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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-24

community where there is sufficient
mixing socially and in all walks of
business life for the one person to know
the other 1t is community where
the bonds of common interest are
thus tied sufficiently to prevent any
thing but one single aim; the good
of everybody.
Our idea of it is such as would per-
nit every citizen to know the good
wishes of his fellow business man be-
cause there is a prevailing tendency
to move forward. 1t is a community
where both men and women are free
from the jealousies that would discred-
it real merit in any enterprise. 1t is
community where every public eff
fort is a good one, no matter who faith
ers it. 1t is our ideal community
when every man and every woman is
such a good mixer as to eliminate the
Misunderstanding and jealousies that
stifle advancement.
We need good business men and
good business enterprises, and we
need energetic, live men and women
who are willing to learn how to in
terpret other things than the cold
metallic rattle of dollar. The main
tenance of a paying business enter
prise is part of communitys bust
ness creed, but neighborly, common
interest in the welfare of everybody
goes along with it.
We need a citizenship that is not
only willing to make honest effort at
all these accomplishments, but a
that believes we are the
people who can attain such ideals.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-24
VALUE RECEIVED?

Bibb county has approximately $500
in wealth to every person in the coun-
ty. Crisp has practically the same
amount of wealth to each person. If
you investigate for yourself, you will
find this true. We are told that Crisp's
rural schools spend three mills in
school taxes and the city OF Cordele
five mills. This total Of eight mills
averaged up will show four mills. Our
school boss got Superintendent Bruce's
word that if Bibb's funds were lump
ed in the same way into a school tax,
it would be four mills,--the same tax
alton as prevails in Crisp. We are
spending each year now in Crisp al
most the same money on each child
hat is being spent in Bibb
The Cordele schools upsA.to .s1ow
have been getting the services of good
teachers and a session of nine months
in well planned, graded system. But
listen! the country 10y and the coun-
try girl. for whom we have entered Il
plea, are getting only seven months of
a haphazard. tch-as-catch-can school
The little fellow never knows what it
is to complete years work in school.
There is no years work laid out for
him. These are facts and the crying
shame of the day is the claim of our
schc 81 boss that we have the best I'll,
raj schools in the state
The country boy and the country
girl in Bibb get their nine months in
schools that are laid our carefully and
maintained exactly in same manner
as are the city schools. Bibb gets nine
months for the country children as
well as the city children out of an ex
penditure of four mills in taxes. The
people of Crisp inside and outside of
Cordele averaged up, spend Tour mills
on the schools and only provide seven
slip shod months for the country boy
and the country girl. And our coun
Try children, besides, have no years
WORK laid out for them. Are we right
when we say Bibb gets the most foi
the least money?
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-24
chance may really know what the bal

chance may really know what the bal
lot means.
But let us say suffrage is not COM
ing south through the suffrage clans
now infesting the national capitol
with shameful persistence and insane
! caprice.
Representative of the new Rus
! STA went to the White House the 9TH
er day to see President Wilson. They
came to know something of the great
est liberty loving people on earth.
They came to learn something of a
really democratic government only to
find a suffrage banner at the gates,
flaring letters attempting to refute our
claims to free government because we
dc not permit woman suffrage in all
the land 1t was no time to tell strug-
Cling Russia that we are not democ-
racy, even any portion of the charge
were true.
The passing residents of the nation
al capital were so enraged that they
spent the greater portion of two days
chasing the suffrage freaks and tear
ing their banners up. The police brave
ly faced the crowds and always reach
ed the scene little too late to pre-
vent banner from getting it's deserv-
ed smashing.
through such methods. II is only
coming when the good women of the
land are ready to take and use the
ballot for good. 1t ought to- be remem-
bered that those who are already ex-
ercising the ballot are not of the type
that mixed things with the Washing
ton crowds in the streets. These are
freaks, not representative women,
and not even sane representatives of
the cause of woman suffrage Some
body ought to suggest to the leaders
that such a scene as that occurring
daily now in front of the White House
does the cause no material good.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-24

Watson and Watson's friends are
not going to stop till they do some
thing the government will have to
consider seditious or reasonable.
Then it will be the Jail for some mar.
tyr. In several places in south Geor.
gia of late there has been an occasion.
al ripple that indicates a Willingness
to start something. The selective draft
law is going to remain with us. Hard
wick may find political capital in op
posing it. Watson may put some OF
his friends in Jail. but still it is a ne
tional law that must be respected. Our
loyalty to the country demands of us
that we countenance nothing whatever
that might be construed as sympathy
fer such Stacker influence.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-24
CONVICT GUARD INJURED.

Cochran, June 22-Early this morn.
ing Rural Trip, guard at the Bleck-
ley County convict camp, was painful
ly wounded in the left shoulder by
the accidental discharge of his gun
He was dsmounting from a wagon
and stumbled as he reached the
ground. the gun going off as he fell.
Mr. Trip was brought to Cochran,
where his wound was dressed. The &C
cident occurred about a mile from
town.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-24

We have never had the pleasure of
attending a session of the Georgia
weekly press. We are new one, join
ed last year, and intend to go to Thorn.
asville this time. We have seen ref.
erences in the Triton Gazette, Moul-
trie Observer and the North Georgia
Citizen which indicate that the older
members are looking for a session this
time that will mean something for the
members. The men who have deep in
terest in improvement for the weekly
press should take hold and see that
the busy men who attend get some
profit out of il.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-24
HURTING THE CAUSE.

SINE of these days the good wo-
men of all this democratic country
are going to exercise the right of the
ballot. 1t is a coming advancement
in civilization, step in the perfecting
Of the representative ideal govern
mcnt, Many. many good people find it
growing on them and soon the said
good mothers who are often shocked
at the idea of their going out to take
hand in politics, will begin to re-
ali2e that suffrage is not half the
bugaboo of hoop-skirt days.
No section appreciates modesty
among women more than the south
Emboldened feminism does not find
fertile soil here so readily. but some
day suffrage is going to be presented
to the southern woman in such digni
ty, in such high respect, in such a
commanding call for woman's infiu
ence in public affairs that she is going
to walk out and join those who per,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-24
Two Blossoms.

For one who has long been sup
porter of Senator Smith we want to
say right here we're getting tired of
reading about his aiding and abetting
the food gamblers by his pickayunish
fight on the food control bill. We're
beginning to feel like Georgia needs
a new pair of senators in Washington
anyway-North Georgia Citizen.
1t isn't polite to refer in this man
ner to Georgia's two blossoms in the
United States Senate.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-24

We thought we exchanged with al
most every good state paper, but here
comes the Telfair Enterprise, a paper
Of a neghboring town that we had not
had before. Editor ]. X. Simmons runs
this paper in an atmosphere of indie
pendence which looks mighty good
This newest exchange is a good one
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-24
Demonstration Agents.

Every progressive county in Geor-
gia has a farm demonstration agent
Dalton Citizen
Yes; and Troup county has got the
best one in the state and he came
from Whitfield county.-LaGrangG
Graphic.
Tell us his name. We want to put
it alongside of the agent who is doing
so much good in Whitfeld-North
Georgia Citizen.
And please add one more, the name
OF Johnson of Crisp There are none
better.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-24
OUR IDEAL COMMUNITY.

Our ideal community is one in
which any average citizen might &c
on the streets and be taken at his
word because his neighbors have faith
in him. 1t is a community where any
good citizen or any, number Of good
citizens might join II some progressive
move without being assailed by the
other half as a clique or clan that has
some under cover motive, 1t is Il
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-24

See where a New York girl paid 500
for bathing suit. The price of dress
off that bolt no doubt would stagger,
as a fcller says, the imagination
Macon Telegraph.
Don't despair, Johnny. 1t takes just
about as much cloth to make bath
ing suit as it does to make a party
dress.-North Georgia Citizen.
And then, besides, appearance is al
most the same.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-24
Germany

Some of the farmers of Crisp have
discovered the boil weevil ON one OF
this county's farms. They are out there
much in the old log rolling style, pick
ing up the dead squares and trying tic
Dust Mr. Weevil at the start. They
have had weevil picking days already
that have resulted in much good.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-24

Valdosta reports that LoWndes coun-
ty farmers are already accusing each
other of failure to pick up the dead
equares punctured by the weevil. This
is the best evidence that the weevil
is getting in his work in Lowndes.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-24
OFFICIAL ORGAN CRISP COUNTY

Mayor Pierpont of Savannah had the
thanks of Cordele and the people of a
wide community for his coming here
to speak to the people.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-24

The Liberty Loan went over three
Billions. Think of ia pledge of
three thousand million dollars to help
win the war against Germany That
ought to buy few airships and pis-
tolls and bowie knives But this is the
best way to regard such an enemy as
Germany.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-24

Alexander Barkman and Emma Gold
man, anarchist leaders, perhaps the
best known professional anarchists
in the United States, have been in the
Tombs of New York City for several
days because of their activity in con-
nection with the elective draft Their
bail was fixed at $4,000 by the Uni
ted States commissioner. They could
not raise the amount.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-24

Entered as second class matter at
the post Office at Cordele, Georgia,
under the act of March 9Th, 1879
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-24

Communications on all topics publish.
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by full name and address. Not re-
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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-24

subscription-One year, $500; six
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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-24

CHAS. e. BROWN, Editor
J. C. BROWN City Editor
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-24

No community can be really sue
Cesstul without safe waste disposal.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-24
The Cordele Dispatch
Established In 1sos)

Published Every Wednesday and Sun
day by Dispatch Publishing Company.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-30
WORTHLESS DOGS
DESTROY HALF OF
BIG FLOCK SHEEP
TWENTY EWES AND TWENTY.
THREE LAMBS ARE VICTIMS
OF OURS.
More Than $500 Worth OF Fine Ma
tive southdown Sheep are Wiped
Out in a Raid of One Night and
Owners are Helpless.

Worthless dogs, the kind that, leg
islature after Legislature in Tennes-
see has been bent on protecting, prac-
tically decimated a fine flock of Ma
tive Southdown sheep on the Clarence
Alexander farm, in the Estes bend on
Wednesday night. The sheep were
owned by Mr.. Alexander and R. A.
Woody.
After the dogs had finished with the
flocks there were no less than twenty
ewes and twenty-three lambs dead
out of total flock of forty ewes
Half of the grown sheep and over hall
of the lambs were destroyed in one
foreage, loss, declared Mr.. Woody,
equal to more than the value of all
of the dogs of Maury county.
Mr.. Woody estimates the loss from
the dogs at not less than $500. Sheep
and ewes have never been as valuable
as they are now. Some of these ewes
were worth over SIS head with the
lambs and since an average of more
than one lamb to the eve was killed
the loss will esaily foot up the esti
mate of 5000.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-30

sity of Tennessee, will be with the
car and will lecture to the people on
marketing, poultry raising and bee
keeping, three of the most important
subjects for the farmers of this terri.
tory. Prof. O. l.. Farris, the county
gent, will give any further informa.
ton with reference to the car and TO
the experts who will be with it. Prof.
Farris will accompany the car while
it is in this county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-30
MARSHAL WOODBRIDGE
ANNOUNCES LINE OF
MARCH FOR PARADE
COMPANY L, U. s.. NATIONAL
GUARDS UNDER ESCORT OF c.
M. A. CADETS AND BAND.
PARADE STARISAT 1880 O'CLOCK
Poultry Exhibit viii Be On South
Garden Street-Stock and Hogs on
North Garden Street-StaIions in
Review.

Practically everything is in readi.
less for the big live stock show to be
pulled off in Columbia next Monday.
DR.. w. P. Wpldridge, who was chosen
Chief Marshal of the parade by the
Board of Trade, has mapped out his
plan of formation and the line of
march, and requests that the mar.
shals have their departments in line
at the places assigned promptly at
ten-thirty o'clock ready to start the
march.
The parade will start between ten
thirty and eleven o'clock, and as near
1890 as possible. In the line of
march will be the following divisions:
Division Mounted police; forma-
ion on West Sixth street, between
Harden and High
Division 2-Marshals and aides;
formation on West Sixth between
iarden and High.
Division SC. M. A. Band and Ca.
lets as an escort to COMPANY L, U. s.
National Guards. Formation on West
Sixth, between High and Garden,
Division 4-Stallions; formation on
Sixth street between Garden and
North Main.
Division 5-Jacks and jennets and
mules; formation on North Garden
between Sixth and Fifth.
Division 6-Mares and gelding in
harness; formation on North Garden
between Sixth and Fifth.
Division7-Horses under saddle:
'ormation on North Garden, between
,ixth and Fifth.
Division S-Ponies; formation on
iarden, between Sixth and Seventh
Division 9-Cattle and hogs; forma.
ion on Garden, between Sixth and
seventh.
Division 10-Merchants' floats, etc.;
formation on Sixth street, east OF
Main, facing the west.
The line of march will be as fol-
'ows: Through Sixth to North Main
treet, up North Main to and around
he east side of the square to South
Main to Eighth up Eighth to South
High street; South High to Sixth, and
Up Sixth to Armstrong street, to Sew.
enth: down West Seventh to the
Square and around the Square back to
the places where each department will
be station for review
The cattle will be stationed on
North Garden, between Sixth and
Seventh and the hogs at the same
place.
The poultry exhibit will be on South
Garden street, where benches will be
laced upon which to set the coops.
his feature of the exercises will be
me of the best ever shown, and the
pace for the poultry will be limited.
Preparations have been made by DR..
Woodbridge to take care of all the birds
that are brought if there are as many
as a thousand
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-30

A lazy liver leads to chronic dyspep-
STA and stipation.-weaken the
whole system. Doan's Regulets Use
per box) act mildly on the liver and
bowels At all drug stores.-(Adyt.)
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-30
POULTRY EXPERTS
HERE VERY SOON
SPECIAL CAR AT BRYANT'S STA.
TON ON THURSDAY,
APRIL IL.

A special poultry marketing and bee
car over the Nashville, Chattanooga
& ST. Louis railroad will visit Bry.
ants and Hill Station, in this county,
Thursday, April IL. Experts from the
division of extension of the Univer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-30

For baby's Group, Willie's daily
cuts and bruises, mammals sore
throat, Grandma's lameness-Dr.
Thomas Eclectic Oil-the household
remedy. Csc and 50c.-fAdvt)
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-30
HUNDRED HEIRS
OF MRS. CHU2CH
SITUATION REVEALED
IN SUIT FILED BY HEIRS
TO SELL LAND.

A bill filed in the Chancery Court
by R. S. Hopkins, solicitor for Henry
G. Fox and others, reveals the fact
that the late Mrs. Pliney Church, OF
the First district, who died about two
years ago at ripe old age, left sur
viving her nearly 100 heirs at law, all
of them lineal descendants. In the
bill no less than seventy-five of These
heirs at law are named. Fifty-four of
them are named as compliments and
twenty-one as defendants, and in add
ton it is stated that there are mum
Der OF unknown heirs in Missouri and
other states, whose names are not
known to the compliments and who
cannot be located, although diligent
search to do so has been made by the
complainants. Mrs. Church owned
about fifty acres of land in the First
district of this county, worth about
$500 and this bill is filed for the pur
pose of selling this land Clerk and
Master Fariss is going to have some
lob" in the language of the street,
making a pro rata distribution of the
proceeds of the sale. Mrs. Church
was very old when she died and the
spinning wheel that she owned was
purchased by Mr.. Farris and is now
a possession OF the Maury county his
onaoosafion
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-30
CALCIUM CARBIDE

Calcium Carbide for acetylene light.
ing plants. All sizes in stock.
1t Street, Martin & Vaughan Co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-30
CATHEY'S STORE
CATCHES FIRE

Cathey's Grocery Co. had narrow
escape from serious fire this after
noon at two-thirty The fire depart
ment reached the scene in record time
and with chemicals quickly put out
the flames which were rapidly spread
ing.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-30

To feel strong, have good appetite
and digestion, sleep soundly and enjoy
life, use Burdock Blood Bitters, the
family system tonic. Price, $780,
(Advt.)
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-30
CHATTANOOGA PLOWS

chattanooga" Plows are crop
makers.
1t Street, Martin & Vaughan Co.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-08
Roads and Civilization.

The degree of a atoms civilization may
be asccrtained bN VII, rpndition of its roads.
In ancient times the Romans attained Il
quality of civilization never surpassed be-
fore nor since. The Romans built their
roads for permancncc, with Il foundation
of rock. and a surface Of good Roman ce-
ment. Roman highways. built over 20
centuries ago. have endured and are being
used today IN many parts of Europe. The
American people are spending millions up
on millions of dollars for highways that
are cheap to build, but expensive To main
tain. The Romans built highways that
were costly 10 construct. but cheap to
maintain. The initial cost of converting
the network Of dirt. she'll. and macadam
roads covering the United States into rock
b%ottomed. cemcnt-toppcd bouievardS would
be- colossal: but il would be entirely worth
while. Galveston Tribune.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-08
BROWNSVILLE DAILY HERALD: THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1917.

than 10 enjoy alone whatever temporary
distinction we might gain by adopting the
unique policy of no defense.
Accepting the statement that there may
be, ut present, some civilized nations be-
sides the United States that have not
adopted universal tL, ming, and assuming
that universal train.S| j. not a criterion OF
civilization. one may lot hold good in the
future. Developments of the last few
years have sounded the warning that
henceforth universal service. may be Il pre-
requisite toa civilized condition. For. If
barbaric nations alone practiced universal
Training. civilized countries would soon
disappear from the face of the earth. III
ali nations were H. highly civilized in
ideals a. IN ability. there would be- no call
for universal military service. - San An
tonic Light.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-08
BUSINESS MEN ALIVE TO NATIONS
WELFARE

Tn Brownsville Rotary Club does itself
credit IN wiring President Wilson an ex-
preston OF it approval of his stand on in
iernatlDnal affairs, a well ~ its disap-
proval OF the iilibuster by which twelve
senator defeated, not only the will Of the
president. but the will of congress and of
the people. 1t j. well that organizations
of business men should take a live interest
In the work Of congress and also of their
respective state Legislative bodice. When
members of these bodies realize that they
are beng watched closely and intclligently
by the masses OF the leading business men
OF every community in the United States.
they will he more careful of their actions.
One reason why 80 much legislation which
was unusual or of evil interest has
been enacted IN the past perhaps was that
the people took too little interest in the do
ings OF our legislators, whether state or ma
tional. But that day is passing. The citi-
zens are growing more and more awake to
their full responsibilities In securing legis-
lation that will be beneficial Ia state or
nation, and also are coming to a fuller
realization of the influence which they may
exert in such matters.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-08
TEXANS WILL. ENTER TRAINING
CAMP.


1t is good To learn that as many rs a
thousand Texas business men will enter the
military training camp 10 be held in May
at Camp Mabroy, near Austin. Universal
military training j. sure TO come in this
country before very long. hut meanwhile.
the country is short Of trained men 10 take
positions a officers in the army. II j. cx-
pected, that many officers will be- chosen
from the business men who enter the train
ing camps and fit themselves for such
work. IT the war loud now lowering over
this country should break. and war with
Germany result, which seems almost inevi-
table, every man who is fiji for service may
be needed for the defense of the country.
Every patriotic American will gladly give
his services, of course, but only such ~ are
fitted TO become officers can hope To OBJ
tain commissions. These army training
camps are serving q most useful purpose.
livery business man within the stipulated
age limits should endeavor to attend one.
IL possible. -Four weeks Of such life in the
open will do any business man good, in any
event.