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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-27
CLANCY BAILEY, 80 YEARS,
DON'T LIKE "OTTERMOBULES'

CT whatsomever you calls EN-" as he
would say. The old-fashioned method
of getting about behind Old Buck, the
trusty old OK, is good enough for him.
That's method Of travel that he is
thoroughly familiar with. And there
are other "highfdlutin" ways of do
ing things nowadays that old Chancey
locks on with skepticism and disfavor.
For instance, he observes that "de lit
tie missus" don't wear hoop skirts any
more.
The old darker recalls the days
when the Indians were common in
this section, in their uncivilized and
savage state, and when the wolves
roamed the hillsides where the city of
Cordele now stands. He tells many
interesting and thrilling experiences.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-27

If Chancey Bailey, Cordele negro,
lives to count another milestone or
the road of life, he can celebrate his
centennial birthday about as merrily
and actively as some of his friends
can help him. Though he is past his
ninety-ninth birthday he still retains
all of his senses and uses them well.
He gets about actively and usually
walks, but doesn't 90 mucn actual
work because he is trying 10 preserve
his health to live few more years,
and he don't take chances otherwise
on ieopardizing his life. AS for riding
in an automobile, the old darkey is
far from that, and he rather suspects
that his nerves would get jumpy if
he should take train ride. He looks
with disapproval on the very thought
of riding on zone Of dem ottermobules,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-27
ANOTHER Stacker
is Arrested HERE
ABE PUTNAM, NEGRO SECTION
HAND, ALLEGED TO HAVE MADE
BRAG THAT He DIDN'T HAVE TO
REGISTER, BUT CHANGES HIS
VIEWS NOW.

Abe Putnam, negro section hand,
has probably changed his views since
he is alleged to have made the state
ment recently in a braggidocia way
that che didn't have to register" for
the selective draft law for military
service.
He is about to learn as the result
of little impressive persuasion that
your Uncle Samuel doesn't talk idly
and that whatever he says is com
pulsory is uneQuivocably that way and
none other. It is stated that Putnam
made no attempt at registering, that
he deliberately ignored complying
with this duty and afterwards made
his brag about how he had escaped
it. He is said to be 27 years of age
1t seems that he made his state
ment to other negroes and that the
information finally came to Sheriff
Ward who affected his arrest Satur
day.
Monday afternoon Putnam was
taken to Albany for hearing before
United States Commissioner George
White. Sheriff Ward has summoned
several negroes in the case and thu
trial will occur within a few days.
This is the second arrest in Crisl
county of slackers. The first arres
was also negro, Lige Nickelberry
who was given hearing before Com
missioner White and placed under
bond of $780, Nickelberry has not We
succeeded in making bond.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-27
NAVY RECRUITING
CONDELE TUESDAY
CHIEF QUARTERMASTER 5. A.
JONES, IN cHAGRE OF MACON
RECRUITING STATION, MAKES
"cRUlsE" IN FAMOUS TORPEDO
AUTOMOBILE.

In response to numerous requests
from young men of Cordele and vicin
ity, Chief Quartermaster S. A. Jones,
IN charge of the navy recruiting sta.
ton at Macon visited this city on
Tuesday to examine applicants for en-.
listment in the navy.
Chief Jones made the trip in the
torpedo automobile which he design
ed and which was presented to him by
the CheroCola Co. The machine has
attracted much attention in the many
cities and towns visited by him. It
is full sized model of a q feet tor
pedo, the dimensions of which are
Il inches in diamater and IS feet
long, constructed on a Ford chassis.
This is the first visit to Cordele by
Quartermaster Jones but he is well
known among a number of young
men here who have applied to him for
Information concerning the various
branches of the naval service He is
well informed on navy life and tire
less in mis- efforts to secure his share
of Georgia's quota OF men for the navy.
While in the city the recruiting Of
ficer was located at the postofFice and
examined applicants for enlistment.
The list of towns included in the
cruise" in search of recruits are Cor
dele, Arab, Sibley, Worth, Ashburn,
Triton, Della, Fitzgerald, Abbeville,
HaWkinsville, Cochran, Dudley, Dub
lin and Jeffersonville.
Sergeant c. /. Bennett accompanied
Chief Jones to Cordele and will make
the trip with him to the various Geor-
gia towns and cities. He is recruiting
for the Second Georgia infantry.
Both Chief Jones and Sergeant Ben
nett will return to Cordele next Tues
day morning and spend until noon, en-
listing recruits. They request that all
who desire to enlist or secure informa-
ton will apply to Postmaster Near
thur.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-27
ARRANGING PLANS
PAVE SIDEWALKS
CONTEMPLATED IMPROVEMENTS
EXTENDS OVER LENGTH OF
TEN MILES EMBRACING BOTH
BUSINESS AND PROMINENT
RESIDENCE SECTIONS.

The mayer and city council of Cor
dele, through the street committee,
OF which J. S. Sheppard is chairman,
are. laying preliminary plans for con-
templated sidewalk paving extending
over total of approximately ten
miles. 1t is proposed to start the work
within the next two or three months.
if not sooner
The territory for the proposed paw
ing is as follows: Eighth street to
Third street on Eleventh avenue;
Eighth street to First street on
Twelfth avenue; Eighth street to High
street on Thirteenth avenue; Eighth
street to- High street on Fourteenth
avenue; First avenue to Fourteenth
avenue on Seventh street.
The section included in this terri
tory embraces a large portion of the
business district, but particularly
takes in the most prominent residence
section. 1t is pointed out that through.
out this territory much Of the side
walks are already paved, The street
committee has already formed an es-
innate as to the probable cost of the
paving and are we'll weighing the adj
vantages or disadvantages of begin
ming the work at this time. They lie
alize that materials are high in cost,
though indications point to such ma
terials advancing rapidly still higher.
It is also taken in consideration that
labor conditions are easier to handle
than they will perhaps be later
The undertaking has been under
consideration Of the mayor and coun-
Gil for several years, the serious CON
dition of unkept sidewalks in some
sections having been impressively
brought to their attention.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-27

Uncle Sam becomes a heavy deposi-
ter in one Of Cordele's banking insti-
tuticns. The American National is
now a United States depository. That
means that the real money belonging
10 the United States will be placed on
deposit here Just as in other deposit
tories throughout the country
This is a distinction never enjoyed
by a banking house heretofore in
Cordele. officers and directors Of
The American are proud Of the distinc-
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-27
SPECIAL TRAIN WAYCROSS
RECRUITS GO TO MACON

: A special train, carrying several
hundred recruits from Waycross and
ether points, passed through Cordele
Tuesday about noon. There were three
coaches and a baggage car in the
train. Practically all aboard were
young men out Of the railway shops at
Waycross going to Macon to enlist in
the Engineering corps. They will be
stationed at Camp Harris.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-27
NATIONAL BANK
NOW FEDERAL DEPOSITORY

lion and friends Of the banking inter
ests represented here are happy.
These who buy bonds for the Liber-
ty Loan will now have the assurance
that much Of the money they spend
in this manner will be held in Cordele
on deposit to the credit of the govern
mert. OF course, the idea is TO spend
the mcHey eventually for war purposes
hut while it is waiting it will be on
deposit to the credit of the national
government right here at home.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-27
JOHN r. FUDGE DIES

AT coRDELE HOSPITAL
John R. Fudge, age 5S years, died
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at
the local sanitorium as a result Of
paralysis. Mr.. Fudge was a stock
dealer He made his home at Ash
burn and had never been married.
The remains were taken to Ashburn
Tusday night and interment at Oak
Grove cemetery five miles from that
place, occurred this morning.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-27

In its campaign to raise $1OO,OOO,OCO
the Red Cross, under the direction Of
H. p. Dawson, partner in j. P. Nor
gan and Co., who loaned him for the
work. used this novel method OF ad-
vertising in New York City the
progress of it's national effort. The
photograph here taken shows the bar
rel on Fifth avenue at Eleventh
street, near the First Presbyterian
church, an historic old structure built
in 1845, when the subscriptions
amounted to $11, 100000. The next day
the barrel was moved to Thirty-fifth
street, and it has been going north
toward One Hundreth street rapidly.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-27
CARRY YOUR NEW MEMBER
TO RED CROSS MEETING

Dons pass up the Red Cross meet
ing at the Presbyterian church Friday
evening at six o'clock. Be there on
time and bring somebody to become
a member That's your duty. That's
everybodys duty.
The meeting is going to be held
promptly on the stroke of the city
clock. Your work will have to be
done on the minute and you and your
new members must be there. That's
your order. Don't forget it.
DR.. W. E. Edwards, president, an
nounced that some vacancies among
the officers will be filled at this hour.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-27

Every herd marched to the dipping
vat helps our soldiers march to the
front
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-27

Every tick is sucking at the nations
commissary.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-06-27

Continued on page 81
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-23

and 1t took some courage to fly in the
face Of prejudice and venture a near
ing for woman lecturer.
Buoyant with the enthusiasm OF
youth, however, the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union was ready to
do and to dare. Mrs. Lockwood was
secured, the opera house (the old skat-
ing rink engaged, entertainment for
Mrs. Lockwood at the Hough House ar
ranged for, and all other prelimtnartes
completed. The question then arose
"Who will introduce the speaker" AS
president of the local w. G. T. U. the
writer was the logical person to have
that honor; but she Il blush to write
it!!)! had not the courage to brook the
ridicule which might result, so she set
about to find some man who would pre-
sent Mrs. Lockwood to the audience.
Col. Clarence Smith was first ap-
preached, but he in most courteous
and respectful manner, declined the
honor. But he said, Miss Cameron,
I'll tell you what to do. Ask Tom Stag
gers. He'll do it."
Col. T. H. B. Staggers was then seen,
and he gallently consented.
The evening for the lecture came,
as did also Mrs. BelVa Lockwood.
AS the cab which conveyed Mrs.
Lockwood from her hotel to the old
opera house passed along the street a
crowd of boys followed behind hooting
and laughing and trying to get a
glimpse of the female creature who
was to speak at the opera house. They
acted very much as though the distin-
guished woman was an escaped antmaL
from Barnum and Bailey's circus.
Col. Staggers introduced Mrs. Lock
wood. in his inimitable way to curl
ously eager audience. Some of the
well.turned and poetic phrases of that
Introductory speech remember to this
day.
Mrs. Lockwood delighted her audi
ence by her charming and graceful
manner as we'll as by her interesting
presentation Of the subject, Social
Life in Washington" Mrs. Lockwood
was tastefully and becomingly. gowned
and there was no suggestion of mas
cullnity either in her dress, her man.
ner, or her diction.
II may be pardoned, ! think you
are wrong in your statement that Mrs.
Lockwood ever wore masculine attire.
You must have confused her with DR.,
Mary Walker, of Washington, D, G.,
who did wear trousers and other ar.
ticles of LINENS apparel.
Mrs. Lockwood was lawyer Of snme
note in Washington and was, l think,
the first woman ever admitted to prac-
tice before the Supreme Court of the
United States.
May say in closing that the ice hav.
ing been once broken, the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union Of Fair
mont brought scores Of women speak
ers to this. city and developed few on
her own account.
Mr.. G. MORROW.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-23
THAT ANTI.LoAFLNc BIZ.

IT HIS work.36-hours,a.week-or-go-tO-ial bill which
was passed by the Legislature Saturday and will be
in full effect 30 days from its passage is an act Of
infinite possibilities For instance, there is the case of the
fellow who has job and draws salary all right but
does not do 36 hours work in a month How does the
new act affect his case7 Could his boss, who long ago
gave up hoping that he ever would go to work and earn
the salary he 50 nOnchalany draws pay day. turn him
overtO the law and get some who has greater fond
ness for work to take the place while the incident one is
serving his temp
Assuming that this can be done, how is the smooth
workman who does prodgous amount of work so easily
that he seems forever to be oa6ng to protect HIMSELF
personally conducted time sheet might turn this trick but
would juy-one of the kind that always wants to sam
pie the evidence in booeggng cases, for nsance-be will
ing to accept it as competent proof of industry
All in ALL there are wonderful possibilities in the new
act And just at present one thing clear-a the loafers
in the state will have to go to work. and the time spent sum
ming oneself along the curb stone will not be permitted to
count under the head of work. And neither will the time
spent around green tables in some back dayng with
a dirty pack of cards.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-23
kept HER AWAKE
The Terrible Pains in Back and
Sides. Cardui Gave Relief.

Marksville, La.-Mrs. Alice Johnson,
Of this place, writes: "For one year !
suffered with an awful misery in my back
aud sides. My left side was hurting me
all the time. The misery was something
awful.
Icould not do anything, not even sleep
at night. 1t kept me awake most of the
night Itook different medicines, but
nothing did me any good or relieved me
until took Cardui.
Twas not able to do any Of my work
for one year and got worse all the time,
was confined to my bed off and on. got
so bad with my back that when stopped
down | was not able to straighten up
again i decided ! would try Cardui
-. BY time had taken the entire bottle
| was feeling pretty good and could
straightea up and my pains were nearly
all gone.
lshall always praise cadm. con-
Ilnued taking II until ] was strong and
we'll" Ifyou suffer from pains due TO
female complaints, cardul may be just
what you need. Thousands Of women
who once suffered in thlswaynow praise
caEduI for their present good health.
Give It a trial. Nc-i3
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-23

for whiskey. 1key let's have four pairs
of jumpers.
engineers short lived at front"
That's encouraging; We all want to
90 as engineers perhaps for that rea-
son.
You can't raise the American flag
with wind. That was proven last
night.
And Wilson Is still trying to beat
into some fools creampwheat brains
that we are at war.
Tax the cotton.
And all people Of the south ought to
be taxed . dollar when they lynch q
negro.
washington figuring on making $780,
100000 dollar loan to Mexico. A fool
and his money
Not Uncle Sam Of course but that
bunch Of presidents in Mexico, When
they get their mits on that coin look
out osHiferl
Plant q head Of cabbage In that
flower pot instead Of rubber plants.
And ferns though beautiful are not
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-23
NEW RAILRoAD PROBLEMS.

Y its decision of Monday in the test of the Illinois
rs Coal Producers against the Illinois Central railroad
the Supreme court has put the country more than half
Wv to the goal set by the Utah coal operators who have
lied the amount they believe they have lost through the
failure Of railroads to supply them with cars and have
yaloads to pay it to them In the pas. the railroads have
sesd on the principle that they cannot afford under exist
~ tariff conditions to buy cars, When the Supreme court
declares that the Commerce commission has authority to
compel railroads to supply an adequate number of cars and
Is award reparatOn shippers for failure to supply what
sver number Of cars the commission has determined nee
e,aIy Il imposes upon the roads operating condition
witch will make it decidedly Improbable for the roads not
by cars, assuming that more cars is the only remedy
ishsy have'in the circumstances.
L does not follow, however, that the roads will have to
NUN themselves buying cars in order to prevent ruin through
damage awards They cam for instance, use the cars they
hage to better advantage and make them carry more coal
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-23
Editorial Comment.
on Current Subjects
MAKING EvERYRoDY WORK.

From the New York World.
An interesting advance in social reg
ulaticn under the guise Of a war meas
ure is made by the state Of West Viz
ginia. which has passed law requir'
ing every male citizen between tho
ages of sixteen and sixty to do some
kind of labor for at least thirty-six
hours each week while the war lasts.
Evasion or violation Of the law con-
stitutes the offender ian able-bodied
male idIer, loafer or loiterer," and rem
ders him liable to the penalty Of work
ing at road.mending In white stripes
and paying fine of 500. 1t is ex-
pressly provided that
In no case shall the possession
by the accused of money, property
or income sufficient to support
himself and those legally depend
ent on him be a defense to any
prosecution under this act.
This renders the idle rich liable to
prosecution for vagrancy and other
wise upsets old Virginian traditions.
1t will not be enough for them merely
10 buy war bonds; they and all who
cannot prove exemption under the age
limit mast do their bit of actual labor.
1t is altogether a sad reversal Of old
conditions, and the sinister aspect Of 1t
is that it may prove so efficacious as
a war measure as to justify its contin.
uance after peace.
There is apparently to be no place
for the looker.on in the war and no ra.
spect for slackers of any kind or in any
station. 1t is becoming increasingly
evident that war has put the country
on course the industrial and social
consequences of which are to eXteno
far beyond its duration,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-23
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

Judge Walter e. McDougle, Of the
Circuit Court, has Needed the adj
monition of the President and Is do
ing his bit toward furnishing an in,
crease in foodstuffs, says the Parkers:
burg Sentinel, The Judge is spending
his spare time in his large garden on
Sixth street, where he has just com
pleted setting out one hundred tomato
plants, has potatoes, beans and other
vegetables growing nicely and is pre-
pairing to enlarge the crops, He has
Issued an injunction restraining and
inhlbiting cutworms, potato bugs and
other destructive bugs and insects Of
every kind and description from en-
terlng upon his. premises or even at.
tempting to work havoc to his grow
ing crops. A violation Of this inlunc.
ton will be visited with condign pun.
ishment and 1t will be advisable for
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-23

The Adansor law and the ruling in this euss nom Illinois.
as matter Of fact, probably Will compel The railroads %
Do whole lot If efficiency work and complete revolution
II Irais methods could easily be the effect Of these two
examples Of pressure from the outside upon the American
railroad situation.
In whatever reforms the railroads seek to undertake they
can count upon the hearty cooperation Of the Interstate
Commerce commission and the Federal Trade commission.
The shipping public and the equally important receiving
public may not exactly prove sympathetic when the reform
measure hit them but with these two powerful official IN.
auences upon their side the roads will be able to go far
How far they will go depends, Of course, upon the amount
Of transportation skill they can bring to bear upon the prob.
lem. What the American business would needs above all
other thing, just now i: transportation Napoleon. Per
haps happier way to put would be to say that what
needs genius who can approach the operating problem
in the same mastery manner that Hartman displayed upon
the financial and traffic sides.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-23
HcH SCHOOL HAMpICRAFT.

T HE reporter who wrote the account printed in yeser,
days issue, about the work Of High school pupils
displayed in one of the E. c. Jones store windows
vas quite generous in praise, but it fact that one
sa appreciate how genuinely good all is without person
And having seen it no reasonable person doubt that
Re schools are on the right track when they teach the boys
aud girls to use their hands and minds with such excellent
There was time when the product of the high schools
uniformly was young people with smatering of learning
Who had to be taken hand by the people doing the work
of the world and taught how they could be useful All
loo frequently this necessary practical training came too
late Youth was ruined in the very process designed to
make it efficient
The manual training and the domestic courses guard US
against that danger now and the school boards should make
eyy effort possible to strengthen and broaden such courses
m at the expense of the cultural courses but in such way
at the young men and women when they leave the public
schools are not only well grounded in the educational fun
damentals, but know also how to use their hands.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-23
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
MRS. LOCKWOOD NOT TRoUsERED

MRS. LOCKWOOD NOT TRousEREo
FAIRMoNT, W. Va, May 2S.-[Edi-
tor The West virginian.l 1.-THE edi-
tortal comment IN your issue of May
31st concerning the death of Mrs.
Belva Lockwood recalls to my mind q
rather interesting bit Of ancient his.
tory,
Almost thirty years ago the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, - the
pioneer woman's organization Of Fair
mont-deslring to replenish its treas
uFy, end at the same time do some
thing aggressive, decided to bring Mrs.
Lockwood to Fairmont to give q pub
lie lecture. Those were pioneer days
for the feminist movement n this city,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-23
RUFF STUFF
BY RED

Some storm yesterday evening.
Flew hens of eggs and reduced the
chicken yard population.
Wen darn Il, well bite, what did hap
pen 10 JeAesl
We know John Paul had helluya
tine on the water, II that's what you
mean.
Flags Of many nations will be seen
Memorial day"
I'VE don't care II none are shown but
the Stars and Stripes.
d Memphis, Parsons came to his
dsath from causes upknoWa to the
Ana the jury was sworn to do its
duty
And they say a southerner can al
ways be depended on to tell the truth
sI6eDt when some one kills negro.
The jumpers have inside pockets
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-23
DRY RIDGE
Rev, A. A. Bunner will preach at Mt.
Nebo church June 3 at 1880 q, m.

Rev, A. A. Bunner will preach at Mt.
Nebo church June 8 at 1880 q. m.
Mrs, Amy Writtenhouse is staying
with Henry Huffman at this writing.
They were recent visitors on the Finch
end Of this ridge.
Mrs. T. J. Musgrave was at W, H.
Burners ono day last week.
Those calling at w. H. Burners Sun.
day were Mr.. and Mrs. John Shomak-
er and children, Georgia, Zoe and X.
@. Runnef.
Mamie and verna shuttleworth were
at their home near here Saturday night
and Sunday,
Mrs. John Finch was calling on her
daughter, Rlauch Musgraye one day
last week.
Mrs. Hank satteraeld was calling
on Mrs. ]. W. Neel Monday.