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The sun., 1916-01-09
WHITMAN REOPENS
OLD SECRET STAIRS
CObwcbS and Years Old Dust
Cleared Away to Give Gov
prnor Privacy.
RECALLS REGIME OF PAST

ALBANY. Jan. S--A secret stairway
10 Gov whitman's Offices in the Capitol
"A stairway sealed UP and gathering
cobwebs since the days OF Gov. Hills
being opened up and soon will be In use
again Carpenters have been working
IN the spiral and dark passageway to
the Governors offices for nearly two
weeks, but because the entrance IL To-
Gated in a much infrequented part Of the
Capitol attention generally has not been
work in hand
The masous. carpenters aud steel
workers nave been at 4 daily for n
fortnight and now the last na,l has been
driven and the four KEYS to the special
lock have been made.
Who IL 10 receive these keys T. q
secret Obviously the Governor Nill
talc possession o' one OF them The
others VIII 30 to persons unknown TO
the public,
Many stories have been told about
Nne stairway ir The capitol IL 'he
good old dayr Of the lobby and sombre
politics the s'airwB, generally was be-
l.eved to be much In use. Ry It the
iiONer0OT received Callers WHOM Tor
reasons best known 20 himself he did
not care 10 have the public know about
The stairway is cached through room
II0, blind ROOM long out OF Use.
Two doors besides the main one lead
out of this room. one enters the pri-
Nate office u. the superintendent of
prisons; the other opens upon the inys-
terious stairwaN which after several
turns terminates N dark closet. which
in turn opens into the Office OF the Gov
ernor's secretary This office Is immedi-
| ately adjoining the Governors private
room. The door into the office OF the
| Supe ,ntendent Of Prisons has been
| boited and screwed fast by order of
| GOV. whitman.
There is a good deal OF lively specu-
| lation among leg sators and politicians
! at Albany as to the uses TO which Gov
| Whitman Will put the stairway. II is
| recalled that after his assumption OF
! duties as District Attorney of New York
! long locked door into the offices was
| opened and afterward was employed by
| Mr. Whitman This door made II pos
| Sbl" for him to enter and leave his
| offices IN the Criminal Courts Building
! without the necessity of going through
the main corridor. as did all callers, and
The sun., 1916-01-09
PREFERS JAIL TO HIS
CHORUS GIRL WIFE
Song and Dance Man. Claim
ing Kin to Hartman.
Won't Pay Alimon!.


Asserting that lie would rather rot III
iail tnan nay for his chorus g.rl w.c,-s
s,,., u.t,ta, 1, p,,., l., .t,...,,
80 '''
ana cancer IN /" broadway mus''u Sho"
ana VINO says ne - "a second cousin "'
the Iate r." a. hdrrlmah, - w 'he WORK
mouse OIL b!ackwells Island ana vii.
remain the"e Tor SIX months unless ne
can eet p"ho OF S"l To insure MS
proVid'hg 80 a week Y" ms Wlie
fudd' VINO says mat n" - - years
oIn. put appears 70 ne 2n"u, - h'"s
WIN ms ino'her al - i'hrk avenue
i'hkerS' aHhoush he hai taken an
apartment Win sIN other chorus h'i.
AZ lo' west S"Vehty-hlhtn street ana
Went 10 u" It'trr pace hetwsen mat '.nee
ana eNen!ir performances OF hdt'nRa.
The sun., 1916-01-09
BROOKLYN HOSPITAL SEEKS AID
Needs &25O.OOO More for Eateu-
siOns and Equipment.

The trustees OF Brooklyn Hospital.
which Is now being rebuilt at cost OF
more than "A million dollars. have in
augurated "A campaign to raise $3.50 900
more TO complete the group of buildings
on Fort Greene by adding an admlnis-
tration building and another for the
housing Of the superintendent besides
obtaining additional equipment.
Appeals are being made in an adver-
tising campaign that includes the writ
Ing of letters to every automobile owner
In Brooklyn asking FOR at least "A dollar.
The committee. OF which Frank e. Mum
son is chairman. reports that contribu.
tions OF $4,000 have been received.
The sun., 1916-01-09
$4,000 CITY JOB FOR KING,
becomes Head Of DiV oI
Taxes In LAW Department..

Corporation Counsel Hardy ha, named
William II King 10 take the place or
Curtis A. Peters, who resigned last &C.
toher as head of the division OF taxes in
the law department, one of the most i'm
pOrtant divisions Of the Corporation
Cunscls office Mr.. King has been con-
nected with the tax division since his
appointment Hs an Assistant CORPORATION
Counsel In 1905. Ills salary win be
$4,000, an increase Of $1,000 FOR thi,
place
Addison II. Scovile, who has been n
Deputy Assistant Cooperation Counsel
since 1905 has been promoted TO n rull
asSIstantship and his salary has been
Increased from $3.50 TO $4,000. lie has
been IN the law department since 1903
and is a specialist In franchise tax
matters.
The sun., 1916-01-09
SIMON EMPLOYEES ORGANIZE.
Owners of store Help New Mutual
BrnrHt Association.

EMPLOYEES OF Franklin Simon a 60.
have organized a mutual benefit asso-
citation, the purpose II which Is to lend
assistance to one another in case of i'll
ness or distress. The firm has made n
generous contribution to the assocla-
tion's fund.
Al "A meeting held last Wednesday
Arthur j. Simon was elected president
of the association BERNARD H. Flur.
cheim, vioc-president Alexander Mauro-
oordato, second vicc-presid"nt William
III. y. TAYLOR, treasurer David Cron-
bach, financial secretary, Henry F..
Arthur. recording secretary and Frank i.
lin Simon. advisory director.
The sun., 1916-01-09
McGOvERN OUT FOR SENATOR
E,-Governor of wisconsin Ws. ~.
feated Two Years Nxo.

MILWAUKEE. Jan. S.--Francls e Nc.
Govern. twice Governor Of Visions
and defeated in 1914 for United S,,,,
senator on the Republican tichc'. ,y.u
again be a candidate for Senator ~
y, ar. according 20 has friends WHO .,,
that formal announcement OF his r.ra..
dacy may be issucd within "A few dt,.
Tsis VIII make the fight tA'cr c..
rcred with other minur caudtd,'e.
probabl IN the field to add - o..
gavety Of the campaign Nj I.t ro.,
lette will he a candidate u d." k ~.
rnmintted Tor President and State sen.
tor Whitehead Of Jdresvlile also g.. D., n,
a candidate. MC,iovern was beaten ,
1914 by an alliance OF La tollc'.. foi
lowers and Democrats.
The sun., 1916-01-09
LAKEWOOD TO HEAR SUNDAY.
EvcuReliu WIN Drive out ss,sn
In Nine Hours.

LAKEWOOD, y. j.. Jan. s.-MeWpers u
the winter colony here are awaiting vita
interest the appearance ~ l"aneHooi
nex' Monday Of Billy Sunday.
The evangelist apparently expects
auick victory over Satan. as he WI. he
here only nine hours. He will speaN ~
the Methodist church at 10 O'Clock what
his suhjec, will be IL not known, but tie
fact that John u. Rockefeller George +
Could Dr George Fales Baker and other
wealthy men may be among his listeners
has caused belief that sunday prohtbr
will deliver one OF mis- sermons against
money evils.
The sun., 1916-01-09

The bodies OF seven victims Of the ex-
ploron on the steamship Azter az the
Erie Basin in Brooklyn on Monday were
recovered Yesterday. 1t is expected that
the other three bodies will br reached
to-day The seven bodies were all den-
tined
The sun., 1916-01-09

Heals made such contradictory state
ments that he was placed under arrest
and taken to Warren,
Chief OF Police Robbins OF Barring-
ton wrunS confession from him that
there had been no attack upon the
Mur party excepting that made Dy Ce.
~ Victor Brown and the iatter's cousin.
Henry \. Sp"llman,
The story Healis told was that Brown
had been discharged by Dr. Mohr.
Snarting for revenge. Brown proposed
that they rob the doctor. That ne
The sun., 1916-01-09
Public sympathy With Her as
She Begins Fight to Es-
cape Penalty.
ORDEAL FINDS HER CALM


PRovipENcr. IAN Mrs. Elizabeth
Tiffany MOhr Will Oh Mo day next face
, t,r,, h.ro ,.,a,,,, 49, an ,c,s.sorv
''' 90
otlore the la't III CAUSING III" uea'h vi
her husband, d.. {. Frarklm Mohr OF
This CITY George W Uealis. Henry A
Co.. -. -.
''c''"'"h anu - ''N'o' H''""' ''-
are held for ki..ing the physician.
Healis put in a plea Of nolo contendere
,..,sr,ay ,,d 10 In ,es,ifv o., IN. Stat.
,,,,. -, ~ N., ,,.t,.,
"e
by the state to have been based on
i.,lnusy There is no question that
-, ..... ,,, u.i,o .,...,. ,..,,sa
''''
IN tnat direction TOT he WIS ho'o'o"r
IN his attention iy women. His practice.
hd,,,t,.d hy ,hc widow when placyd un.
d.r ,rr.s. vas almo., wholly of Il, ,uler-
,iou,bl. character. from which he en-
icv. Al "A large income. Locally his prac-
''. m", ~. ycar before ths
tragedy Mrs. Mohr felt obliged 70 leave
nor husband and 10 institut. proceed
ings for divorce, her petition being based
upon statutory reasons. That she might
wairn those who went In ana out OF
his palatial residence ON Elmwood ave-
nue. she rented a house Almost oppo-
site II.
The doctor had a handsome VIVA a'
Newport. where Mr-. Mohr Also main
tl!u.d espionage upon his conduct
through some OF the servants
Dr. Mohr's Office was on stewart
street. where h" had the services OF
Miss Emily q. Burger as his seer tary'
Il was Of her that MIS-. Mohr WAS PaI'lt-
ularly jealous. Miss Florence ortnsoee'
u typist also employed ny the doctoi'
was largely responsible Tor the arrest
OF Mrs. Monr.
The do'tor was a'tuslolneu 10 so
To- Newport every Tuesday night using
his automobile and travelling over the
same route with George W Heaiis as
his chaffeur Miss Berger always went
with him and returned IN ms company
two days later, part or her duty pelhg
to pay OF the servants al the VITA ior
which purpose she carried consideraple
money.
strange i"""e
ON the afternoon Of August 81 Miss
Ormsbee received a telephone message
from a woman warning her not 40
with DIR. Mohr and Miss Berger on their
trin to Newport that evening 'leN she
gel hurt" The woman appeared to be
quite relieved 10 learn that Miss Orrns-
bee had no intention Of joining the
party.
About o'clock Heals drove Dr
Mohr's car to Miss Berger's hougr and
told her that the doctor wished her 10
accompany him. Sire hurriedly packed
grip, was driven to the Office and
presently she and the doctor were on
their way TO, the east shore, 1t was
after they had left the city and were
passlnr through East Providence that
Miss Berger noticed Heals was driving
al unwonted speed and that the doc,or
was in consequence getting nervous
She did not worN, however, until she
discovered that Heals had taken an un-
The sun., 1916-01-09

as had all OF Mr. Whitmau's immcd..,.
predecessors down to William Tav,r.
Jerome.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-01-12
TBY FRANCES MARKERT]

The second term of the Cordele
Public School opened January 3,
1916. There were present num-
Der of visitors to the schoo'.
Among these were many OF the
girls and boys who have gone
f ON the school here to college,
and who were at home for the
Christmas holidays.
Mr.. Jones, the mayor of Cordele
presided over tn opening
exercises.
Mr.. Cover introduced Mr..
Brewer, the new superintendent,
who had been elected to fill the
vacancy caused by Mr.. Lanier's
resignation. Mr.. Cover, who
was associated with Mr.. Brewer
at Peabody College, spoke in the
highest terms CT Mr.. Brewer.
He said that in training, in ma
tive ability and in experience Mr..
Brewer was fitted to fill the 90.
sition to which he was elected.
Mr.. Cover, in speaking to the
pupils of the school said that he
would like to leave with them
one thought. BE something
positive. Don't be barnacle,
Be an active, aggressive, throb
Ding, living piece of society. Be
positively good"
Mr.. Brewer spoke with pleas
ure of the cordially with which
he had been received in Cordele
He spoke of the great aids in thu
education of BOYS and girls
Among these agencies he men
toned the home. the beginning
of growth and development; tn
church, the great organizer, AM
school, the agency to help tn
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-01-12

Fl. Oglethorpe is near Chatta-
nooga, Tenn. and is an ideal
place for such an outing camp.
No doubt many business and pro-
fessional men in this section OF
Georgia will be glad to avail
themselves of this opportunity to
spend a month in a military
camp, even from health and
recreation point of view, and the
military training and knowledge
to be gained would prove great
benefit. We believe this IS a
great move in the right dlrectlon'
and that more of our citizens
should have knowledge of mil
itary. This is the reason why
Germany is found to be 80 eth
cient in times of war, for there
each man is required to serve in
the army. If this country should
ever be forced to have war
and have to call for volunteers,
the question of preparedness
would be greatly enhanced it the
citizenship have gained a small
knowledge of military life. A
military training is a good thing
for any man, as it is an aid IN
most of the undertakings of life,
but it is also valuable to the
whole country in the event OF
war, and there are few who
would fail to fight for Their
country if it became necessary
The American people are no.
warlike in any respect, but un
DERIVING their peace-loving de
sire is strong patriotism and love
of country, and volunteers woul(
be plentiful if occasion shoul(
ever require.
Those attending this camp
would no doubt find it most ben
efcial in many ways, and there
is nothing 50 conducive to gooc
health than a few weeks of camI
life.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-01-12
OverIaad Mobile Given Away

The Southern Woman's Mag
azfne is giving away a five-pas
senger, Model 80, $3.50 Overland
Touring car, complete with all
modern equipment including
electric starter. lights, etc. This
car is awarded together with 500
other desirable premiums. The
publishers of the Southern Wo-
mans Magazine claim this to be
one of the most liberal offers they
have yet made. This is no catch
penny contest. but fair and
legitimate offer. Car will be
awarded June l. Full particu-
lars may be had by addressing
Southern Woman's Magazine,
Nashville, Tenn.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-01-12
CLEANING UP farm
KILLS CROP PESTS
J. Phil Campbell, Director OF Exten.
sion, Georgia State College
Of Agriculture

According to entomologists, the prac.
tice of cleaning up the farm in the
fall and winter means the destruction
IF crop pests that go into winter quar-
ters in edges of fields, on banks of
streams, sides of roads, terraces and
all places where vegetation is left I'm.
disturbed
The entomologists say that certain
plants left on the terraces or around
the edges of the field is to encourage
the existence of the red spider. Also
that some other weeds foster the
bud worm beetle and other insects
that do damage to useful crops later
on, These same authorities have found
that the corn stalk borer which caus-
es "windfalls" of corn, makes his WIN
ter habitation among the roots and
stubble of the corn plant. Likewise,
the corn ear worm stays from two to
TWO and a half inches below the sur
face in the corn and cotton fields
where the soil is not disturbed.
The boil weevil, of course, winters
over in weeds and rubbish on the
farm to some extent, and it is of
greatest importance in holding this
greatest enemy of cotton in check, to
clean up all of it's hiding places on
the farm.
No better time is to be found for
fighting insect enemies of the farm
| than in the winter, when, by killing
few. thousands of their offspring will
he prevented from coming into exist
ence later on.
Fall blowing and winter cover crops
| get rid of most of the insect pests OF
the field. This, with the cleaning up
of the terraces, fence corners, banks
of streams, etc., constitute preventive
measures that mean much in saving
of crops later on.
In view of the fact that southern
soils require a great deal of vegetable
matter, one of the methods OF helping
to meet this requirement, while at
the same time combating the Weeeil
is to pick Cotton early, cut dom the
stalks aid turn them under before the
first frost. This stops the food sun
oily of the weevil ana Stops the propa
| cation Of some Of them.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-01-12
High School News

home in work that primarily be-
longs to it. This leads, he said.
to the question of co operation;
He wished for the Cordele school
that it be an agency to unlteswltn
the people of the town in de-
veloping in every boy and girl
the highest type of manhood
the truest character on the firm
est basis possible, to make OF
them full grown stalwart men
and women possessed with ad-
vancement, growth and soclai
efficiency. In order to do this.
he asked the co operation of the
teachers and the good will of the
town stating that he was here to
give his thought and his energy
to help make the school greater
all the time.
DR.. Macarthur said a few words
| in praise of the school, saying
that the school was in good con-
dition and that the present FAC
ulty was the strongest we have
ever had, but that we would not
be satisfied with present attain,
ments; but would strive onward
and upward to make the school
even stronger than it is now.
! The first week of the new term
has gone by smoothly. A mum,
her of new pupils have entered
the school.
The boys of the basket bal
team and the track team have
begun practice. There are si1
games scheduled for this term
the first one to be played witt
FITZGERALD within the next few
weeks. We hope to make tht
work of the school in every de
partment even stronger this tern
than ever before.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-01-12
CORoELE SPIRIT

Every man in this community
should be proud Of the fact that
he lives in a community where
REAL merit and worth count as
much as any place in the w1rlo'
This is a city of opportunity
where the success of a man IS
measured mainly and accurately
bv his own conduct. He can
take cut Just what he is willing
to put in. and the man is weighed
bv the standard he sets up.
There are no BOSSES here, but
every fellow stands upon his
own record and merit with no
irresistible or compelling FORCE
to defect his course of success
or lack of success. Every man
can travel here, without let or
hindrance, being guided by his
own JUDGMENT and conscience.
and feel that the community will
measure him and regard HIM
lust as he is. This is a great
thing, and the proper spirit for a
growing city. 1t has been the
spirit which has made Cordele
one of the best young cities IN
the whole state. People like to
live here, and if they move away
they will return nine times out
Of ten. This city has no boss,
nor bosses, nor even RINGS or
invisible for ,es, The attempts
even Indicating such have here
tofore been smitten in their in
c;piency, and each citizen placed
back upon his own merits. The
people here would TRIM any
RING or any BOSS. and this
fact is a guarantee of good citi-
z2nship and an encouragement
for everyone who wishes to TRY
for success upon right lines.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-01-12

-~-sSs saa4 e p 5&S 2. y aaI,i. ~
Or, w. M. BursoH, Veterinarian, Geor.
eia State College OF Agriculture
m I[ES
Give hogs water but no feed for a
day before killing.
Bleed the hog with an eight-inch
straight bladed knife.
Be sure bleeding is done before
scalding or the skin may be left too
red.
A heavy blow with an axe between
the eyes will stun the animal before
sticking.
The meat may spoil if the animal
is excited before killing, or the wealth
er is warm afterwards. ,., s.. ~
scyape as quickly and rapidly as
possible after scalding. The cold car.
cass is hard to scrape well; 3 ST.
Dleeaiag will k2 Finished more rs quick;
| " if the animal lies 81 d steep slope
with it's head down hill, or is suspend
ed by hind Ee g:3 r.. ey ,..se
Keep the hog moving in the barrel
If the animal is left pressed against
! the barrel the hot water cannot ge'
at that part of the CARCASS: ~
scraping is easier if a shovelful of
hardwood eshes, lump of lime, some
concentrated I've or handful of soft
soap has been added to the water
Use thermometer. % not attempt
to scald with the water at above $50
degrees. A good scald can be obtain
ed at LAO degrees but it takes longer
In opening the carcass, split the
pelvid berfe between the hams with
knife by cutting exactly n The center
To open TIE breastbone NFtR a khiLe
cut little 10 one side of the eeh'e ta'
but do not Vet the point of the l&atae
get behind az rib
Heavy hogs shoufG be split down the
backbone so as to allow thor ough cool.
ing. The leaf fat should be\ removed
while: the carcass is warm
On very heavy hogs the sh@ llderS
may be cut off and laid on tab 10
COOL
See that all meat is thoroughly Ca "
ed before putting in salt or brine.
If you wish directions for cuttings
curing and lard and sausage makingr
apply to Veterinary Department, State
College of Agriculture.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-01-12

Areas amounting in the aggregate,
to 1913 square miles and situated in.
the states of Alabama, Arkansas, LOU
isiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and
Virginia, will be freed from the tick
quarantine on December 1. Previous
releases bring the total for the years.
work to about $4,000 square miles
the greatest area released in any one
year since systematic tick eradication
was begun in 1906. At that time there
were 741,515 square miles under quar-.
antine; after December 1 there will
be 465,733 or less than two-thirds Of
the original area.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-01-12
No REASON FOR Il
When COrdele Citizens Show
a Way.

There can be no reason why
anv reader of this who suffers
the tortures of an aching back,
the annoyance of urinary dis
orders, the pains and dangers of
kidney ills will fail to heed the
words of neighbor who has
fund relief. Read what a Cor
dele citizen says:
R B. Gary, Jr, Fourth ave-
nue., N. Seventh street. Cordele,
says: "While | didn't have a
real bad case of kidney trouble,
| had a dull pain in my back
nearly all the time. If l bent
over the pain got worse. One OF
my neighbors told me about
Doan's Kidney Pills, and after
taking them l was greatly re-
lieved. Another of my family
also took Doan's Kidney Pills
and was helped, too"
Price SOC at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills the
same that Mr.. Gary had. Eos
ter Milburn Co., Props, Buffalo
N. Y.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-01-12
A FINE THING

A h12vement is being inaugu-
rated to conduct a citizens mill
tary training camp, during the
month Of April at Oglethorpe,
Ga. The present plan is to open
the camp on April 9rd, 1t will
he under the direction OF Gen
leonard Wood. chief of staff u
S. A., and other regular army
officers. 1t will be conducted t
along the same lines with the
civilian Military Training Camp
which was held at PlattsOurg.
New York, last summer ant
which proved a great success
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-01-12
PECULIAR ACCIDENT
WIRE IN SYRUP CAN

Atlanta. Ga. Dec. 80. The
Georgia man who is suing be-
cause he'cut his tongue off on a
panesof window glass hidden in
d plug of chewing tobacco, can
sympathize with Lula Rencher of
Abingdon. who was breakfasting
on a delicious plateful of hot
corn-cakes. literally covered with
corn syrup, when a piece of cop
per wire which had been poured
out of the can punctured her ton
que and pierced it through anl
through.
She tried to scream and ther
thrust her tongue out of her
mouth and those sitting with hel
saw that the wire had gone al
the way through. She will not bE
sble to talk for several weeks
but when she is ables he going tC
have something to say about the
man she bought the syrup from
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-01-12

Of course Georgia is going =
have PARTISAN politics just as
long as there is only one party.
If the average man is opposed
on other than personal grounds
he Immediately takes the oppo-
sitfon to heart making a per-
sonal question out of the matter.
and commences to retaliate. and
if he does not get ENOUGH re-
taliation the first go round he
to Jap plans to GET
EVEN the next time, and so it
goes on. The truth of the situa-
ton cannot be denied, and think
ers know that it is for the best
interest of the people Of any
state. both in a state and nation
II way, to have two parties. 1t
brings about q healthy condition,
md would force the parties to
PUT UP their very best men for
)ffice. The one party breeds
ANARCHY, and is a fermlenter
md producer of PERSONAL an
mosities and feuds which are
)aneful and hurtful to the well
are and advancement Of the
people.