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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-17
ATTACK FATAL
To ] s. Ship.
ON FRIDAY
P. N.
WELL KNOWN LOCAL CONTRAC-
TOR STRICKEN AT HIS WORK
AND DIED VERY SoON-HAD
MANY FRIENDS.

]. S. Shipp, a well known contrac-
tor and pioneer citizen of Cordele,
aged 48 years, died Friday afternoon
at 8 o'clock at the home of Leo Mer-
Ger several miles northwest of the
city. after an illness of only a few
hours.
Mr.. Ship was attacked suddenly
| Thursday about noon at the country
| home of Mr.. Mercer, where he had
| been engaged for some time in con-
structing a barn. He was about his
| duties, doing some work in the vicinity
| of the barn, when he fell in a faint,
and for almost an hour he was in an
unconscious state He was imme-
diately removed to the home of Mr.
Mercer nearby and Drs. P. L. Williams
and A. j. Whelchel summoned. From
the first they realized that his condi-
ton was very critical and expressed
no hope for his recovery. Continuing
in a critical condition, which steadily
grew worse, he was entirely unable
to be removed from the Mercer home,
and family and friends were summon
ed to his bedside there.
A widow and four children survive
the deceased. The older of the chill
dren is a young man, Elmer Ship,
aged 16 years, and the other three are
daughters Susie, Ruby and Elizabeth,
aged respectively twelve, eight and
three years.
The remains were removed Friday
afternoon to the family home corner
of Ninth avenue and Third street,
from which the funeral services were
conducted Saturday afternoon at 2:30
by Rev. Walter Anthony. Intermcnt
occurred at Sunnyside cemetery.
Mr. Ship was a member of Cordele
Camp No. 1906 Woodmen Of the world
and the burial was conducted with
the ceremonies of this order.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-17

porch lights are as common where
these plants are in use as they are
in the city. Then there is the great
advantage of having the barn lighted.
Electrical chandeliers have been in
stalled in some homes and the electric
cooker and iron and other conven-
fences have been obtained
These plants on the farm Of P B.
Gleaton, Willie Williams and others
have attracted great deal Of inter
est and elected much favorable com
nent. The plants are becoming com
mon over the section, numbers having
been installed in Crisp and adjoining
counties.
Bids have recently been made to
the county commissioners of Crisp for
installing plant at the county convict
farm, and such improvement appears
to meet with approval on the part of
the commissioners.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-17

full line of handles from hickory, wag-
on parts from oak and hickory, pillow
beams, porch rockers, flower stands,
and porch swings will be some of the
items manufactured as we'll as an
other specially not now made outside
of New York.
Mr.. Stallings is now operating
saw mill On Flint river which assures
steady supply of oak, hickory, ash,
elm and other hard woods necessary.
A careful canvass Of the territory
on Cordeles various railroads devel-
OBS the fact that the entire output can
be disposed Of within 40 miles OF the
factory. 1t is expected that the plant
will be in full operation by February
18th next year.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-17
HARDWOOD Mill
SOON GOING UP
NUMBER MANUFACTURED ARTI-
Giles WILL MAKE UP OUTPUT
PROMISES TO BE GROWING IN
DUSTRY.

Application for charter is now being
prepared for the Cordele Variety
Works. Ed Stallings is shaping the
work up, and will have associated with
him as stockholders A. H. Edwards
]. B. Ryaas, w. H. Doris, r. L. Block.
well and others.
This new company will start with
$4,000 paid in capital and will erect a
commodious shop building and sheds
on lot already purchased.
T. L. Blackwell will look after the
shop and manufacturing end. In ad-
dition to the furniture repair business
now conducted by w. w. Blackwell
the company will manufacture a line
of articles covering a wide range. A
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-17
MERR GO-ROUND OPERA TING
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BOYS

Boys, somebody has let in that mer-
ry-go-round and it's peach just like
they said it was. 1t is up and turning
and footing the whistles on the rear
of the Westbrook lot, right up town.
OF course you cannot get a ride on
Sunday, but tomorrow business will
be brisk. Everybody will go around
and see it and take turn or two.
F. Nelson, advance agent, and Rob-
ert Wagner, owner are both here and
heartily enjoying their opportunity to
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-17
EARLY MORNING FIRE DESTROYS
TWO NEGRO RESIDENCES

Houses belonging to John Lewis and
Will Perry, negroes, were destroyed
by fire early Saturday morning. The
fire is thought to have originated from
incendiary causes at the Lewis
house which first caught and was prac-
tically destroyed before the fire COM
pany arrived. The flames spread to
Perrys house. Both houses were par
TALLY insured, and Perry's house was
only partially destroyed.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-17
BARRIERS DON'T PROPOSE
TO VIOLA TIE Blue LAWS

After January LIST the BARRIERS will
close their places of business promptly
at eleven o'clock on Saturday nights.
This is being done in order to make
it possible to get rid of all customers
before the clock strikes twelve. Work
after that time might be a violation
Of the blue laws.
And, besides, the BARRIERS deem it
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-17
HEAVY HOLIDAY TRAVEL
HAS BEGUN WITH A RUSH

Increased travel characteristic Of
Christmas holidays ha sheen much in
evidence for the past several days. 1t
is noticeable that the heavy Christmas
travel has begun some earlier this
year than heretofore, or perhaps this
opinion is created from the fact that
the travel is heavier tina Mast year,
due to the better financial situation
throughout the country. Cordele, with
its thirty or more passenger trains
daily can easily distinguish the in
crease in passenger traffic from day
to day.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-17
FERTILIZER MUST
Be BOUGHT EARLY
DEALERS SAY TIME WILL BE RE-
QulRED TO HANDLE ON AC-
COUNT OF SHORTAGE. OF
FREIGHT CARS. a7

Fertilizer dealers are urging all
farmers and planters to devote their
immediate attention to arranging for
the coming seasons supply of fertili-
ger This is considered necessary on
account of the prevailing shortage of
freight cars and the general demorali-
cation of freight traffic over the coun-
try.
Local fertilizer men wish to conduct
the local business in satisfactory man.
ner to local farmers and therefore
urge the early purchase so that there
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-17

do, what numbers of other shows can
not do,-come in and have social
stay with the little boys and girls of
Cordele.
A generous portion of the proceeds
from the merry-go-round will be do
mated to charity. Messrs. Frank Bar
tholomew, Ed Kennedy and w. o.
Roberts have arranged for the show
in order to have something with which
to make merry during the holidays.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-17

necessary TO formulate some sort Of
rules for working late at nights. They
feel that the entire trade could be
served just as we'll long before mid
night and they are formulating rule
which will require you to be on the
inside of the shop by eleven o'clock
or you lose your turn" till Monday.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-17

Mrs. S. G. Burlington left Friday af-
ternoon for Irwinton where she will
be the guest for the holidays of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Bragg. Mr..
Burlington will join her in few days
and also spend the holidays as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Bragg.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-17

written your letter to him to say what
you want? One week from today he
will ride across the whole world to
make little folks happy. Be in a hur-
ry
And while you are making arrange
ments for yourselves, ask mother and
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-17

Little girl, little boy, you ought to be
ready, for next Sunday night Santa
Claus is coming through here, top
speed, helter-skelter, over the hills
and through one town after another
till every little one, every boy and girl
knows he has been here. Have you
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-17

may not be hurtful delay when the
fertilizer supplies are required on the
farms.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Bascom Dixon of Lilly
were shopping in Cordele Friday.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-12-17

father if there are some other little
boys and girls anywhere in Cordele
that Santa Claus is likely not to visit
May be, they can arrange this week to
tel Santa Claus and make sure that
he does not forget any one. He some
times forgets poor little children
Why is this?
New-York tribune., 1916-02-17

Vernon Castle gave his regards per
hsps his last regards to Broadway last
night. Unlike the person who inspired
George NJ Cohan's sometime popular
song, be attended 20 the matter in per
son
IL was . new Vernon Castle OF whom
the subterranesn check psdderies and
the dizzy roof garden purse fatteners
got a glimpse ss he soberly made the
rounds. The embattled dancing man,
who sails on the Adriatic to-day to play
Cnstle-in-the- under the auspices OF
the British aviation corps, knew Il was
more than likely he would never see
Broadway sgain. Aad to him Brosdway
the Broadway along which he has
sprinkled hundreds Of thousands since
he discovered fortune in his feet, p
few years sgo-hss become something
more than thoroughfsre something
more than playground. II lie his creed
On the eve Of the parting OF the ways
(his and the Great White One) Air
Corps Cadet Castle seemed to have
dropped the little sfectntions of his old
profession. soldierly frankness took
their place.
Leaving Broadway IS the hardest
thing ever Gid in my life he said. u
belong to it and it belongs TO me. We
have eaten together and slept together
for the last eight years-like pals
When We first met Broadway was a bit
further along in the world than |. But
that didn't make any difference. Broad
way shook hands with me and told me
TO make myself at home.
II was very young actor then. just
over from England | had living to
New-York tribune., 1916-02-17
Vernon Castle Bids Farewell
to Broadway. His Best Friend
Greatest Street in the World" Says Dancer with Emo
ton as He Leaves Scenes of His Success for War
Front-Will Return if He Lives

make before dared even think oi max
ing name. Broadway, the philanthro-
pist, started by giving me the living
Later on il gave enough o. name to
make me prosperous. And as far as
could, have returned the favor. | have
spent much more than fair share oil
my earnings on the street that made
them possible have never been dis
loyal. either. On trips abroad | have
always sung the praises of Broadway
as the greatest street in the world. II IS
Conscience Troubled Him.
1T was Broadway that made an
American out OF me. J do consider
myself half American. you know; In,
positively so much an American that
feel like a stranger in London.
"All the way through | love Broad
way. love It's people, its places, ITS
atmosphere, .ts lights, its noise and its
extravaganza.
and then some one from news
paper comes along and asks me II I'M
glad 70 be getting away
"No, am not glad. ! am 90 sorry
that if were still a dancer instead o.
soldier think could cry.
The only reason I'm going is the
fact I'm half English. too. 1t IS n year
since my conscience first began 20
trouble ne. All my relatives and AL
the friends Of my boyhood were Hght-
Ing. Even my mother was IN danger
with Zcppelins pelting her town with
bombs.
But danced on and stuck TO Broad
way. If my conscience hadn't cut up
worse as lime passed | wouldn't be
going now. Sometimes. in the midst OF
dance with Irene, with thousands OF
Continued on page 3. column
New-York tribune., 1916-02-17
HELD AS WEDGE
BY STREETCARS
Furrier damned Between
Stepless TroIleys in Mad
iSOn Square Rush.

Two Broadway cars and one stout
man sewed up traffic in Broadway, Fifth
Avenue. Madison Avenue and Twenty
third Street for an hour at the rush
hour last night. Before the stout man
had been extricated, possibly only to
die. $4,000 persons were jammed into
Madison Square.
The man was Harry Hauer. furrier.
Bound for his home, at GIG East l4Oth
Street. The Bronx, he dashed into the
square and found himself between the
cars.
He hopped back, but between them
both Of the stepless, parted-in-the-mid-
die type was a space of only 1907
and q half. That WAS less than Hauers
bulk required. As the cars passed
Hauer was twirled between them.
Sylvester Petrie, Of "a Bradhurst
Avenue, The Bronx. and Patrick Car
roll Of 63S Columbus Avenue, the
motormen. threw on their brakes be-
fore Hauer had been rolled out OF the
do.tb strip. And there for Il full hour
he stayed.
Hauer's screams brought Patrolmen
Herlihy and Ahearn, Of Traffc SQUAD
B. the advance guard Of an army oil
rescuers. and the nucleus of tie DIG
gest crowd that Madison Square mas
harbored in many a day. After driv-
ing the passengers from the cars the
policemen broke a window, through
which Dr.. Adair, who had come IN an
ambulance from New York Hospital
administered strychnine to the suffer
ing prisoner.
Within a few minutes after Hauer' 3
first scream 10000 persons were gath
cred around the cars. Reserves were
rushed from the East Twenty-second
and West Twentieth Street police sta
lions to handle the situation, but they
were unable 10 clear the tracks o,
other lines over which the crowd hal
spread. c o. :.
charge Of Deputy Fire Cher Martin,
and the Fire Department rescue squad
we're brought INV HN'4N"
nolice had failed TO extricate Hauer.
William Kelly, of the Hook and Ladder
company. was lowered between the
cars. but could not dislodge him.
With acetylene blowers the rescue
souad then cut away one'car's window
bars and tried unsuccessfully to drag
Hauer through the window. Jacks
we're brought into play. but before the
cars had been raised more than an inch
a raised pitch in Hauer's cries caused
the scheme 20 be abandoned.
Realizing finally that there was no
nainless way, the fremen fastened
ropes under Hauer's armpits and
dragged him out.
In New York Hospital he was found
70 be suffering from fractured shoul-
der, shock and probably internal IN
;uries. Surgeons said he might live
only few hours.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-17
0USTED MILDLY FELLS
ANNAPOLIS INSTRUCTOR
Athlete. Forced to Resign, Vents
Spleen in Street BraW1.

Annapolis. Feb. 16.-T. W. Harrison,
ir.. Of Virginia. one OF the cighty-two
midshipmen who recently were forced
TO resign from the Naval Academy be
cause OF deficiencies in studies, this
afternoon knocked down Instructor
Julian NJ. Lacalle, Of the academy, when
the two men came to blows after an
angry conversation on the street.
Friends quickly separated them and
neither was badly hurt.
Harrison. a football player and all
around athlete of note. was one of the
youths involved in the "gouging" scan
dal at the academy last summer, being
one Of the seven original defendants
before the court martial, all except one
Of whom were acquitted.
Instructor Lacalle teaches in the de-
partment of modern languages, from
which examination papers were alleged
to have been stolen and circulated
among the midshipmen just prior to the
final examinations last year.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-17
U-B0at Threat Re0pens Whole ISSUE Says Lansing
Britain BungleS Press
Policy, Says N0rthcHHe
English Editor Indorses The Tnbunes Editorial and
Declares Sir Edward Grey a Fault for Failure
to Offset German Propagandists

propaganda, press or Germany. II
were so unfortunate as 20 be a mem
Der of the twenty-five lawyers and poll
tcians who are running this war |
should send out 10 Washington some
one able to deal with Won Bernstorif' 5
bombssfic mendacties-som one who
would treat American newspaper men
frankly. would organize in the For
eign Office in London bureau TO which
all neutral correspondents could nave
access at any time Of day or night.
Doubtless this suggestion would
come as a terrible shock to Sir Edward
Grey and the charming but totally in
efficient young gentlemen who surround
him. but would remind them that
Joseph Chamberlain did that very same
thing in the Boer War, which causes
one to dream dreams. If Chamberlain
were alive to-day the German propa-
g.ndists would have 10 get up very
early indeed every morning.
Americans Understand Newspapers.
"T'm very doubtful of the capacity
of democracies like that OF the United
States and England to get into their Wal
stride inside three or four years, Du'
Of one thing I'm very sure. much as
| doubt the possibility of your being
ready for war for many moons. ana
that is that your people would under
stand the newspaper proposition. An
glo-Saxon politicians arc the same
everywhere. Yours talk and do as lit
tie as ours. but the weekly gathering
of rccorters at the White House IN
stituted by Colonel Roosevelt has
beyond question been move toward
good. quick government"
As TO the British press, Lord North
clffe said:
american newspapers must not
think there is any discrimination
against them. The determinations
are chiefly against our newspapers
and especially against what is known
as the Northclffe press. Much is per
mitted 70 De cabled to US that Is for
hidden TO be published here. Quite q
number of English people now sub
scribe 10 American newspapers to read
about the war.
I'VE are just as anxious for the
good opinion of our American cousins
as are the Germans. and personally,
marvel that your editors are so patient
with the abominable bungling by which
splendid news stories, calculated t.
demonstrate 10 the American people
the intense earnestness and fervOr OF
the British Empire. are cut 10 pieces
by our censor or held off the wires
altogether.
But give US time. By 1850 our
politicians may realize there are quite
a number Of people on your side. and
most of them provided with very won
derful and enterprising newspapers"
New-York tribune., 1916-02-17
By ARTHUR 8. DRAPER.
by Csbls % The Trfbuns

London, Feb. l6.-Thc New York
Tribune's editorial. "A Truly British
Success in which It was pointed out
that the declination of British authori-
ties 20 give information 70 the press
had largely aided the German props
gandists in the United States, was
prominently republished in THE Da ly
Mail" and "The Times" to-day, sld
caused much comment here. Lord
Northclife, Great Britain's greatest
newspaper proprietor, considers the
editorial fully justified. When saS
him this morning Lord Northclifse said:
81 don't know whether our fault IS
that we are TOO proud TO publish or
too stupid. but. it is obvious that JUS;
AS we've got submarine catchers in nc
North Sea we want von Bernstorh
catcher in Washington.
People here are blaming the BRIT
ish Embassy. The impression gathered
at thi. end is that Sir Cecil Spring
Rice sits all dav long in his charming
house in the capital wearing kind OF
anti-gas mask and surrounded by n
number Of mutes in monocle'. The
fact is our diplomacy has only lately
beoun 70 hear there are things called
newspapers.
".nventions Of the Devil
when Sir Ian Hamilton arrived al
the Dardaneles he was surprised to ilnd
The Turks provided with what ne called
those inventions OF the devil called
machine guns Our Foreign Office
seems to regard the press as Sir Ian
Hamilton regarded the Maxim. Inc
fault +, not OF the British Embassy al
Washington. but of Sir Edward Grey
p distinguished and charming gentle
man who has never. understand made
the tremendous adventure Of Journey
across the Atlantic, and who does no'
realize. as do the Germans, that a
powcrful New York newspaper, wh'cf
probably syndicates its matter all over
the Continent, is just as essential
part of modern warfare as good am
bassador. which Sir Cecil Spring
Rice is
When asked what suggestion ne had
n offer for the improvement Of condi-
,ions. Lord NorthcliFe replied:
"None Of the people at our Foreign
Office appear to know anything about
New-York tribune., 1916-02-17
GREEK FUNDS CONE
HERE FROM LONDON
Transfer Began When Tension
Arose Over Serbian Relief.

Whether from fear that IT may come
n a break with the Allies, or for
some other reason not disclosed, the
Greek government, It was learned yes
terday. has secretly transferred
millions Of dollars Of its funds from
London TO New York No less than
$4,000 900 is now on deposit here with
a large number Of banks, the proceeds
OF its sales Of balances in London.
The movement OF funds from London
depositaries began several months ago,
when the Allies began to force
Greece's hand in connection with the
exnedition for the relief OF the
Serbian army. The Greek government
is believed to have had apprehensions
then that it might have to take posi-
tion toward the Allies which would
eventually result in an open break. In
that event il would have no control
over it's reserve funds in London, 1t
beine taken for granted that the
British government would seize them
as enemy property.
To bring its funds TO New York,
Greece needed to do no more than sell
sterling drafts here against It's balances
in London. The proceeds OF these drafts,
in dollars. it deposited to its account
with New York banks: Whether It
actually sold the drafts or transferred
the sterling credits to banking institu-
,ions makes no difference in the result
1t has its funds in a neutral country
where il can at any time lay hands
,rop .heu
New-York tribune., 1916-02-17
Erzerum's Fall Likely
TO Aid Allies in Balkans

Petrograd (vis London, Feb. 10
The capture of Erzerum is calculated
not only 10 have immense strategic inn
portance in the Russian campaign in
the Caucasus. but also to affect indi-
rectly the Balkan campaign by reliev-
ing the pressure on the Allies at Salon
ica.
To-days news had been confidently
expected since the announcement OF
the taking b. the Russian forces of
nine OF the eighteen forts guarding the
gateway to Asia Minor.
The conviction entertained BY all
Russian military observers that Erze-
rum would ultimately be forced 20 ca
Continued on page ., column
New-York tribune., 1916-02-17
ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS
WILL FIGHT ROOSEVELT
League VIII "StOop" to Colorel's
Methods if Necessary.

Springfield, ILL.,. Feb. l5.--The anti
Roosevelt Republican League received
incorporation papers to-day at the of'ics
OF the Secretary Of State.
According TO the papers. which were
fled b. David Davis, cx-Mayor OF
Litchfeld, H.; W l.. Newsome. mem
ber of the Montgomery County Repub-
lican Committee, and A. Y. Price. n
negro, the purpose of the league is TO
oppose the nomination Of Theodore
Roosevelt as candidate of the Repub-
lican party for President by lawful
means, or, if necessary, by stopping to
adopt the methods and practices here
tofore used by Theodore Roosevelt and
his followers
New-York tribune., 1916-02-17
PROTEST AGAINST
ALLIES SEIZURES
Allies Capture of Securities and
Drafts Stirs Bankers.

The Guaranty Trust Company and
the Equitable Trust Company have sent
protest to the State Department a,
Washington over the seizure by the
Allies of bills Of exchange and letters
of credit and shipments of cotton and
other goods consigned to Holland and
other neutral countries. As an IN
stance OF the delay caused. it was said
bill Of exchange consigned on Sep
tember s was received only recently
Similar action, it is expected, will be
taken by banking interests and by
members Of the Stock Exchange. \
meeting is planned for to-day, at which
general protest will be made against
taking to British prize courts securities
shipped 10 this side.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-17
PUTS BRITISH DEBT
AT $1,000, 900, 900
McKenna Gives Figure to March
31-Other War Costs.

London, Feb. l6.-The Chancellor o.
the Exchequer. Reginald McKenna, an
nounced to-day that the British ma
tonal debt at the end OF the financial
year. March 81, will be 1000 900 .OOo.
Germany's gross war expenditures TO
the end of 1915 was more than $500
00O. 900
Credits voted oy France between the
outbreak of the war and the end of De
cember. 1915. were about $4,000, ,0OO.-
600. and for the first quarter OF 1916
81. .5Oi 800, 900.