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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-01-28
COSTLY RANGE GIVEN
GILLESPIE coLoRED SCHOOL

The Cordele Hardware company
r.-sslg,-as
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-01-28
EARLY RESIDENT
GOES TO REWABD

T. T. Logon, ONE OF coRDELE'S
PIONEER CITIZENS AND A CON-
FEDERATE VETERAN, DIED IN
ALBANY TUESDAY-FUNERAL
HERE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
Following an illness OF some
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-01-28
MOBE WHISKEY USED
THAN IN SEVEN YEARS

Washington, Jan. 26.-The amount
of whisky consumed by the American
people in 1916 apparently was greater
than in any previous year since 1903,
according to tax returns to the treas
ury department, compiled today, and
the amount of revenue collected by
the government ON whisky, beer and
cigarettes during the year was the
greatest en- record.
While returns show that the ten
dency toward prohibition has not low
cred the governments revenue from
whisky, officials believe that a por-
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-01-28

night will tell everybody they see to-
day.
The burden of the tale is that, for
domestic reasons, a certain fat and
phlegmatic husband, who doesn't drink
or doesn't smoke, doesn't dance and
goes to sleep at the theatre, and a
certain very young and very bewitch-
ing and very innocent wife of another
man decide it is essential that they
allow their respective wife and hus-
band to discover them in compromis-
ing position.
It's no use trying to describe how
funny Fair and Warmer" is. 1t does
not make any difference how strong
an Endorsement anybody might think
of, I'd say it for Fair and Warmer"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-01-28

months, Mr. T. T. Logon, one of Cor
dele's earliest residents, having NOV
ed here from Stewart county, in 1889
passed away Tuesday last, at SAM
tariunl in Albany His remains were
brought to Cordele Wednesday, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart, o.
Albany, the latter q daughter-in-lav
Of Mr. Logon. James Logon only sur
viving son, has been too i'll recently
to minister to his father, or to attend
hdis funeral. The deceased is also sur
vived by a daughter, Mrs. j. d. Sny
der of Oakield. Rev Walter Anthony
conducted the funeral services, his re
marks being beautifully impressive
Miss Tallulah R. Atkins, the Confed
crate Veterans ministering angel, met
the remains, and represented the U
d. C. with beautiful bouquet, other
lovely floral offerings coming from AL
bany.
The Sons of Veterans did honor to
Mr.. Ligon's memory and attended the
funeral. Mr.. Lyon was laid to rest at
Sunnyside cemetery, beside his son
Mr.. Will Lyon.
In 1899 Mr.. T. T. Lyon was born in
Talbotton, Ga He was among the first
to volunteer to enlist in the conflict
between the states; was in the Bird
Georgia calvary regiment under Gen
Joseph Wheeler, engaged in many OF
the most important battles Of the Civil
War, was severely wounded near Nash
Vile, Tenn captured and imprisoned
in Nashville after it was taken by the
Union soldiers; subsequently he was
transferred to Indianapolis, Ind, far
away from home and loved ones where
he was imprisoned for nearly two
years, when, he was granted a
Through, and began to wend his way
by circuitous routes homeWard, back
to the red hills of Georgia; heart-sore
over the impeding "lost cause" for
which he had given the vigor of his
young manhood, in defense of his coun'
try, weary and worm" on crutches,
manned for life For some time Mr.
Lyon has been blind, bending under
The weight and infirmities of age. He
was a member of the Methodist church
kind hearted, ever loyal to friend
Doubtless as his life waned he welcom-
ed the Angel Of Death. Truly it can
be said of this aged veteran as of the
countless numbers of his comrades
who have gone to their reward:
Sleeping, but glorious,
Dead in fame's portals;
Dead, but victorious,
Dead, but immortal;
They gave us great glory
What more could they give?
They left us a story,
a story to live"
MARY E. TAYLOR.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-01-28
Scene From Fair and Warmer Cordele Opera House

And there's hardly anything 1 would
not say for the superb manner in
which Sager Midgley played the part
of Bill Bartlett, and Edna Hibberd
played the role of Blanny The lines
CT their parts are extremely clever
and amusing, and the situations carry
the parts we'll, but there is wonder
full opportunity in both roles to over
play the part, which opportunity is
avoided by both Mr.. Midgley and Miss
Hibberd most admirably.
There are three more chances to
see Fair and Warmer" and
Saturday night performances and
Saturday night matinee.
Go!-Ned Mcintosh, in Fridays At
lanta Constitution.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-01-28

Vegetable silk, which, like silk cot
ton, is only suitable for stuffing. is
made from the covering of the seeds
of Brazilian tree.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-21
26 Haze Died in Month
In Jersey Insane Asylum;
Institution Has No Heat

NEWARK, y. j., Dec. 20. Friends
and relatives of the l,750 patients con-
fined in the Essex County Hospital for
the Insane at Overlook have been no
titled by Dr. Guy Payne, medical super
intendent of the institution. to remove
as many of the unfortunates as they
can. Failure Of the contractors to sup
ply the hospital with a new heating
plant is given as the reason.
Since the first real cold spell, almost I
four weeks ago, the plight of both pa
tients and attendants at the hospital
has been pitiable. For the first few
days, one boiler made feeble effort TO
heat the numerous buildings that go TO
make up the institution, which is one
of the largest OF its kind in the coun-
try. Then that went out of commits
sion, and since that time what little
heat there has been has been supplied
by stoves and fireplaccs. To add 10 the
discomfort. the lighting plant, which
was run from the boilers, failed, and
at night oil lamps. lanterns and even
candles were used.
Dr. Payne, who has done everything
in his power 10 relieve the suffering,
has called attention 20 the fact that the
number Of deaths in the institution
thus far in December is more than
three times the number Tor a similar
period last year. The exact figures as
given out by Dr.. Payne are twcnty-siX
this month as against eight for the
same period last year.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-21
News in Brief

NEWARK. five employees Of the Oruc,o''
Steel Company's plant At Harrison were ,el, ,i
ribly burned when water seeped INTO No.
and caused an explosion which spstN,,s'
them with molten iron. They are All N y.
Michaers Hospital here. Two Of tnem h''
die.
The Bankers Trust Company hAs ~ =.
nounced cash distribution 70 empioyes "
cover the increased cost of living. lnS
amounts 20 from ~ 20 81 per cent o. "a
aries for the last six months. In ~ddiuon'
special Christmas bonus OF per cent VI
annual salaries is given.
ALBANY. Unless the ballots OF iosf
Mount Vernon soldiers in France sppes,,
shortly the town will have 20 have spe ="
election 10 decide who their next Mayor ~
be- Mayor Edwin Fiske. Democrat SN'
Edward H. Brush. Republican, are tied
4 suit in equity has been brought oy ~
thaniel A. Elsburg. the trustee IN usn is.
ruptcy for Oscar Hsmmerstein' ms Ns
Emma Swift Hammerstein. the hAmYe,
stein Opera Company Morris Gest, lne., ~.
ID. Andrews and Brady Ceer Mr. Esous
asks that the Hammersteins be engoined ~. ~.
collecting any more OF the income o, ". ~.
Hammerstein Opera Company and ,hAs ~
rights and equities OF the parties m the e.d go
shares of the company's stock be de'ei iH''"
New-York tribune., 1917-12-21
Accuses Detective of Beating
Witness on Way to Drug Inquiry
Physician Charges That Addicts Own Parole Officer
Was Implicated in Assault at City Hail.
Investigation Promised

terrible suffering he undcrgocs when
deprived Of the drug.
ain my opinion, the principal task
OF the physician is to relieve the pa
tient of the necessity of going to the
underworld for his drug, to improve
his health and usefulness and earning
power.
81 hold that opium is the most valua-
bic Of all drugs" declared DR.. John A.
Cutter, of 22S West Seventy-second
Street. described as "a regular prsc-
titioner Of the old school"
81 have deliberately broken the law"
he said, "in order to live up to the
traditions Of the medical profession.
Nv father and grandfather were doc
tors, and hold that courts, policemen
and legislators cannot practise medl-
cine. Only doctors can do that, and
if the courts and Congress and the
doctors do not get together 10 deal
with this properly We shall all be
found guilty"
The doctor declared that the war
would result in $4,000 or 100000
American men returning home habitual
drug users.
Seventy-sixth Street. disagreed with the
laSL tldltHutUis bub toIIobOIdbcu plh
tical,y everything else DR.. Cutter had
said His opinion was that the war
would have no such result upon Ameri-
can soldiers; it had not happened in
previous wars, he said.
DR.. +. VI. X. MearS, of 17S West
Sevcnty-irst Street, said there was no
specific cure for drug addiction, and
complained Cf the legal requirement
which makes each doctor keep a record
of every prescription of a narcotic. He
said it was impossible to be accurate
in such records.
DR.. Christian +. Laase, of 3li East
Eighteenth Street. a member of the
American Medical Society for the
Study Of Alcohol and Other Narcotics,
protested against drug addiction be
ing made police matter instead of
matter for doctors.
"a study Of the suffering of addicts
convinced me that drug using causes
a change in the structure OF cells, so
that a certain amount of the drug is
absolutely necessary" he said.
He disagreed with Judge Collins's
assertion that addicts' stories were
not to be relied upon. He believed
that most addicts told the truth. and
that the utmost publicity should be
given their stories.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-21
Stielow's Fate
Will Be Decreed
To-day by Jury
Indictment of Erwin King
To Be Voted Upon This
Morning
By BRIGGS
IStaf CorrespondeHcel

ALBION, \. Y, Dec. 20.--Twenty-
one bewildered Orleans County farm
ers are sleeping tonight on one Of
the knottiest and grayest problems
ever put up to grand jury.
For seven days they have been listen
ing 10 the unfolding of fantastic,
unfinished detective story. picked out
of real life at their very elbows. Now
it is up to them to write the last in
stalment.
When the grand jury reconvenes to-
morrow morning its members will get
down immediatcl, to voting on the in
dictment which the Governors special
prosecutors have asked them to find
against Erwin King, the "horse
jockey" who for the third time has
confessed his guilt on the West Shelby
murders for which "Child-Man
Charley" Stielow and his brother-in-
law, Nelson Green, are serving life
sentences at Auburn.
George Newton, tho Buffalo detcc-
tive who relies on the "strong mind
in opposition to the "strong arm"
school. was recalled for the third time
to-day. lie spent several hours under
cross-cXamination at the hands of
Special Prosecutor George IL. Bond.
This afternoon the little .22-calibre
revolver which Stielow and his family
had nicknamed "Pop Mitchell" was
called for. It was with this weapon,
the state contended at Sticlows trial,
that Charles B. Phelps and his house
keeper, Miss Margaret Wolcott, were
killed.
Because the defence lacked funds
there was no refutation of knicker-
bocker's expert testimony that irregu
larities in the barrel Of the pistol were
matched by scratches on the bullets
taken from the bodies of Phelps and
Miss Wolcott.
At the hearing in Rochester last
year, which ended in Justice Roden-
becks refusal to grant new trial to
Stielow. two experts from the Bosch
e. Lomb Optical Works asserted that
bullets fired from Stielow's revolver
would bear absolutely no distinctive
marking. One of these experts, A. r.
Poser, has been heard by the grand
Jury. which this afternoon sat in dark
ness while stereopticon enlargements
of the bullets fired by the murderer
and bullets fired in test from Pop
Mitchell" were thrown on screen in
their room.
For half hour the jurors were in
discussion among themselves. Bond
had left the room, expecting they
would vote Immediately on the indiet-
ment. 1t was decided, however, to hold
Off the vote until tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-21
City's Women Voters Are Eaqer
To Learn Practical Politics

motchcs, bat they accomplished it with
cut any accident, save the accumula-
tlJn OF large quantities of dust.
The lecture was an exposition of the
organization of political parties and
the relation Of the individual voter to
platforms and campaigns. Professor
McBain paid his respects to the suf-
iiG9lsts' grasp OF the theory of politi-
cal organization IN his opening SEN
tonce:
81 am not here he said. "to advise
you 10 JON. OF not to JON. political
parties. shall not attempt 10 trans
form INTO expert political mcchanicians
any OF you who have the patience TO
sit through this course Of lectures. |
do not pose as an expert myself, and
surely there are some Of you who have
proved TO all the world that In the
practice OF politics you can give cards
and spades to most OF our weather
beaten politicians"
Mrs. Marcus VI. Marks. who said she
always thought one politician in the
family was enough, said she knew lots
OF things iE which. she was sure her
husband couldn't pass an examination.
Mrs. Travis Whitney, who is chairman
Of the Congressional Committee Of the
Woman Suffrage Party for New York
Ci.y, and Mrs. Charles Tiffany. chair
man OF the Borough OF Manhattan Of
the Woman Suffrage Party, were among
those present.
Miss Helen Narick Boswell is to be
he temporary chairman of the women's
division which viii have charge OF
party organization among Republican
women OF New York County until Sep
tember and ;he primaries. The first
member elected in accordance with the
programme o. the Republican County
Committee is Mrs. VI. l.. 0gan, of 513
West Hath Street, who was chosen TO
represent the ed Assembly District
New-York tribune., 1917-12-21
Dry Leader Sees
Whitman to Plan
Battle in State
Governor Believed to Have
Promised Aid to Swing
Legislature
LSpecmL Colrespondenccl

ALBANY. Dec. 90 Governor Whit
man. who favors national prohibition.
conferred to-day with William II.
Anderson. State superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League, who is TO conduct
the fight in New York State to secure
the approval by the Legislature of the
national prohibition amendment Just
passed by Congress.
The result OF the conference was not
announced. bu. it is believed that the
Governor promised his support in the
battle soon TO be staged in the Legis-
laturc and that working arrangement
was reached. In spite Of the announce
ment in Washington by Wayne b..
Wheeler OF the Anti-Saloon League that
tho big fight i'm New York State would
not be- staged until 1919. it is believed
that Mr. Anderson plans a test fight
IN the legislative session that Is TO
be convened in January, 50 that he can
learn just what Senator'S and Assem-
blymen arc for and against the prohibi-
tion amendment. Then the prohibition
interests will he in position to cam
paign against those men not favorable
to prohibition when they come up for
reelection in the fall Of 1913.
Speaker Thaddeus &. Sweet Of the
Assembly believes that if the national
prohibition amendment is offered in the
Legislature the Assembly will pass it
without much trouble. hut is not so
sure as TO the Senate. When the Hill
Wheeler local option bill for cities was
passed last year many of those Assem-
blymen voting against il said they would
favor prohibition measure. but were
against local option, as 1t would mean
prohibition only in certain localities.
Governor Whitman favors the prohi-
bition amendment and hopes it will
sweep the country. This will put his
strength behind the amendment in the
Legislature. but he is not expected TO
take a hand on the question in his an
nual message or send any suggestions
TO the Legislature concerning it. on the
ground that it is strictly a legislative
problem.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-21
Commissioner Replies to
Mayor-Elect HyIan Con.
cerning Department
Craig Calls on judge
Men for the Big Position.
Have Not Been Decided
Upon Definitely

Police Commissioner Arthur Wa.
replied yesterday to Msyor.elee, n,
Ian concerning The enlistment Of m,r
bers OF the force. The Commis.io,,,
denied he had encouraged policemen "a
enlist in the new branch OF the =,
t.onal service which is TO guard -.
waterfront and do detective WORK. II.
faid he had heard nothing Of his nos.
sibIe appointment to the head Of thi,
new branch.
IN answer 70 specific questions BY
Judge Hylan the Commissioner said
that sixty-eight policemen had r,.
ceived leave to enlist lie said \.
knew Of 10 "inducemonts7 that had
been given officers 10 enlist. except the
usual inducement that appeal 10 any
man when his country calls in time OF
war"
The Commissioner said il was trp,
that he had protested against the
drafting Of policemen, and added that
his protest might have had some inau.
ence in placing policemen in the Ord
class under the present draft re&ls.
tions. Only men Of draft age received
leaves OF absence 20 enlist. Commis.
sioner Woods continued, with the ex-
ception Of men for whose services the
Secretary Of War had made specific re-
quest and Of others who had resigned
from the department, forfeiting their
pension rights 20 enlist or enter of.
GERS training camps.
Charles l.. Craig. Controfier.el,e,.
called on Judge Hylan at his hesdqusr.
ters at the Business Mems League yes.
terday for the first time since Mr.. Craig
returned from a two-wceks' trip in the
South. They conferred for an hour.
IL was understood that the Controller
elect discussed certain appointments
with the Mayor Judge Hylan repeat.
cd yesterday his intention not TO an
nounce any appointments until January
I. II was stated on good authority that
the men for the big places had no.
been definitely determined upon.
IL appears 20 be practically settled.
however, that Grover Whalen, Judge
Hylsn's campaign manager, will be
private secretary 10 the Mayor after
January /. John T. Sinnott, OF Brook.
lyn, another of the HyIan campaign
managers, is slated for executive see.
retary 20 the Mayor.
The Mayor-elect received the resig.
nation OF Charles r. White, tax con-.
missioner, yesterday. Mr.. White has
been a Republican member OF the Tax
Commission for eight years. Mr. White
will return to The Tribune as politi-
cal writer.
Arthur S. Somers, Of Brooklyn, is
said to be under consideration by the
Mayor-elect for president Of the new
Board Of Education.
member Of the present board and has
the Endorsement Of John II. McCooey,
Tammany leader of Kings.
Maurice r.. Connolly, Borough Pres
ident of Queens, and Nathan o. Smed-
ley, the new chairman Of tho Queens
County Democratic Committee, submit
ted an Opposition" slate for borough
appointments to Judge Hylan yester-
dav.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-21

The eagerness for political infOrma-
tion displayed by New York sufrasists
yesterday afternoon at the opening OF
the school for citizenship was some
thing unique in the academic expert
ence of Professor Howard Lee McBain,
Eaton professor of municipal science
of Columbia University, who, in burst
Of good nature some six weeks ago,
undertook TO guide the toddling foot
steps Of New York's political fedglings.
SO many would-be politicians de-
scended upon the headauarters, at 8
East Thirty-eighth Street, for the tirst
lecture that Professor McBain, who is
a small man, was obliged to carry his
tostrum. an undernourished camp chair,
out into the middle of the room, and,
mounting it precsriously, deliver his
lecture on swivel, first IN one dlrec-
tion and then in another.
Sufrasists swarmed over three floors
OF the headquarters. sitting on the
stsirways and peering through the
rails, 10 catch a few sentences OF ,he
lecture. Mrs. Kate Morris. who took
up the tickets at the foot of the stairs,
was nearly swept of her feet by the
rush of determined women.
Miss Charlotte Delafeld, who is in
charge Of the Red Cross campaign for
the suffrage organization. had hurry
call 10 so TO one OF her booths down
town, and found herself unable 20 get
down the stairs from her Office on the
third floor.
She solved the problem. under the
expert guidance of Mrs. 0reola Has
keil, By creeping down a secret stair
way behind the big folding doors in
the hall. The way was perilous and
the only light was that OF a few
New-York tribune., 1917-12-21
General Leman, Defender
Of Liege, in Switzerland

ZURICH. Switzerland. Dec. 20.-Gen-
eral Leman, the Belgian officer who
commanded the Leee forts when the
Germans invaded Belgium. arrived here
to-day. lie was met at the station By
the Belgian military attache, the French
and British consuls and a number OF
compatriots. among whom were several
interned soldiers who had fought un-
der him in the Liege garrison. General
Leman in talking with the British Con-
sui said:
II have undergone three years cap
tivity, but | have had two faithful COM
panions which | bring back with me to
Switzerland-hope and faith"
New-York tribune., 1917-12-21

A paroled drug victim, about to give
evidence before the Whitney Legisla-
tive Committee, was waylaid by his
parole officer when he appeared at the
City Hall and was robbed of his drugs
and beaten by a detective, according
to the story told to the committee yes
terday BY d. David B. Blumstern, OF
81 Manhattan Avenue.
"This man." said DR.. Blumstcin, "is
my patient. He is TO appear on De-
cember 81 TO be released from his par
ole. The drug he carried viii be used
as evidence against him and he will
be sent back to the institution for two
or three years, TO take a cure that
has failed to cure him.
"Thc parole officer met him at the
door Of the chamber and led him TO a
washroom. There they met the detec-
tive, who struck him in the face. They
took his drug, his hypodermic needle,
and even the doctors certificate per-
mitting him TO possess the drug
"ITas he broken his PAROLE" asked
Senator Whitney.
yes" said the doctor. "Hc has re-
ported once a month to his parole Of
fcer and has said he is cured. He has
been forced to say that. And the best
of it is that the parole officer has re-
pestcdly congratulated him on his
physical improvement since the cure "
Dr. Blumstein explained that the as
sault had taken place on Tuesday after
noon. Previously. in order TO assure
the patient that no harm would come
TO him as result of his tcstifying be
fore the committee, the doctor had
written TO Senator Whitney for an as
surancs that the man would be pro
tected, aud the Senator had given IT.
Harold II. Corbln. attorney for the
committee, said he would keep his eye
on the case when thd matter came be-
fore the Parole Board. Senator Whit
ney promised that the committee would
take an active interest in the matter.
The session yesterday was devote |
TO the testimony Of medical practi-
TONERS, each Of whom deprecated the
so-called cures" The general opin.
ion was that there is no specific for
the drug habit.
"My experience OF many cures"
said DR.. Blumstein, "is that they make
patients worse. The cure OF the drug
habit is not a question of will power.
The drug habit is disease. No pa.
tient could will himself free from the
New-York tribune., 1917-12-21
Mayor Back at City Hall
Ready for Hard Service

Mayor Mitchell returned TO the City
Hall yesterday after two weeks vaca-
tion at Pass Christian, Miss. The
Mayor said that he had had good
rest and felt ft for hard service" ="
lie declined TO say. however, what kind
Of service he had in mind for the
future. lie said that he had not vet
made definite plans.
Asked Il there was any truth in the
report that lie wosld be made director
OF the draft in place of Philip J. Nc
Cook. who has received commission
as major in the army, the Mayor re-
piled that he knew nothing about il
and did not know that Mr.. McCook had
received a commission until he was
told yesterday.