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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-05-07
WOODMEN PLAN
FINE PROGRAM
DR. clMMONS PRECEDED OVER EN-
THUciAST!C Session AT WHICH
PLANG WE'RE SHAPED FOR COM
ING ASSOCIATION MEET.

Or, J. w. Simmons of Brunswick,
for the state Of head council
of Georgia, Mayor J. Cor
don Jones, A. 0. Williams, newly elect
ed consul commander, and number
Of local representatives of the local
w. O. w, were in session Thursday
night at a meeting where plans were
largely laid for the two days program,
Goth ard 21st Of July when the South
Georgia Log Rolling Association will
be in session in Cordcle.
Mrs. Minnie V. Murrah, state man
ager of the womer's circle, and Miss
Bculah &izemorc, state deputy for the
women's circle. were here and took
Fart in the deliberations. They were
caring for the interests of the women
IN the part they will play in the asso-
citation session at the great meeting.
People from Albany who came for
the purpose OF working out the details
for two games Of baseball on this oc-
casion between Albany and Augusta.
had this matter up and the chances
are good for the two Sally League
games on local grounds. If these
games come, trains Will be run to
and from Albany every hour during
the two days and the crowds from that
city will be brought over and returned
81, Of +,oi,,
Other attractions are under advise
ment which promise to make the Log
Rolling meet one of wide interest.
There is little doubt that it will be the
biggest occasion the order has had in
this section of the state, Cordele will
he ready fer the crowds and the local
Woodmcn are already at work with
much interest and concern.
DR.. Simmons presided over the meet
ing as chairman, and lent all efforts
to making the program fine one. He
administered the installation ceremo-
ny of the newly elected consul COM
mander, A. o. Williams. Mr.. Williams
was formerly Of Carrolton, but is now
cashier of the Cordele Motor Car Co.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-05-07
CROPS IN GOOD CONDITION
RAIN GENERALLY NEEDED

H. Waters, a progressive farmer who
lives on Route ., was in the city Fri
day and made pleasant call at The
Dispatch Office. The farmers Of his
section, said Mr.. Waters, are we'll up
with their crops, and with the cXcep-
ton OF late planted oat crops, farming
conditions are above the average this
year In all sections of the county the
farmers are needing rain.
81 would like to tell you about a big
rain oul in our section" said Mr. Wa
ters, but it hasn't come yet"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-05-07
MEXICAN AGREEMENT
AWAITING APPROVAL

El Pasc, May 2.--AdviceS from MeXi-
co City and Washington were awaited
today to set the seal of approval upon
the provisional agreement understood
to have been reached at an informal
conference between General Obregon
and Scott The conference ended after
midnight Both we're i'll good hunor.
General Scott Immediately sent a code
message to Washington.
The tentative agreement said to
have been reached between Generals
Scott and Oregon is generally I'M
gradual retirement of the American
forces in Mexico.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-05-07
THOUSANDS OF MESSAGES
URGE AGAINST WAR AcTIO

Washington, May 3.-As result OF
a conference between President Will
son and Senator Husting today, the
Justice Department probably will
make an investigation to uncover the
influences responsible for the sending
of thousands of kilograms to Senators
and Representatives last week urging
that no action be taken leading to wal
with Germany.
Senator Husting, who received many
kilograms, made personal investiga
ton and laid the results before the
President. He told him he could get
no more information without the ale
of the Justice Department.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-05-07
MASS MEETING
FOR COUNTY FAIR
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE
PLANNED MEETING AT COURT
HOUSE WHERE COUNTY WILL
BE WELL REPRESENTED.

The board of county commissioners
of Crisp have issued call for mass
meeting to be held on Monday morn
ing, May Is, at the court house in the
interest of county fair next fall.
This will be the day on which superior
court will convene for the regular May
term and citizens from all parts of the
county will be in attendance.
Judge George has already arranged
with the commissioners to adjourn the
court for an hour at II o'clock on this
day, In order that the plans for hold
ing the fair can be explained and some
thing Of definite nature formulated
through the cooperation of the coun-
ty officials, business men and citizens
of Cordele and farmers throughout the
county. Every force is being organized
to bring success to the movement for
a county fair, and active cooperation
that will count materially toward the
aid of the financial end of such an en-
terprise is manifest.
Judge U. v. Whipple vill conduct
sale of city lots on May 70, and he pro-
poses to give five per cent. of the
gross proceeds toward fund for f.
uancing the fair. The Crisp County
Fair Association has already in hand
approximately $500 from subscriptions
given on behalf of county fair, and
those who are actively interested in
the undertaking feel that their efforts
will be rewarded with splendid sue
cess.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-05-07
GEORGIA PRIMARY
FIXED FOR sept. Il
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
FIXES DATE-CONVENTiON At
MACON SEPTEMBER 26.

Macon, Ga, May 3.-The state eX-
ecutive committee today fixed Tues
day, September -, as the date for the
state primary and ordered q state con
vention fer the nomination OF govern
or and state house officers to meet in
Macon Tuesday, September %. The
rules governing the 1914 primary were
adopted.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-05-07

ty of views, the general sentiment
seemed to be in favor Of leaving the
situation in the hands of the president.
On the surface there was no sign of
activity in the group which has been
working to prevent the president from
pressing the situation to the point OF
diplomatic rupture.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-05-07

AS an addition to the Bertillon sya
tenn of identification an Omaha den.
list has perfected way to register the
ridges OF upper gums, which, he says
never change and are different in e.
cry instance.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-05-07

A million persons assembled in a
crowd, with due allowance of three
square feet to a person, would cover
an area of about 20 acres.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-05-07

Cne method Of making tough meat
more tender is to brush it over with
olive oil and let it stand for several
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-05-07
SPECIAL NOTICE.

The Dispatch will IN future be de
livered Wednesday and Saturday after
moons by carrier in the city. II ycu
fail to get your paper, telephone Us
at so and a paper will be sent.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-05-07

In such case the United States might
not reply to the notr and would await
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-12-09
WHEN DIGESTION
is A BURDEN

When digestion is impaired you can nearly always
look 10 lazy liver and consdPated bowels aa th7
real cause. When you think of the suffering after
each meal from Heartburn, BIoating, Nausea,
Headache, ii is no wonder you have no inter
est in r7eaItime. Soon you lose flesh and
are IN rundown condition. You must
help Nature correct such ailments SO
that the body can be properly nour-
ished This suggests a fair
trial Of
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-09-16
LOWDEN WINS ILLINOIS.

BY an unprecedented majority Col
Frank 0. Lowden has won the Repub
lican nomination for governor OF
Illinois, over two competitors at the
primary election.
Col. Lowden is one of the finest men
the editor numbers among his friends
He has known him for many years
and can testify to his sterling worth
and honesty of purpose.
Major William H. Thompson threw
his influence to Col. Lowden and in
spite of the Chicago Tribune, that
copperhead sheet, and other papers
he triumphed. The Chicago papers
have fought Mayor Thompson, largely
because he dared to, give his colored
constituents a square deal in appoint
ment to Office under his administra,
ton.
Rev. A. ]. Carey, Chicago militant
minister did some good work on the
stump for Col. Lowden. When he
told of Mr.. Lowden's friendship for
colored people, which he has demon.
strated in many ways, his hearers be.
came enthused, and he made many
votes for the colonel.
We feel certain that Co.. Lowden
will be the next Governor of Illinois.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-09-16

Attacks, mulatto, whose valor the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts has
commemorated in enduring granite
and bronze on Boston Common. The
continued "hammering" of the colon
lists finally brought the liberty which
was proclaimed, July 4, 1776.
In the seventeenth century, African
slavery was inaugurated in America
William Wilberforce and others "ham
mered" at the vile wrong in England
The agitation was continued until the
year 1884 saw the abolition of slavery
in all British colonies.
Bond-service had a strong hold in
the United States, but the abolition
lists had already unsheathed their
hammers" William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass, Wendell Phillips
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Charles Sum
ner and hundreds of others hammer
ed" the great evil until the slave hold
ers' rebellion came, when hammers
were exchanged for guns, and with
the assistance of nearly 100000 former
slaves, who fought nobly, the great
blot was wiped from the escutcheon.
The work of the hammer is not YET
complete. Thousands of social wrongs
still exist which must be hammered
until they disappear.
Thousands of men, such as women
slavers, jimcrowists and their ilk, men
who would barter their birthrights
must be hammered until the beg fol-
mercy and reform or are knocked into
hell
Great is the hammer! Long may II
exist to knock down the Wrong; t.
build up Right:
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-09-16
w." S. WARNS TURKEY!

The American embassy in Constan.
tlnople has been instructed by the
state department to make representa-
lions to the porte in behalf of Ar.
menians who are threatened by the
Turkish advance into Persia.
The representations call on the
Turkish government, Gin the name of
humanity" not to permit any mas.
sacre of Armenians in Persia. The
purpose is said to be to forewarn
Turkey against any such situation as
prevailed in Asia Minor.
The Turks will not pay any atten.
ton to any representation in the
name of humanity because they know
that they are hypocritical, and that
humanity has little place in the
United States.
The Turks know that colored men
and women and children are mas
sacred without mercy and lynched
without trial in the Southern murder
belt. They know that the colored
people who are not killed are cowed
and disseminated against and meet
with injustice from the cradle to the
grave. - 49,
The Turks know that the worst
enemy the colored people have in this
country is the so-called Christian
church, which is continually denounc-
ing the Turks as barbarians. The
treatment of their brethren of darker
hue by the Caucasian Christians rep.
resents the very refinement of hellish
brutality rather than human brother
hood. Ill.,.
Instead of making hypocritical rep
reservations to the Turkish govern
ment, the United States government
ought to stop segregation of citizens
In the civil service and lin the name
of humanity" President Wilson, Sec.
rotary Lansing ct al ought to tell
Texas, Georgia, South Carolina and
the other hellocracies of the South
that the ruthless murder of colored
Christians must cease within the Dor.
ders of this Christian CD land.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-09-16
TEXAS MINISTER'S EXCITED.

The ministers of San Antonio, down
in Texas, are excited. They have dis
covered a great wrong and they are
kicking like the proverbial Texas
steer.
For years Texas has been the scene
OF barbarous practices. Families have
been driven from their homes; out
rageous laws, discriminating against
one class of citizens have been enact.
ed, men and women have been mob
murdered, but the ministers saw it
not.
The horror at Waco, where a
living human being was roasted at the
stake while the Christians of that city
danced joyously around the pyre did
not awake them from their stupor.
But a recent dance given by the
ladies of the Y. w. c. A. at the Y. M.
G. A., has aroused them to fury and
they have come together and passed
resolutions denouncing the "unholy
thing" '...
Such is life in Texas, which is COM
peting with Georgia and Mississippi
for first place as mob-ruled state.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-09-16
KEEP "DEvil" IN NJ, e, RITUAL.

Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
church are willing to have the mar
rage ceremony shortened, to dis
countenance the old doctrine of Gin
FAINT depravity." But they refuse to
take devil" out of their ritual.
These facts were learned with the
arrival in st. Paul of the revised book
OF discipline and ritual with more
changes in it than have been made
In years. The alterations were made
at the general conference in Sara
toga Springs last May. 1t was decided
not to eliminate the word devil"
And it is we'll that the word has
been retained in the book because. it
Is In the hearts of the majority of
the people who attended the confer.
ence at which one of the most devil.
lsh' hellish and unchristian actions
ever legislated in a church conference
was enacted-the union of the North.
ern and Southern Methodists. .
The coming together again after the
split over slavery was in itself not
wrong, but the fact that it was made
the basis of the segregation of the
colored members. The Southern white
members refused to come back unless
the colored membership was segre
gated for all time, the cowardlz
colored ours who call themselves
leaders, silently acquiescing in the
insult to the Christ.
AS the devil himself is in the
people OF the church, by all means
the word devil" should stay in the
ritual.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-09-16
HUGHES FOR EXACT JUSTICE.

oaH6o rOR EXACT JUSTICE.
Many colored people have been in
doubt about Mr.. Hughes stand on
the question of their rights as citi-
zens:
The Republican candidate for presi-
dent settled the matter by his dec
laration in his address before the
students Of Fisk University and other
colored citizens at Nashville, Tenn,
when he said:
i say to You that stand, if stand
Tor anything, for equal and exact
justice to all. l stand for the main.
tenance of the rights of all citizens
regardless of race or color. The one
word that l love above all others is
the word Justice We want in this
country what is right and fair.
l am sure you do not wish particular
things done because of color. You
want what is right and fair. I desire
to see such fair and decent and lust
treatment as will make you proud of
your manhood and womanhood."
THE APPEAL believes that if he
is not guilty as charged, Major Motion
ought to reply to the open letter OF
the Crisis and issue a signed state.
ment repudiating the reports sent out
by the Associated Press.
The spirit of manhood in the prin.
cipal of Tuskegee, is Of more import
ance to the colored people than a bill
non dollars worth of beautiful build:
ings.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-09-16
WILLIAM MONROE 1RoTrER.

The unceasing warfare against in
justice and wrong which has been
waged by William Monroe Trotter
editor of the Boston Guardian, ought
to win for him a warm spot in the
heart of every right-thinking human
being.
With his pen and tongue, he has
done much to quicken the moral fiber
of the colored people and they are
learning the lesson that sacrifices
must be made, If they would win the
great battle for civil and political
rights. 49,
There are no frills and furbelows
about William Monroe Trotter. He is
plain, earnest, honest, upright man,
who has decided to give up wealth,
official preferment and worldly honors
to dedicate his life to noble cause.
THE APPEAL has always admired
him because he is an UNCOMPRO.
Missing advocate Of right and justice.
While the majority of the so-called
leaders have equivocated and COM
promised the people for gold or
power, William Monroe Trotter has
always stood as a stone wall against
every form of injustice whether by
the nation, the state, the municipality
or the church.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-09-16
HAS THE GOOD BISHOP Been
SILENCED?

Bishop Alexander Walters is a we'll
known citizen. For years he has
pounded the Bible, waved his hands in
the air and demanded manhood
rights"
IN the campaign of 1912, he. support
ed Wilson, after the then Governor Of
New Jersey had promised if he were
elected. to give the colored citizens
OF the country square DEAL"
Wilson became President and it
must be acknowledged that the good
bishop protested against the segregat-
ed toilets and labored to induce the
PRESIDENT to revoke the unjust orders
and also give colored men national
appointments as he had promised, but
the chief executive was obdurate. Not
an order has been rescinded; not an
appointment has been made.
Bishop Walters became INDIGNANT
and gave the press a long letter roast.
ing President Wilson for his short.
comings. The letter was strong and
the good bishop even suggested that it
might be we'll to run a straight colored
national ticket if future presidents did
not tote square," Reading between
the lines, one was forced to the con.
clusion that the good bishop was even
willing to immediate himself on the
altar of patriotism, and head such a
i ticket.
But now it seems that the bfshou
Will no longer howl for manhood
rights; no longer will he denounce the
President for his failure to keen his
promises; no. longer will his stentor.
ian voice be raised in arraignment of
the Democratic party for it's many in.
justices to his. people-at least it looks
that way and THE APPEAL is willing
to wager q few Of it's hard-earned dol.
! lars on the outcome.
The good bishop, who receives a
salary large enough to support his
family in comfort, and few dona-
lions and extras besides, should have
hurled the 500 appointment which
President Wilson has just given Mrs.
Walters, back in his face. That
would have been the proper attitude
OF well-paid Bishop of the Church OF
Christ, and colored man, whose PEG.
pie had been insulted and discrimi.
mated against by the President of their
native land.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-09-16
BEAUTIFUL, BUT BUNK.

President Wilson, speaking before
the citizenship convention, urged a
square deal" for the immigrant and
demanded that America be kept the
finest example of the objects and ideals
that 60 to promote the standards of the
world. ....... &c.,. ...-
''We ought to be careful to maintain
a government at which the immigrant
can look with the closest scrutiny and
to which he should be at liberty tc
address this question: You declare
this to be land of liberty and OF
equality and of justice; have you made
it so by your law? -. 49, 49, -. r..
II believe America should exalt
above everything else the sover
eighty of thoughtfulness and sympathy
and vision, as against the grosser i'm
pulses of mankind. No nation can live
without vision, and no vision will exalt
a nation except the vision of real lib
erty and real justice and purity o,
conduct"
Natural born Americans were
warned by the president to examine
themselves carefully to see whether
they have burning in them the tru'
light of America which they expec
to show to these foreigners.
If square deal" for the immigran
why not square deal for 10000, O0(
AMERICAN BORN citizens who ar,
bounded and Inundated, discriminate,
against and often mob-murdered be
cause more or less African blood flow
in their veins?
The president is the leader of tn
Democratic party which has displaye,
| the greatest zeal in enacting discrim
mating legislation and the presiden
himself has sanctioned the most ir
famous racial determinations whic
were wholly outside the law.
The presidents rhetoric is perfect
but those who have suffered from tn
enactments of the Democratic part
and the presidents approval of un
just and unlawful and UNAMERICAr
practices, naturally doubt his sin
cerity. His beautiful words are bu
bunk.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-09-16

Washington, D. c., Sept. IA. 1e16-
The large John Wesley church. cen.
trally located at 18th and Corcoran
sIeets' northwest, has been secured
!or October 4-6, for the sessions of
the citizenship Rights Congress. The
b. M. c.. will overshadow all other
events held in or close to their week
OF Sept. 11-16. We extend welcome
10 the race to come on for rights.
This National Colored Congress is
10 be an open one, both to delegated
persons and to individual representa-
ives OF the cause who attend on their
own responsibility. 1t is to be free
and open for race conference, action
and declaration. The congress will
organize itself Independently. The
Equal Rights League will call it to
order and those assembled will then
create the congress.
Racial fraternizing, mutual a.
quaintance, unity of spirit and If
progress, exchange of notes on local
condltlons, race unity of feeling and
a future national working together of
rights, united declaration to the
country of colored Americans on color
prescription, are among the purposes
OF this gathering. No move will i'm
press the white American public Of
our presence, number, capacity and
spirit for equal rights, like an actual
national convention attended by large
numbers of colored citizens from
various states.
delegated representatives are quite
advisable, and churches, civic and lit
erary societies, fraternal organiza-
ions, political and other clubs are
asked to elect and send delegates.
me call asks that a Citizens EQUAL
Rights Committee be formed nv
public spirited citizens in each COM
munity to work up interest, hold a
pubic meeting and send representa-
yves. Any person is at liberty to
start such a committee. Act at once
Secretary VIM. Monroe Trotter at
"a Cornhill, Boston, will be clad tn
receive suggestions and INQUIRIES.
Thomas Walker,
e. M. Hewlett,
M. w. Spencer,
F. M. Murray,
and others.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-09-16
IN THE ENEMY'S COUNTRY

In his speech at Nashville, Tenn,
In the enemy's country, Charles E.
sHughes made. bitter attack upon
President Wilson and the Democratic
Congress for meeting the demands of
the railroad employees for an eight
hour day by the passage of the Adam
son bill.
+. The address was delivered in the
auditorium before packed audience
of 5000 people, a large majority of
whom were openly hostile to the
speaker, and many of them attempted
to start demonstration for Wilson by
Kisses and cat-calls, but his fighting
words won the crowd and they
greeted him with tremendous ap-
plause.
Mr.. Hughes walked calmly to the
front of the platform and said:
Il shall not soon forget the warmth
Of the welcome of this vociferous
meeting" he said. 1T is a great de-
light to have the pleasure of visiting
Nashville, and it has been peculiarly
grateful to me to receive many cour-
tesies at the hands Of the good people
here, quite regardless of their party
Affiliations"
Some men who had taken part in
the Kissing sat back abruptly as If
they had received slap in the face.
The crowd appreciated the situation,
and nervous laugh, followed by a
ripple of applause, swept through the
hall.