Brooks, a farmer, about 50 years of age, liv living - ing living near Chipley, Ga., was shot and in instantly - stantly instantly killed by W. A. Bowles, a neighboring farmer, while the two men were eating supper in Bowles' dining room. Sunday morning Bowles rode into LaGrange and surrendered to Sheriff Shirley, of Troup county, stating that he Kkilled Brooks in self-defense. According to Bowles' statement Brooks liad been drinking and during supper began to abuse Bowles. A fight followed and Brooks, it is stated, drew %) knife, declaring he would kill Bowles It was then that the laiter drew lhis pistol, killing Brooks instantly. 2 The Brooks family is one of the most prominent in their neighborhood. Simon. Brooks was :the son the late Tom Brooks, known throughout the cottom belt as the inventor of the famous Brooks cotton planter and press. 5

"OLD BILL" SAYS THINGS LOOK TOO UNTIDY WHERE TRASH IS ALLOWED TO ACCUMULATE - ACCUMULATEINSPECTOR INSPECTOR ACCUMULATEINSPECTOR URGES MORE CARE. The trash man is out making war again. Sanitary Inspector Bussey has been ailing several weeks, but has been "out and about" attending his duties as best he could. But now he is well and in a mean way about the manner in which his constituency, the residents of th. city of Cordele, are leaving the trash all about the lot, the yard and the walks. An ill man just getting well is a mean® man. "oOld Bill" says so and those who are careless with the trash ought to know that he is in a bad humor. Hence this notice. The inspector urges more care all over the city in the manner of hand handling - ling handling trash. The force finds it difficult to get up all the waste and garbage where it is not carefully collected and slaced conveniently. The care at home makes it possible for the force to cover a large portion of the city in a day's time and consequently this enable the carts to make more fre frequent - quent frequent visits. Where there is less de delay - lay delay there is greater chance to keep a clean city. WHISKY LEADS TO KILLING OF WILKES WALKER BY BROTHER Fitzgerald, Sept. 19. - Two quars of whiskey received Saturday afternoon by express by Jim Walker, a farmer living about five miles west of the city, was the unmistakable cause which led Jim to attack and cut his brother, Wilkes Walker, who was paying him a short visit, with fatal results. Jim and Wilkes were in the city Saturday afternoon and both left the city together for Jim''s home. During the evening Jim, having hecome craz crazed - ed crazed with the liquor in the presence of his family, Wilkes attempted to quiet him when Jim cut him in the bowels and severely slashed him in the arm. Wilkes, bleeding from his wounds, left for another brother's farm mnearby, but fell by the wayside and lay on the ground until some neighbors, in pass passing, - ing, passing, found him in an unconscious con condition. - dition. condition. Drs. Luks and Fussell were tele telephoned - phoned telephoned for and on arrival found the man in such condition that it was thought best to take him to the sani sanitarium - tarium sanitarium in the city. Walker succumb succumbed - ed succumbed to his wounds about 10 o'clock this morning. Jim Walker was placed in jail Sun Sunday - day Sunday awaiting the result of the cutting, and will now be kept until the next session of the Ben Hill Superior court. Wilkes Walker lived near Mystic with his brother and was unmarried. Jim has a wife and several children. TOUR BALES TO THREE ACRES. Waycross, Sept. 18. - According to a report from Wayne county, & B Thompson, of Odum, made four bhales of short cotton on three acres of land. Mr. Thompson used only one sack of fertilizer on the entire three acres. Se i e An Egyptian nobleman's tomb, built 4500 years ago, has been placed in the Metropolitian Museaum of Art.

WILL RAISE FUND OCTOBER FIRST SET AS DATE WHEN BAPTISTS WILL GET FUND TO BUY HANDSOME PIPE ORGAN., Rev. J. H. Coin, pastor of the First Baptist church, announced from his pulpit last Sunday meorning that an ffort would be made on Sunday, Oc October - tober October y, to complete the fund of ap approximately - proximately approximately $3,000 for the purchase f a handsome pipe organ. The plan to purchase the instrument was start started - ed started about two weeks ago, and the pur purpose - pose purpose is to make a concerted effort on the date announced. It is anticipat anticipatod - od anticipatod that practically the entire fund will be subscribed at that time. The prospects are very encouraging. ' ¥ HON. CHAS. CRISP *WAG CONGRESSMAN GAVE BARBECUE AFTER NOMINATION SPEECH IN AMERICUS YESTERDAY - NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Hon. Chas. R. Crisp was unanimous unanimouslyv - lyv unanimouslyv named representative to the 65th congress at the ('(mgrvssi}nm] conven convention - tion convention of the Third district held at Amer Americus - icus Americus Tuesday. Over two hundred friends of Congressman Crisp filled the armory of the Americus Light Infan Infantry. - try. Infantry. W. R. Bowen, of Benn Hill, was elected permanent chairman, and El Elwin - win Elwin Rodgers, of Turner. permanent secretary. W. 1. Lasseter, of Dooly, presented the name of Mr. Crisp for nomination as congressmaen from the Third dis district. - trict. district. Mr. Rodgers, of Turner, second secondod - od secondod the nomination. After Mr. Crisp's speech of accep acceptange, - tange, acceptange, the convention adjourned sine die. but the entire gathering repaired to the barbecue grounds on Glessner street, where Mr. Crisp was host to the delegates and other friends. The next executive committee for the district, with the chairman and secretary being ex-officia members, was elected as follows. 1 Ben Hill - George Dorminey, Fitz Fitz| - | Fitz| geraldd. ! Dooly - -J. W. Lytle, Vienna. '[ Crisp - A. 1. McArthur, Cordele. I Turner - W. K. Jenkins, Ashburn. Tavlor - A. H. Riley, Butler. I Macon - J. L. Heys, Montezuma. Schley - A. S. Rainey, Ellaville. I Sumter--Hollis Fort, Americus. | Webster - S. 0. Brightwell, Weston. | Stewart - E. L. Carter, Lumpkin. | Lee - Qteid Stovail, Leesburg. Terrell - A. L. McLendon, Dawson. | Randolph - W. R. Curry, Shellman. % Clay - @G. M. Bell, Bluffton. | The canvassed returns from the elec tion showed that Cangressman Crisp had carried fourteen of the fifteen counties in the district. The popular vote was, Crisp 7,310, Hudson, 3,765, ;v.'iih a Crisp majority of 3,544 . The delegates from Crisp county to the convention were Hon. Isaiah Williams, G. B. Wilkes, Hugh Lasseter, |5l, J. Mikel, A. L. McArthur, C. O. | Nobles, A. Heibert, C. M. McKenzie, IJ. A. Adkins, J. A. Littlejohn, G. M. W. H. Wright, J. F. More-

HERE GOMES MAN DR. G. M. M'MILLAN IS DEVELOP DEVELOPING - ING DEVELOPING FINE ACREAGE ON BIG PLANTATION AT BYROMVILLE - WILL HAVE LARGE OUTPUT. Dr. G. M. McMillan, for years a res resident - ident resident of Cordele, and who last year purchased a large plantation and mov moved - ed moved up to Byromville to take charge, has the record for peanut growing this year, according to his neighbors. He did not go at the business extensively, but has a very fine crop on the lands which he planted in peanuts this year. The time which he had was too short to do much this season. Next year he will become one of the largest peanut growers in this section of the state. He has purchased a machine for cleaning and nicking pea peanuts - nuts peanuts and this machine will be used ex extensively - tensively extensively on his own plantation and on the farms of his neighbors the com coming - ing coming year. He is preparing for peanut growing on a large scale. He nas hundreds of acres of lands that will be devoted solely to peanut culture. His place is considered well adapted to the bus business - iness business which he is undertaking and he is engaged for the profit there is in peanut growing. CHIEF OF MILITIA AFFAIRS 1S DEAD Washington, Sept. 19. - Maj. Gen. Alberi 1. Mills. chief of the bureau of militia affairs, holder of the army medal of honor for bravery under fire, builder of the new West Point and former president of the army war college, died here today after fifteen hours' illness from bneumonia. No funeral arrangements had been made tonight. PRESIDENT'S SISTER IS BURIED AT COLUMBIA Silent Crowds Greeted Funeral Train . At Points Aleng the Route. Columbia, S. (~ Sept. yB. - Mrs. An Annie - nie Annie E. Howe, sister of President Wil Wilson. - son. Wilson. was buried here. The President accompanied the body. The party ar arrived - rived arrived about 11:30 o'ciock. Funeral services were at the Presby Presbyterian - terian Presbyterian church. Interment was in the church yard. Sijent erowds greeted the train here ~and en route. The president leaves at 6:15 tonight. ' President Wilson, Joseph R. Wli Wli| - | Wli| son, Mrs. Anne Cothran, a daughter, George and Wilson Howe, sons, Miss Margaret Wilson and Dr. Cary 7. Grayson are in pary. | Do you insist on sanitary cigar fac fac'mrir-s - 'mrir-s fac'mrir-s and then use a public cigar cut-

{LOCAL D.'A. R. SOON TO AN AN' - ' AN' NOUNCE PROGRAM FOR OC OCCASION. - CASION. OCCASION. MANY DISTINGUISHED VISITORS. 'NMrs. E. M. Espy," regent Fort Early ~"chapter D. A. R., who has given her entire summer in persistent and strenuous effort to have the granite bowder placed at Fort Early and the spring there built up in' Georgia mar marble-as - ble-as marble-as a memorial spring to two gal gallant - lant gallant Revolutionary soldiers, announces that work is moving satisfactory along all lines, and the occasion prem premises - ises premises to be a noted one. Fort Farly is the one historic site in Crisp county and the marking of this old fort by Fort Early chapter D. A. R. preserves to the state soyfe of its splendid history and traditions which would otherwise be lost. The chapter is sending out hand handsomely - somely handsomely engraved invitations to prom prominent - inent prominent D. A. R..avorkers over the state and expect m&n?jwned visitors at that time. A splendid program is beihg arranged for the unveiling which will be announced later. This is an U occasion in which all Crisp county \nould fecl a special pride and which shauld be attended by a representa representative - tive representative crowd from every section of the county. ks _i Everybody in Cordele and .Crisp county should plan ty be at Fort Early site T®=:==lay morning, October 12, and have a part in the marking of this historic place. . old Fort Early is situated about eleven miles from Cordele on the Raines plantation out on Warwick road. REPORTED THAT HARLAN WILL LEAVE CENTRAL Macon, Sept. 18. - Effective October 1, Superintendent Henry Baldwin, of the Volumbia division of the central of Georgia railway, with headauarters in Columbus, will succeed" R. J. Har Harlan - lan Harlan as superintendent of the South Southwestern - western Southwestern division, with headquarters in Macon, according to a report received from Coluribus last night. Mr. Harlan is to become general manager of the Wadley Southern rail railway. - way. railway. .'§ E. P. McLane, formerly trainmaster the Columbus division, will succeed Mr. Baldwin. Official announcement, it was reported, is being prepared in %.q}nnah. ; An American has obtained a Cuban patent for a machine that cultivates tofore has had to be done by hand. growing sugar cane, work that here-

ONE DOLLAR MORE ADDED FOR COUNTY SCHOOLS - STATE TAX [} GOES FULL LIMIT. [ e e Crisp county's tax rate for state and county taxes has been set at 17 1-2 mills or $17.50 on the thousand, for prop property - erty property outside the city limits and 14 1-2 Qmills, or $14.50 on the thousand, for 'broperty within the city limits. The difference is caused by a levy of $3 on the thousand outside the city for the maintanence of the county schools. The levy for school purposes was increased from $2 to $3 on the thous thousand - and thousand upon the recommendation of the 'county board of education, the in increase - crease increase being formally placed in effect by an order from the board of county commissioners. The law on this point states that the county commissioners or ordinary shall levy the rate in ac accordance - cordance accordance with the recommendation of the school board. ' ' With school buildings to construct in different sections of the county, ad additional - ditional additional teachers to pay and other im improvements - provements improvements to make, together with the fact that the levy of two mills last v year was insufficient to meet operating expense of the schools,the board came to the conclusion reluctantly that the 2-mill levy was by no means commen commensurate - surate commensurate with the needs. ' Includede in the levy for all pur purposes - poses purposes is the usual 9 1-2 mills for the county. The levy for the state this year is 5 mills, having been increased by Comptroller General Wright from 4;1-2 mills. The 5-mill levy is the limit under the state constitution. Tax Collector W. J. Musselwhite will have his books ready in a few days for the purpose of receivingtaxes. He will then anneunce his rounds over the county. Mr. Musselwhite states that he has never seen the tax payers quite so ready to meet this obligation. Many Lave been to him states the col collector, - lector, collector, desiring to pay their taxes. |

GREENWOOD SHOWS ARE ' MAKING GOOD NAME | . \ i The Greenwood Shows, advertising | l('h(\m-\"nla. are in Cordele this wm*k.! | Monday morning the attraction piteh piteh| - | piteh| ed ils tents in the baseball park and | }h:}ve been showing to crowds lhul} i have well taken up the seating capac capac_t - _t capac_t ity, estimated at 5,000. There are six six}ty-li'.'u - }ty-li'.'u six}ty-li'.'u people in the Greenwood rop('r-' | toire and a better all-round show has Ilwwr been to Cordele. The amuse amusement - ment amusement which they afford is clean and wholesome and their bills are bright j:m(l breezy, full of wit and humor, { and 'the variety which they furnish ibm\w-(en singing, dancing. impersonat impersonatjing - jing impersonatjing and musical numbers, is a chief ; feature. | Mr. Greenwood on the opening night ', made the liberal offer that he would 'givo the entire proceeds of one per - to any worthy institation or dependant family, and the charity iward at the local sanitorium has bheen | called to his attention. In accordance ! with his promise the entire proceeds !fmm the matinee to be held Friday ' afternoon, the door receipts and profit | from the sale of Chero-Cola, candies, I ote., included, will go to the aid of ! this institution. l i | COTTON MARKET. | L , Spots in the local market reached !153-8 Tuesday and Wednesday morn morn'{ing - '{ing morn'{ing it took a decline of about an é eighth, the market closing at 15 1-4 to to| - | to| day. 153-8 is as high as the market fhas been in some time. Fully mid mid'd]ing - 'd]ing mid'd]ing sold for 15 and middling for ! 14 2-4 in the local market Wednesday.

R. S. TAYLOR, CONFEDERATE VET ERAN AND NEIGHBOR OF W. J. WELDON, PASSES AWAY MON MONDAY - DAY MONDAY SHORT WHILE AFTER THE DEATH OF FRIEND- R. S. Taylor, aged about 70 years, a well known citizen and farmer and also a Confederate soldier, died Sud Suddenly - denly Suddenly Monday morniwg about 9 o'clock at his home within a short distance of that of W. J. Weldon, who died the night before. 1t was a coincidence that children of Mr. Weldon had in intermarried - termarried intermarried into the family of Mr. Tay Taylor, - lor, Taylor, and the two men were the warm warmest - est warmest of friends. Mr. Taylor arose at his usual time about 5 o'clock Monday morning and went about his usual.duties of feeding the stock and doing otner work about the house. e seemed in good spirits upon first arising and ate a hearty breakfast. though. later complained of a slight pain. He took some medicine in the presence of members of the fam family - ily family who say that it had the appearance of blue mass. However, some of the relatives are inclined to believe that Mr. Taylor made a mistake and took a poisonous medicine., Heart failure may have been the cause of his death. After teking the medicine he lay down, and members of the family thought that he was asleep. When they aitempted to wake him to go to the home of Mr. Weldon, they found himi dead. He is survided by a wid widcw - cw widcw and one son, J. T. Taylor, of near Atlanta, whose wife and children were 'spending some time with his parents. Interment occurred at the Dorough cemetery Tuesday morning, Rev. War Warren - ren Warren Wright conducting the funeral services. A