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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-19
JOHN LEE WHEELER HAS $4,000
TO 10000 sUsHEL PROSPECT
HAS BETTER YIELD THAN
EVER DREAMED OF.

John Lee Wheeler has an object
lesson for Crisp county farmers in
peanuts that is going to inspire the
greatest confidence in peanut grow
ing, for this leading farmer has ap-
DrOXimately 300 acres that will safe
ly net yield of $4,000 to 10000
bushels. 1t is crop that in pea
nuts alone will carry gross value
Of at least $4,000. The hay promises
a ton and a half to the acre and this
at $500 per ton tit will bring more)
puts the gross peanut crop value at
above 100000
Mr.. Wheeler expects at a safe es-
innate so bushels of peanuts per acre
on half his farm. On theother half
he is going above rs bushels. Some
Of the best will go 80 to 100 bushels.
He has a better showing in peanuts,
SO observers say, than the best Ala
bama farmers can show, even with
their years of experience. Others
adjoining Mr. Wheeler are likewise
showing better peanut crops than the
Alabama growers.
Mr.. Wheeler has an acreage in
cotton similar to that in peanuts. He
expresses himself as fully satisfied
with results in peanut growing, so
FAR as he can determine at this time,
and believes the peanut crop vii!
forge ahead slightly in value, with
considerably less expense in cult
waiting and harvesting. 1t has cost
a great deal more to- make the cotton
crop and there have been weevil and
hail risks attending the cotton. The
difference in fertilizer used is very
appreciable.
But the peanuts do not serve them
selves up while you wait. 1t takes
as much labor to harvest the peanut
as it does to make them Mr. Wheel
er has over a Hundred hands in the
H1tuo 1dNll udy SiIllSllhS llo CIOp
now. The payroll will run up high
this one week, but next it will all be
over, while the thousands of pick
aninnies will be in the white fields of
cotton for sixty days, along with
everybody else whose services can be
marshalled.
The peanut crop on the Wheeler
plantation is large enough to make
it profitable for him TO own his own
machinery for picking and cleaning
the nuts and bailing the hay He has
been enthusiastic from the start and
has probably given more attention to
this new crop than any other far
mer iii the county the present season.
He has fair prospect of at least
so per bushel for his yield.
The gathering of this fine crop has
attracted quite a number Of leading
farmers to the place to study the
methods used. The peanut diggers
all fell by the wayside and failed to
work on account of the dense foliage
and closely drilled vines and it takes
a two-horse pillow with the wing off
to turn up the vines where the stack
ers can get them and shake out the
dirt. The hundred or more negroes
in these fields become an inspiring
sight to the spectator as they stack
the vines.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-19
CALL TAKES IN 200 MORE
MEN FOR THE WORLD WAR
= Il = Il 4 = Il :: s. =
SCHEDULE FOR RED
CROSS WORK ROOM.

Monday, Episcopal End Pres
byterian Ladies.
Tuesday, D. A. t. and L. d.
c. Chapter.
Wednesday, Eastern Star.
Thursday. The Baptist Wo-
mans Missionary Society.
Friday, Red Cross Surgical
Dressings.
Saturday, The Methodist Wo-
amn's Missionary Society.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-19
DEATH CALLS TO
W. H. WESTBROOK, SR
FATHER OF PROMINENT BUSi-
NESS MEN IN CORDELE PASS
ED AWAY IN SYLVESTER. FUN
ERAL HERE.

w. H. Westbrook, ST., passed away
quietly from this tfe Friday morning
at o'clock at theAlome of his daugh-
ter, Mrs G. L. Deariso, in Sylvester
after a lingering illness which had
weakened him from the EARLY. part OF
the summer.
The remains were brought to Cor
dele and the funeral was conducted
from the residence of ]. T. West
brook at 4:30 o'clock, Rev. Walter
Anthony, pastor of the Methodist
church, conducting the service. The
remains were laid to rest in Sunny
side cemetery.
Mr.. Westbrook was a native OF
Sumter county, having been born in
Americas. He spent four years CT
his life fighting for the South in the
sixties. His wife was Miss Mary
Wardlaw Kitchens; member OF one
of the best families in Jones county
She preceded him to the grace twelve
years ago.
Mr.. Westbrook followed farming
most of his life. He was citizen OF
rare integrity and honesty and was
held in the highest esteem over a
wide section. His later years he
spent, part here with his sons and
part at Sylvester with, his daughters
He was a member of the Baptist
church of Cordele and Mason.
Children surviving Mr.. Westbrook
are ]. r., J. B., and w. H. Jr., of Cor
dele and Mrs. N. ]. Bass and Mrs. j
L. Deariso of Sylvester, The fun
eral was conducted by Rev. Anthony
owing to the absence from the city
Of Rev. j. H. Coin, pastor of the Bap
fist church of which Mr.. Westbrook
was a member.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-19
CRISP FARM LANDS SHOW
ENORMOUS PEANUT YIELD
GAMBLER is REELECTED.

Atlanta, Aug 15.-C. NJ. Gambler to-
day was reelected chairman of the
Georgia railroad commission, Judge
Hillyer, vice chairman, and the other
officers in their places were reelected.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-19

Dooly Superior Court will convene
next Monday for the trial Of criminal
business. The grand jury will be CON
vened at that time.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-19

Captain Tillinsnast huston, part
owner of the New York American
League aBseball tlub, the Yankees"
s ready and ANXIOUS for war. This
photograph was taken in Detroit
where he is captain in the Sixteenth
United States Engineers. He served
N the Sranish-American War, and
when this one came on he dropped
all business to get back into the
service.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-19
Wenona.

w A. Tuck, Chairman and Treas
urer, 81; II. A. Fullerton 81; Mrs.
II. A. Fullerton, ST. z. II. Culpepper
81; Mrs Z. II. Culpepper 81; J. N.
Coffee, 81; Il. l.. Beach, 81; p. G.
Legg, 81; r. o. Turner 81; Mr. w.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-08-19

Continued on page g.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-31
BY FRANK R. WILSON.
Federal Farm Loan Bureau, L. S.
Treasury Department.

ttcdeurl departments
written for the United Press.
WASHINGTON. May so.-Floating
seven billion dollar indebtedness with
In a few weeks sounds colossal.
To the minds Of those familiar with
the history Of large governmental A.
nancial transactions Il suggests dire
possibilities. Heavy borrowing bv ma
tons has often resulted In price infia-
tons and greatly added cost OF living
Such "A result might be predicted for
the Liberty Loan we're II not for the
fact that precautions against these III
effects have been taken.
Uncle Sam now practically is in the
position of the boy who can eat his
candy and keep It. While borrowing
70 an extent greater than any nation
has ever borrowed az one time. he e..
at the same time, providing greatly
increased stimulus 70 business within
his own realm.
1t is not as IL this seven billion dol
lars were TO be borrowed and taken
out of the country for investment else
where. This is to be merely transfer
OF credit, one OF the conditions of the
credit extended TO foreign nations be-
ing that the money borrowed from this
Government must be spent for sup
plies within this country. So when the
United States lends two hundred mil
lion dollara to Great Britain, this Gov
eminent merely assemblies the credit
OF its people and lends that credit
10 Great Britain TO enable Great
Britain 10 enlarge It's operations OF
buying war supplies so while we arc
aiding Great Britain. by giving her a
lower interest rate than she otherwise
could get, we are aiding ourselves by
providing new demands upon all of our
Industries, new demands for labor
larger requirements Of raw materials
and a greater market for food sup
plies.
The administration has prohted from
the costly experience OF other nations
by outlining a policy which provides
for combination OF borrowing and
taxation IN order to keep down the
bad effects usually resultant from
large borrowing. The most pronounced
I'll effects that have come from large
borrowing have come where nations
have raised all Of their war revenue
by the sale OF bonds. Wherever ma
ton has undertaken to raise its taxa
ton proportionately with It's rate OF
borrowing, this tendency toward price
imitation has been reduced The Secre-
tary OF the Treasury has made sug-
gestions TO Congress for an increase
in taxation which would produce near.
~ two billion dollars annually. Ger.
many has raised practically all of Us
war revenue. by selling bonds and hal
added very little to taxation Grea
Britain has followed the CUSTOMARY
accepted policy OF making increased
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-31
Commercial and Economic
Effects of Liberty Loan

taxation take care OF at least the in
terest on increased Indebtedness.
But this tendency TO minimize price
initiation is not only saving grace in
the new program Of war finance. The
Secretary Of the Treasury, instead OF
calling for subscriptions TO the entire
loan at one time, called for only two
billion dollars at once His object was,
manifestly, TO distribute the shock OF
the loan. Such a program makes II
possible for this money to be sub
scribed to be loaned to European
countries; to be expended for supplies
IN this country and to be again DIS
tributed 10 its normal channels OF
business before the next installment
is called for Such a plan makes It
possible 10 handle the Liberty Loan by
degrees with the least percentage OF
business displacement
Another provision in the making OF
the Liberty Loan which helped to re-
duce us ill effects 20 the minimum was
that giving the Secretary Of the
Treasury authority to deposit the
money subscribed for bonds in banks
throughout tho country. II Is his pol
lev TO distribute these deposits where
the money originates. Thus again Is
provided an excellent safeguard
against business displacement go
I Tho floating of this great loan VIII
AFFORD opportunity for getting a new
grip on The savings habit OF Ameri-
cans. Heretofore Americans have not
been satisfied by the low returns pro-
vided for government securities. They
have not been buyers Of Government
bonds. II is said that less than one
ffth OF 1 per cent. OF the people OF the
limited States are bond owners ana
Of course only a small portion OF these
are holders OF Government bonds IN
Great Britain and France nearly II
per cent. OF the people have actually
participated in the raising OF war
revenue by the purchase OF bonds. ON
the basis Of patriotic duty a grea'
many Americans Will now become
bond holders and the practice OF buy
ing this class Of securities VIII DC
stimulated. -
In order 10 make this great loan q
complete success; in order 10 mini
mize the evil effects; In order 10 uls,
tribute the shock so that business VIII
not feel II, II will be absolutely heces-
sary for the people az large to partel-
pate generously in the Liberty Loan
To require the banks and trust com,
panies of this country, whose tota
loans for commercial purposes now
are eighteen BILLIONS Of dollars, 70 as.
sumo the bulk OF a government eredll
of an additional seven billions woui'
be subiecting the business OF the ma
ton to too great a strain.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-31

NATIONAL THEATRE
vaudeville, Thursday. Friday and
Saturday. "String Beans worlo
greatest colored comedian. Win loul
other big acts.-Adv,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-31
Orchestra Leader Praises Duffy'S

In emergencies, when a physician Is
not available, putfy's Pure Matt
Whisky may BIO depended upon Tor
quick relief. Mr.. Max Ankles,
Orchestra Leader, stricken with
cramps at an Important engage
ment, 10 relieved promptly by Duff
.fy's and enabled TO continue playing.
"Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey is GER
tainiy a valuable medicine to have az
hand in case OF emergency and no
home should be without it. Recently
was stricken with cramps while play
ing at a dance in a New Jersey town
and thought I should die as the near
est doctor was two miles away. was
unable to obtain any relief until a
friend gave me some Duffy's Malt
which relieved me In C. short time and
enabled me 10 continue playing.
am very grateful and recommend
Duffy's Pure Malt as reliable medi-
cinal Whiskey. Max Ankles. 1883
Crotona Ave, Bronx, New York
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-31


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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-26
Registering for Harvesting Help.

The registering Of Watertown men
for emergency farm work lis being
taken up this week by committees
under the auspices of the Agricultural
Extension Committee of the Water
town Chamber Of Commerce. The
publicity previously given this sub
ject has resulted in a number of vol.
unteers, but the committees are maxi
ing the personal visit now so as to
get the names of those who have For
gotten or neglected to register for
this service.
"A systematic effort is being made
by the Codington County Council Of
Defense, cooperating with the Better
Farming Bureau, to provide real
harvest help In is large ntirntbeTsaas
needed.
AS previously outlined, this plan
does not contemplate putting local
men, unaccustomed to hard #out-of.
door work, and with their own bust
Tess to look after. into competition
with regular harvest help. Regular.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-26
Chaos in Slay Armies Results iii
Dictatorshipb BY Premier Kerensky

Washington. D. Cs-The expected
has happened in Russia. The tran.
sition from the autocracy OF the car
to the democracy of the provisional
government was SO peaceful as to be
the calm before the storm.
Things have reached that state Of
chaos in Russia which seems to- de-
mand the application OF a strong arm,
and Kerenskys deemed to be- the
strong man OF Russia, has been
clothed with dictatoriai powers.
Kerensky has gone to the war front
with q view to restoring order and
putting the Russian army again into
fighting condition, He was recently
made the premier Of the cabinet, ioi.
lowing an all-night session.
When Gear Nicholas was deposed
some time ago, and the provisional
government evinced a disposition to
permit free discussion and The return
of the exiled political prisoners, free
dom began to I'm riot. All the pent.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-26

1rtE 70 E&E 800 ~ 50
EsArd tapiaee o. CsYntain hn
White whose resignation the presi
dent accepted today.
Letter Published.
Official announcement of the ac,
ceptance of the designations of Goe.
thals and White was made with pub.
LEGATION of a letter from President
Wilson to Chairman Denman asking
for his resignation and giving the
presidents opinion that the only way
to end the row which has delayed the
ship building program was for both
Goethals and Denman to be removed
from the situation.
Lauds Goethals.
In asking for Mr.. Denman's resig-
nation, President Wilson suggested
That be glad to take he
same d~isinterested and %self-forget-
ting course that General Goethals has
taken
President Wilson's action came as
a SURPRISE Officials generally had
thought he would make a further
effort to patch up differences and
divide specifically between Chairman
Denman and General Goethals pow
ers conferred on him by the shipping
act.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-26

help will be provided in I'm cases .as
rapidly AS possible after the demand.
The msn now volunteering Will be
called simply to OIL the gap, and Will
be released as soon as help can be
secured.
Not all can or will fight la the
trenches. but all can do something
toward helping in the work al home,
and this provides an opportunity for
those who are willing 10 make some
sacrifice. and forego some pleasure
for the sake Of helping to conserve
the food supply. It il impossible that
the committees d everyone, and I'M.
necessary that they be put To the
trouble OF doing so. Don't wait te be
Drafted Express now Your Willing
ness to assist TO the extent 81 yosr
ability by phoning to the secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce OF to-
some member Of the Agricultural Ex-
tension Committee. consisting OF D.
IL. Loucks, a. w. Palm, C. nc Lyon,
u. p. Bird and John Gonlev.
do lit now
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-26

Washington. July 24.-President
Wilson signed the $640,00O,0 geo air
plane bill today and it became a law,
An army of 10000 officers and en-
listed men will be needed in the avi-
alton program to be carried out by
the bill, according to a statement by
Howard Coffin, chairman of the Air
craft Production board.
sThis giant program must be car.
ried out with a promptness equal to
that displayed by congress in passing
the measure Mr.. Coffin said.
Haste is Needed.
ut is a task demanding all the
initiative and power of American in,
dustry, and, just for that reason the
nation will respond. All worlds rec.
ords for industrial development of a
new art must be broken, Whatever
crimes may later be laid at the door
of those who are to direct this work,
that of inaction or slowness In ac
comBlishment must not be one OF
them.
Zone word of caution only need be
said here. Time, material and or
%ganization are the main elements in
any manufacturing industry. Under
ordinary conditions a year at least
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-26
$640,OO0,0O for Airplanes to Be
Expended by the United States

sBGS{f
would be required for the Industrial
preparation which this program de-
mands. Yet, we have no such length
of time in which to perform the
entire task.
Gratifying Progress.
I'm spite OF previous inexperience
in quantity production OF fighting
planes, we must have thousands Of
them for next years use to make the
contribution which the allies expect
of us.
fThe design and construction of
jigs, tools and gauges will require
weeks, and even months of time, no
matter how rapidly we work, it must
be remembered, therefore, that a few
months necessarily will elapse before
the outward results of our Industrial
effort will show in the shape of guam
titles of finished fighting machines.
We cannot get aircraft merely by
shaking the trees 1t can be an
nounced, however, that most crafty
ing progress on this preliminary or
ganization already has been made in
the past few weeks and, if it pro
crosses at that stride, there need be
no fear as to Americas position in
the aircraft field by next summer.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-26
Russians in Galicia Falling Back

Washington, %. e., July 25s-That
the Russians in the Gaiician region
are still falling back before the march
OF the Teutonic forces Is evidenced
in the cable dispatches from both
Petrograd and London, N
At the present rate Of retreat, the
Slav armies will be back on the lines
from which they recently advanced.
if not still further towards home.
Confidence is expressed, however,
from the Russian capital thas the
Russian government and army oficers
will have control of the situation Ia
q few days and that the Russian army
will be able to Withstand the on.
s1anghts of the Germans
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-26
E F- = 2 - - =
$4,000 IN YOUR BANK
OR PAY A FINE

st. Paul, Minimize banks Of
this city + considering the adj
visibility OF exacting d charge OF
! afty cents a month to ali depos-
: itors carrying less than q balance
Of 10000, In some eastern cities
il is said that such a charge is
made on all depositors WHOSE bal
a is under 100000.
Editorial Note.-For years the
banks Of the country have been
raising heaven and earth. agurar
lively speaking, TO induce men,
and especially laboring men, TOT
t~carrE deposits, no matter how
small, IN the banks. II. now that
Z The system OF depositing In banks
has become general, the small de-
ppsitor is going to be taxed for
b. the privilege OF issuing checks
OF q local bank there will arise
d general demand for modifica-
ton OF our banking system, or
else the people VIII return to the
Z old method of keeping money ia
: stockings. The Isl. Paul ana ath8r
z bankers who1Teady0catiiig the
adoption offhe charge system
: for small dep6sitors are doing
Z their best III a4rnallaway7 .o make
the federal banking LAWS unpop
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-26

The Teutonic force is said not tu
Ebe nearly as strong before the Rus
slams Is 1t a some tiEleago. The
Iinaction OF the Slavs dtrlng he res
cent British and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
suited In withdrawing large numbers
sof Germans from the Russian front
and placing them b~eforeSthe English
and French.
Now that boththe English and the
French give evidence OF renewedar
tiyity and q resumption of the Offennsss
I've, IT is said the Germans are unable
to spare the men FROM the French
front to force d continued retreat on
the part OF the SIav armies.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-26
Price Potatoes umbles in St. Paul


The airpianes YOU saw shooting
around over ST. Anthony HILL" says
the st. Paul Dispatch Of Tuesday eve
ming, weren't %aiTplanes at all. Nav,
they were the high prices Of potatoes,
onions, turnips and cabbages getting
back to earth"
Potatoes, which commanded 81 a
bushel in the st. Paul markets., sud
denly dropped to 81. The blink
came suddenly adds the report, like
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-26
FOOD CONTROL BILL
GOES TO gCCNEERENcE

Washington. u. GThe food
control bill which the senate had
under consideration for weeks was
} finally passed and now goes to q
conference committee to- be- con-
siderfd BY a joint committee a
the two houses. 1t is understood
that the president is dissatisfied
! with many OF the changes which
! the senate made and VIII seek To-
! have the COMMITTEES reincoTporate
some Of the provisions OF the orig
inal bill which the senate has
discarded or 10 altered as mater
Tally to changethe meaning
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-26

darkness on the ocean and the visit
of your mother-inIaw.n
Whether the tumble applies like.
wise to other cities is not disclosed,
but there r people who believe that
potatoes will range below 81 a bushel
by the time the digging in this coun-
try is completed, some contending
that if the potato grower gets even
fifty cents a bushel he may consider
himself lucky.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-26

street, between Kemp Avenue and
First Avenue South.
The small sum Of ten cents will be-
charged for dancing, and the pro-
ceeds will go into the troop fund, III
the benefits Of which all members of
the regiment will share
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-26
Troop Banquet Tuesday at 5 p. M.

Preceding the opening of the big
Pavement Dance Tuesday evening, the
Chamber of Commerce will give a
banquet In honor of the First South
Dakota Cavalry. The banquet will
be served at 5 o'clock p. m.
Following the banquet, a big pave
ment dance will Rke place, on Maple.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-26
GoethaIs Quits.

Washington, July 24.-President
Wilson today asked Chairman Den
mar Of the Federal Shipping Board
to resign and accepted the resignation
Of Major General Goethals as general
manager of the Emergency Fleet cor.
poration.
Edward Fl. Hurley, a Chicago bust,
ness man and former chairman OF
the Federal Trade Commission, will
become chairman of the shipping
board. Washington L. Caps, chief
constructor of the navy, will succeed
General Goethals as general malager
of the Emergency Fleet corporation.
cambridge Colby of New York, will
bsrome a member of the shipping