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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-08
TWO SAMPLES OF GOOD NEWS

Savannah Morning News: From
Sumter county. Georgia comes
story that is OF the most refreshing
flavor-,with such rich aroma, such
delightful bouquet, that one longs
for deep draughs of others like it..
A farmer of that county recently car
ried number of chickens to Ameri-
Gus to offer ninety cents, dollar,
even a dollar and a quarter for them
There was ready sales and even lar
ger demand.
He refused persistently TO sell Ole
pf them for more than seventy-five
cents He said that seventy-five
cents was all they were worth. He
intimated that he was an honest man,
that he didn't know, in his character
and habits of life, what prof,tteering
means Testers will have their fling
at his action, hard-headed BUSINESS
men. some Of them at least, will
smile and pity his innocence; cynics
will scorn him as an idiot or an inbe-
Gle; and some money-soaked misers
will gruntingly pass him up as
queer. But he was only honest. Isl
honesty which not only refuses to-
grab what belongs to another but
which declines what is freely offer
ed when ii is not entitled to it a quail
ity of virtue 50 rare now as to MAJ"
the owner of that trait a freak?
AS il to disprove the impression
that common honesty is not after
all so uncommon another story
comes from Thomasville: The fuel
regulations went on IBnI III tndt Guy
the other day. One merchant, who
had closed hs doors as his neighbor-
merchants had done, had an old Gus
toner rap on the door a moment
after it had been closed. The Gus
toner requested that an order be
filled; the merchant explained that
the closing hour had struck; the GUS
toner persisted and offered check
through the crack of the door, a
check for more than hundred dol
lars The merchant firmly If pleasant
ly and with a reluctance to inconven-
fence good CUSTOMER declined
the check The action was not prom,
rted by a desire for notice; 1t was
net backed by stubornness: It was
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-08

merely inspired by cleancut basic
principle that the laws-and the
rules and regulations of the not al.
together harfani FAST fuel control
administration made to be obey
ed. The Thomasville merchant lived
by principle; law-a1ding and law
respect are part of his. character
active element in his practice. Is
lawfulness even to loss and sacrifice
so rare that the case smackks of fic
ton?
1t is good to believe that these
cases which accident happened ito
came to the notice of the papers
and were made news-just as the
ers and were made news-just as the
dishonest acts and the unlawful
deeds are recognized and recorded
as news-are but typical Of just
what more than half Of the men OF
this state would do.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-08
THE TIP MENACE

A man from the West complains,
in letter to New York paper, that
it cost him $44 i'm tips and excess
charges merely to arrive" in the
metropolis. He includes in his
itemized list tips to the Pullman
porter. the station porter, the taxi
driver, the hotel door man. captain,
bellhop porter, waiter, headwaiter,
hat girl. manicure grill. barber shop
porter and barber,
II does not seem to occur to this
complainant that the only reason
men like him have to pay such
charges is that they fall for" them
and even insist on paying them.
Would this sojourner not have got
all the services he Indicates, just
the same. if he had kept three-fourth
OF the $44 in his own pocket?
There is good deal in the conten-
ton of the New York World that it
is such visitors who establish and
maintain the extortionate system OF
tips. They not only make trips to
New York unnecessarily expensive
to themselves but by acting like tenn
porary millionaires they make life
hurdensome to the local residents.
Real New Workers do not throw
their money away like that. And real
Gecrgians are slow aDout It, TOO.
They ought to be
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-08

London University has appropriat.
ed $2,E0O,OOO for phonetic research,
to simplify The languages of the East
and thus facilitate commercial inter
course Why bother about phonetic
language when there are phony
Languages right at haPd Esperanto
and Volapuk, for instance?
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-08
Subscription prlce-Daiiy

There will be less candy this
Christmas, and less frosting on the
cake Thus many a Juvenile tutnmy
ache win be avoided But without
tummy-aches how are Willie and Su.
Sc going to be sure that they had a
good time?
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-08

Arrival and Departure Of Passenger
Trains, Cordele Union Depot.
The following schedule figures pub
lished as information and not guaran-
teed
STANDARD Eastern Time, Same as
Under Georgia Barnes Law"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-08

The beech is less frequently struck
by lighting than any other tree.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
BIG BOUT MAY BE HELD UP.

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
.REISLER THREATENS TO STOP BIG BOUT

Tulsa, Okla, Feb. 2o-In regard to reports published in St. Louis today that he would start injunction suits to prevent the Willard and Dempsey prize fight, John Reisler, formerly manager for Dempsey. last night said that. while he would not announce his plans at present, the fight would not be permitted to take place until his claims had been satisfied.
 ReisIer said Dempsey owed him $36,0O0 under their contract, S1O0,- 900 for alleged breach of contract, and must allow him a share of the returns from the proposed fight. The printed reports averred that New York lawyers were preparing steps to prevent the fight. It was stated by one of ReisIer's attorneys that ;l contract to manage Dempsey until 1920 had been upheld in the Appel late Division of the New York Su preme Curt.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
HOLCOMB APPOINTS
 DIR. BROWN DELEGATE

Hartford. Conn, Feb. 21.-Gover- nor Holcomb has made direct ap- pointments as trutees of the Norwich state hospital as follows: A. F. Libby, Norwich. for the term ending July l, 1921, to fill vacancy; of C. B. Pin ney. Stafford, for a term to end July l, 1923. to fill a vacancy and of L. E. Whiton. New London; J. J. Donahue of Norwich, F. E. Wilcox, Norwich, and F. H. Mayberry of East Hart ford, each for a six-year term.
 These delegates to the second Pan American child welfare congress at Montevideo, Uruguay, have been named: Dr. W. H. Brown, Bridgeport; i; Prof. c. E. A. Winslow. New Haven; Austin Cheney, South Manchester; Mrs. Percy T. Walden, New Haven, and Margaret K. Stack of Hartford. The trip, however, would have to be made at the delegates expense as the state does not nave an appropriation for attendance at the congress.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
WILLIE AIEEHAN HURTS
 HIS RIGHT PUNCHING
 CHAMPION LEONARD.

San Rafael, Cal, Feb. 21-Before a delegation of sport writers from Frisco, Willie Ieehan, while boxing Benny Leonard Wednesday afternoon, injured his right hand. The cham pion and Meehan were boxing the last round, when in a hot exchange Meehan crossed, Leonard hitting him on the ear and causing much pain
 Leonard never before in his career has had the opportunity to train for any contest as he had at Shan mons. Bill Shannon, one of the old timers, claims Leonard is one of the fastest men he has ever seen doing roadwork. On time Leonard has beat en Cans, Nelson, Young Corbett and all the other champions who would race from 2. town called Ross into San Rafael, a, distance Of about five miles
 Promoter Coffroth, who piloted the newspaper men here, claims there will be nothing left but standing room tonight for Leonard's 1our-round bout with Willie Ritchie.
 Ritchie will make every effort to land his right hand punch, but Leon ard will take no chances. When the contest is over, and if the ex-chan- pion manages to stay the limit, he will admit has has seen more boxing gloves than at any other time in his boxing career.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
O,GOO JERUSALEM JEWS
 REDUCED TO BEGGARY

Only 26.OOO Jews are left in Jer- usaIem, out of 50, GOO who lived there before Turkey entered the war, and 10000 of the surviving population have been reduced to beggary. This narrowing condition is reported to the Zionist Organization of America by MT. E. W. Lewin-Epstein of New York city, who Is now in Palestine as the manager of the American Zion ist Medical Unit. He reports fur ther that on'y 5000 are left In Safed out Of population of 10000 Jews. and that they are all of them de- pendent on charity. The same con- ditions prevail in Tiberias, In He bron only 500 are left out of a pre- war population of 1900, and that all of them have to be supported by the Zionist Administrative Commission, which Is also supporting the hun dreds of exiles who were driven from Jaffa by the Turks and are now be- ginning to return, hungry, naked and sick.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARY.

Gen. Sir Robert Stephenson Srnyth Ba,den-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts movement, was born sixty two years ago tomorrow Feb. 22, 1851, the son of a clergyman. His army service began forty-three years ago, and the story of his military career Is replete with incidents of bravery and daring. although his greatest fame is based on his brilliant defence of Mafeking, which made him one of the greatest heroes of the Boer War Ever since his retirement from the army Sir Robert has devoted his time to the organization and exten- sion of the Boy Scouts movement.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
LEONARD D-RITCHIE
 CLASH: TONIGHT

Willie RItchIe, the former light weight champion of the world, and Benny Leonard are going to fight four rounds in San Francisco this evening. For such q short bout interest is keen. It's the talk of the coast and right in New York there Is many a fan who is anxious about the result.
 A fOur-round bout Is net a thing that would appeal to those who have been used to seeing the best in longer bouts. Certainly, in most cases, it is too short a distance in which to de- termine the better man when the boys are so good as are Ritchie and Leon ard Willie has been out of the game for a couple of years now, his last ngh of any account being against Ted CKtd) Lewis in Madison Square Gar den. That was after he lost his light weight championship to Freddie Welsh who subsequently was beaten by the boy Willie meets tonight.
 Strange incidents mark this bout. It is probably the first in which an e e@champion was stacked against the man who beat his cOnqueror. Of course there is no championship in TOlved in this event. The bout is at catch-weights, and if what we are told by wire Is true, the four rounds should be sizzlers. Tad is trying to circulate the belief that Benny and Willie are not good friends. and for that reason they will be as Q. pair of wildcats when they get going. Fight CTS don't have to be enemies to make good fights. It's the duty of each to do his best for what the public pays him.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21

Louis Bogash the state lightweight champion journeys to Boston tonight where he tackles Terry Brooks be- fore the Commercial A. c. Louis is in fine condition and promises to give the Boston lad a good beating On the 27th of February he will take part in show up in Derby which is being run by Pete Hartley father in company with a club, up that way.
 Louie will tackle Pete Hartley in the star bout of the evening. These men met twice before, both battles being held in Lowell, and both times the local man was cheated out of the decision. He promises to go right in and show his wares though and is out to show the boxing fans that he is Hartley's master
 His next fight will be with Bud Murphy of Syracuse, the fight will be held in Lawrence, Mass, and will be over the 10 round route.
 Larry Williams the other fighter who Driver has under his wing will meet Jim Cofey who Barney Levin sky recently beat down in Jersey on the 27th of this month. He is also matched to meet Kid Norfolk up in Boston and later on will probably bat tie Harry Greb.
 Mike Gibbons, brother of the famous Tom, will have his hands full the last of March, when he tackles Bat ting Levinsky, the heavyweight champ. down in Buffalo. Levinsky was matched up with Gib- bons immediately after his battle with Harry Greb.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
WAsHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY

WashingtS's Birthday gives "a splendid chance to public school teachers and all instructors of young people. They should make George Washington something more than a dull and shadowy figure of antiquity which the children are forced to learn about in books. They should bring out all the marvellous romance of his character.
 As you read over the salient facts in the story of Washington, it seems almost as unlikely as the sensational stories you find in the old fashioned dime novels. For he had to contend with obstacles that seemed so i'm possible. He had to depend on a little ragged force of patriots, inhar- monious, quaTreling with each other. The soldiers were often on the point of quitting and going home.
 The country was an impoverish- ed group of frontier settlements Con gress was cowardly and doubtful of its auth ority, and failed to give Wash ington decent support. The army of ficers intrigued against their leader.
 Commanding but Q rag tag of an army, he yet struck a conquering blow. But most other great military leaders could not have done it. They would have lacked his superb gift for political conciliation and organi- zation. Somehow Washington took this impossible situation of chaos, and made a conquering army and a nation out of it.
 No other American, not even Lin coin, ever united all parties to the extent that Washington did. So let his memory be kept alive and glow ing in the hearts of the people. He was one of the great men of the world. Much of the security and prosperity Of American life today is due to his genius.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
THE FOUNDER OF
 WELLESLEY COLLEGE

Wellesley College, the famous Mas sachusetts institution for the higher education of the fair sex, was found ed in 1875 by Henry Towle Durant, who was born at Hanover, N. H., nine ty-seven years ago today. His real name was Smith, and he was christer- ed Henry Welles, but after graduating from Harvard he changed his name to Durant, by which he was ever af- ter known. After several years spent in the practice of the profession of law, he became interested in great manufacturing and mercantile enter prices, and amassed a large fortune. In 1883 he retired from business and was for some years lay preacher. Becoming interested in the higher ed ucation of women, he built Wellesley College at Wellesley, Mass, near Bos- ton, at a cost of a million dollars, and gave 1t an endowment of $50, 900 a year. Wellesley now ranks among the greatest institutions of its kind in the world, with a student body of nearly 1000 and a faculty of 140 in structors. It has total income of nearly million and half dollars an- nually.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
PETE HARTLEY DECTSIVEIY
 DEFEATS YOUNG ERNF

Baltimore, Md, Feb. 21 - Pete Hartley, the Durable Dane, won his 18th straight victory since he gained his release from forces of Uncle Sam here tonight when he battered Young Erne of Buffalo into subm ission in Is rounds and won Referee O'Brien's s award, at the American A. c. of this city. The Bufalonian was not rugged enough to stand the pace that the Danish lightweight set and weak ened in the tenth round from a con dnual bombardment of his Inidsection and was a lucky boxer to hear the final gong.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
HELP OF THE
 PATRIOTIC NEEDED
Those Knowing of Disabled Soldiers Having Difficulty in Work Asked
 For Information.

A call is being sent out by the Fed eraI Board for Vocational Education at Washington, to patriotic individ- uals all over the country asking as sfstance in getting the board in touch with returned soldiers who have been disabled, but who are making an at tempt to work at some occupation, and are not succeeding well.
 The Federal Board offers to these men the choice of over 400 trades. occupations and callings from which to select one, and in which the Board will make the student proficient. He will be allowed $65 a month support while in training. If he is married and has children, there will be allow ed $50 a month for his wife and $10 a month for each child up to three. All expenses incident to the course of training are paid by the Federal Board. When he has finished and is pronounced competent. there will have been found for him a position in that line for which he has been re educated, and preferably in or near his former home. This placement, wherever possible, is made so as not to interfere with ties, associations and interests which the man may have. When he qualities after a trial, and is pronounced competent, his pay be- gins, which is the same as that re- ceived by other competent men doing the same work. Ills support allow ance ceases when he goes on the pay roll, but at the same time his com pensation from the War Risk 1nsur- ance Bureau begins and supplements his income. This compensation Is absolutely unaffected by whatever he may be able to earn.
 The Federal Board welcomes cor Roea@AAARos from those men who
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
ECHOES FROM SHORTHAND
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
WRITS DENIED.

Hartford, Feb. 21.-writs of habeas corpus sought in behalf of William Bessler and Michael Mcdonald, two Of the alleged gunmen now held un- der charges of first degree murder as participants in the killing c.f Will liam Madden in Manchester, January 30, were denied today by Judge Ed ward L. Smith in the court of com mon pleas, after arguments had been presented for the writs by Edward W. Broder, and against them by States Attorney Hugh NJ Acorn. The alleged gunmen remain in the Hartford county Jail
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
LECORE AND FISH LEAD RIVAL TEAM

Harry LeGore, former Yale base ball captain and football star, was a member of the eleven which played on the German sport platze.' laid out on an island in the Middle of the Rhine river at Coblenz, several days ago. LeGore led the Second Division team which met the Fourth Division team led by Hamilton Fish. the liar ward player. LeGore's team won, IT <n O.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
ALEX SULLIVAN NOW
 A SONG COMPOSER.

Marty McHa1e, the well known pitcher of the Red Sox and the Yan- kees, who'll return to the diamond this spring, is at present on a vaude- vile tour. He used to be doubled with Mike Donlin, He also sang with the famous Red Sox Quartette. Marty is now singing two songs written by Alex. Sullivan. the New York sporting writer and Lyn Cowan. They are Kisses, the Sweetest Kisses of All,'' declared to be the most popular song in the country and 'I can't See the Good in Goodbye" Marty intends to keep going on the stage until the call to the South for Spring training. He'll return to the stage in the Fall as he is in big demand as a single on the big time vaudeville circuit
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
"BEBEL DAY" IN GERMANY

The German Socialist government will tomorrow celebrate the eighty third anniversary of the birth of the Socialist leader, August Ferdinand Rebel, who was born on Feb. 22, 1S4O, and died in August, 1912. During his
 lifetime Rebel was a great power in imperial Germany. and now that his. followers have overthrown their for mer Prussian rulers the anniversary will be observed with special meet inss. demonstrations and addresses.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
STILL ALARM.

Chemical 1 and Hose wagon 1 re- sponded to a still alarm for a small fire at 40 State street near Court1and yesterday afternoon. There was no damage. A pile of papers near a gas range in the kitchen caught fire.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
SERVICE FLAG DEsfoBm1zED.

New York, Feb. 21-The Pennsyl- vania Railroad service flag with the 24,712 stars, of which 225 are of gold, was demobilized today with impress i've ceremonies. pr. William T. Man. ming. rector of Trinity parish and 8 chaplain in the army during the war, was the principal speaker.
 The demobilization took place in the rotunda of the terminal. During the ceremony all the terminal em- ployes were relieved of their duties.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
HANDBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Detroit, Feb. 21 - The national handbau championships opened on the courts of the Detroit Athletic club today and will continue through Sat urday. With completion of the singles elimination matches this morning. the finals will be decided tonight, and tomorrow will be devot- ed to doubles play.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21

have tried to "carry on'' and find they are hampered by their disabilities. The interest of citizens who may know of such cases Is always wei comed and those who send into the Board at Washington addresses of men who are making a brave but un- availing struggle. are comforting a favor upon those men because they are opening the door of opportunity to all such.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
COL RUPPERTS DOGS
Colonel Jacob Ruppert. pre,

E Colonel Jacob Ruppert, presi- < dent of the Yankees, is an ardent
 < baseball fan, but it is doubtful if < his affection for the sport exceeds
 < his love of dogs. The colonel was
 * one of the most interested cX-
 * htbitors at Madison Square Gar x den yesterday with his group of * splendid St. Bernar1s, including ,. Oh Boy, champion, who won a < blue ribbon in the show last year * and who bids fair to sweep all :: honors before him again. Colonel 'E Ruppert's exhibit is one of the
 * features of the show. <
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
BOWLING CONGRESS.

Hhrifwoh etaoineta etaoinetaoinetaoin
 Toledo, Ohio Feb. 21 - Entry of teams in the nineteenth annual tour nament of the American Bowling Congress closed last night A l.. Langtry, secretary, announced that 525 teams from outside were on the books and that Toledo will have 200 The tournament will be held at the arnory here beginning March and ending March 51
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
DRAMATIC CRITIC TO SPEAK

Walter Pritchard Eaton. editor and dramatic critic, is to give a lecture on Monday evening at the Stratfield on What We Know About Acting '' MT. Pritchard will come at the bid ding of Miss Grace Dalrymple Clarke and her Student Players and the Iec- ture will be an invitation affair en- urely. At the recital given last June by Miss Clarke and her Play CTS those present were asked to sign @ card and it Is from this list that the invitations were issued.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-21
KAUFF IN TOWN

* Looking the picture of health * and anxious to get into harness !; again, Corporal Benny kauff blew * into New York. uniform and all, < yesterday, with his honorable < discharge from the army tucked * in an inside pocket of his coat. * Benny conferred with John Me
 * Graw at the Giants headquarters * and informed his chief he was i1l * top condition and would require * only a week or so to attain his * best form. Kauff intends to loaf
 * fin New York until time to start * for Florida
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