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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-09-03

grand juries shall, at each regular
term of the courts in their respective
counties appoint a committee of not
less than five members from the grand
Jury, whose duty it shall be as soon
as practicable after they are named
on said committee, to visit, inspect
and CAREFUL inquire into every sucn
sanitorium, hospital, asylum, House OF
the Good Shepherd, covenant and mon
astery for the purpose OF ascertalnlng
what persons are confined within said
institutions, and by what authority
such persons are held within the same.
Section 2. Be it further enacted,
etc. That it shall be the duty OF SAID
committee appointed by the grand jury
TO separately confer with each inmate
Of said institution, for the purpose
of ascertaining from said inmate how
he or she came to be confined in SAID
institution and what service, If any,
in the way of labor has been imposed
upon said inmate, and whether SAID
inmate desires to remain in the Gus
tody of said institution.
Section 3. Be it enacted, etc, That
the said committee of inquiry shall re-
port to the Judge and to the solicitor
of said Superior Court, the names OF
any and all dissatisfied inmates OF said
institutions, together with brief sum-
mary of the facts in each case, and
that this report shall either be made
in open court, or, when the court IS
in vacation, shall be published at the
expense of the county, in the newspa-
per in which the legal advertisements
Of said county are published.
Section a. Be it enacted, etc, That
in every case where it is ascerta1ned
by said committee that any person is
illegally deprived of his or her liberty
in any of the institutions above men
toned, said committee shall demand
Of the proprietor, keeper or custodian
of said institution, the immediate lid
Grafton of such person; or, in case that
such demand for the release OF said
person is not promptly complied with,
upon the demand of the committee,
it shall be the duty of the grand jury
of the proprietor, keeper or custodian
custodian or manager Of such inSt1tu-
ton in a special presentment for false
Imprisonment and for holding per-
sons to involuntary servitude, in VIC
lation of the Constitution of the state
of Georgia. and of the United States.
Section 5. Be it further enacted,
That all laws and parts Of laws in con-
flict with this Avt be and the same
are hereby repealed.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-09-03
l nnk At This.

The farmers of Terrell are better
prepared to contend against the disas-
trous effects of the boil weevil than
are those of many other counties OF
the state. In the past two years not
a single carload of feedstuff, bacon or
other supplies has been shipped to
Dawson. a most remarkable and graft
tying state Of affairs when it is remem-
bered that prior to that time hundreds
of car loads of western products were
shipped here at cost of hundreds of
thousands of dollars to farmers who
are now keeping this money at home.
Dawson News
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-09-03
TAYLOR GOES TO MOVE
FAMILY TO CORDELE

Manager James B. Taylor of the Fea-
gle Furniture company is now in
Greenville, S. c., where he is prepar-
ing to bring him family to Cordele
Within a week they will be here,-Mr
Taylor, Mrs. Taylor and two children,
James and Lucille.
Manager Taylor has already resided
in Cordele himself sufficiently long
to make large numbers of friends and
he has also shown himself progress
siye business man with a great deal
of knowledge of the business which
he conducts
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-09-03

Some contemplate. most unkind,
little old brother newspaper man had
done gone" and said Governor Harris
is nothing more than an ordinary poll
tician. Such anathema! We are go
ing to tell Governor Harris about it
and ask him TO answer the charge. Bet
he'll do it, all right.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-09-03

The Moultrie Observer had out &
fall trade edition" the past week that
reflected much credit on both itself
and the city of packing house fame.
Noultrie and the Observer are out
after the business. one can tell it
looking at this big 4S-page edition.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-09-03
MORE ABOUT CATHOLICS.
;+or Tho cordo,o nienatch.

Editor The Cordele Dispatch:
Dear Sir:-It gives me pleasure TO
find that you saw fit to publish my Zee
BILE effort in defense Of the Weary law.
am glad to find you willing to listen
to the other side of question.
Regarding the provisions OF the yea
Nv law, / am enclosing copy Oh this
law. 1t may be that this law is an
outcropping of the ant-Cathohc agl-
tation in Georgia. Even II TINS Is So
YOU can readily understand, after read
ing the provisions of this law, that II
can serve to Vindicate as well as con-
denim the institutions investigated UNI
der This law. No honest bookkeeper
objects to an audit of his books rather
is he proud of the good report winch
will come from such an audit. even
so should the accused institutions pc
proud of the clean report which the
grand iuries shall after their inVestl-
cations. These reports will BRING thehi
from under the cloud Of ACQUISITION now
resting upon them.
/ know it is true that lecturers nave
been to Cordele for the purpose OF
"enlightening" the public as to the
Catholic church, have taken their col
lections and gone on their way. l
have been to one or two OF these lec-
lures and | frankly say that | could
not see where they were making as
much money out of this work as their
talents would give them in almost any
other field of endeavor. am there
fore confident that these lecturers are
actuated more or less from patrlotic
motives.
appreciate the fact that Catholic
ism in Georgia is not great power
at present. May it please God ana his
neopIe that it shall never be, Tor
wheresoever it becomes power, woe
unto its oppOsers. If there is nothlng
criminal about this church or ITS
schools in this state why did Blshop
Kailey tell the reporter Of the SaVan
nh Press, with reference to tie Teazy
an a viii, of course, feel called upon
ia insist that some gentlemen should
We present for / would not thlnk OIL
permitting members Of this leglsia'
lure to go into any religious house III
this diocese unless the inmates mad
some gentlemen present upon Whon.
they could call in case of necessity.
He cannot think Of allowing the law
Of the state OF Georgia to be put into
effect.
am sure the Georgia Catholic is
an average American Catholic, and as
such owes his first allegiance to the
Pope. Furthermore, as soon as he
can do SO. he will be controlling al
fairs of state, just as has been and
still is in Florida.
| am not trying to argue that every
Thing is wrong with the Cathoilc
church or her people; in fact, some OF
the principles of this church could
well be adopted by any other church.
and some Catholics whom ] have
fnan.ias best kind of people,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-09-03

The Yaryan plant at Brunswick is
ready for business again. This is one
of the largest naval store enterprises
in the south and when the wheels turn
here Brunswick feels the effect The
Brunswick Banner makes the an
nouncement with more than ordinary
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-09-03

More news from headqua
The effect that the cotton crd s
year will not go above II 500,
price jumped away on up and
everywhere We're seized with
ment Let the farme who has
to sell keep a cool head and picEsi'sfHe
The strike, the republicans and all the
bow vows are not strong enough to
beat it down. The cotton "aint' and
it will take more than strike or a
republican presidential campaign to
knock down prices.
Things look turrible, turrible, Paper
is too high for the average newspaper
nlant to use. And still there is a dark
er side to this tale. When we work
hard and save up a lot of money so
we can buy a few rolls of news, Ions
comes the railway employees and say
they're not going to haul it.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-09-03

Mary Miles Minter is at Santa Bar
bara Cal, working in American Mu-
tuals.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-09-03

Moultrie Observer: Judge Walter
r. George, of the Cordele circuit, is a
candidate for Judge of the Court of
Appeals. Judge George possesses abil-
ity experience, poise and character
that fit him for the Office to which he
aspires. The Observer has thought
that some men have been put on the
court of appeals in the past who were
not fitted by ability habits or temper
ament for such responsible work, and
we would, like to see the new members
chosen from material of Judge
Georges rank The voters of this
county will have three members to
vote for Some of them may be in
doubt as to who are the best men.
They may have one or two favorites
and be indifferent about the rest. If
there are such, we ask them to vote
for Judge George and they will make
no mistake.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-09-03
THE OTHER MANS VIEWS.

TIL Dispatch is always pledged to
the work Of breaking down the harm
full effect Of bigotry, for bigotry and in
tolerance we have with us. 1t has
been pledged to the right of free
thought and full tolerance Of the other
mans views, but we confess surprise
at finding our readers so responsive
and approaching this apparently
as much as we appreciate it, Confess
ing honestly, we could offer no other
reason for this assertion simply than
that we were not looking for it.
In this issue will be found another
communication from a reader who isl
strongly crossed with us on the Weary
Law as directed against Catholics Of
Georgia. We leave the matter to him,
We did our best on this topic in pro
vious issue. He takes Tom Watson to
be a great savior of the people from
Catholic rule. We consider Watson
one of the most dangerous men thai
ever had the ear and the confidence
of so many people, He has no regard
for the truth tho law life or DrODerty
He encourages the mob, lynchers,-
talks about "man-handling" and talA
and feathers for those who have diff
ferent political views. He breaches
anarchy, ncendiarism-tha man is
crazy, crazy as a beheaded horsefly!
But, of course you who think after
him do not believe that We could
call him all the bad names under -
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-09-03

call him all the bad names u
sun and il would not chan!
minds Smile and go to it!
your right. Let us ask you Il
read anything, read all you
he time to ead,-and read S,
sometimes besides Watson, \
man who writes the comm,
il this issue. 4
The Dispatch wishes you /
You have a right to eXD
views in your way. SO lQ
views are expressed in p
form, they will have a
paper. Read and then wi
desire and send it up.
least by this method com
for grown-ups among ou
may have ideas worth viii
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-09-03
With the Exchanges.

Quitman Free Press: "The busy
predicters predict that cotton will go
to 20 cents this season and gasolene
will drop to IS cents. Both of these
predictions suit us all"
Triton Gazette; ga Colquitt county
farmer advertises for a wife. Better
Investigate before replying, girls;
man in this land of plenty and the
rrettiest girls on earth who has to
advertise to get a wife won't do to
take sight unseen"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-09-03

cd by a congressional investigation, is
Of recent date. The truth Of the mat
er is that now, as always in the past,
whenever they are in power perSecu-
lions and abuses of this power pre-
vail.
Everyone of us shall give account
If himself to God" Let man conScl-
cntiously believe that he can do what
soeVer he desires and then by the pay
ment of money to another man this
other man will secure his forgiveness
from God. then crime is licensed in
eternal things. Human nature is ever
he same. and vice will abound in the
community where this doctrine is be
lieVed.
Mr.. Watsons stand against the en-
croachments of Roman Catholicism
should be praised by every true Pro
testant in the United States, and Geor-
gians should feel proud that within
the confines of this state there re-
sides one of the best informed, most
fearless opposers of this system OF
Protestant persecution, Georgia is
probably the nearest free OF this pow
II of any state in the Union. May the
enactment of wise and just legislation
serve to keep us free.
In conclusion permit me to say that
Catholicism is wise enough to know
hat should their resentment be di-
rectcd at Mr. Watson's physiogomy,
rs you suggest this action under eX-
sting conditions would do them indeh-
nitely more harm than good. This was
full demonstrated after the murder OF
William Black in Texas
\ SUBSCRIBER.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-09-03

Albany Herald: with the best cot
ton bringing fifteen cents pound and
cotton seed creeping up close to forty
dollars a ton the average farmer down
here in Gods country ought to be able
to pay his bills this fall, even though
he makes less cotton than he ex-
pected.'
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-09-03

Doublin Courier: "Many a Laurens
county farmer is wishing he had plant
ed early and planted an early variety
of cotton just now.
brownsville Times Enterprise:
'When women get the court houses
cleaned up and the gentlemen get to
wearing their coats, the change won't
be uncomfortable
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-08

Joseph Siegfried and lived there until
1880 when the family moved to Cass-
vile. Except the youngest son their
children were all born in Iowa Of
their family: Charles was drowned in
1905 while engaged in river work;
George died in infancy.
Living are: Joseph Of New Abba,
Iowa; Eugene Of Cassville; Fannie,
MRS. G. O'NeiD Of O'Neil, Ia; En-
ma (Mrs. Crosby Howard) of Prairie
du CHEN; and William F. OF Stockton,
III. She also had eight grandchildren.
Mr.. Seigfried died in March, 1906. The
mother, whose early teaching of in
dustry and thrift was rewarded by
seeing her sons and daughters become
useful and successful men and women,
received from them a mothers due
respect and devotion, and kindly care
when health failed. About six weeks
ago she accompanied Mr.. Howard to
Prairie du Chen; she failed rapidly
and passed away at 1880 p. m. Satur-
day, October %, 1916. The body was
brought Monday afternoon to the home
in Cassville, where after a short serv-
ice conducted by Rev. L. P. Cassel,
burial was made in Cassville cemetery.
Sons and wives Except Mrs. Joe Sieg-
fTied1 daughters and husbands, were
here to pay the last tribute of respect.
@CasSville Index.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-08
INTERESTS FARMERS.

The tractor blowing demonstration
carried on at the L. Alt farm last
Tuesday, drew large crowd of in
terested people. The machine is
known as 1920 Titan, manufactured
by the International Harvester COM
pany. 1920" means ten-horse power
on the draw bar and twenty horse
power on the belt.
The machine plowed three 14-inch
burrows, successfully going over seven
acres in about six hours. Twelve gal
Ions of kerosene were used. The oil
cost eight cents a gallon.
The day following the tractor went
to its new owner, Harry Kaap of Lit
tie Grant, making the trip Of nine
miles in something over two hours.
At 80 it was in the field there. Full
ly equipped it sells for $1,075.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-08
BlERMAN FOUND GUILTY OF
STATUTORY CHARGE BY JURY

The case of the state VS. VIM. Bier
man came on for trial Thursday after
noon Immediately following the close
OF the Vincent case. Bierman was for
mally charged with having committed
rape on the person of Grace Davis, a
10 year old Platteville girl, and ap-
peared in court with his attorney
David Gardner.
The court spoke Of the details of the
affair and requested that all persons
under q years leave the court room.
His advice was followed by a general
exodus Of girls and women.
II any one remained with the idea
that salacious or libidinous disclosures
were to follow, they were disappoint-
ed. The matter was gone into thor
oughly but without revolving details,
and sufficiently to convince a jury of
twelve men that Bierman, a
grown man of 27 years, had been
guilty of grave liberties with the
girl on the witness stand Bierman
set up the contention that he had been
going with Miss Davis in an honorable
way and that he had not even actual :
ly kept company with her He main
tanned that the girls father had want
ed him to marry Grace and embark in
the butcher business with him.
The child in question, is a rather
pretty girl Of 16 years, who will be
seventeen next March. Two young
men mentioned before in the affair are
now doing time in the state prison
and another of more tender years has
been released on parole. A fourth
named Ira Barrett, has been granted
a change of venue and his case will
come up at La Crosse in January, if
he does not plead guilty before that
time.
Miss Davis did not evince any par
ticular shame over her plight nor did
her mother, who testified in a damaging
manner against young Bierman. Bier
man, senior, who formerly lived in Mt.
Hope, but who moved to Platteville
in January last, endeavored to get
funny on the stand when asked if the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-08
VERDICT FOR VINCENT
SO THE JURY DECLARED THURS
DAY EVENING, AFTER DELHI
ERATING FOUR HOURS.

Thursday morning the case Of the
State VS.. Thomas Vincent, charged
with burglary, came up for trial, the
defendant being in court with his at
torneys, F.. G. Meyer and A. w. Kopp,
Of Platteville.
The testimony in the case was large
ly the same as that of last February
when the jury disagreed. The jury at
noon went again to the scene of the
alleged burglary in the west part of
town where in May, 1915, Thomas
Vincent was said to have entered the
home of John Becker and taken So
from the pocketbook of Mrs. Mary
Becker
Mr.. KOpp in his plea set up the con-
tention that while the charge was that
Of burglary, nothing had been shown
to prove that the defendant did COM
nit burglary. The latter crime, ac-
cording to Mr.. Kopp, implies entrance
with felonious intent to steal.
Mr. Carthew's contention was vir-
tually the same as before-namely that
Vincent did enter the home and that
he did take the money. That his sub
sequently giving Mrs. Becker the sum
she claimed had been taken by Vim
cent was done to hush the matter up.
The court pointed out to the jury
that burglary as charged in the in
formation required intent on the part
of the wrong-dOer. The questions then
were whether or not Mr.. Vincent en-
tered the Becker premises on the date
mentioned, and if so, with felonious
intent. What was taken, if anything,
apparently not entering into the mat
ter
After several hours deliberation the
jury returned verdict of mot guilty.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-08
Local and Personal

Mrs. William Noon spent Satur-
day afternoon with friends in Fenni-
more.
Mrs. George Munns of Fennimore,
was in Lancaster, Saturday on bust
ness.
Mrs. John May went to Fennimore
days with friends.
Misses Emma WenzeI and Leila
Beetham, Of Sitter, were Lancaster
business visitors, Saturday.
Miss Nellie DiVall left Wednes-
day morning for Chicago to attend the
Mcdowell designing school.
Miss Leona Showalter entertained
a number Of her friends at a Hal
lowe'en party Tuesday night.
Mrs. Henry Williams, Of Wauzeka
spent several days Of last week with
her daughter, Mrs. Bird Daley.
Mrs. David Cornwall returned
Wednesday from a ten-day visit with
friends and relatives in Ellenboro.
-Aldrich Jacobs, formerly employ
ed in the Star barber shop left Satur-
day for an extended trip to the East.
Louis Fischer left Saturday morn
ing for Madison, to visit over Sunday
with his son Roy and daughter, Hilda.
Mrs. Matt Zenz and Mrs Andrew
Zenz left Thursday morning for
Shullsburg, Wisconsin for brief visit
with relatives.
Miss Julia Sweeney left Satur-
day morning for Livingston, to spend
a few days with her sister, Mrs. Frank
Allen.
Mrs. Fred Piehle left Wednesday
afternoon for her home in Kenosha,
after brief visit with relatives in
the city.
Mrs. Everett Draper and daughter,
Thelma, of Prairie du Chen, spent the
forepart of last week with friends in
the city.
Mrs. S. E. Sprague, Mrs Carl
Heuss and daughter, Lucille, of Winona
Mimi, left Monday after a weeks visit
at the home of John Drinkwater.
Miss Ruby lockwood gave a Hal
lowe'en party at her home Tuesday
night. The house was decorated in
orange and black cat trimmings being
pinned on every curtain and shelf. Re
freshments consisting of orangeade,
orange pudding, chocolate cake, pop
corn and apples. Among the little
girls present were: Dorothy Gibson,
Ruth Frye, Katherine Fowler, Thelma
Hatch and Lois Borah
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-08
A RAILROAD MEETING.
GOOdly House at Hatch'S Theater We'd
nesday Night Discuss w. & l. Project.

"A crowd of about $50 persons at
tended the railroad meeting at Hatch's
opera house, Wednesday evening last
where a general discussion took place
on the merits of the proposed railroad
proposition. The sentiment of the bus
mess men and farmers along the pro-
DOsed line was freely voiced, and j..
B. Ludden of Bloomington expressed
the belief that the money now practi-
cally wasted in hauling goods to the
inland towns would in a year take UP
the one-third amount Of stock the Cit
liens Of the county are asked to sub
scribe for. Another thought expressed
was the increase in land values sure
TO be brought about through transport
tation facilities being provided in q
proper manner for isolated parts of
the county.
Richard Meyer, Jr., opened the meet
ing and turned over the chair to Ars-
emos r. Burkdoll, of Chicago.
Speaking were: w. c. Butterworth,
Platteville; Prof. Mcconnell and
Brockert Of Platteville Normal; Prof.
r. e. Bray, Saml Kitto, G. w. Stone,
M F. Woodhouse and ]. B. Ludden Of
bloomington, and several others.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-08

man on trial was his son. He replied
that che supposed he was" After
making a like response to several di-
rect questions on the matter, the court
caught Bierman, Sr, up sharp by ask
ing if he meant to make any aspers-
ions on the virtue of his wife Bier
man then answered the question but
mumbled that he meant there was a
good deal Of that going on"
The penalty for a crime of this ma
ture is from one to thirty-five years in
prison or fine Of not to exceed 5000.
The court on Saturday sentenced
Blerman to serve one year in Waupun
B1erman to serve one year in Waupun.
Blerman, to the end, maintained
that he had not committed the offense
alleged and asked the court what was
going to become of the wife he married
last May, who he said was i'll and in
need OF an operation. The court re-
minded Bierman that charges were
against him at the time of his mar
rlage and that he should have consid-
cred this before assuming any obiga-
TONS.
THAT both or all parties may be vic
tins OF heredity and environment does
not alter the fact that the law must
be respected and that society should
protect even it's weakest members. .
in substance said the prosecutor
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-11-08

DIR. ]. H. Reed left Wednesday
morning for Oshkosh on business.
John Rowden of Fennimore, was
a Lancaster business visitor Friday.
-Adolph Bergheger left Wednesday
morning for business trip to Chica-
go.
-Maude Campbell of Platteville,
transacted business in this city Thurs
day.
Miss Jennie Cornwall, Of Wool
stock, ILL.,, is visiting relatives in the
city.
Mrs. J. H. Pugh has returned from
Galesburg, Wis, after an extended
visit
Rev. H. A. Studebaker conducted
services at Stuben, Wis, Wednesday
night.
Mrs. Charles Edwards and two
children, of Linden, are visiting rela-
tives in the city.
Claude Showalter left Monday for
La Crosse, to attend the Wisconsin
Business college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Mcdonald
returned Wednesday noon from bus
mess trip to Chicago.