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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-15

from home late into the night and to
offer an opportunity for those who
might wish to attend but refrain on
account the fear that they might
be thought selfish in attending on a
banquet night.
The members are urged to attend
c.rly, as there VIII 0e no need for
them to go home for supper.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-15
POSSE PURSUES
NEGRO SLAYER
EMMETT BRiGHTWELL, OF NEAR
RIcHLANo, KILLED WARN
ING HUNTER

Richland, Dec. i3.--Posses search
ed throughout the section just east o
here in Webster county last night and
today and tonight for Charles West
negro Lad, who on Friday afternoon
shot and killed Emmett Brightwell
young white farmer OF near Rich
land and a member Of one Of the beat
known families of this section. Sherill
Christian was also searching for the
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-15
TO RAISE SWEET POTATOES

Savannah, Dec 14--At great NEE
ting of the farmers of Chatham ccun3
ty yesterday it was practically agreed
that they will turn their attention TO
other products than cotton for the ne
xt year chiefly to sweet pOt"tacs.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-15

Statistics for the present century
show that one thousand and fifty min
ers' strikes have occurred in Great
Britain, as compared with about five
hundred of all other trades combined.
Next to miners as strikes rank the
textile workers-the wooden mill OPP
orators and cotton spinners.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-15

The kitchen is the most important
room in the house from a health
health standpoint, says the United
States Public Health Service. Keer
every thing about Il and every one in
1t scrupulously clean.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-15

ton are keenly conscious of their az
countabiity TO the public.
They have accordingly determined
to present as fully ms they can, the
fundamental facts and considerations
which they themselves must face in
their efforts 10 provide satisfactory
railroad service.
ut is hoped TO engage the interest
of the whole American people. whose
welfare is so vitality dependent upo.
4, eQuate transportation
The country can grow only rs the
railroads grow. The railroad problem
must be solved and solved rightly
and soon-if our country is TO prosper
1T is to promote that prosperity oper
manently and in interest of the
whole peopie-t'ft railroad exect
tives will present to the public the
situation as they see it"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-15
DON'T SHAKE
YOUR LIFE AWAY

You know the cause. Your system
is full of malaria; get it out of your
system Get rid nf those strength de-
stroying chills with Ameco.
The minute you take a dose of
Ameco, you can rest assured you
will miss that dreaded chill day.
at kills the cAiIIs."
A few doses breaks the fever and
after taking one or two bottles as a
tonic, the fever will not return.
Ameco vii also cure any ordinary
cold in "a hours.
Try a bottle of Ameco. You will
be agreeably surprised how quickly
and thoroughly it does the work.
Every bottle guaranteed.
PRICE rs CENTS.
Pudgen Bros, Wholesale Distributors.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-15
RAILROAD GROWTH
A NATIONAL NEED

New York. Dec l4.-Thomas De-
Witt Cuyler, Chairman of the AS
ISOLATION OF Railway Executives, an
nounced today that the Fundamental
facts OF the railroad situation would
be presented TO the country by means
OF natiornl advertising. The opening
statement, to appear in the dairy
Newspapers during the next few
days, is signed by nearly Il hundred
executives Of the principal railroads.
II will be followed by series OF adj
vertisements in the daily and week
" newspa pers and in other publica-
tons.
THE unmistakable verdict OF pub
lie opinion" said Mr. Cuyler, In MAX
ing tho announcement of the plan OF
the railroad companies, lis that
great national industry shall continue
10 be conducted by private companies
under strict public regulation. Mo
dern railroad companies. Of course,
are private affairs. Their capital is
subscribed by u vast number OF in
dlvidual investors, as well as by in
stitutions, such as saving banks and
life insurance companies, holding the
savings of millions of people, and
they are subject To the most minute
regulation by the public authorities.
In Europe such corporations are call
ed public companies, and this name
more accurately describes them.
with the return of the railroads
to the control Of their owing com
panies, after two years OF war service
under Government 0pcration-a per
Tod of unprecedented Industrial and
financial chnnge-the railroad man
ayers will have many difficult pro.
blems to face. But the most import
ant problem-the one most affecting
the public wclfare--will be that Of
attracting to the railroad business
q flow of new capital, without which
the railroads cannot grow and with
out which the country cannot grow.
1.-THE whole railroad problem Sits
down to this fundamental fact that
In growing country like ours,
with the transportation demands in
creasng much faster than the popu,
htion, there must he a continuous in
vcstment of new funds in the cX-
pansion OF railroad facilities.
Railroad freight traffic, Preached
200 billion ten-mles in 1906; it rose
to 800 billion in 1913: and last year
II crossed the 400 billion mark. The
railroads are now hauling five
times as much traffic as they did
thirty years ago. And traffic Is go,
ing tao keep right on growing, be.
cause this country is going 10 keep
right on growing,
ITO keep pace with this increase
In business the railroads before
the war were expanding about $780,
100000 Il yelr of new capital for eX-
pansion. That, as we all know, was
not enogh. But rollroad earnings
were not large enough to attract the
funds or Investors in great amount.
In fact for several years the market
for new railroad stock had vanished
Nearly all the new capital had to be
obtained through the snle OF mort
gage bonds and short-term notes. The
companies were obliged to increase
the number of their creditors because
they could not attract more share.
holders.
During the period of whr con-
troll the Government has been unable
The Farmington times., 1919-02-14
STATE PARK IN THE
OZARK REGION URGED

Cuba, Mo-, Feb. 8.-If the wishes of
Tim Birmingham, State Game and
Fish Commissioner, are given favor
able consideration, Crawford county
will get the proposed Ozark State
Park.
With $4,000 already saved for the
State Park Fund and $4,000 more
available before the end of this year,
the Commissioner. recommended in his
annual report that the Legislature au-
thorize the purchase of park at once
and that it be stocked with fish and
game as State preserve.
The department has an offer of q
tract of 10000 acres, with % miles OF
front on the Meramec River, in Craw-
ford county, for $4,000. Birming.
ham wants the Legislature to author.
ize the purchase Of this tract and pay
for it with the $4,000 already accu.
mulated from hunting licenses, ant
the money obtained from that source
hereafter.
The tract Birmingham has in. mine
is 30 miles from a railroad, but it car
be made easily accessible by construc'
tion of a good highway.
There are two good farms and build
ings on it. The land is covered with
hardwood timber that never has beer
cut over. The river is full of bass
crappie and jack salmon at that point
and there are deer and turkeys in thu
The Farmington times., 1919-02-14

sums at disadvantageous rates of ex-
change. The interest payments would
remain in the country to be used part
ly for reconstruction and as capital
for the development of our industrial
life.
Even as to the military triumphs
Over Germany, there is a situation
not altogether, without disquieting
features for France. 1t is quite true
that the Allies have taken the German
navy, and in large measure have dis
armed the enemy. But there remains
a cotiahc
a chaotic yet fruitful Russia from
Which great help may be drawn by
the Teutons.
Dangers Ahead
"With the British army demobilized,
the American army back home and
France isolated, there might be dan
ger of reopening of the military de-
bate by Germany which might en-
barrass us were it not for the assur-
ance which President Wilson gave us
in the Chamber of Deputies the other
day that under the operation of the
League of Nations, whenever France
or any other free people is threatened
the whole world will be ready to vim
dicate its liberty" so that "there new
er shall be any doubt or waiting Of
surmise."
"Of course, a society of nations, il
which America and France enter mus
be supported profoundly by the con
viction of their peoples and by de
termination of each nation entering
into the agreement to be willing to re
nounce their traditional aloofnes
from other peoples and willing to EN-
ploy the national strength outsid
their own country, both in time O
peace as we'll as under the pressure O.
| war.
"All of our plans are based on th'
splendid platform laid down by Pres
ident Wilson. In perfect harmon,
with the principles which he has cnun
ciated we are striving for higher ant
holier idealism in the conduct of tn
| affairs of the world"
The Farmington times., 1919-02-14
FOREIGNERS SAY MINERS
TRY TO TERRORIZE THEM

jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 1e.--
Steve Matzko and Joe Gcnko, foreign
born miners employed in the lead
mines of st. Francois county, accom-
panied by M. Petrosky, a storekeeper
from there, called at the State Labor
Bureau today and complained that eff
forts arc being made by other miners
in the lead mines to drive them out of
the county. They are employed In
night shifts, and say they represent
about 1000 miners and 500 families.
Their story is to the effect that one
of their houses has been burned and
that rocks are thrown at them as
they pass to and from their work. No
one has been killed, they said, but the
families are becoming terrorized and
most serious trouble is anticipated
unless measures to guarantee them
protection are taken. They also
called upon Representative JEFF ID.
Poston, from st. Francois county, and
told him of their grievances and fears.
State Labor Commissioner Lewis
had left for st. Louis to take up the
claims of these men for protection
with st. Louis representatives of the
United States Department of Labor.
It seems that this later department
has already instituted an investiga-
tion covering the complaints.
The Farmington times., 1919-02-14
BIGOTRY BARS PROGRESS
TURK is A MOSSBACK

Macon, Mo-, Feb. 8.-Dr. A. X.
Mussallem, who has long resided in
this city, is a native of Syria. He
was asked for an explanation of the
Turkish cruelty to Syrians and Arme-
mans, and whether the stories were
not somewhat exaggerated.
"They are not" the Doctor replied
with emphasis. "My folks live in Sy-
ria, and | have not heard from them
in two years. / know my mother has
written. / have not the slightest
doubt that the stories we are read
ing about this week are true. The
Turks hate the people Of my state and
the Armenians because they are
Christians and because they are hon
| est, Woodworking folk. If let alone,
the Christians would rapidly develop
the country, establish schools and
churches and build cities according to
our ideas. By natural inclination they
are modern and progressive. The
Turk is what you'd call a 'mossback'
Anything new or for the bettcrment of
the country he is constitutionally op-
posed to. The Christians are infidels
to him, people he has right to per-
! secute and kill.
Opposes Modern Ideas
"Allah is the god of the Turk. He
knows no other, and doesn't want to
know any other. To talk Vt changing
precedents arouses his suspicion. He
goes by the book, the Koran, and gets
all the law he needs out of that. He
doesn't ask any pity for his benighted
condition, but, if he learns you are a
Christian, he will pity you.
"Still the Ottoman is shrewd chap,
according to his light. He will trade
with Christian nation, if to his in.
| terest, and form an alliance. Most OF
the Turkish people liked England bet
| ter than Germany. It's their home
Christians they have grudge against
and those responsible for the execution
can't understand why any outside ma.
tions should feel concerned about
them. The Turk doesn't worry about
what goes on in other countries an6
he feels as if he should be allowed tc
regulate matters at home.
Resources Undeveloped.
"There is immense wealth in the
countries of the Turkish Empire, val
liable minerals, precious gems anG
! trees that would command vast sums
Solomon built his temple from the re.
sources Of that land, and those great
The Farmington times., 1919-02-14

resources still exist. The reason pri-
vate exploitation is not permitted is
because the rulers fear the develop
ment of the Western ideals. 1t is the
Christian nations that would have to
furnish the engineering skill, the fine
machinery and the methods for hand
ling the valuable raw material. And
it is precisely because of this the
Turk would rather things remained as
they are"
The Farmington times., 1919-02-14

woods.
Birmingham believes the tract
would make a great game farm and
that by building an additional fish
hatchery there, streams all over the
State could be stocked in few years.
The tract belongs to two brothers and
can be bought only as a whole. Sew
eral other tracts almost as good are.
available.
The Farmington times., 1919-02-14
Fine Prunes our speciality.

are bowling lot about crooken cleo
tions in Kansas City, where the nor
NAL Democratic plurality is 10000
but have said nothing about the in
creased Republican plurality in St
Louis. When all votes favor them
there can be no crookedness, seems to
be Republican opinion.
The Farmington times., 1919-02-14

The investigation of the highway
commission seems to show that A. C.
McKibbin, former member Of the
commission and secretary, is disap-
pointed because he is no longer con-
nected with it. 1t was found that Nc
Kibbin was drawing a salary as a
member of the Commission and an
other as it's secretary. The commits
sion says that shortage Of labor and
materials prevented good showing
for 1918, but that 1919 will ever be
remembered.
The Farmington times., 1919-02-14
Resources Undeveloped.

"There is immense wealth in the
countries Of the Turkish Empire, val
liable minerals, precious gems and
trees that would command vast sums.
Solomon built his temple from the re-
sources of that land, and those great
The Farmington times., 1919-02-14

Republican members from St. Louis
The Farmington times., 1919-02-14

A measure has been introduced
placing all probate judges in the State
on a straight salary. The bill pro-
vides that their salaries shall be from
81 200 to $4,000 per year, according
to the population of the county.
The Farmington times., 1919-02-14

A bill to repeal the law creating
the Tax Commission has been en-
crossed. 1t is expected that som'
provision will be made for the State
Board of Equalization to provide ma
chinery to assist them in seeing thai
property is assessed on an equal ba
sis.
The Farmington times., 1919-02-14

From all indications it now seems
that measure providing that WON
en- may vote for President and vice
president may be PASSED during thi'
session. The bill was engrossed II
the House without opposition and was
placed on the calendar of the. Senate
despite the adverse report of the com
mittee.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10

Stonebrake. Miss Charlotte Bailey.
Miss Margaret Hammer. Miss Martha
Glass, Miss Pauline Franklin, Miss
Lucille Musgrave, Miss Ina Griest, Miss
Miss Hazel Alt
Notes and Personal Mention. -
Mr.. C. II. Searle is visiting MS bro
ther. $. s. searle. and his son, Mr. Al
bert Searle, in Geneva, Ohio.
Mrs. Walter Slagle of Oklahoma
| City will arrive tomorrow to visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eli G. Foster,
and TO be present at the Bowman
Eyeringaam wedding
Mrs. William Shaver and her father,
Mr.. Lewis Baker. who have been vis-
| iting in Michigan are expected to- re-
| turn to Topeka Saturday.
Mrs. c. S. Elliott who suffered an in
| jury from a fall on the ice last week Is
much improved.
Miss Bernice johnson of Atchison
| is visiting Mrs Frank Griggs.
| Mr.. Ben GODDARD of Cleveland, and
| Mr. Henry GODDARD OF Oklahoma City
| have returned home. They were here
! to attend the funeral of their father,
| Mr.. Junius H. GODDARD.
Mrs. /. S. Lauck who has been with
her sister, Mrs. Frank c. Beck, will
leave soon for Oldsburg.
Dr. Emma Reed Morrison has re-
| turned from Clay Center where she
went to attend. the funeral of hei
| brother-in-law. John W. Grayson. Mrs
| Grayson will come from Clay Center
| to spend Christmas nth DIR. Morrison
| Mrs. NJ A. Reed. of Montrose, Colo.
who has been visiting her son.. Mr.
Clyde Reed and family. left yesterday }
| for Fairview, Okla. where she will
| spend the Christmas holidays with her
| son. Mr.. Arthur Reed.
| Mrs. Katherine Page, of New York
| City. arrived yesterday for visit tc
Mrs June Chapman.
| Mrs George W. Parkhurst and Mary
Carver leave today for Fort Worth
| Texas.
| Mrs. c. J. Evans. who is principal
of one of the schools in Lawrence, has
come to Topeka to stay until the Goa
situation permits the opening o'
schools again.
Mrs George Eagle, who has been IL
| in Kansas City, is well again Mr.
| Eagle will go to Kansas City Saturday
and they will both return Sunday.
| This is what the most modest mar
| in Topeka said to a girl in his office
Il know what I want to get my wife
| for Christmas, but I can't tell you, ant
yet hate to buy It myself"
| GO ahead" said the brazen bust
ness girl. "You can't embarrass rns
about wearing apparel" thinking II
| was nothing less than crepe de chine
Theodore bear he was talking Of
| "WeIi-weIl. I want to buy her some
| silk stockings, he finally managed to
say!
| OF nifty and useful gifts in hand
painted china at her lome, 1912 Clay
! Thursday, Friday and Saturday--Adv'
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10
DROPS FUEL PLEA
st. George Chops Wood and
Sends Coal to More Needy.
Topeka Industries Ask Reed for
Relief-May Close.

Residents of St George. Pottawato-
mie county, today withdrew their
claims for a car of GOAL that less for
tunate towns may be kept warm St.
George men have organized a voIun-
teer wood choppers brigade and will
attempt to meet the towns demand for
fuel.
A message this morning to Clyde NJ
Reed. private secretary to Governor
Allen. stated that the Pottawatomie
county town would withdraw its re-
quest for a car of fuel 1t stated that
wood is being chopped and that the
fuel from timber lands would keep the
town warm. Towns further removed
from natural resources will get the car
of coal which was to have~been ship
ped today to st. George.
Secretary Reed today sent q number
OF telsgrams urging haste in the move
menf of steam coal to Topeka He
asked the Central Coal & Coke COM
pany in Kansas City to facilitate, il
possible, the movement of ten cars
OF coal TO this city from Arkansas.
Two cars of coal from Pfttsburg are
being shipped to Topeka industrial
plants and another car is coming from
the Linn county fields.
Several local industries today ap-
pealed TO Reed for help. Unless a new
supply of coal comes soo1, several in
dustries which now operate part time
will be forced to close.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10
Sure Way To Get
Rid OF Dandruff

There is one sure way that never
fails to remove dandruff completely
and that is to dissolve it. This de-
stroys it entirely. To do this, just get
about four ounces OF plain, ordinary
liquid arvon; apply it at night. when
retiring; use enough to moisten The
scalp and rub it in gently with the
finger tips
By morning. most if not all, of your
dandruff will be gone. and three or
four more applications will completely
dissolve and entirely destroy every
single sign and trace of it, no matter
how much dandruff you may have
You will find. too, that all itching
and digging of the scalp will stop in
stantly, and your hair will be fluffy,
lustrous,s glossy. silky and soft, and
look and feel hundred times better
You can get liquid arvon at any
drug store. Il is inexpensive, and four
ounces is all you will need. This
simple remedy has never been known
to faiI.-Adv-
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10
Day oft
LUCY AND /
SOLVE OUR CHRISTMAS
PROBLEMS
BY FANNIE READ

Lucy called me up this morning be-
fore Z had entirely thawed out 1
told her f1atIy that I refused to shop
with any one today. But she said that
she would call for me in half an hour
and hung up. That's the way Lucy
does I wouldn't take it from any one
else but just because it was Lucy 4
put on the warmest clothes l possess
and wen. We drove straight to King 5
studio-just Just like Lucy-she had
forgotten to make an appointment
and Kings time was filled until Christ
mas. Lucy didn't let that worry her
however for when she found she
couldn't give her own pictures 60 her
friends as gifts she bought them gift
certificates. emitting them TO have
their own pictures taken at any time
after Christmas which We both agreed
Is really a much better idea after all.
My daughter ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Is seyenteen-needs u long coat I
have almost neglected my family, but
really 1t is Lueyts fault. 1Nrebelled to-
day. I said that We were going to
select a coat for Margaret il we never
did another bit of Xmas shopping
We found just what we wanted at
Berkscn's at remarkably reduced
prfce-in fact all of their best coats
are reduced chose a French model
OF peachbIoom material, silklined and
trimmed WITH FSnCtl SHdil1C luz COL
lar and cuffs and square fur pockets.
The tiniest touch of embroidery in
selftones give it q. dainty and youthful
appear Lucy wanted me to get 1T in
a turquoise blue, but l preferred the
reindeer shade to either blue or the
brown. 1 considered it a bargain at
SIS.
Eve Iefs our orders for engraved
Xmas CARDS at Halls bookstore. At
time when friends become nearer
and dearer we take this way OF send
ing Xmas greetings to all
want Margaret to learn to sew.
Lucy and 1 talked it over and decided
to get her the very best sewing ma
chine in the city. After careful con-
sideration we selected White at
warren NJ Crosby's. 1t is SO well
built and SO practical that a young
girl can run it easily.
We spei:t g glorious half-hour in
the silk underway department 1 love
to look at these BilIowy pink wonders
with Lucy. She says that the way to
a mans heart is thru his stomach,
but give a woman a full purse and
turn her loose in the lingerie Depart
ment.
The day is never too cold or the
time too late to take a peep at Miss
Addis's. After a visit there I still be-
lieVe in Aladdin,s lamp.
(AdTertisemeng.l
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-10

in the basement diminishes. At the
time of year when society" is usually
at its height, there is little going and
coming or the giving of parties. No
one knows anything to speak of. As
one woman put it, mo. I don't know
anything There is nothing going on
and besides I stay right at home. and
we keep such good supply of ashes
on our walk that no one even takes a
fall IN front of our house
The Mothers club will meet as
usual at Pelletier's Friday afternoon.
The chapter of the book the club is
studying called professional Mother
hood will be reviewed There will be
a violin solo and Miss Dorothy Stadel
will read "A Letter to Santa Claus"
Mrs. katherine. Page. OF New York
City, will also give a reading.
The annual Christmas shop of the
women of the West Side Christian
church will be held Wednesday and
Thursday, December 1 I and Is, at the
home of the minister, Mrs Clara II.
= = y
Miss Katherine Lanning and Miss
Dorothy Kiehl entertained at a party
yesterday afternoon at the home of
Miss Ki@hI in Horne street The guests
The men of the Phi Delta Theta fra
ternity who are still in town are plan
ming a ffttle informal house dance at
the chapter house this evening.
= = -
were: Miss Marjorie Metzdorf Miss
Louise Breisford, Miss Durmah SUIT
ton. Miss Edith Greist. Miss Dorothy
Serrfn. Miss Ruth Chaplin. Miss Mary