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Newell reclamation news. [volume] (Newell, Butte County, S.D.) 1910-19??, 1917-02-08
!. N. rRION ON NoRBECK.

j. M. Erion. president Of the
State Live Stock association. In
commenting upon Governor Nor
beck's remarks at the Live Stock
Pavilion said to a reporter for the
leading democfatic paper:
s'Governor Norbeck il just .
great big farmer and citizen among
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-10
RED CROSS FIRST
AID Met FRIDAY
CLASSES WERE FULL AT INITIAL
LECTURE BY DRS EDWARDS
AND MAR THUR-PLANS BEING
MADE FOR TWO CLASSES EACH
WEEK HEREAFTER.

Red Cross First Aid classes had in
teresting and enthusiastic meetings
Friday afternoon. One of the classes
was under the direction of DR.. w. f.
Edwards at the Masonic hall and the
ether in charge of DR.. T. ]. Macarthur
at the Presbyterian church. The class.
es were full at this meeting, and ar
rangements will possibly be made to
either organize a third day class or a
night class. There are four prospec.
tive members for night class at this
time.
Dr. Edwards has arranged to hold
two classes each week in the future
on Monday and Friday afternoon from
430 to $50. DR. Macarthur will have
one class this week on Friday after
noon from 4.30 to $50, and he will
make further plans for the future. 1t
is probable that all classes will hear
two lectrues each week.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-10
iCORDELE MOURNS
DEATH MISS BREWER
FEW, If ANY, WOMEN HAVE BEEN
so GENERALLY BELOVED BY
CORDELE AND CRISP COUNTY
PEoPLE-BODY TAKEN TO At.
LANTA FOR BURIAL.

Miss Helen Celeste Brewer, aged
q years, for more than two years IL
brarian in charge of the Cordele pub.
lie library, died Thursday morning
a. 1890 o'clock at Savannah hospital.
She was assistant librarian of the
public library of Savannah, to which
position she was appointed in April.
though she went to Savannah from
Cordele last October.
Few deaths have ever caused such
general sorrowing in Cordele as that
OF Miss Brewer. Having served in a
public capacity as librarian she came
i'll touch with the people generally of
Coldele and Crisp county. Her charm
ing personality and sweet disposition
made for her friend of every &C.
ouaintance. Her friends in this COM
lunity number into the hundreds.
The body was sent over the Central
CT Georgia railway from Savannah to
atlanta by Henderson Brothers, Sa-
vannah undertakers. Thursday night
at 3 o'clock The funeral occurred
there Friday.
Miss Brewer is survived by her
father, ]. r. Brewer; brother, L. c.
Brewer of Atlanta; four sisters, Mrs.
j. M. Jackson of Atlanta; Mrs. w. C.
Jackson Of Birmingham and Misses
Ruby and Clio Brewer of Atlanta.
In referring to Miss Brewers death,
the Savannah Morning News says of
this beloved young woman:
miss Brewer was a woman OF un-
usual ability, and in her death the
library has suffered a distinct loss.
She came to Savannah last OcA,ber
from Cordele, where she had Aeen
librarian for three years, and had
been remarkably successful in build
ing up the library. Her work was
marked at all times by unlimited en-
thusiasm and unselfish devotion to
the interests of the library, and her
fine spirit, coupled with her technical
training and ability, made her of the
greatest value in the reorganization
and further development of the IL
brary. In Savannah.
During the few months that she
was in' Savannah her personality won
for her a large number of friends, and
all who have been associated with
her in any way will deeply regret the
removal from the library field of one
of its most promising workers."
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-10
ANOTHER CHAPTER
IN COppEDGE CASE
ALLEGED PLANS TO INDUCE THE
YOUNG WOMAN IN CASE TO RE-
PUDIATE HER FORMER STATE
MENTS ARE FRUSTRATED BY
CORDELE FRIENDS.

That an effort was made at Vienna
Thursday to induce the young woman
alleged to have been assaulted with
intent to rape by T d. Coppedge, in
whose case there have been several
sensational episodes, to sign a paper
denying the statements which she had
the alleged assault, is an allegation
of the young woman herself and other
parties claiming to have witnessed
the affair
Il is alleged that Mrs. Coppedge,
mother Of the accused man, attempt
ed to induce the young woman to sign
the statement, and that the young
woman was told that through a GER
tain medium she would receive $500.
That Mrs. Coppedge and another wom-
an made efforts to get her into an au-
tomobile, was the statement of the
young woman.
According to her story, she was at
her home at Vienna alone when Mrs
Coppedge with another woman called
to see her. 1t was stated, the young wo
man says, that a member of counsel
for the prosecution and another party
interested in the case on her behalf
had been bought out" 1t was further
stated to her the girl alleges, that Cop
pedge had attempted to commit sui
eide in the Crisp county Jail on ac-
count Of dependency.
This occurred, it is stated, on Thurs
day morning and an engagement was
made to see the young woman at 1890.
In the meantime she called up Cor
dele friends by phone. Counsel prose-
cutting this case against Coppedge,
were Immediately called and went to
meet the emergency. At the hour the
women met, but the attorneys broke
up the further deliberations.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-10
WOODMEN OF WORLD
CONDUCT UNWILLING
SoVERElGNS ON JUNE II WILL DO
HONOR IN MEMORY OF THE
LATE JOHN BRADD AND J. S.
SHIPP, BURIED AT SUNNYSIDE.

To all members Of Cordeie Camp No
LOG Wodmen of the World, and
10 all Woodmen of other camps:
Cordele Camp extends to you a very
pressing invitation to ce with us the
3rd Sunday in June, the 18th, at 2
o'clock in the Woodman Hall, over
Heard Grocery Co., to march in a
body to Sunnyside Cemetery to I'M
veil the monuments of the late Sow,
eTeigns John Bradd and ]. S. Ship
at 3 o'clock.
We will have with us for short ad
dresses Sovereign w. H. Woodruff
State Manager, Macon, Ca, Sovereign
j. Gordon Jones, Mayor of this city
Sovereign B. c. McMichael, County
School Teacher and our beloved Dad
Phillips, of Atlanta, if he is able.
We certainly hope that every Wood
man and their relatives and friends
from this camp and all other camps
will be with us.
Fraternally yours,
E. R. OVERLY. Clerk,
A. j. SMITH, C. C.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-10
HOW LOCAL TAX WORKS IN
OTHER GEORGIA COUNTIES

schools. This is a disastrous, most
foolish policy, and the state is oblig,
ed to suffer by it in the future 1t will
starve the rural child educatiopally
and fatten the city child, just as Tong
as the rural child will stand for it,
and then he will move to town where
he thinks to find a better chance. And
who can blame him, when the city and
town child gets nine months in school
and the country child gets only five.
My objection to the city organiza-
ton is that it is selfish and short
sighted, and will discourage the farm
er's child in the nearby sections. The
cities should be wise enough to spread
their protecting wings over the farm
ers' homes and foster them into
strength and vigor Any other pol
icy is suicidal.
"My objection to the district organ
ization is that the area is small. If
the entire State were thus organized,
instead of 146 county systems, we
would have several thousand district
systems. 1t partakes too much OF the
private school plan by which few
neighbors contribute according to
their means to run a certain school.
1t is perfectly possible for district
to be too poor to organize into a sep
arate system and to levy local tax,
and that their children who need most
to be cared for, will be the least car
ed for Besides that, the increased
machinery necessary, the confusion
of line schools, the variety in the
pay of teachers, and the conflict in the
rules and regulations of so many in
dependent districts would be so dis
tracing that endless confusion, dis
order and dissatisfaction would likely
result. 1t is hard enough for the
State department to handle the pres
emf organization, but if it were en-
larged two-fold, the difficulties would
be insurmountable.
The solution of the question is
found in county local taxation, giving
large area and sufficient school
| fund to engage the attention and war
rant the pay of a trained educator.
LAYTON B. EVANS,
Supt. Richmond County Schools.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-10
COppEDGE REMOVED
BIBB COUNTY JAIL
CHANGE OF VENUE GOES TO BIBB
BY ORDER OF JUDGE CRUM-
HABEAS CORPUS PETITION is
WITHDRAWN.

Judge d. A. r. Crum of the Crisp
superior court issued an order this
morning for the transfer of T. D. Cop
pedge, charged with assault with in
tent to rape, from the Crisp county
Jail to the custody Of the sheriff of
Bibb county and that he be placed in
the Bibb county Jail. This order is
in effect that the change of venue re-
Gently granted Coppedge will be TAX
en- to Bibb county. The action of
Judge Crum followed failure of coun-
sci in the case to- agree upon county
in which the case should go to trial
Sheriff Ward, of Crisp, will trans
fer Coppedge at once to the Bibb
county Jail at Macon,
Counsel for the defense Thursday
filed a petition for a writ OF habeas
corpus in an effort to require the
sheriff to discharge Coppedge from
the county Jail, on bond rendered
the sheriff some time ago and which
the sheriff had declined to accept af
ter investigating the bondsmen.
At the time of the hearing set for
10 o'clock Saturday morning before
Judge Crum the movant, through his
attorney, asked the court to dismiss
the habeas corpus petition. This ac
ton was taken by Coppedge's coun
sci before the hearing was entered
upon.
Counsel for the prosecution; it is
stated, upon receiving notice of the
filing of the habeas corpus petition
Immediately took steps to investigate
the status of the bond which Sheriff
Ward had declined to accept At the
time that Coppedge waived commit
ment and demanded indictment by
the grand jury his bond was assessed
$500.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-10
Gilmore RELEASED;
is Arrested AGAIN
TRIED IN SUPERIOR COURT SUM.
TER COUNTY ON CHARGES
BROUGHT BY 16-YEAR|OLD
STEP DAUGHTER-HELD FOR
TRIAL IN BALDWIN COUNTY.

C. H. Elmore, against whom charges
were brought by his 16-year-old step
daughter, Mary Belle Keith, both par
ties being from Cordele, was placed
on trial Thursday in superior court
of Sumter county and acquitted. He
was Immediately arrested upon his
release on q warrant sworn out in
Baldwin county on charges preferred
by the step daughter.
Gilmore, who has been at the head of
a quasi-charitable institution in Cor
dele made frequinet trips through the
country soliciting funds for the main
tenance Of the institution. The Keith
girl accompanied him and it is alleged
that on these trips he committed the
crime charged against him.
He was charged with having assault
ed the girl in Americas last December
! and had been in jail in that city for
several weeks.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-10

Do you know anything about Uncle
Sans fighting forces? Are you really
interested in seeing what this country
is going to offer the Kaiser for an an
swer TO the murders on the high seas
Then you ought to be at the Palace
Theatre Wednesday.
Manager John Cain is loyal movie
man just as you are loyal citizen.
He wants you to get a glimpse of the
big guns and the dreadnaughts that
thunder for Uncle Sam on the high
seas. He wants you to peep through
the movie at the greatest gunners in
the world. He is going to show them
at their places and in action. He has
the best show of all this that can be
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-10

Here is what Lawton B. Evans,
Superintendent Richmond county
schools says about one system: .,
The Board of Education of Rich
mond county is an unusually large
beard. 1t consists of forty members,
three from each of the five wards Of
the city of Augusta; three from each
of the six militia districts; three from
each of the two incorporated villages
and the ordinary of the county. The
meetings of the board have the ap-
pearance of mass meetings on the sub
ject of education, and since each mem
Der is paid two dollars for each meet
ing he attends, and as the meetings
generally last about thirty minutes,
l have usually found that three or four
absentees, from providential causes,
cover the list of those who do not pre-
sent themselves.
The members of the board are elect
ed for term of three years, one-third
of the membership expiring annually.
This keeps two-thirds of members act
ing as older and wiser than the new
ones who may come in and since many
members are retained we are not
greatly disturbed by a large influx
Of reformers.
1t seems too that it is the height
of folly, in an agricultural state like
Georgia, to have a school law or set
of school conditions that gives a city
child a good school for nine months
in the year, and gives the country
child a poor school for five months in
the year. How can we ever make
more cotton, more corn, more oats,
or raise more fruit and vegetables,
unless we have more people in the
country and teach them better meth
DDS Of farming? And how can it ever
be done under such dreadful condi
tons as prevail in many counties in
Georgia.
Nearly every county in Georgia
has large town in it,-some coun
ties have large cities. Yet l know
that many of these cities and towns
have independent school systems, of
fering superior advantages to the city
and town children, and have cut loose
from the country and the country
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-10
CITY or ,CORDELE
BUYS $4,000 BONDS
SINKING FUND GOES INTO LlBER-
tn LOAN BONDS FOR THE TAX
PAYERS.

The city of Cordele has done its
patriotic share. The mayor and coun-
Gil have purchased fourteen thousand
dollars worth of Liberty Bonds and
every man connected with the city
government feels that the move is
one of the best that could have been
made. The bonds are paid for and
delivered They belong to the tax
payers OF the community and any Vo-
ter,-and any citizen, old or young
may see the real bonds. They are to
be registered for the City Of Cordele.
The money which went for bonds
came out Of the sinking funds. This
is the money laid away ahead to pay
the bonded indebtedness of the city
as it falls due. Bonds Of the city
of Valdosta and other Georgia cities
have been bought from time to time
with the sinking funds, the move hav-
ing been made in compliance with the
law, but the Liberty Bonds are held
to be Of greater value than any of
the others because Of the fact that
they did not have to be bought at a
pr' MUM.
The local city government always
makes the strongest effort to get hold
Of its own bonds. Now and then some
Cordele bonds show up and they are
hauled in, but there was enough money
ahead to take in the Liberty Bonds
tie other day and they were bought,
for there were no more bonds of the
city OF Cordele in sight.
The City Of Cordele is said to have
the lightest bonded Indebtedness to
it's size of any city in Georgia, and
for that reason it's bonds always bring
the highest premium. This makes ii
impossible for the city government to
get hold Of bonds that are not due
But the Liberty Bonds are considered
a lucky strike.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-10
WALKER CHAIRMAN
FINANCE COMMITTEE
MAYOR PlERPoNT OF SAVANNAH
WILL PROBABLY ADDRESS
MASS MEETING IN CoRDELE AT
AN EARLY DATE.

There was very interesting meet.
ing held in Miss Agnes McKinnas of
flee at the court house Thursday af-
ternoon at four o'clock. This meeting
was well attended by representative
citizens Of Cordele and much interest
was shown in the plan Of the Welfare
work that is being upt into operation
in this county. 1t WIS suggested that
Miss McKinna name a committee to
be known as the finance committee
who would have charge of securing
the money to do t lehreeiwf
the money to do the relief work. Rev.
]. NJ Walker was named chairman of
this committee, Mrs. E. NJ Espy and
DR. A. L. Macarthur were named on
this committee and this committee
Of three are to choose two to serve
with them. Mrs. w. S. Tillman, Mrs.
e. B. Mann and Mrs. J. M. Kelly were
named on the committees to help Miss
McKinna in securing a place to board
the children that would need tempo
rary care while she is making perma-
nent arrangements for them
Mr.. Nelse King suggested that they
arrange for large mass meeting
when the general public of Crisp
Crisp county would come together to
learn more about this work This
suggestion was generally discussed
and it was decided that it would be
best to have an out of town speaker.
Mayor Pierpont of Savannah, was sug-
gested by Miss McKinna. Both she
and Mayor Jones have extended him
an invitation and hope to be able to
announce in next weeks paper the
date of his coming.
Miss McKinna and Rev. Walker
went before the Woodmen Lodge
Thursday night and secured an appro-
priation of $500 per month for the
general relief fund for his work 1t
is their purpose to confer with each
lodge in the city anc ascertain what
they will contribute each month or
quarter to assist in carrying this work
on. 49, a
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-10
OUR ANSWER TO THE KAISER
SHOWN ON THE MOVIE SCREEN

had and it is really forth a glance.
Uncle Sam is really jealous of a
show of these things to our enemies
but he doesn't care a bit if you look
on them. He knows Of the inspiration
and the confidence it will give you
and so he let the movie man arrange
them for you. There's thrill in it
that gets you from the start 1t holds
you until the last great ship passed
on down the long line and Old Glory
loses itself in the dark blue of the
ocean. "Our Fighting Forces" is a
bit Of ginger in patriotism. You'll ap-
preciate it. 1t is here for one day, 1t
will not be back again.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-10
D. A. R. REGISTER
FOR LOCAL WORK
FORT EARLY CHAPTER WILL GIVE
ITS BEST ASSISTANCE BY WHAT
EVER METHODS 1T CAN DURING
THE INTERNATIONAL CRIS!o.

A meeting of Fort Early chapter,
Daughters Of the American Revolution
was held Saturday afternoon at 4.30.
The meeting was presided over by
the newly elected regent, Mrs. Max E.
Land, and was largely attended.
The principal purpose of the meet
ing was for the members to sign the
registration cards, which have been
adopted throughout the country by
the D. A. R., offering their services for
whatever work that might be accom-
plished by them locally during the in
ternational crisis.
Plans were discussed at this meet
ing to organize the D. A. r. in a work
ing body for the sale OF Liberty Loan
Bonds, and these patriotic women
whether unitedly or individually, ex-
pect to promote some active efforts
alcng this line before the closing of
the time in which these bonds can
be purchased by the people generally
CT the country, June 18th,
Cordele friends of Rabun Neal, who
is with Armour and company, are glad
to know that he has been transferred
from Savannah back to Cordele.
Miss Sara Hightower, of Americas,
who has been the guest of Miss Laura
Frasuer, returned home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. S. Harris went
70 Thomasville Saturday by automo-
bile to visit relatives for the week
end.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-10
REV. COIN WILL TOUCH
ON SENSATIONAL FACTS

Preaching services will be held at
the usual hours at the First Baptist
church today, II a. m. and p. m. the
pulpit will be occupied at both hours
by the pastor, Rev. J. II. Coin, who
is expected to touch on local sensa-
tional facts in his morning sermon.
Sunday school, 3. Y. p. U. and mid
week prayer services at usual hours.
The public cordially invited to all ser.
vices.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-10
$4,000 DAMAGE in
SATURDAY FIRE
NITRATE OF SODA STORAGE
HOUSE, TOGETHER WITH CON-
TENTS, BELONGING TO READ
PHOSPHATE COMPANY, TOTAL
LOSS IN BLAZE OF UNKNOWN
ORIGIN.

Damage estimated at $4,000 was
entailed Saturday afternoon about 5
o'clock when nitrate of soda storage
house at the plant of the Read Phos-
rhate company was destroyed by
fire together with the contents. The
fire department Immediately respond
ed to the alarm, though we're unable
to curb the damage on account Of
the nitrate being high explosive. The
department used the fire figting ap-
paratus belonging to the plant.
While the origin of the fire is not
definitely known, it is though that it
caught from sparks from passing
freight train.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-10
CANNING DEMONSTRATION
NORTHERN HEIGHTS SCHOOL

A canning demonstration will be
given at the Northern Heights school
house Tuesday afternoon, June IL, be-
ginning at o'clock. Everyone who
wishes to can is invited.
MRS. RUTH NJ. JOHNSON,
County Home Demonstration Agent.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-10

their share.
The window is in the J. H. Church
we'll store. 1t speaks volumes for the
force that holds forth in this big
Cordele store. Manager J. C. Holder
and the force of employees took turns
at making the window speak for I'm
Gle Sam. It will remain decorated
through next Friday.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-10
MESSRS. TERRELL AND
FAMILIES MOVE HERE

Messrs. Terrell, father and son, who
recently purchased the Stackhouse
farm at Flintside, will move to Cor
dele within q few days with their fami
lies. They are formerly from Coving-
ton, though have recently been max
ing their home in Americas. The
younger Mr. Terrell has rented a
home on Thirteenth avenue and will
move there with his wife at once.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-10
MISS FRANK POSEY DIED
SUDDENLY AT WARWICK

The body Of Miss Frank Posey, aged
76 years, was found lying on the floor
of the bedroom of her home at War
wick Friday morning. The cause of
her death YVES probably heart failure.
Neighbors' who went to her home for
visit found the body.
Miss Posey was well known in War.
wick and community and had numer
Gus friends.
The funeral and burial occurred Fri
day afternoon at Warwick.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-10
YOUNG LADIES RAISE FUNDS
FOR CONFEDERAT VETERANS

Eight Confederate veterans Of the
Crisp county camp who were not finan
cially able to attend the National Re-
union in Washington without assis-
lance, are indebted to a coterie of at
tractive young Cordele women for
the pleasure Of being able to attend.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-10
NEGRO DIE SUDDENLY
WELL KNOWN

The wife of Grant Stubs, well
known negro on the farm of j. S. Shep
pard, died a few days ago after she
had been sick only two. days. Stubs
daughter died shortly after her moth
err and before the remains Of her
mother were inferred. The daughter
had been sick for several weeks.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-10

These young ladies made canvass
Of the city and raised $4S75 in one
day Miss Bessie Boniske was chair
man of the committee OF young ladies
and others were Misses Mildred Ward
Mary Macarthur, Ellie Wilson and
Florence Allen.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-10
THIS SHOW WINDOW IS IN
THE SERVICE OF UNCLE SAM

There is a window in this town
dedicated for one full week to Uncle
Sans warfare against the Germans.
II is a big store window and it is
well arranged with the proper decora-
lions for stirring patriotism. The call
for enlistment is the dominant fea-
tnre. but the Liberty Loan bonds and
other things pertinent come in for
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-10

Messrs. W. II. Parrish, W. S. Rob
erts and Fred Harder, who attended
the Cotton Seed Crushersf Asocia-
ton at Atlantic Beach, returned home
Tuesday.