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New Britain herald., 1917-05-01
vERMILYRA ELECTED CAPTAIN.

Amherst. Mass., May 1.-Howard vermilyra of Hartsdale. N. r.. has been elected captain of tho Amherst 1918 swimming team. He is a 120- yard man. and made a reputation for himself at Townsend Harris High school and c. c. N. Y. before com. ing to Amherst.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-01
WILLARD ON EASY STREET

Tom Jones Gives Some Valuable ln-
 formation Concerning the Cham-
 pion's Financial Status.
 New York, May 1.-Jess Willard Is in New York. The heavyweight champion is here on mission or peace. as he Is showing with the Buff falo Bill Wild West Show and Circus at Washington Park, Brooklyn. all this week. Jess arrived Sunday, but was nowhere in evidence about the park and his manager. Tom Jones. said that he was out renewing old acquaintances.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-01
INTERNArToNAn LEAGUE

Results Ye6Geeday. Toronto 3, Providence I 5u Providence 2. Toronto l. Richmond 5, Bufralo 1. (11 in- nings).
 Richmond !. Buffalo 1. Baltimore 4t lfontreAl 3. Montreal l. Baltimore 0. Rochester It Newark, rain.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-01

Games Today. Rochester at Newark. Toronto at Providence. Buffalo at Richmond. Montreal at Baltimore,
New Britain herald., 1917-05-01
PITT NINE VICTOR.

Pittsburgh. May 1.-The University of Pittsburgh defeated Carnegie Tech
 at baseball here yesterday. The score was $ to 2.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-01
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterda,

Results Yesterday.
 New York 4, Washington ,. (10 in- nings).
 Boston 6, Philadelphia 3.
 St. Louis 1, Cleveland ?. Detroit Chicago, rain.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-01

Games Today. Brooklyn at New York. Boston at Philadelphia. Chicago at St. Louis.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-01
Ruth Wins Anotlher. .

8oston, May Ruth won his fifth tGht victory whom Boston defeated adelphia by a score of . to ! yes- ny The Boston man was hit sof- but received brillian5
 Dth lead-of Elen, witt and Hooper, elaed their batting averages with e hits apiece. McInnis played a l&ional game at first base. xnring the Philadelphia.s batting Stice. Witt. the Visiting shortstop, lsne sincensed at his teammate. Ei- R Myers. charging him with throw sbean balls" Witt hurled his bat 4he p6tcher.
 &9yers, ran up to the plate but the
 men were separated before any vs wsre struck, and Myers was sent ae clubhouse by Manager Mack. Ite score:
 , |. h. e. f114deIphia ... 1000O0O2O--3 10 3 ton 1310O001x-6 IF 0 3Atteties Johnson, seibold and 1ang:sRuth and Thomas.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-01
BASEBALL IN \ NUTSHELL,
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Results Yesseraay. Philadelphia 3, Boston 2. z Brooklyn-9S York, wet grounds Chicago-St. Louis. rain. Pittsburgh Cincinnati, rain.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-01
\ 5 Rrowns Malke Trip1e Play.

RFOwIl8 Make Triple Play. kCleyeland. May 1.-St. Louis made three straight from Cleveland yes-
 dAy. t1ie score beinx ! to 2. Rum TX p1hcis hitter, dl6ve in the win 4h6 rnhs. sa
 \ Fl; Louis pulled oM1the first triple
 of the season if the sixth. Evans 0.Neil had walked, Turner batted
 abeth. He attempted to sacri-
 q low fly to Austin, who s 1T lEenworthy covering first. re- i,ie. OsNeil Kenworthy's throw to van completed the play.
 The score: ..ss r. h. .. | Louis 01O0f2O000-4 3 1 sfevelar,d .... OOOO200O0--2 ? &3atteries-Daven Park. Hamil- fh sothoron and severeid: Lambeth. prton and O'Neil.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-01
BEATEN, BUT DETERMINED

New York State Executive Stiu Bent on Having Boxing Stopped Within His Jurisdiction.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-04
fine EXERCISES
MARKED fourth
PROGRAM AT THE METHODIST
CHURCH ATTENDED BY LARGE
CROWD IMPRESSIVE OccA-
SION.

The patriotic exercises at the Meth
Cdist church this morning planned for
celebration of the Fourth, proved an
attraction for large number of peo-
pie and when the hour approached,
the building was nearly filed 1t
was an hour of real enjoyment for
those who attended.
w. l.. RobucK was master of cere-
monies, and presided with admirable
grace and dignity. Patriotic songs
and fitting addresses made up the gro
gram. The whole formal program as
announced was CARED out with the
exception of that part which was to
have been taken by Rev "A. C. Gates,
who was detained at home on ac-
count of illness.
Mrs. Max Land, regent Of the D. A.
r., expressed thanks to the crowd and
to those who had part ON the program
for their interest as also did Mr.. Ro-
buck.
The program carried out was as fol-
lows:
Master of Ceremonies-W. L. Ro-
buck.
Prelude-Selection IRON "The Birth
of Nation"-Miss Birdie Bulloch ac-
companied by Mrs. ]. B. Pate with
violin.
Song-"Amerca," by audience.
Invocation-Rev. w. f. Smith.
Brief Address-The Spirit of Patrio-
tism-Rev. ]. NJ Walker.
Brief Address-Independ in
1776 and Now-O. T. Cover.
Quartet-"Columbia Messrs. Har-
ris, Robuck, Christian Patton.
Brief Address-Our Part in the
World War-Rev. Walter Anthony.
Solo-"Give Peace, Oh God, Give
Peace Again, Miss Bula Bivins.
National Anthem-"Star Spangled
Banner, Audience
Benediction-Rev Palmer Green.
The entire business section was
closed nearly all day and Cordele OBJ
served the Fourth as never before.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-04
SIXTY VARIETIES CROPS GROWN
ON KELLY'S EXPERIMENT PLOT

and even across the line. SO many of
the valuable new food crops are shown
in actual state Of growth that they
are worth seeing 1t will speak for
diversification better than any other
one thing.
Mr.. Kelly has made the crops for
the farmers befit. He is specializing
in field seed growing and is working
to put the Dixie Seed Farms in the
forefront in developing the seed best
suited to this section Mr. Kelly has
joined the Seed Breeders Association
with view of getting better knowl-
edge of unadulterated seeds so that
the standard for termination here
may be raised.
This concern is now putting in a
brick addition to the large warehouse
and storage room for the purpose Of in
stalling corn shocking and Smelling
machinery, velvet bean thrashing ma
chinery, peanut piekers and a Terrell
seed cleaning machine like that used
in all big wholesale seed houses. This
concern has also added an electric
seed tester that will be used to try
all seeds before they are sold to the
trade.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-04
RED CROSS WORK IN CRISP
NOW GOING AT FULL SPEED
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SLOAN
BACK FROM OLD HOME

County Commissioner j. a. Sloan is
just off a trip to his old home in Hall
cCuny, six miles from Gainesville.
Seeing the crops in this section Of
Gc0"g.a raises the question now in
his mind as to whether he ever made
a success Of farming up there.
He declares car road building is q
picnic as compared with the work that
is being done in Hall county They
are digging through grea5 hills, MAX
ing high fills and doing Their work
there at a tremendous cost. Mr.. Sloan
says All this makes him appreciate
Crisp and the splendid opportunity
here to have better roads.
On his return home he made the run
by auto in little over half day with
out mishap.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-04
500 new MEMBERS
ARE NOW ENROLLED
SEVERAL AUxILiARlEs FORMED
OVER THE. COUNTY AND MEM
BERS THERE ARE HARD AT
WORK. A cREDITARLE SHOW.
ING PROMISED.

The Red Cross work is going now
at full speed in Crisp county. The
work Of organizing has passed and
various committees have been as.
signed to the work which is to be
done. There are more than 500 men,
bers and the work has been extend
ed to include all the county.
Mrs. W. P. Fleming has accepted
the work Of the vice presidency and
Miss Frances Carswell took the work
Of secretary when DR.. A. H. Kendall
gave it up Monday night. j. w. Can
non became treasurer.
The organization is now completed
with nine members of the executive
committee in charge of the work.
Resolutions were offered and adopted
looking to the formal recognition of
the Crisp county chapter of the Red
Cross
Committee meetings directed by
ColuSHt Du WdluS, JuuSG rlclulflB
and Mrs. Fleming have been under
way daily and the groups of young
ladies aiding in the securing of mem
bers are out doing their duty with
great faithfulness and enthusiasm.
Auxiliaries have been formed at
Arab, Wenona, Hatley, Cedar Creek,
Zion Hill, PIMA, Coney and several
other points. AS soon as the work
has been launched in these communi-
ties, all the citizens of the county will
have opportunity to become members
or donate to the Red Cross fund.
Total membership up to this af-
ternoon was $50. Total funds re.
ported amount to about $4,000.
The executive committee has start
ed the work among the negroes and
an effort is being made among the
leading colored church workers and
teachers to lend assistance in putting
the Red Cross work uppermost in the
minds of these people.
The organization has secured the
quarters formerly occupied by the
Cordele National Bank and will open
this place for the convenience of the
public Mr. B. S. Dunlap has tender
ed this free use of these uarterqs and
it will be open all day
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-04

Have you seen Chisp Countys eX-
pertinent farm? 1t is right up in
town, on the Dixie Highway and you
don't have to get off the paved streets
to see it. Crisp county and Cordele
are fast forging to the front in pure
bred field seed growing and plain, un-
adulterated hog raising, but it is the
field seed side of it that must be dis.
cussed in this item.
]. r. Kelly, proprietor of the Dixie
Seed Farm, with headquarters in Cor
dele, assisted by a son, J. B. Kelly,
now taking an agricultural course at
the state university have about half
an acre across the street from their
place of business that is now growing
in fine state about sixty varieties Of
forage crops, millets, sorghums, cane,
broom corn, grasses, soy beans, vel
vet beans, corn, peas, okra, peanuts,
COOLERS, chicken and pop corn, and
Kelley's Early Bird Cotton.
This plat is in such fine condition
and is such an attraction that large
number of people visit it every week.
1t is just sixty days old now and is
in such state as will be worth a visit
from every farmer in Crisp county,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-04

School superintendent who build
monuments for themselves in the
lives of the boys and girls they help
to climb up higher in the world do
not go out after the trustees CT those
schools and get them to sign cards
decrying suggested improvements.
Our suggestion that one system might
better conditions, with good schools
fer all, years work laid cut for every
little boy and every little girl, no
matter what part of the county he
lives in, has been resented by some
of the county school trustees through
the efforts of the superintendent.
Some of the trustees would not sign
and return the card sent them.
Once negro was in court accused
Of crime and was put up for trial, but
had no lawyer. The judge asked him
what he was going to do about it and
the negro saidd: Boss, Use putin my
self on de ignorance of de court" One
of the men who said he didn't want
better schools cannot write his own
name. Three others threw the Dis
patch overheard when it came time to
decide as between us and Tom Wat
son. We said he widn't like Watson's
propaganda. They chose Watson and
went on. There are at least six other
men signed up on those cards against
better schools in Crisp county who
hardly know when to write "too" and
when to write two" One of them
has scarcely known himself in ten
years.
But some more progressive citizens
signed those cards, and they were
very careful not to say they did not
want better schools. They do want
better schools, and they would say
so if they did not have to decide for
the Dispatch and against their school
superintendent to say so. We under
stand that The power is in his hands
to make or unmake. He can pay one
teacher salary of fifty dollars and
another fifteen dollars a month, and,
bet your life, he does that thing when
he so wishes. We have a recent in
stance in mind where one got fifteen
month and the other fifty, all arbi-
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-04
Death mrs. B. 7.
WHELCHEL SATURDAY
YOUNG MOTHER SUCCUMBS AT
CORDELE SANITARIUM- FUN
ERAL SUNDAY.

A particularly sad death was that
of Mrs. B. T. Whelchel at the Cordele
Sanitarium Saturday evening at five
o'clock Mrs. Whelchel had been i'll
only a short time and was brought
here for treatment. She was 22 years
of age and is survived by her husband
and two little daughters.
Mrs Whelchel was the daughter of
w. Wells, prominent planter and bust
ness man of this city and residing
on his plantation in Dooly county. Her
husband is superintendent Of the Ben
ton-Price Farms and the family re-
sided there at the time of Mrs. WHEEL
chefs serious illness. The funeral oc
Cured Sunday afternoon and was
largely attended. The remains were
inferred in Collier Cemetery.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-04
PLAN PROGRAM FOR
THE POLICE CHIEFS
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS BEING
MADE FOR COMING OF VISITORS
THIS MONTH. CARE FOR La
DY VISITORS.

Plans for fine program for the
state police chiefs are under way and
the program is to be announced forth
with A committee composed of May.
or Jones, L. NJ Sumner and G. E.
Brown is now at work ON this pro-
gram. 1t will be made up of num-
Der of local events intended to pro.
vide amusement and enjoyment for
the visitors and their wives when they
come here July Is and 10.
A committee composed of O. T.
Cover, w. H. Orcutt and Chief Shep-
pard has the work of planning for the
lady visitors in hand and they will
secure the help of local ladies at this
task
Fifty to one hundred officers from
different points in the state will at
tend the convention. Numbers of them
have answered cards sent out and the
local arrangements will be made to
take care of the visitors.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-04
ANOTHER SINCERE WORD
ON CRISP'S RURAL SCHOOLS

trarily to suit the wishes OF the SUI
perintendent
One OF the men who signed a card
sends his children four miles through
the country to the Cordele schools.
He didn't seem to believe that he
could have just as good school at
his door for himself and all his neigh
bors as we have in Cordele. Another
trustee Of the country schools is now
making plans to send his children
eight miles through the country ev-
cry morning to the Cordele schools.
He didn's sign one of those cards, and,
bless you, he is ready to do anything
he can to improve the rural schools.
He believes they can be made to serve
every ned. He has high ideals, knows
his children need efficiency in the
schools and works all the time to that
end. He wants every. boy and every
girl, all over the country to have the
advantages of the good schools. He
knows how important that thing is in
shaping Of their lives. We saw him
giving literally the other day to the
making of the rural school in his com
munity when he knew then he was 60
ing to send his children to Cordele
next year. That's the interest the
Dispatch would like to see manifested
by every man in the county. 1t would
not take longer time to improve the
system then than it does for a man
to- say it. That's just the interest the
superintendent ought TO be trying to
encourage. We're he at that, the Dis
patch would be shouting approval so
loudly that it would make him laugh.
But he thinks. things ought to be
held together by political wire pull
ing. He thinks the strength of sys-
TEN over which he presides depends
solely upon his getting the grand jury
to name county board members who
will do goose step in political
scramble for the office he holds. Did
you ever see him '1og rolling" to that
end? Do you know how he manages
an election for school trustees?
Surely, some of you have seen him
at the voting precinct with the ticket
in his hand that ought to be voted.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-04
FATHER ACCUSED;
COMES CRISP JAIL
IRWIN COUNTY FARMER HERE
FOR SAFE KEEPING. WAVES
COMMITMENT HEARING.

A man named John T. Brown, forty
years of age, farmer residing in r.
win county, is held in Ben Hill coun-
ty Jail at Fitzgerald under serious
charges Arising out of alleged improp-
er conduct towards an eighteen year
old daughter He is to be transferred
to Crisp county Jail under order is
sued by Judge d. A. R. Crum yester-
day.
Judge Crum was called to Fitzger-
aid to preside in preliminary hear
ing for the accused man yesterday,
but he waived commitment and was
remanded to Jail. 1t was set out to
Judge Crum that Browns friends
might make an effort to rescue him
from custody and it was decided to
bring the man to Cordele.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-04
s. CAR LOADS HOGS
MOVE FROM CRISP
BUYERS SAY CRISP COUNTY HAS
STARTED ON HOG RAISING CAM
PAiGN THAT WILL MEAN MIL
LIONS.

Thlrty-five car loads of hogs have
gone cut Of Crisp from this point since
last January to the different packing
plants over the country and those
who have lad hogs for sale have re-
allied what is considered a remarka-
bly, good price. The sales are still in
creasing and total of $50 cars is
promised during the coming twelve
months.
This latter estimate is placed by
these who are in the buying business
here They assert that they have but
just started. 1t is declared that but
little sign has been made and to the
buyers it looks like when they got one
for the market five or six more rise
up in the next fortnight to take his
place?
One buyer says hog raising in Crisp
has but just begun. Those who have
realized handsomely on the hogs sold
HdNe SoHo pa0h ~ IAe eoSh Will ~
newed zeal. Buyers laugh at the sug-
gestion that all the hogs are being
sold and carried away from the coun-
ty, They say the great stimulus hog
raising has had this year in Crisp will
mean hundreds of thousands of dol
lars in the near future from meat that
would never have been made here.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-04
ARAB WILL HAVE
LARGEST PLANT
in SEVERAL PLACES FARMERS
+ AND BUSINESS MEN HAVE RE-
y ALLIED THAT SOME SORT OF
PLANT MUST BE HAD TO PRE-
PARE FooDsTUFFs MARKET.

Arab promises TO lead Crisp with
a 20 to 25 ton feed plant before an
other year M d. Mikel has this bus
mess enterprise in hand and has given
his time the past several weeks to
making the Investigations and laying
the plans for the establishment of
the new. enterprise. This plant will
have drying annex and will proba-
bly, install the hammer variety Of
mill, not the crusher or grinder.
J. r. Kelley has the brick annex
nearly completed at his warehouse in
Cordele for another feed plant which
he expects to have ready within the
next thirty days. In this plant the
steam dry house is not contemplated
at present, but Mr.. Kelly is studying
this feature and may add it before he
goes very far. This will depend upon
his impression of the work Of this
kind of enterprise in other places
where he will study it's advantages.
County Commissioner Sam Byrd and
his business associates are working
on plan that may mean the building
of a plant of considerable size at
Raines, where they operate steam
ginnery at present. Mr.. Byrd also has
a mill now which part Of the time is
operated by water and at other times
this mill he also contemplates adding
the feed plant. Both these, if they
are established, will be larger than
the one-farm plant.
The ]. r. Kelly plant in Cordele is
considered a necessity Mr.. Kelly is
spending considerable sum of money
in this plant and in speaking of its
future usefulness, stated that he
would be glad to join ANY other bust
ness men in making this much
larger enterprise where a greater vol
ume of business may be handled. Mr.,
Kelly AhaS a large amount or Ieed
stuff contracted for already and the
sinill is being built because it will be
required to prepare the beans, corn,
and other farm products for. market.
There are several small plants 60
ing in on the larger farms over the
country now, but those who know of
the immense amount of food crops
that are now growing in Crisp real
ize that it is going to take consider
able mill capacity to handle all the
crop output The larger feed plant
is being made a study throughout the
county, and there is a general desire
to be fully equipped.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-04
A new BANK FOR
The NORTH SIDERS
PROFOUND SECRET THAT OUT
SIDE CAPITAL is COMING TO
START BANK ON NORTH SIDE.

A new bank for the Northside is
the newest thing. This is profound
secret at this stage and full details
cannot be made known Not even
the name of the promoter, or promot-
ers can be given out, but the bank
is being planned, it is said, by outside
capital.
Nothing can be given out by those
who are interested and it may not be
launched, but, all the same, it is a
business project, and is being discuss
ed among a number of local business
men who will have interests, should
it be started. 1t is certain that those
who have an interest will set up the
bank on Northside if it is established.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-04
TWO ATTACKS MADE BY
GERMAN SUBMARINES

g Washington, d. c., July 3.-The
American destroyers conveying II
transports with troops for France
fought off two submarine attacks.
The first news of the fights was
given out late today by the com
mittee on public information, with
formal announcement of the safe
arrival of the last of the trans
ports with their conveys.
At least one submarine was
sunk. Both of the attacks were
made in force, showing that the
Germans had information of the
going of the transports and plan
ed to get them.
This announcement was issued:
The Navy Department at 500
o'clock this afternoon received
word of the safe. arrival at a port
in France of the last contingent. of
General Pershing's eXpeditionary
force. At the same time the .infor-
nation was released that the
transports were twice attacked by
submarines on the way across
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-07-04

He used to do that in Cordele. Now,
is there a board member he has thus
elevated to Office so lacking in loyalty
as to throw down in tight pull?
Oh, friends, the schools ought to
exbe4~ for a higher purpose. You who
help run the schools ought to be at
it because of your desire to help the
boys and girls to make the men and
women Of the future. The town aIll
the county need them,-need them
well prepared for the duties that are
to be theirs. In a short ten years
they will be running the business
houses, the farms, the public affairs.
The superintendent ought to be strik-
ing for every improvement because
he wants the boys and girls to have
every advantage. Were he conscien-
tiously at that kind of noble work.
no force could throw him out. The
people could see his interest. The
boys and girls would know it. Nobody
could question his sincerity.
If you think it is the Dispatch, and
this paper alone that is lodging a
complaint, you never were so wrong.
Get your mind on the schools and
compare cur work with that being
done in other progressive communi-
Ties. There are many people in Cor
dele and over the county who want
every little boy and every little girl
to have the best schooling available.
They would not stall at the cost
while it is in reason. We know their
loyalty and liberality,-have seen it
working on a number of occasions.
There is nothing finer in Georgia.
The people Of Crisp, in Cordele and
out, are now spending 13 mills for
education every time Bibb spends IL
Eills,-and all the children in Bibb
get nine months and the one school
is just as nearly as good as the other
as il can be made. In Crisp's rural
schools the children get seven months.
In Bibb the years work is laid out
for every child. He passes from the
one year to another and does not
lose two and three years in the work
of the one.
That same thing is true Of many
other systems in Georgia. 1t is not
the case in Crisp. There isn't even a
uniform school book method here. In
Cordele it is one thing. Out it is an.
other. In one rural school it is one
thing, and a different thing in an
other Nine-tenths of the time John.
ny Jones spends three years backing
and starting, and starting and back
ing. He does not get anywhere. He