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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11
PACIFIST GETS 20 YRS.
Organizer of League of Humanity Sen.
fenced as German Agent.

Davenport, Oct. 11.-Daniel H Wal
lace. Chicago, organizer of the League
of Humanity, a pacifist organization
was sentenced to twenty years in fed
eral prison by Federal Judge Martin
Wade here today.
Wallace Immediately gave notice of
appeal under $685. 900 bond. Wallace
was found guilty of violation of the es-
piOnage law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11
FIGURE FUTURE CORN
Members of Big Grain Exchanges
Meet to Discuss Maximum Price.

Chicago. Oct. 11.-Representative
of the principal grain exchanges of
the country will meet here this after
noon to decide on a maximum price
for future delivery corn to be recon-
niended to the federal food admins
tration.
The exchanges of Omaha. St. Louis,
Minneapolis. Kansas City, New York
and Chicago will be represented.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11
FINE FARMER $27, 500
Food Pirates Get No Mercy in Great
Britain Courts

London, Oct. 11.-Great Britain is
handling her food pirates mercilessly.
George Thompson, Lincolnshire
farmer has been fined S27. 500 for vfo-
lating the maximum price orders He
was convicted of selling potatoes at
prices above those fixed by the govern
ment- For each of fifty-five violations
he was fined $500 with an additional
S1250 for costs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11
MAYOR IS BOUND OVER
Hold Philadelphia Executive to Trial
for Election Day Killing.

Philadelphia, Oct. 11.-Mayor
Thomas B. Smith was bound over to
the grand jury on charges of misbe-
havior in office and conspiracy to
murder today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11
INTO DISLOYALTY QUIZ
Committee Meets to Hear Evidence
on La FOllette's Utterances.

Washington, Oct. 11.-With full in
formation on Senator La Follettes al
legged dislOyal speech at St. Paul, the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11

Appraisers for the West Sixth street
road were appointed this morning
E. NJ. Cockrell William NJ G. Lane
and George Adamson were named this
morning by the city commissioners as
p DOrafSerS on the road
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

s. c. PAINTER died this morning.
Funeral arrangements have not been COM
pleted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11

Safety razor blades sharpened bet
ter than new. 25c-35c doz. Brunt
Martin Drug Co.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11

Teachers of Shawnee county asso-
citation have been instructed to report
at the teachers convention en- masse.
Every teacher of the county is expect
ed to register for the annual affair
Registration cards have been secured
by Miss M Edna Corbett and may be
filled in before November l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11
New York, Oct IL.
G1Raa

New York Stock Market.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trade. }
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11

Lords Flowers satisfy Tel. SGT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11
SNA APP SHO T S
AT HOME NEWS

Jest Folks.
Gee but it's an awful strain
When folks move in next door.
You dares mt quarrel, and dares'n't yell,
And dares'n't slam a door.
And when your clothes get out of fix,
Folks make an awful fuss.
Until they find the folks next door,
Are very much like us.
BY Nels Yingle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-11
LOCAL MENTION

Emma Dodds, 116 Grafton street,
was granted a divorce this morning
from Charles Dodds in the first divi-
sion of the district court under Judge
A. w. Dana
A. D. Folker, county agricultural
agent, left for Powhattan this morning
to act as judge in the fair
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-26
MAXIMUM RATE
FOR 1917 TAXES
FjVE-MlLL LIMIT UNDER CON-
STITUTION FIXED BY COMP
TROLLER AND GOVERNOR.

Atlanta, Ga, Aug, 24.-In an effort
to provide as much revenue as pos
sible to meet the state appropriations,
allowed by the Legislature just ad-
journed, the property has been fixed
at a maximum allowed under the Con
stitution.
he rate of five mills was fixed by
Comptroller Wright and Governor
Dorsey Wednesday morning, in con-
ference pursuant to the tax act of
1909, which remains effective follow
ing the failure of the legislature to
pass the new bill.
The tax will be divided as fol-
lows:
Eleven hundredths of a mill for
the sinking fund to retire matured
bonds of the state, and for the gener-
al purposes, including the support of
the common schools, 498 mills will be
appropriated This means a tax of
five dollars for each $1,000 worth of
property in the state is to be turned
into the sta.e funds, TO meet apro-
priations made by the General Assem-
bly, for all purposes for the lscal year
1917.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-26
JUDGE CRUM SAVES
OWN CH|LD'S LIFE
BATHING AT BLUE SPRINGS Sc
RIOUS FOR A NOMENCLATURE
RESPONSE.

A prompt response on the part OF
her father, Judge d. A. r. Crum say
ed Miss Sara Crum, his oldest daugh-
ter from what might have been a Sc
rious battle for her life in the waters
of Blue Springs Friday afternoon
when the family were out for bath
ing trip.
The young lady could not swim.
She knew she was near the water too
deep for her, but she suddenly felt
herself slipping when she tried to re-
trace her step in the threacherous
bottom. She screamed as she slipped
head long into the dangerous depths
and her father, only short distance
away on the banks watching the sport
responded in time to find he had to
take his plunge in street dress. He
rescued his daughter after she had
gone under the second time, but once
safe on the bank, she soon found her
self none the worse off for the strang-
uation and close call.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-26

A representative OF the United
States government, fire insurance
special agents of Georgia, constitut-
ing the Georgia Fire Prevention Com
mittee of National Defense, have in
augurated statewide campaign for
the conservation of Georgia food pro
ducts and the protertion of manual
turtles of the estate. Seventy spellal
agents, who are the trained experts OF
the largest fire insurance companies
of the world, have temporarily aband-
oned their regular work. divided the
state into seventeen districts and be-
gun the inspection of every product
establishment and factory in the
state. Assisting them in their work
will be the several thousand local
agents of the various fire insurance
companies including all agents in
| Cordele, who have enlisted in the
campaign to do their "bit."
The inspections follow the accep-
lance by the federal government OF
| the offer of the National Board OF
Fire Underwriters, an amalgamated
association of the leading fire insur-
ance companies, which contributed
its vast army of trained engineers and
experts to assist President Wilson in
safeguarding the food of the country.
Information and experience of fifty
years offered the government free of
any cost, the expense to be borne by
the fire insurance companies.
The United States was Immediately
divided into sections and the fire in
surance companies began their cam
paign. The work in Georgia will be a
part of the general plan. Governor
Hugh NJ Dorsey and Insurance Com
missioner william A. Wright OF
Georgia have given their hearty co
operation to the plan and have fur
nished to the special agents cards o.
Identification with the signatures OF
, the two state officials.
The plan of operation will include
not only the insurance men, but al
civic bodies and municipal organiza
! tons will be asked to cooperate.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-26
DIXIE HIGHWAY is
TO Be INSPECTED
JUDGE ALLISON AND GEORGIA
COMMISSIONERS TO GO OVER
THE ROUTES BEGINNING AUG
UST 80.

Abbeville, Aug. 24.-The Dixie
Highway Association has directed the
president of the association, Judge M.
M. Allison, of Chattanooga, and the
Georgia commissioners, Clark Howell,
of Atlanta, and w. T. Anderson, of
Macon, to make an official inspection
of the Central and Eastern routes of
the highway from Macon, beginning
August 30.
Two years ago there was sharp
competition between these two routes
for the officials designation, and the
counties along both lines made promi
SEES as to what would be done in the
way of construction of bridges and
maintenance of roads The associa
ton has concluded that sufficient
time has elapsed to permit of the full
fillment of these promises, and now
desires an official inspection and re
port as to the condition Of the roads
and what has been done on bridge
building.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-26
SHOULD EAT FISH
INSTEAD OF MEAT
LOCAL FISH DEALERS URGE
THAT THIS WOULD SAVE MANY
AN UNNECESSARY EXPENSE
SHARK MEAT OFFERED.

Local fish dealers, The Cordele
Fish & oyster Company, are putting
on a campaign for more fish eating
OF course, it is a plain business propo-
sition, but they consider that there is
much to be saved and are therefore
joining the other fish dealers of the
country in an effort to bring before
the public the cheaper fish diet.
Down in Savannah people are TAX
ing to the suggestion that the shark
meat is a good diet and it may be that
much will be cut off the meat bills
that way Here it is not expected
that any strong effort will be made to
introduce the shark meat, but the
fish will be offered in great quantities
so long as other meats are so high,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-26
CRISP HAS MORE MEN NOW
CERTIFIED THAN ARE NEEDED.

Crisp county has its quota for mill
tary service and hundred men to
spare if things go on like they are
heading at present They really
could have been gotten out of the first
call if it had not been for the fact
that a considerable number Of al
ternates" had to be groOmed and
ready in case of appeals on exemption
fights.
A large number of those who ex'
pressed their intention on the first
call to claim exemption did not do it.
Some who did claim exemption, with
drew and the quota came rapidly
with all these fine forces at work.
And the who who are absent, this
county will get credit for them as fast
as they are caught Some are away
because they do not know, others
have enlisted already and gone, but
there are about thirty missing, some
where" This will put Crisp now
with about 100 men certified for SER
vice more than will be needed when
the first military train moves out OF
these parts.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-26
PEANUTS GOOD ON
ARAB Big FARMS
T. A. ROYAL HAS DECIDED THEY
WILL ALMOST MEASURE WITH
COTTON AS MONEY CROP.

Mr.. T. A. Royal, one of the oldest
and most prominent farmers of the
southern portion of the county, in the
Arab district, stated yesterday that
his peanut crop and those of most OF
his neighbOrs are going to prove quite
as valuable as the cotton that has
been made.
1--WE were talking it over today"
he said, land had agreed that we
would even up with cotton. OF course.
all this will depend on what the entire
crop in each instance brings. If cot
ten runs low, the peanuts will beat 1t
a long way as a money maker II
the peanuts run low and the cotton
high. there will be more talk of diff.
ferent kind But we are pleased with
our peanuts.
1--WE will gather forty to sixty bush
els per acre. The crop is good, the
yield almost up to the highest ex'
pectation. and with us the peanut is
not such a bad article at all. We
must cone to the best methods OF
growing peanuts for heavy yield.
This is farm drop we are going to
find more and more a necessity"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-26
SOUTH CONSUMES
MUCH or COTTON
LEADS ALL OTHER STATES IN
COUNTRY BY A MILLION BALES
MILLS COMING SOUTH.

Washington, d. c., August ID
Consumption of cotton in Southern
mills during the twelve months end.
ed July 81 exceeded that in all other
states by more than a million bales, .
said President HARRISON of the South.
ern Railway System, today.
"The report of the United States
cal year shows that the mills in cot,
n-producing states consumed 3.90l,-
Alb bales, as compared with a con-
sumption of ,S99,775 bales in the mills
of all other states. The increase for
the year i'll Southern mills was 373-
SS5 bales, or nearly II per cent, as
compared with an increase of 1880
bales or barely one per cent in other
states.
"The growth of the cotton manufac-
turing industry in the South may be
said to date from 1900, in which year
Southern mills consumed but 1S8,74S
bales, while the consumption in all
ether states was / 1881 1876 bales. A
comparison of these figures with
those of the year just ended shows an
increase of | 1865 per cent in the
Southern mills and but 1855 per cent
in the mills of other states"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-26
GEORGIA FIRE PREVENTION
COMMITTEE COMING HERE

The various committees OF the
Georgia organization have already
been appointed and itineraries will
be announced soon The first inspec-
ton will be held at Brunswick on
August 81, when the special agents,
acting at patriotic representatives OF
the government, will visit the differ
ent manufactures, wholesale grocer
les, warehouses, etc, and secure the
information which will be submitted
to the government.
In all inspections inmate care will
be given to the condition Of buildings,
watchmen service, fire and police
protection and kindred details. The
nationality of employees CT the var
ious industries will be closely exam
ined and suggestions will be made
for the correction of certain deficien-
cies in fire protection that would en-
danger the property Cooperation
will be secured from the city officials,
police departments and other officers.
The carelessness of handling cotton
at congresses and warehouses will
be watched and prompt steps taken to
see that the extreme congestion at
cotton centers is prevented so en-
thusiastic is Governor Dorsey that he
| has requested the committee 10 notify
him of the progress of inspection so
! that he can be kept constantly in
touch and in position to be of asis-
| lance.
The campaign is divorced from the
insurance business. and the govern
ment is using the services of the
special agents on account of the spec.
ial experience and training they pos
SEES for such work, and the desire OF
the companies to be of national aid at
a time when carelesseness means de
struction not only of property, but OF
food supplies and commodities not
only Of property, but Of food supplies
and commodities at time when they
are the great weapon that America
must ever have ready.
A date for inspection will be an
nounced lated for Cordele. The board
is coming here for session.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-26
WARS LAST CALL TO DRAFTED
MEN ON LITTLE PINK CARD

The man who is certified for SER
vice in the United States army by
the local exemption board is get
ting his instructions now as to what
to do when the War Department calls
for him There is great eagerness
and interest among the men who
know they are going One-third OF
the quota from Crisp county will get
their bundles under their arms and
be ready to board military train
about September 5. That is the day
for the first movement Of drafted
men. September 10, and October Bird
are the other dates.
The man who answers the pink
card,-the last call the war depart
ment will make beOfer the drafted
man becomes subject to the military
laws of the greatest nation on earth
will not be allowed to carry big go
ing away trunk Only bundle under
his arm is all. This may contain
some soap, some socks, a comb and
brush, a tooth brush, shaving neces-
stiles and some underwear
But here is the last word the gov
eminent will say. When it is said the
drafted man must move as part OF
the greatest military machine on
earth:
"By direction of the Secretary OF
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-26
FLEMING QUITS i
JUVENILE COURT
ORDINARY FINDS REGULAR d.
TIES TOO HARD TO PERMIT
FURTHER CONNECTION.

Judge w. P. Fleming, ordinary OF
Crisp county, who was at the begin
ming of the work of the Juvenile court
in this county made judge of this
court, has resigned his place. He con
siders the burden too heavy owing to
the very great amoutn of other press
ing his work as clerk of the local reg
ing his wirk as clerk of the local reg
stration board for the war depart
ment.
Judge Fleming writes two letters,
one to Judge Crum indicating that he
cannot longer serve, and one to the
Dispatch chiefly to inform the public
The letters follow:
Editor Dispatch
Now and then some one comes to
me about Juvenile Court matter
My time is more than occupied, my
energies are over-taxed with duties I
must attend
In order that my relation to the Juv-
emile Court may be clearly under
stood and distinctly terminated, l am
herewith giving you a copy of my res
ignation of the judgeship of that
Court for which | have greatest res
pect, but no time to discharge ite I'M
compensated duties.
August Oath, 1917.
w. P. FLEMING.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-26
COTTON SEED SOLD
FOR $500 A TON
LOCAL WAREHOUSES GETTING
FLEECY STAPLE RAPIDLY
FROM EVERY DIRECTION.

Gee, you want TO be the owner of
a ton of cotton seed-just one ton.
The Cordele market pushed high up
yesterday into the regions of excite
ment. Seed were bringing $500 a
ton early in the day. They sold rap
idly around $1,000 ton. Some went
for $500 but the morning bnying
was as lively and brisk as ever a
large center like Cordeel could eX-
pect
AS the day wore on the prices went
down to where sales were made
very few of them-at the lower fig
ure. There were hungry buyers on
the market Saturday morning. There
will be more of them, so they say, for
cotton seed are cotton seed now.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-26
over 1900 BALES
new COTTON HERE
LOCAL MARKET WENT HIGH
EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING
KEEN BUYING.

The total receipts in Cordele up to
the close last night were 1903 bales.
That is far better than the best Of
them expected Cotton is tumbling
into town from every direction and
without much ceremony,-just any
way to get here.
The record with local warehouses
up to the present is as follows: Farm
ers Union, 375 bales; Wheeler and
Dickson, 800; Bazemore's, 282; j. B.
Ryals Warehouse. 306; Diffee Cotton
Company, 80 bales; Diffee's ginery
had turned out 1879 bales up to the
close of business last night.
The market started early at 22A
cents, basis good middling but dur
! ing the day broke to 21% cents.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-26

sion at the end of this sheet.
You will Nc, lie permitted to take
with you on the ira n ANYTHING but
hand baggage. You do not need bed
ding or changes OF clothing except as
specified below. You may take with
YOU only the following articles: Soap,
shaving accessories, comb and brush,
toothbrush and tooth powder, towels,
underclothing and socks, and if you
desire changes OF collars and shirts
but you will have no use for these af-
ter arrival at the mobilization camp.
"Snce you will not be permitted to
retain any trunks after your arrival
at the railroad station, the articles
listed above should be brought in a
hand bundle.
"If you desire to do so. you may re-
turn the civilian clothes you are
wearing when you arrive at the mobil-
ization camp to your home by express
or otherwise. but if you desire to
make no such arrangement, it will be
better to appear in civilian clothes
that you do not care TO keep"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-26
M. J. FERGUSON, A PIONEER,
FOUND DEAD IN HIS BED.

Fitzgerald, Aug. An. ]. Fergu-
son, one of the early pioneers of the
Colony City was foupd dead in his
room on South Sheridan street last
Monday morning.
Suspicion pointed to the fact some
thing was wrong at the Ferguson
home on the morning in question,
when Mr.. S. p. Register, near neigh
Dor, detected rank odor coming
from the Ferguson home, which caus
ed him to believe that something was
wrong. Acting on that belief he mott
fed the police, who, on entering the
house, found the body on a cot, in a
small house Mr. Ferguson had occu
pied for years, and who had lived q
sort of a hermit life.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-26
WITH THE CHURCHES.
Methodist.

Rev. Walter Anthony, pastor.
Sunday School at 9:45.
Preaching at II, Subject, Gods Call
to the Backslider." Special Music.
Junior League at $3.50.
Senior League, Ais.
Open Air Service at s. subject, What
Wait | For?"
A special invitation to worship is
extended the congregation of the
other churches of the city in the abb
sence of their pastor.
Haa#4#@#
Baptist.
Rev. j. H. Coin, pastor.
Sunday School at 9:45.
Preaching at II by Rev. T. w. Tip
petit.
There will be no evening service.
#@@*a#aa
Episcopal.
Rev. John Moore Walker, pastor.
Sunday School at 10 o'clock.
There will be no other service.
&&@##&#a
Presbyterian.
Rev. A. R. Gates Pastor.
Sunday Schotl at 9:45.
Morning services at II O'Clock.
Evening services at O'Clock.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-26
YOUNG BOY SUCCUMBS
TO INJURIES RECEIVED
IN MATTRESS FACTORY

Fitzgerald, August 24.-Lawrence
Mccall, the 15-year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. c. Mccall, of East Pine
Street, passed away Tuesday evening
at local sanitorium as result of in.
juries received last week at his faith.
er's mattress factory on East Pine
Street.
The boys leg was terribly mangled
by the machinery and the leg had to
be amuptated The boy stood the
first operation we'll but gangreen' set
ting in the physicians found it neces
sary to attempt second operation
higher up on the mangled limb. The
remains were laid to rest near Ow
ensbor0, the former home of the fam
ilY.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-26
RAINES RED CROSS
DOES GOOD WORK
LADIES HAVE BEEN tiAkING
BANDADGES DURING TT PAST
WEEK.

The ladies of the Red Cross auxil-
larry at Raines have been doing their
part in bandages the past week Their
work has been approved at headquar.
ters. 1t was brought in yesterday by
Professor Smell and highest common
dation came from all who saw the
work. 1t will be shipped along with
all the other work of aides in Crisp
county when it is most needed.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Johnson each
became members of the Ranes aux
iliary the past week, contributing
their dollar membership fees. The
donation of Hon. Hiram Williams as
presented last week should have been
$500. The Raines auxiliary is prov
ing a most active one.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-26
LETTER TO JUDGE cRUM.

Cordele, August 10, 1917.
Dear Sir: | am duly sensible of the
honor conferred upon me by your
designation and appointment of the
Court of Ordinary to act and be
known as the Juvenile Court of Crisp
County, and it has been my constant
purpose to demonstrate the proper
placement of that trust by full and
proper discharge of the duties of that
responsible position. This | have, at
least, sought to do, at my own eX-
pense of time and energy and money.
The last few months placed bur
dens upon me that are heavy, but
which, by the Eternal, | will never
refuse to bear But it is thus render
ed impossible for me TO be other than
nominally Judge Of the Juvenile court
Time and nerve force for necessary
study in pursuit of best results are
denied me. | am unwilling to to sac
rifice the interests, whatever they
may be, of the public, insofar as these
interests may be represented in the
juvenile court; nor am l personally
DESTROYS of being in more name what
| am not in fact.
The circumstances in which I find
myself demand therefore, that l re
sion that 0ffice with which [ was in
trusted by reason of your very kind
and appreciated consideration.
Yours very truly,
w. P. FLEMING,
Judge Juvenile Court for Crisp Co.