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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-20
THUMB NAIL SKETCHES
OF THE MEN WHO
RUN THE L. =. NAVY.

WASHINGTON, April 2o.--Admi-
ral (and civil engineer Frederick
r Harris is chief of the bureau
OF navy yards and docks.
lie the hospital man for the
fleet,
An the great dry docks. into
which the lndisposed battle cruis-
en- on dreadnaught must retire for
regeneration and repair. are
under direction of Admiral Harris.
When the government was con-
fronted with collapse of its mann
mouth drydoek in Honolulu, civil
Engineer Harris was summoned to
find out what was wrong He did
This as he has done everything else
ha has dona-with the maximum
success and the minimum fuss
about Il
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-20

the Marlin Central Texas League
Team through the 1917 season, ac-
cofding to an agreement entered in
to this week with President st.
Char OF the Marlin club. While
playing in 1913 he s..stainc:l q
lroken leg. which put hsrn ont o. the
lame until last season when 20
played on the Fort Smith and Deni-
son teams OF the Western Assccia-
ficn. Wakefield has. been employ
ed as player-manager. s.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-20

to me of times. Lydia Z. Plnkham's
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills re-
stored me to health and want to thank
you for the good they have done me, |
have had quite bit of trouble and
worry but it does not affect my youth
full looks. My friends say why do you
look so young and well?' ! owe it all
to the Lydia F. Pinkham remedies. :"
Mrs. RoBr. SToPIEL, Sage Avenue,
Washington Park, Illinois. T
Ifyou have any symptom about which
you would like to know write to tho
Lydia +, Pinkham Medicine CO., Lynn.
Mass, for helpful advice given free Of
chavre
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-20
MY WORD-THE
VULGAR PIPE.

q LONDON, April 20.-"An
= undoubted symptom of the
. breakup of our social fabric
. is seen, by members of fash
. ionable London clubs, in the
. spread Of the 'pipe plague
. throughout England today.
. Civilians who were former
. ly too cultured to be seen
. in public smoking pipes are
= taking to their briars in
. increasing numbers, and the
= monocled. disciples of Lord
. Chesterfield are deeply shock
. ed.
. my word, old thing, I'd
. rather see brown boots and
. a frock coat than a silk hat
. and bulldog briar."
. This from the depths of
. plush-eovered armchair near
. the window of Piccadilly
. club, voices the indignant
0 opinion of the social elect of
= London
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-20
NERVOUSNESS
AND Blues
Symptoms Of More Serious
Sickness.
Washington Park, Ill.-"I am the
mother of four children and have suf-

fered with female
trouble. backache.
nervous spells and
the blues. My chill
dren's loud talking
and romping would
make me SO nervous
l could just tear
everything to pieces
and l would ache all
over and feel so sick
that ] would not
want anyone to talk
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-20
Central Texas TO Choose President.

MARLIN. Texas, April pa
meeting of representatives from all
the clubs in the Central Texas Lea
que will be held here today, at
which time president will be elect
ed to fill the place vacated by the
president elected at a meeting in En-
mis-. He was called out with the Ma
tional Guards
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-20

Wakefield to Pilot Marlin Club.
MARLIN, Texas, April 2O.-Roy
Wakefield. member of the Chicago
White Sox club of 1912. will pilot
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-20

sections to satisfy the rest of the
league.
Jennings has promised reverse
English twist to his usual order OF
things this year. His young pitch
ers, he boasts. win be there or there
abouts most of the time:
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-31
GEORGIA PRODUCTS
DINNER | NCORDELE
LOCAL D. A. r. ARRANGING FOR a
SPECIAL PROGRAM THANKS
GIVING DAY.

The local d. A. r. Mrs. Max Land,
regent, are making special arrange
ments for a Georgia Products dinner
on Thanksgiving that will be an, eveent
of more than ordinary interest The
program will in all probability carry
with it some after dinner speakers Sc
lected from among local citizens and
the menu will consist of just such
a splendid arrangement as can be got
ten out of an all-Georgia meal. ta
The dinner will be served at the
Greek American restaurant and the
Young ladies of the community will
serve during the hour. The local D. A..
r. are going to make it a dinner
worth having.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-31
WANTS CLEAN CITY
FOR CONVENTION
CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTOR
ASKS THAT CITIZENS HELP
MAKE READY.

Chief Sanitary Inspector Busy is
anxious that Cordele and suburbs be
in. fine shape when the ladies from all
overs Georgia come here the efollowing
week tor the big Baptist convention.
He asks that where trash has accumu-
tied it be put out where it can be
reached before time He needs time
to get all around and cannot serve
everybody in a singse>day5
If you have any pride in the looks of
your premises, please beHEre that you
have done your cleaning fSzrime for
the cart to get the refuse before the
convention is open That will help
wonderfully and the sanitaryb depart
ment will appreciate it more than a
little bit. ri
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-31
CRISP CLUB BOYS
MADE FINE YIELDS

The Crisp county corn club boys
went out after good yields this year
and are now making fine reports
Their show at the county fair last
week revealed splendid work Dem
onstration Agent j. A. Johnson has
gone all through the thirty-fve single
acres that were grown by the boys
for big yields and the following is the
finding:
The best yield was 1855 bushels
PRAISED by ]. G. Williams, son of F, A.
Williams residing east of Cordele.
sThe next best was 71.3, raised by
Preston Stewart. His brother, Virgil
Stewart came third with a yield of
SO 6 bushels, The two boys are sons
of Jack Stewart !, an enterprising
farmer on the. plantation of Fred
Fem. a-.. ''si -ts9.
n Close, behind with a yield of 1914
came j. T. Rowland, son of j. J.. Row.
land ! prosperos farmer residing in
the Northeastern part of the county:
n. B. Avert came fifth with yield of
sos bushels He is a live youngster
on the farm of c. l.. Williams.
Demonstration Agent Johnson got
thirty-five acres from the boys at an
average cost of So cents a bushel.
The average yield was ~. g.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-31
COUPLE KEPT THIS
WEDDING SECRET
w. T. RYcRoFT Welded TO MISS
MAMIE NIPPER LAST SUNDAY
IN SEPTEMBER.

Here is a wedding that every
body missed for quite a while. W.
T. Rycroft was welded to Miss Ma
ME Nipper in Fitzgerald the last.
Sunday in September the ceremony
having beer performed by Ordina-
ry j. R. Horton of Ben Hill coun-
ty The marriage was kept a secret
for a considerable time and few OF
their friends even knew about it.
Mrs Rycroft as Miss Nipper was
superi1 endent CT the city hospital
in Fitzgerald She has many friends
in the latter city as well as over
Crisp county. Mr.. Rycroft is trav-
cling representative of the Fumes
Music Company in this territory and
is naive of Crisp. He and his bride
have the cor gratulations Of host OF
friends
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-31
MRS. W. ]. CATO DEAD
AFTER SHORT ILLNESS
WIFE OF CRISP COUNTY FARMER
PASSED AWAY THIS
MORNING.

Death claimed Mrs. w. j, Cato
early this morning at the home OF her
father-in-law, Mr.. w. G. Cato. She
had bee i'll only shrot time and her
demise was shock to large number
Of friends of the family.
The funeral was conducted this af-
ternoon at the home of Mr.. w. c..
Cato and the remains were inferred
in Sunniside cemetery Rev. I. H..
Horton conducted the funeral services.
Mrs. Cato was 4S years of age and
is survived by her husband who is a
well-to-do Crisp county farmer, an
aged father and one brother, Dr. T. j.
Kennedy, of Merrillville, Ga.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-31
PHYSICIANS ARE
ON OLD PRICES

If you are thinking of saving some
thing, you had better stay well. This
isn't a knock at the physicians, it is
just an effort to tell you why they
are agreed no. to work for any bar
gain prices. They say that the high
cost of living makes it necessary
to maintain prices ana so they have
met and agreed to stick to the old fee
bill of ten years ago.
! They have given :h2 public assur-
ance that they are going to charge
the same they did when there were
there were no high grocery bills and
no war taxes, and all like that, But
here is what they have to say about
it, 5aoa M -
ut having come to the notice of
some OF this, body that some of the
physicians had been understanding
the minimum fee fixed by the society.
= "Theofolloming charges will in the
future be strictly enforced: The fee
for the first mile will be $500 and SO
cents additional for each additional
mile: For night calls after ten o'clock
at night $500 and so centsfor each
additional mile beyond the first mile.
The obstetrical fee will be raised i'll
the future $500. The above fees will
be enforced strictly from this date
and any physician who violates same
will be ruled by the society. These
fees are minimum and without the
permission of discount.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-31
PRESIDING ELDER
AGAIN SUNDAY
REV. w. +. SMITH AND PALMER
GREENE SUNDAY AT METHO-
DIST SERVISES.

Presiding Elder Smith will be the
speaker at the morning services at the
Methodist church Sunday. He espe.
cially requests a good attendance of
members of the church and promises
his very best efforts for good sermon.
A good musical program will be ar
ranged.
AT the night services Rev Palmer
Greene will be heard. He likewise
promises his bestservices and a good
night service is assured those who will
attend and help make the day a good
one.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-31
PACKAGES MUST
NOT BE TOO HEAVY
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT ASKS
THAT PACKAGES FOR SOLDIERS.
BE HELD WITHIN THE LIMiTs

On account Of a postal rule u
France those who are going tolsehd
packages to soldiers in France should
hold the weight of their packages to-
within the seven pound limit. Moth
ing weighing over Z pounds can be1ac-
copied from this or any other post of
flee for France.
1t ought also to aforementioned that
al packages going to the soldiers
across theAtlantic should beready not
later than November Is. After that
time it will hardly be possible to de-
liver anything before Christmas has
already passed.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-31
BIG CONVENTION
HERE NEXT WEEK

Board.
Georgia Baptist Hospita,-alr5 Sam
D, Jones.
Report of Trustees Of Nary P. Will
lingham Industrial School for Girls.
Personal Service Golference-M
P. G. Awtrey, State Chairman
Announcements
Adjour-Lunch, 1890.
Fourth Session, Wednesday, P. M.
Hymn-Prayer Mrs. ]. B. Foster
Gainesville.
Minutes.
Resume of S. B. c. Report on Mar
garet Fund-Mrs. w. R. Galloway,
Georgia, member of Committee.
Mission Study Methods Mrs. w. l..
Davis, Albany.
Address, 'The Investment of Life, y
Miss M. F. Dixon, Baltimore
( Report of Leaders of Young Peoples
Work Read by Miss Campbell.
Conference on Young Peoples Work
Announcements
Adjournments.
Group Conferences of Presidents
and Leaders of Graded Unions
Fifth Session, Wednesday, 7:3o p. M.
Hymn Bible Reading;-Prayer
Solo, my Father Watches Over Me"
Mr.. Harris, Cordele.
Address, "The w. NJ U. Training
School, Louisville, Ky.-Miss NJ T.
Dixon.
Messages from Georgia Students at
Training School-Mrs. H. H. Tiff,
Georgia Trustee
Male Quartette, Nearer My God to
Thee"-Messrs. Christian, Harris, Pat
ten and SRoebuck
. Address-Dr. B. P. Roach, China.
Conference Superintendent and Dis.
trict Secretaries.
Sixth Session, Thursday, 900 A. M.
Superintendent Conference, SO.
Memorial Service-Mrs. o. M. Ger
aid, Thomson. n
Minutes Il
Conference W. M. U. Methods
"The Manual of w. M. U. Methods
The Circle Plan
II Unfinished Business. W.
Reports of Committees ..u
2eMew Business. e.,
u ,Benediction. aqo3 fr1aid 8fet Il
CHAIRMAN LOCAL COMMITTEES.
Homes and Trains Mrs, U. V,
Whipple, Mrs. Di flee.
Press-Mrs. E.. M. Espy,rn ..t
Lunches Ed Kilker, Mrs. A. c.
Atkins. ! ~ eo9 lr.c-3a
Church Interior-Mrs. w. A. Thomp-
son.
Enrollment-Mrs. A l. Webb
Music-Mrs. G. A. Ballenger.
Rest Room-Mrs. E. b. Mann.
Information Bureau-Mrs. Claudia
Pate.
Badges-Mrs. j. M. Lovett
Pages:
Evening Session-Miss Alice Whip
pie, Miss Faustelle Williams, Miss
Louise Slade, Miss Claudia Pate.
Day Session-Miss Lucille Will
liams, Miss Mary Parker, Miss Mamie
lou Harris, Miss Lucille Diffee, Miss
Hortense Williams, Miss Irene Roberts
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-31
U. D. C. CONVENTION
AT COLUMBUS OPENS

Columbus, Ga, Oct 3O.-The annual
convention of the Georgia Division of
the Daughters of the Confederacy be-
gan this afternoon when a credentials
meetings was held.
Tonight at the Muscogee county
courthouse where the sessions are be-
ing held the delegates, over $50 in
number, were formally welcomed to
Columbus
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-31
DEKLE BROS Get
PRETTY HEARSE

Dekle Bros. received a most appro-
priately designed auto hears yesterday
Mr. A. L. Dekle having brought it
brought it through the county from
Macon. 1t is a six cylinder Cadillac
designed for use in their service in
Cordele and Cordele territory.
Thearrival of this hearce puts this
community in splendid shape for hand
ling funerals This is a pretty car
and acostly one and will make it pos
sible for the funeral to be handled
more rapidly where much distance is
to be covered.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-31
WILL 0RDAIN new
MINISTER SUNDAY
c. L. RUSSELL, YOUNG MINISTER,
WILL QUALIFY AT BAPTIST
CHURCH SUNDAY NIGHT.

c L. Russell, young man who has Ell.
tered theministreas a Baptist preach
er, will be ordained at the Baptist
church here Sunday night. DR.. P. A.
Jessup will conduct the ordination
services. These services will be made
specially impressive.
D. r. L. Christie will be the speak
er at the morning service atthe Bap-
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-31
CYPSIES HAVE
WIVES PRICED
SHERIFF WARD PUT RIGHT .HuS-
BAND IN POSSESSION OF
BETTER HALF.

A band of gypsies stopped longf
enough in their wanderings just on
the outside of Cordele this week to-
settle a serious dispute about thek
rightful husband wife and it took a 4
habeas corpus proceeding in court to
settle it. But the final disposition
day set husband number one on th6X
way rejoicing for he came here anGR
claimed the woman and took her AVA
as fast as train could carry them
The father of the woman is chara
with having sold her at first for
sum of $1,000. Later he is
have received an offer of $fa4,.A8 s;is.
another member of the land All
while there was an opportunity,
deal was closed. The poor woman
said to have been apparently wflil.
and salable. But when the first Bill
chaser found his wife sold ID secor
bargain, he came to Cordele and MAJ
the gypsy camp look like brick
and fence rails until he found he
settle things by the habeas corpn
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-31

weller, 81.
Best dozen egg plants, R. Z, 4
$1.00
Best dozen tomatoes, ]. c. Hal
$l.O0
Best half dozen beets T. G. d
Best pimento pepper, R. A. Re
Best three water gourds,
Stewart, 81.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-31

Germans and Austrians are believed
to have about 100000 men on this
drive the main fighting on this front
Of the war will now be in Italian
territory.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-31

fist church. He is one of the leading
pulpit orators of the state and his com
ing Sunday assures those who attend
the services a most enjoyable day A
special program of music will also be
arranged for both morning and night
services
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-10

CARS to leave town or be arrested for
vagrancy Second was the closing OF
pool rooms at midnight, and the mar
shall was ordered to notify those places
to so close. Third was the matter of
suppressing private proprietary medi-
cine vending on the streets. 1t was
agreed by the council to raise the
daily license of Sc per day to a prohi-
bitive rate.
Mr.. ;sesner, Also s,roposed the pro-
hibition Of girls under 1s years of age
working in public amusement places,
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-10
They are good authority; why ques-


They are good authority; why ques-
ton them?
In former years, we were able to
suppress it in short time, but this
epidemic has been growing since last
August and we have not been able to
check it. If we are unable to locate
the real cause then we should put
under control every suspicious cause.
Safety first and always.
If Webster City is to be made the
center of collection of these hundreds
of dead animals then, for our protsc,
ton, we should demand that they be
disinfected, deordorized, and carried
in enclosed carriers
Let us not be impatient with the
board of health because OF the quar-
antine They are doing their very
best, and am sure they will soon
bring us relief.
DR.. 0. C. Buxton.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-10
The Matter is Discussed by DR.; 0. G.
Buxton Of This City-QuestiOn
Is Of Interest to
Everybody.
DIHTHER1A AND IT'S CAUSE
Decomposed Animal Matter a Factor
In Embellishments Board
OF Health.

Eds. Freeman Journal: This is a
question of interest to us all, and all
should unite in finding the correct
answer. We do not know how soon
this malady might visit our home,
leaving the seal of death. Many are
now detained at their homes by reason
OF quarantine; many are sick, and
some have passed away.
The local board of health should be
highly commended for the splendid
work they have already done, and
should be encouraged to make no stop
in their investigation until they have
reached the end for our relief and Sc
curity. not minding any burden it may
put upon u.s. They can, and will no
doubt, put a stop to its progress.
The discovery which the board has
made of the magnitude of the cpl
demic, and it's carriers, amounts to a
revelation.
The culturing restrictions and the
treatment given the schools was the
best thing, and all carriers outside the
schools should be treated likewise. A
few ST., z carriers may in time rein
feet the schools. All should use the
spray, as advised by the city physi-
clan. This possibly would give Sc
curity against future transmission.
The predisposing factors in this .diph-
liberia epidemic should be found, if
possible, and abated. If not found and
abated the work already done will be
of little use.,
What are the predisposing factors?
Medical authorities are generally
agreed that the diphtheria germs have
their origin in unsanitary conditions,
as decomposition of organic matter,
diseased domestic animals, defective
drainage, faulty sewerage, cess pools,
damp cellars, milk supplies, etc. Also
age. sex, seasons and climate have in
fiuence.
Z James M. Anders, M. D., Phi. D., L. L.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-12-10

The cause Of the death OF many Of
these animals is but a mere guess. Is
II not probable that many of these ami
mails are innocently hauled upon the
highway and through our streets be-
cause Of the guess, Notwithstanding
every possible precaution taken both
by owner and carrier? Some of the
older physicians and residents of the
city tell me that they never knew this
city in all it's history to suffer such a
severe epidemic as it is now having
and it is a known fact that never in
its history has it had SO many dead,
ldecomposed animals hauled through
it's streets. These animals are dying
Of many kinds Of diseases. They are
brought in from radius Of twenty to
thirty miles. Hundreds of them have
been carried through our streets since
last spring. Some are brought in the
day of death and some later, and in a
state of advanced decomposition
How can we prevent flies, feeding up
on this decomposing matter, from
coming into our homes and taking the
liberty of feeding upon our tables,
and coming in contact with our chill
dren? II this is not source of great
danger, then why do we have this
warning from the state board of
health? They say, in every town and
locality in the state many people have
failed to heed the numerous warnings
that have been issued against flies.
that they are one of the most danger
Gus menaces to life and health with
which mankind has to contend, being
responsible for a large proportion of
all cases of typhoid fever and diar-
rhoeal diseases of infants and many
cases of tuberculosis and other con-
tagious diseases. They have caused
thousands OF deaths in Iowa and will
continue their work of destruction
until housekeepers awaken to the fact
and inaugurate warfare that will re-
suit in their determination"
What are we to understand, when
DR.. Anders tells us that "Most cpl
.demic outbreaks have held more or
less intimate relationship with decom-
posing animal matter" if decompos-
ing matter has no relationship to the
development of the germ of diphtheria
and other diseases? II there is no
danger in this, then why does the
State Board of Health tell US what we
shall Immediately do with all dead ami
mails and decomposed animal matter
found in the city limits?
Sec 6. (a) All dead MAMMALS and
decomposed animal matter shall be de-
odorized and Immediately removed
to dump grounds provided by the city
and there buried at least three feet
under ground In these things the
state board of health suggests danger.