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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-30
THE CRUCIAL TEST.

Mr.. Poor Man, have you been urged
to help defeat the bond issue for your
electric light and power plant next
Wednesday with plea that the pres
ent owners are willing to take care OF
you when you cannot pay your light
bills? Have you been told that you
might be cut off if you owned it your
self under your rights as citizen OF
Cordele? Did anybody convince you
in spite of the fact that you can do
with it what you please when it is
yours? Haven't you right to choose
your water and light commissioners
ana are they not fairly bound to do
what you want done?
You could not get your horny hand
into the kid glove of an officer or STOCK
holder of the present corporation II
you wanted to-. Where are they? Do
they know what you need? Can you
get it except under stress of circum-
stances like the present? II our bond
issue is defeated, our complaints will
not get a hearing like that given them
now. To get to headquarters with
them it would be necessary to go to
New York.
The profits of the electric light and
power business in this community
rightfully belongs to you as a citizen
and to all OF us 1t will help run the
municipal government. 1t will help
run our schools. 1t will provide pub
ic funds for public improvements.
Witness what Albany mas done with
he recent profits on the water and
lights. They have one of the prettiest
city auditoriums in Georgia. They
say they built it out of the profits on
heir water and lights. Ours will give
rs free street lights and a white way.
Now we pay out of our taxes $4,000
Jear for lights and still have no white
way and very few street lights.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-30

moniously, and | suppose it is all
right, as most likely no one from the
south wants to go to Turkey.
1t seems from reports that Villa is
again out in the open in Mexico and
giving fight, raiding, killing and de-
stroying. 1t is singular why our army
down there don't take out after him.
They went. there for this purpose, did
they not? If they are going to stand
still they might as well return home
as old Carranza wants them to do. !
suppose our army is waiting for the
President to change his mind again.
Such human beasts as Villa and Yep
alta should be shot off the map if it
takes our whole army and navy to com
plete the job. The doing of these two
make a blot on the western hemis-
phere.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-30
THE PROPER SPIRIT.

The Methodist and Baptist union
services that have been in progress
each Sunday night since July l, al
ternating between the two churches
and their pastors, are closing today
with no little success. The enthusi-
asm, the spirit of good-fellowship, the
hearty hand-shake and the genuine
sincerity of purpose shown at these
services, with the good preaching
and good singing, have made these
meetings highly worth while. They
have proved a revelation to those who
we're prone to believe that a discord-
ant spirit existed between these de-
nominations and have convinced ev-
erybody that nothing but the best
spirit of brotherly love exists as for
pastors and congregations. 1t would
be hard to imagine more family
like, a more congenial friendship than
is shown at these services.
This get-to-gether-and-do-things spir-
it which has been so much in evidence
at these meetings is the thing that
spells success in any undertaking-re-
ligiously, commercially, or what not
and the fact that things have been
accomplished at these services that
tend to make Cordele what it truly
should be, should afford every citizen
ample cause for being proud of his
community.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-30
LET FRIENDS DO WORK.

How long would it take the average
nan if he kept on thinking and think
ng to determine the difference be-
tween board of registrars for an cleo
ion and commission whose duty it
to direct the operations of a public
enterprise, say, like an electric light
and power plant? The Cordele city
charter provides for commission to
take charge of the water and electric
light plants when the two are owned
by the people. Somebody made this
provision a law some years ago, evil
lently with the purpose of caring for
both plants when the city owned them.
And since the friends of the bond
issue are working for its passage,
would it be good sense to put the
whole details of preparation for the
election in the hands of the enemies
If bonds? There are citizens who
would like very mucn to see the city
own and operate its electric light and
power plant These, you will remem-
Der, are the people doing the work it
will take to get the bonds for the
plant. Why should the thing be Civ
IN over to those who are unfriendly?
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-30

Ever hear of SO many free arc lights,
flag lights, rest room lights and
delights as we are having in Cordele
now? If our bond issue does not win,
we will at least have the assurance
that it was not all bad. Free lights!
That makes one feel just as sprightly as
but you just hang around and let
the Southern Utilities Corporation
beat you in the bond election next
Wednesday. You'll find who is boss
then.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-30

DOES WATSON KNOW ABOUT
THIS?

One Billie Parker-whoever that
nay became over to Cordele not
many moons since and got himself a
Perth under the roof of friends of Tom
hudson. Not knowing the local polit-
cal caste, he proceeded in his lectures
against Catholicism to state that this
sect had planned to spend fabulous
sum of money to defeat Congressman
Charles II. Crisp i'll the approaching
primary. These friends of Hudson
With whom Billie Parker "hunked" re-
(lized within two or three weeks there
after that since Hudson is the only
candidate opposing Crisp, to allow
oarker's charge to stand as true,
would be to admit that these Catholics
are spending their big fund on Tom
Hudson. There is no other on whom
hey could spend the money that Bill
lie Parker said they were spending to
defeat Crisp.
You know, Tom Watson hates the
Catholics worse than blue mud. OF
late Tom is Saying rather bad things
about Tom Hudson,-letting out little
bits of Hudson's past conduct as a
public official. In other words, to be
plain. Watson doesn't like Hudson.
Wonder if Watson knows whether the
Catholics for sure are going to spend
any money on Hudson to defeat Crisp?
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-30
THIS is SOME VICTORY.

The Cordele Sentinel claims that it
has won it's fight for the old registra-
ton list in the coming bond election.
1t will be remembered that its fight
was principally against the new reg
istration list, not for any very good
cause, but just to be "agin" something
that might be worth while.
The new registration was required
by law. Nobody could decide that mat
ter at will And the law was created
before the present mayor and council
took charge of the affairs of the NUM-
cipal government: The Sentinel ar
gued that the old list was enough. 1t
carede nothing about those who might
have come in since the old list was
prepared. For instance, the old list
would have excluded The Dispatch
from the ballot, and everybody knows
we want to vote for bonds. The special
registration required the city officials
to allow others than those on the old
lists to qualify and they had to do it.
Now this has been done, regardless
Of the Sentinel.
Further, the old list has been consol-
date, again according to law, with the
new list before purging was started.
This is a thing that every city official
knew had to be done, win or lose, and
it has been done.
The thing has been done fairly and
with strict observance of the law.
Each movement is an open and above
board step with no effort to hide any
thing. Every voter had ample OPP
portunity to qualify and have voice
in deciding the issue. That was re-
1uired of the city officials, and not a
matter of choosing.
The Sentinel should be congratu-
lated for it's victory.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-30

why should it be afraid? The greatest
freedom under Gods sun is for a man
to be allowed to think as he pleases.
Goods in the heavens" that's the
idea worth while
Let us mark our denominational
schools for a greater usefulness and
have done with the continual charge
of skepticism. That will give our
churches pastors of broader intellect
and pastors of broader intellect will
be better prepared to cope with skep-
ticsm and the thousand and one other
ills of poor, old weakened humanity.
We owe Georgia thousands OF young
men outside the ministry who have
that same broadenes culture and edu'
cation. The state needs them as ii
never needed them before. Let us
break down the barriers and put our
selves within speaking distance of our
religious educational institutions so
that it will become possible for those
who do their glorious work there to
hear our call for broader minded men.
Instead of charging them with skepti-
csm at every turn let us furnish these
schools with an inspiration that will
give us back our young men better
prepared to do our teaching and
preaching and thinking. Let us liber-
alter Mercer and Emory and the col
leges for young men and women and
bid them God speed to the work that
none but these can do.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-30

While we are crediting Crisp County
% Dorsey for governor in such hurry,
It might be well to remember that
here is an old veteran in the race,
probably the last one that will ever
lsk for this office. We elevated him
the governors Office two years ago
and he had not had his place six
months before the politicians were al
ter his job. We customarily give a
governor the second term. The gray
veteran has given splendid accounting,
what his opponents might have to say
20 the contrary notwithstanding. Geor-
gia is not so ready to dishonor Harris
as one might presume. We will see
more of him in Office.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-30

The anti-lynching law gets another
boost 1t passed the senate Thursday
and when it becomes a law, it will be
another good one. Mr. High Sheriff
must now stir his trumps when there
is lynching in sight or he will lose
his bread and butter and it will not
be through the votes of the lynchers,
either If he permits lynching, the
order is to fire" him at once.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-30

1t is rather unfair to charge the
graduates of Mercer and Emory with
too much free thinking because they
are asking the state legislature to ex-
exempt college endowments from tax
alton. All we'll educated men do a
bit of thinking for themselves. One
of their best thoughts is that the state
should open the way for more higher
education. Taxing their funds with
which they educate poor boys, no mat
ter what the denomination, could well
be stopped.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-30

Georgia goes forward now with
great strides in rudimentary educa-
ton. A compulsory law has been
passed in the house which, it is hoped
when made a law, will have it's good
effect and yet not prove too stringent.
This is step in the right direction
and the whole statv will appreciate
the good that will come from it.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-30

Quitman came near having an anti
cigarette law this week. Some mem
Der of council got it in his head that
the town could do without this kind
of smoke and proceeded to draft him
an ordinance prohibiting the sale. His
measure lost by narrow margin when
it went to a vote.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-30
CHATTANOOGA MERCHANTS
IN FATAL FIGHT

Chattanooga, July 2S.-Buyan Tank
slew. 20, was stabbed and almost in
stantly killed by Frank Hoge here dur
ing a street quarrel today. Both are
well-known merchants.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-30

The legislature is making a better
name for itself in the last hurry-up
days of the session. But seven days
on highway commission and then
sort of a dog fall in the end is rec
ord.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-30
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TRADE MARIN
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PILE REM DY.

is a scientifically prepared medical
ed paste in tubes for proper use; al
so tablets for internal use in same
package. A remedy which you can
use yourself. Sold on it's merits. ASK
us. Sold only by us, SOC and $1.OO
Georgian Pharmacy, Cordele, Ga.
Evening star., 1916-06-12
ICE CREAM co. EMPLOYEES
ORGANIZE LABOR UNION
Sixteen Men Reported Discharged
From Service-Demandst to Be
Presented Tonight.

A union of ice cream wagon drivers
and helpers, demanding higher pay and
shorter working hours, has been or
ganized by employees of the Chaplin &
Sacks Co. ice cream manufacturers.
through the efforts of Joseph e. Toone,
an organizer. The new union claims
membership of thirty-three men out of
sixty employed at the plant.
A committee from the Central Labor
Union of Washington. including Mr..
Toone. and representatives from the
Engineers and Firemen's unions will
present the company with the new
unions demands this evening.
Saturday morning. following the first
meeting of the union of the night before,
fourteen members were discharged for
no reason. the union men claim. This
morning two more men were discharged.
S. c. Redman. secretary treasurer of
the company, saws that the men were
discharged because of insubordination.
He emphatically denies that the firm is
trying to block the growth of a union of
the employees.
j. H. McCarrick is president of the
new union. and Albert Timmons is sec
retary.
Evening star., 1916-06-12
CONVERTED INTO HOUSEBOAT.
Tug Rosalie Becomes Home for EN-.
ployes of Smoot Firm.

After many years of active service as
a towboat. the old tug Rosalie. belong
ing to l. E. Smoot. has had all her
machinery removed and has been con-
verted into a houseboat. The tug is
being used as living quarters for the
men employed on the Smoot sand dig
gers working opposite Alexandria. The
machines are kept at work night and
day and there was so much noise
aboard them that the men off duty
were unable to sleep properly. To give
them a place where they could get
their rest the old Rosalie was again
made useful.
Mr.. Smoot has laid the bottom tim
bers for a new sand digger at the foot
Of Sd street southeast and work will be
pushed on the machine to have it ready
for service at the earliest possible mo-
ment.
It is stated the new digger is to be
larger than any of the sand digging
fleet now in service on the river. 1t
also is. stated it will be ready for use
in about three months and will then be
put to work on the sand beds on the
District side of the river opposite AL
exandria.
Evening star., 1916-06-12
LONDON OPENS CHEERFUL.
Stocks Strong on Russian Victories.
Americans Inactive, But Firm.

LONDON, June 12.-Money was in
better demand and discount rates were
steady today. The stock market OPEN
ed the week cheerful and strong on
the Russian victories. Russian securi-
ties Of all descriptions rising consider
ably. Fair activity developed on con-
soils. the war loan. allied bonds and
home rails. but the other sections were
uuieter, except oil and rubber shares.
which received fair attention.
American securities were but little af-
fected by the result of the republican
and barely moved until
afternoon. when q general hardening
occurred, and the market closed drm.
Evening star., 1916-06-12
Building Permits.

Building permits have been issued to
the following:
Mrs. G. Goolsby, to erect garage rear
Of 5610 14th street; estimated cost,
500.
John H. Miller. to repair dwelling
s1l H street: estimated cost, $780,
Galliher & Huguely. to erect shed at
2215 Sherman avenue; estimated cost,
$4,000.
Charles P. Maloney, to erect stable
rear of GA B street southeast: esti-
mated cost. $3.50.
B.A H. Gruver. to erect three two
story dwellings at 211o, 2112. 2114 4th
street northeast; estimated cost,
$500.
Ernest G. Walker. to erect a three
story brick apartment house at TOT
goth street; estimated COST. $4,000.
Mrs. N. F. Ryan. to erect garage in
rear Of 1875 18th street: estimated
cost, $4o0.
Evening star., 1916-06-12
JUSTICE BRANDEIs ASSIGNED
Will Perform Duties Of New York
Circuit. Succeeding Mr.. HUGHES.

Justice Brandeis was today assigned
to the second or New York circuit.
succeeding former Justice Hughes. He
thus becomes qualified to sit in the fed
eral courts in New York and to pass
on a large class Of business arising
therefrom. The duties Of the fifth cir
cult formerly performed by the late
Justice Lamar were assumed tempo-
rarily by Chief Justice White in addi-
under his special Jurisdiction all the
states In the south Atlantic and gulf
Evening star., 1916-06-12
OHIO aERRYMANDER VOID,
Supreme Court Holds It Was Re
pealed by Adverse Referendum.

States today affirmed the action of the
Ohio supreme court in holding tho
Sprague congressional redistricting
law, enacted by the 1915 legislature,
had been repealed by an adverse refer.
endum vote of the people.
Friends Of the Sprague "gerrymand-
err bill have claimed that 1t would in
crease the number OF republican con-
gressnen from Ohio and corrssponding-
ly decrease the democratic members,
and possibly be potent factor in de-
termining the complexion Of the next
House Of Representatives.
Evening star., 1916-06-12
BEAR INFLUENCES CAUSE
FRESH DOWNWARD SWING
Big Total Of q. 8. Visible Supply
Also Counts Against Bull Trad
ers-Receipts Increase.

CHICAGO. June 17.-wheat prices
Influenced by easier cables. favorable
weather and the slowness of shipping 9
demand. The big total Of the United
States visible supply counted against
the bulls. and so, too. did the increasing
domestic receipts.
Opening prices. which ranged from
y to q lower, with July at 1.osA to
1.o4 and September at 1o5ss to 1861.
were followed by a material further
drop in values.
Corn Says on Selling.
Warmth and sunshine caused a gen.
eral rush to sell corn. On the ensuing
decline little support was encountered.
After opening X to y down the mar
ket continued to show tendency to
sag.
Oats gave way with other grain.
Commission houses were almost unani-
mously on the selling side.
Higher prices on hogs rallied the
provision market. Buying. however.
was in the main of a scattered sort.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. June 12.-fYour-Quiet:
spring patents. 5.7oas.oo: winter pat
ents. 5.4oa5.65; winter straights. 5.30a
$50: Kansas straights. 5.45a5.60.
Pork-Steady; mess. 25.O0a25.25; fam
fly. 26.00a28.75; short clear. 22.50a25.50.
Beef-Quiet; mess. 17.50a1s.00: fam
lily. 1s.00a20.00.
Lard-Dull: middle west. IL. 2.7oa12.s0
Molasses-Dull; New Orleans open
kettle. 4Oa50.
Hay-Steady; No. /. 1.45a1.5o: No 2.
1.S5a1.4o; No 3. 1.2oa1.3o; shipping.
1.05a1.10.
Hides-Firm; Bogota. asaa4: Central
America. SO.
Leather-Firm; hemIock firsts. 81;
seconds. IS
Evening star., 1916-06-12
NINE SALES RECORDED
ON LOCAL EXCHANGE
Little Business Done at Featureless
Session of Local Board
Today.
Few Changes in Quotations Are
Few Changes in Quotations Are
Made-$4.ooo Riggs Realty Long
IS Sell at 1O2.

Five bonds sales and four sales OF
stocks represented the business trans
acted on the local exchange To-Day tne
session being featureless and the
amount of trading restricted.
The only issue which showed any
activity was Riggs Realty long 5s, which
.o,a &, ono at ,Oe after call this having
been the asking price at the close
The only other bond sale was sio'
Norfolk and Washington steamboat os
at los.
In the stock list shares of Mersen-
thaler scld at 162. 15 shares OF Lanssoh
sf Is and 25 shares of American Sc
curity and Trust at 261. The latter saie
was one point better than the last
transaction of record in this security.
Evening star., 1916-06-12
BELTsv1LLE, MD, HAS FIRE.
Store and Dwelling of Ulle Brothers
DestroYed-Loss. $25. 900.

Fire which broke out about 1870
o'clock this afternoon destroyed the
general store and dwelling of Ulle
Brothers at Beltsville, Prince Georges
county, Nd. Several outbuildings, in
which were stored large quantities of
merchandise also were destroyed.
Neighbors assisted in getting out some
of the furniture and books of the firm.
The loss is estimated :.bove $25.000.
The District fire department was ap-
pealed to. and No. "a engine company
went to the fire.
Evening star., 1916-06-12
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. June 12-Butter-
Weak; receipts. 14,l52 tubs. Creamery
extras ts2 score). 80: creamery (higher
scoring). 391sa31; firsts. 2sAa2sh; sec
onds, 27a2s.
Eges-Unsettled; receipts 1870
cases. Fresh gathered extra fne, 24N
a2s: extra frsts. 20 1aa24: frsts, 22az5
Nearby hennery white, fine to fancy. 20
az7: nearby hennery browns, 25a26
Cheese-Firm. receipts. 1,7ts boxes
State fresh special. 15h: do. average
fancy, 15a15h.
Live poultry-Steady; broilers, 2la2s;
other prices unsettled.
Dressed. steady; broilers. 2Sa32:
chickens. 23a27; fowls. 1sha23: tur-
keys, u.
Evening star., 1916-06-12
Watch Crooks at Conventions.

Inspector Clifford Grant. chief of de-
tectives. will return to duty tomorrow.
He attended the republican convention
in Chicago and assisted in the work of
keeping crooks from rne hall. Dstec-
tive Charles A. Evans will attend the
democratic convention in st. Louis. He
expects TO leave here tonight and arrive
ing.
Evening star., 1916-06-12
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, June 12.-Hogs-Receipts
$4,000 head; slow: bulk, s4oa9.5 !:
light. 3.95as5o; mixed, 915as.60; heavy,
9.1oas.65: rough. 9.15as.25; pigs, 7.20a
$50.
Cattle-Receipts. 10000 head; hrm;
native beef steers, 7.90a11.35: stockers
and feeders, 6.00as.9 80; cows and heifers,
3.S5a9.85; calves, s.50a12.0O
Sheep-Receipts, 1900 head: weak:
wethers. 7.25aS.25; lambs, 7.75a10.45;
springs, s.25a11.40.
Evening star., 1916-06-12
NEW YORK SUGAR MARKET

NEW YORK. June 12.-Raw sugar
Quiet; centrifugal. $40; molasses. 6.43;
refined quiet. but steady: cut loaf. $50;
crushed. s.S5; mold A, SIS; cubes. Sis;
xxx powdered. 7.s0; powdered. IT'S;
futures opened quiet and easier. but
later rallied and at noon prices were
Unchanged to points higher on scat
tered covering.
Evening star., 1916-06-12
BALTIMORE.

Special Correspondence of The Star
BALTIMORE, June 12.-Wheat-
Weak; spot No. red. 1.02; spot No. 2
red western. 1.04k; June No. red,
f02; steamer No. red, 81: receipts
1892 bushels.
Corn-Firmer: spot contract, 7Sk
June. 7SA receipts. 1913 bushels; ex-
ports. 1875, 5,909 bushels
Oats-Easier; standard white. As: No.
white. 43; No. 4 white, AN asked
receipts. 316.302 bushels
1.03
Hay-Quiet; No. timothy, 24.O0
asked: No. clover mixed. 2O.00a20 so.
Grain freights-Unsettled: steam to
Liverpool. per quarter. las: June,
picked ports, per quarter. IS Sd. June,
Evening star., 1916-06-12
British Capture African Town,.

LONDON. June 1s.-British troops In
vading German East Africa from the
north. have captured Mombo.r town on
the railroad In the Usambara district Of
German East Africa while another
British force operating from Rhodesia
has occupied the town OF Bismarckburx,
on the southeastern shore Of Lake Tan
ganyika.
Evening star., 1916-06-12
POWDER STOCKS.
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. June 12.-Butter-Steady:
creamery, 25ha2s
Eggs-Steady: receipts. 22.525 cases:
hrsts, 20A AL Y: ordinary nrsts, 1sha
20: at mark. cases included. 2oa21.
Potatoes-Unsettled; old, receipts. 40
cars: Michigan. Wisconsin, Minnesota
and Dakota whites, 1.00a1.15; Minne-
receipts. c5 cars; sacked triumphs. 1.so
also
Poultry-Alive. steady: fowls, l7h.
Evening star., 1916-06-12
Denie, Motion for Immediate Order

The Supreme Court of the United
States today denied the petition Of the
commonwealth of Virginia for an i'm
sell property Of the state Of West vir.
Einia 70 satisfy the 312.000.060 judg-
ment against the lattaf IN the Viyginie.
West virginia state debt casAf
Evening star., 1916-06-12
Uses Revolver to Accomplish Theft.

Mary Brown. 1883 Linden street
northeast. reported to the police that
an unidentified colored man visited her
house about 8 o'clock yesterday after
noon. drew . revolver on her sixteen
year -oid daughter. who was alone, and
stole $1S60 and watch.
Evening star., 1916-06-12
Lamar Resolutions Presented.

Resolutions recently adopted by the
bar Of the Supreme Court Of the United
States. iexpressing regret At the death
OF the late Justice Iamar, were pre-
General Gregory. Chief Justice White
responded for. the court.