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The Cordele dispatch., 1919-05-23
"You BETTER SIGN"

Frank Stanton in The Constitution:
Here's the advice handed to 'em by
Uncle john of The Excelsior
Springs Standard:
You better sign it. Fritzy, on the
lower dotted line; there's some mighty
restless fellers in this bailiwick of
minc. an they're apt to get the no
ton, eff there's any fool delay, that
you need a little urgin in the good
Old-fashioned way.
you missed it in your jedgment
when you sneered at Uncle Sam, as
he quietly reduced ye till you're hard
ly worth dam, an you may not real
ize it, but eff | am any jedge, you will
Keep yer pelt lots longer by signin'
up the pledge!
So, you better heed me, Fritzy, an
not neglect to sign; you can put yer
blame John Henry on the lower, dot
ted line, and Wen maybe learn to love
ye, for it's true beyond a doubt that
there's virtue in the devil when he's
really flattened out"
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-05-23
JUST ONE LOOK IN

The council of four cornered Italian
Premier Orlando about landing Italian
troops in Asia Minor during the per-
;od when Italy had withdrawn from
the peace conference. They had the
gentleman where he was "obleeged"
to make a showing.
In the critical moment Orlando OBJ
jected to the presence of the Greek
premier who happened to be in the
council session at the time. The Greek
premier at once offered to leave.
President Wilson said it was not ne
cessary But the Italian chump would
not talk till the Greek official left.
Here is one more neighbor of Italy
with a long dart hurled at him. And
the Greeks and the Jugo-Slavs are
about the only neighbors worth while.
Both had hot mud slung in their fac
es by the Italian people.
The idea Of secrecy apparently did
not appeal to Wilson. 1t did with Or
lando and it cost Italy the friendship
of Greece, without a doubt.
We must remember that what we
hear is rumor. and not much of that
coming to us is anything but sur.
mise, pure and simple. But this little
incident puts a bad taste in oul
mouths and makes us believe Italy
has something she at least wants
hidden. The peace conference dosen't
want to hide anything.
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-05-23
OFFICIAL ORGAN CRISP COUNTY.
GOODBYE Y. M. c. A.


The further we 90 into the days
that come after the World War the
more We hear about what the Y. NJ.
c. A. did not do for the soldiers at
the battlefront 1t begins to look like
we will have to say goodbye to this
one time strong christian social or
ganization. The funeral has been said
and the flowers strewn. The boys
coming back said they had to buy
what they got from the Y. NJ. G. A,
while at a Salvation Army hut, or at
a Red Cross station, or at han of
the Knights of Columbus refresh7
ments and the good things were all
free
We would not dispute what the
soldiers say about it. 1t must be true
but for all that, this country is never
going to say goodbye to the Y. NJ. c. A
We know that just as we'll as we
know it is not going to say good bye
to some of the bucking protestants
and the allied church organizations
that gave it life. The Y. NJ. c. A. as
we knew it was a force for good be-
fore the war 1t will be one after the
war.
If there was graft somewhere, il
was not the organization but the
wrong man. If it failed to administer
TO the needs of the soldiers as did
other organizations at the war front
that was the man, not the institution
The man who knows what the y. NJ
c. A. stands for can afford to say
it is founded right, and he is willing
to say so in the midst of every storm
of abuse, if he has an ounce of
stamina in him.
The protestant churches cannot dis
own the Y. NJ. G. A. 1t is their institu
tion and they do not want to disown
it. When it shakes off the war organi.
cation and drops back to its former
good service at home, may be some
of the short comings can be fogiven
those who besmirched its good name
at the war front. We can but hope so.
But the failure at the war front is
not the big cause for pain. 1t is the
jealous fear that it will become the
agency through which the great buga-
boo, the world federation of protest.
ant churches, will be accomplished.
The Y. NJ. c. A. is not going to father
a union of protestant churches today
any more than it did so years ago
even if the war department did
strive through ii to break down de
nominational religious sissying among
the fighting organizations The wal
department plainly expressed de
sire to keep separate the two scienc
es, that of soul saving and the ar
Of killing. They would not mix witt
promi Sc of good results.
The Y. NJ. c. A, with all these
shortcomings of today. is the one
strong organization by which tht
protestants may hope to eliminate
Catholicism. 1t is the only weapon
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-05-23
AN AMERICAN EXAMPLE

| The German fighting forces thought
the allied armies would never be able
TO penetrate their Hindenburg. Ste
lung, and Kremheld defenses. They
gave great time and expense to max
ing these dcfen&es impenetrablc. And
! the allies faced them with at least Il
bit of doubt as to what could be done
until the American dare devil fight
ing machine hit them. That fighting
machine never hit wothout smashing
the German defense. The American
soldier learned more in minute of
fighting about how to oust the Ger
man enemy than did the British and
French during the whole war; and one
need not discredit British and French
fighting to say that.
We have in mind the American
method of tearing up. German ma.
chine gun nests. The Huns thought
this a kind of fighting that could
never be overthrown and accordingly
developed the machine gun with great
efficiency. The hidden German ma
chine gun was holy terror till the
American soldier got after it. Great
alarm seized the enemy when he saw
how the American soldier assailed
and smashed his lone dependence
for holding his lines. 1t made swift
victory possible
Here is an account of what one of
our heroes did on the Stelung defens-
es in the Argonne, and a running
story Of his reception back home. 1t
is our best example possibly of an
American success against the great
est OF the German defenses. 1t will be
recorded in the history of the great
war to the everlasting credit of Amer
lean bravery and dash in battle. to
the credit of a southern fighting young
man who will never be forgotten for
his part in the struggle of men and
,"IS. Read this:
New York, May 22-Sergt. Alvin
c. York, Of the &2S Infantry, who. at
the head of a detachment of seven
men, killed twenty Germans, took 1872
prisoners, including a major and three
lieutenants and put thirty-siX machine
guns out of operation, arrived here
today on the transport Ohioan, wear
ing the Congressional Medal of Honor
and the French CroiX de Guerre. Ser
geant Gork's home is in Pail Mall,
Tennessee, and he was greeted on his
arrival by committee from the Ten
! neSsee society of New York. who pro-
POoN w NlipN llllll WHAT tllt lOlhS DdCh
home think of him during his four
days special furlough
Sergeant York won his honors in
the ArgOnne drive last October. He
was than a corporal and was sent out
with a detachment of sixteen men un-
| der Sergeant Early to silence Ger
man machine gunners who We're en-
| deayortng To protect the advance OF
| a German battalion, Sergeant Early
, and seven of his men were almost inn
mediately killed and Corporal York
! took command. He silenCed machine
gun after machine gun and when he
returned with his prisoners the pro.
| posed German attack had ceased.
Sergeant York will be the guest OF
honor tomorrow night at a banquet
given by the Tennessee Society, at
which Maj. Gen George S. Duncan
his former divisional commander, will
/ speak. Another guest will be Joseph
/ Cummings Chase, who painted a pic
ture of Sergeant York at the front by
order of the government.
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-05-23

against town folks. If there are any
two classes of people that should pull
together all the time it is the farmer
and the man in town.
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-05-23

In 1898 gast line sold for 6 cents
gallon.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-28
TERRELL FARMER REALIZES
$4,000 FROM SALE OF HOGS
Dawson Ga, March 26


Mr. w. D. Davidson, of Graves, is
one of Terrell county's many farm
ers who have found that there are
ether things beside cotton.
Mr.. Davidson has sold in the past
four months $4,000 worth of hogs
raised on his farm.
The interest Of foreign markets in
Terrell county "rooters" in more no.
ticeable each day, on instance of
which was sent recently when re-
preventative of one Of the large pack
ing houses of the country came to
Dawson and asked that five cars of
hogs b edelivered to his firm within
forty eight hours.
During the last four months Ter
rell farmers have sold over one hun
bred cars of hogs and have received
over two hundred thousands dollars
for them. In addition, they have an
adequate supply for home consump-
ton.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-28
COOK COUNTY GOES ON
RECORD GOOD SCHOOLS
VOTE OF FRIDAY EIGHT TO ONE
IN FAVOR OF LOCAL SCooL TAX.

Abel, Ga, March 27--Cook county
Joined the other progressive counties
of the state in no uncertain manner
in the election for countrywide local
school tax last Frid2y. The vote was
about eight to one in favor of this
vital measure. A good deal of in
terest was manifested in the election,
friends of the measure putting in
some good work before election day
and on that day. Some good citizens
weer opposed to the tax but there
was no organized opposition and the
vote wa overwhelmingly in favor of
putting our school system on a good,
sound basis. All of the districts
went for the measure but the LenoX
district polled the banner vote The
result is distinct compliment to the
hard work done by Superintendent
Thomas and his co-woOrkers
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-28
0=YEAR GIRL S SLAYER
ACQUITTED BY JURY

Triton, Ga March 27-The jury in
the case against viii Collins, charg-
ed with killing Bobbie Lee MCGEE,
in Berrien superior court brought in
a verdict of not guilty Tuesday after
noon. The case was taken up at
Nashville Monday and consumed two
days.
Bobbie Lee MCGEE was the 9-year-
old daughter Of Lee MCGEE, and the
killing took place at Ray Witty, Feb
ruary s. Collins and MCGEE had a
fight and separated, each starting to
his home to get his gun. 1t is said
that Collins fired first and McGees
little girl being in the line Of fire re-
ceived the charge of shot, which pass
e dthrough her body, producing death.
MCGEE afterward fired at Collins, five
small No. or No shot striking him
in the forehead.
The defense claimed that the shoot
ing was accidental and there was no
middle ground between conviction
and acquittal. The trial attracted
much attention
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-28
HEMORRHAGIC FEVER
DEPOPULATINC FARMS

Moultrie, Ga, March 27.-Hemorr-
hagic fever, caused by malaria carry
ing mosquitoes, has resulted in so
many deaths and so much sickness in
a zone five miles wide and more than
tWent ymiles long, lying in the east
eTn part of Mitchell county and in
the southwestern part of Worth, that
the affected area has almost been de-
populated by people moving away, ac-
cording to a local newspaper. The
newspaper based it's article on infor-
nation received from DR.. Anderson,
county health commissioner, who ac-
companied DR.. Haygcod, of the state
board of health and Lieutenant La
Prince, of the federal health service
department, on a trip to investigate
the situation in the malarial zone
Many farms that formerly operated
from ten to fifteen plaws have been
completely abandoned, DR. Anderson
is quoted as saying. Conditions have
been so bad for several months that
the people living in the affected area
became panic-stricken and moved
away. The matter was reported to
the state board Of health and it asked
DR.. Haygood and Lieutenant LaPrince
to conduct an investigation. Lieu
tenant LaPrince was in Panama
throughout the campaign which re-
suited in the canal zone being freed
of mosquitoes and is said to be one
of the best known men in his line of
work in the country.
The health officials reported find
ing Misunderstanding mosquitoes in
large numbers and many breeding
pected that steps to fight the disease
by first getting rid of the mosquitoes
will be taken at once. There is dang
er of the malarial zone growing, DR..
Anderson states, unless action is
taken. Some of the people who have
moved from it into Colquitt county
and into other counties in this sec
ton are known to be carrier and mos
quitoes by contact with them can in
feet others, it is said.
The fever from which the people
have been suffering and from which
many have died is said to be Ct the
most severe type known i'll this sec
ton II many years, ann considerable
uneasness has been caused throu gin
out this section of the state.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-28

a resident trained nurse for the city
and county, Miss Ruth Kuhn, head
nurse of the Atlantic Coast Line hos
pital, called the meeting, she having
been appointed chairman of a special
committee of the Red Cross to inves-
nurse to conduct physical eXamina-
tons in the schools of the city and
county and to supervise the sanitary
conditions surrounding the schools.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-28
SPEEDING AUTO JERKS
OFF TAIL OF A HORSE

Forney, Texas-John Hsmlin's
mares tail was jerked out by the
roots, his buggy wrecked and he and
his sweetheart severely hurt in a
very peculiar accident here. 1t all
happened when teh mares tail g1t
mixed up with the windshield of a
passing automobile.
John ahd just started out for a
drive with his sweetheart They ware
moping along the road talking o.
things which were going to ahppen
in the future. The roam mare had
been accustomed to these drives and
was taking things easy. In fact, she
was taking it so easy that she di
his sweetheart coming in an auto
not notice another young man and
mobile. But they were coming, and
coming at a pretty good clip
Just as the car was fitting by the
roam mare made a move with her
tail to fleck fly from her side. The
tail struck in the rod fthe autos
windshield-and stuck. The mares
tail was yanked off at the hips and
the animal was jerked over into the
buggy and laps of Hamilin and his
sweetheart. The buggy was wrecked
and man and girl went down with it
The mare soon found her bearing
even with the loss Of her tail. She
rolled off the bruised lovers and they
finally got to their feet and stagger-
ed to the roadside, where they sat
down to wait for assistance,
The car went it's way with rOan's
tail flying in the breeze. Hamilin does
not know the occupants of the car.
He found the mares tail mile down
the road. He declares he will now
purchase an auto and take his rides
lin that in the future
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-28
DRINK BILL WOULD BUY
ENTIRE WAR SAVINGS

Atlanta. Ga. March 2S.-The gov
2rnment has authorized the issue of
Two billion dollars worth of War Say
ings Stamps this year, Sounds big
doesn't it?
And yet if the drink bill Of the
country were used in the purchase Of
these stamps the entire issues would
he taken up, and every man, woman
and child in this country would have
twenty-five dollars worth of these
aeamps
Furthermore, every purchaser Of
stamps enriches himself, while every
purchaser of liQuor impoverishes
himself, his family and the state.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-28
WAYCROSS WOMEN MAY
NAME COUNTY NURSE

Waycross, Ga, March PA meet
ing of the several ladies' organiza
tions, Red Cross workers, county com
,msdioners, city council, city and
county boards of education and citi-
zens generally, will be held at the
chamber of commerce rooms Friday
evening to discuss the employment Of
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-28
BEN HILL co. FARMER
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE

Fitzgerald. Ga. March 27,-Willie
Harper, Il farmer and business man
of Wray, committed suicide Tuesday
at his home by shooting himself with
a shotgun. He leaves live children
by former wife, who died of influ-
enza last October, and widow, a
bride of only Swo months. No motive
is given for the deed.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-28

An inventor has brought out a sim
pie crank operated device to squeeze
all the air from an automobile inner
tube prior to making repairs.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-28

One of the gasoline farm tractors
is designed to do little more than the
work of Il single horse.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-28

A patent has been granted for an
electrically Illuminated key-hole.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-28

One coffee triee yields about a
pound of beans each season.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-28

A number of socialist women have
been elected to the German national
assembly.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-28

FOR RENT-Three rooms for light
housekeeping Apply 3O7 18th Ave
West. 3-25-2t
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-28

FOR SALE-Gocd young Jersey COW
fresh in milk, and young calf J.
NJ Whitaker, Jr., phone 1912. 4-27-3t
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-28

QUICK LOANS-N.1e ON both city
and farm lands. See c. NJ. Mckenzie.
719tf
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-28

DON'T FORGET-FANT'S 1c sale
All this week @@G-3t
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-28

KODAkS:-And Fresh Films, at Jen-
nings Drug Store. Lift.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-28

WE ARE PREPARED-ro do your
his = hauling Phone 152 s. ]. Hill
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-28
do you know that

in the 1919 Buick Models, the Cam Shaft has
been designed to give gradual seating action of
Valve Lifters,-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-15
CARD OF THANKS

Local Union 815 Carpen-
tiers and Caulkers takes this
method to thank those who
SO generously helped in max
ing our recent entertainment
a success. Especially do we
appreciate the efforts of the
ladies in their work in our
behalf and also the work of
all union men for their sup
port and the Journal for its
cooperation We realized
$3.50 all of which went to
the men who lost their tools
in the Bruce Dry Dock fire
a few weeks ago.
(Signed.) The Committee
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-15
INTEREST MAY BE
TURNED INTO MORE
INTEREST JUNE Is

Thousands of persons and corpora
tions in this Sixth Federal Reserve dis
trict who bought First Liberty Loan bonds
will have opportunity of turning in
terest into more interest on June 18th. :"
e. R. Malone. president of the Ameri-
can National Bank. said today.
ION that day the treasury department
makes semi-annual interest payments
The treasury department is urRi.sg the
bond holders to reinvest tt interest in
Thrift and War Savings STAMPS and keep
their dollars working.
Twenty years ago certain man owned
the clothes he stood in and that was
about all Now he is worth s10,oo0-he
saved and put his money GU: 81 interest.
The first year he saved Sosiv 10000, and
the second year $500.
What he saved was ar Average OF SIS
a week. but that amounted e. ground
$1,000 in twenty years. The other 5000
is the interest. When you set your dol
lars working It grows slowly at first. but
ever n little faster until finally interest
outruns the saving War Savings Stamps
do more than add dollar to dollar. They
begin to multiply"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-15

On East Intendencia1 Street,
His name is Reeve, the number is
Eight
And his goods just can't be beat:
And best Of all his prices are right
And he treats you like a friend;
He doesn't try to make a show
For he hasn't lot to spend.
But when you want a suit that fits,
OF material and workmanship true
With a hat or cap or belt to match
I say, that's the place for you.
Open a. m. to p. M,
He's a Union man-get that straight;
He will take your Liberty bonds at
face.
Remember the number is Eight;
He sells suits at fifteen to ffty-six
And they're worth every dollar they
bring,
There's no FREE pants-he don't han
die that kind,
Just the straight honest goods-the
real thing;
So when you are ready to order that
suit.
If you'd save yourself money and
worry,
Just call on Reeve-yes @. w. Reeve,
He'll fit you up right. in a hurry.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-15
2 MARKET REPORTS .
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New York, June 13.-Cotton futures
opened steady. July, 31.35; October,
1895; December, 30.57; January, so.4o;
March, 1920.
: Cotton closed steady. July, S134;
October. 30-S5; December. 1850; jan
uary, 30.40; March, 1920.
New Orleans, June 13.-Cotton flu
lures opened steady. July, 3176; Oc-
ttober, 30.39; December, 1905; January
'29.79; March, 1855
L Spot cotton steady and unchanged.
Sales on the spot 1850 bales; to ar
rive 1925 bales. Low middling, 27.13;
middling, 31.S8; good middling, 32.8S.
Receipts, APIS; stock All, SOP.
NV York, June 13.-The cotton mar
ket had an irregular opening today,
first prices being eleven points lower
to 2 points higher under scattered
selling on a favorable early weather
map. The offerings were soon alb
'sorbed. however, with the market be-
coming more active and firmer on
covering and trade buying. July sold
up from 31.30 to 31.75 while October
advanced from 3o.85 shortly after the
call, or about 80 to Al points net
higher on the more active positions
The market turned easier later in
the morning under realizing and Iiqui-
dalton attributed to prospects for good
weather over the weekend, and ner-
'vousness over political conditions. July
sold off from 31.8O to 3118 and Oc-
tober declined to 1880 or about rs to
80 points net lower.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-15
LEVIATHAN IN;
BRINGS 1000
MEMBERS A. z. F

New York. June 13.-With 1892
members of the American Expedition
airy Force, the transport Leyiathan
arrived here this morning after stand
ing part Of the night alongside the
damaged German steamship Graf
Waldersee, which was in collision of
the Long Island shore.
On the leviathan were Brizadier
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-15
y Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, June 13.-Buying on the
part of commission houses led to
further upturns today in the value of
corn. Opening prices ranged from the
same as yesterdays finish to "a cents
higher, with July S1.72 to s1.73 and
September $1.647s to S1.651z We're fol-
lowed by decided gains all around,
but then something of a reaction.
Oats sympathized with firmness of
corn.