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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-10
ENFORCED PATRIOTISM

There has been some criticism
lately of the American Legion for its
sel.Is-sumed censorship of public
speech and It's apparent efforts to
enf,ce its own brand of patriotism
on other people Some of this criti-
cism has doubtless been justified. For
instance the demand made by com.
mittee of war veterans in Kansas
City, that the mayor refuse 10 per.
mil meeting of the Non-Partisan
League in that city. was surely out
side Of the legitimate functions of
tie Legion. 1t must be admitted. TOO,
tha; in many instances members
Of The Legion have shown bad judg
ment or undue intolerance in trying
to break up assemblies where The
speakers happened TO express sent
ments not meeting with their approx
al. IT,. requires great discretion on
the part OF anyone to determine the
proper limits of free speech. and Is
pec.aly 50 when private citizens
presume to assert authority in the
matter.
But certainly no exception cnn be
taken to the action of a group OF
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-10
AN UNPLEASANT QUESTION

1t is far from pleasing, but import
ant none the less. to ponder this
question from the Birmingham Led
ger:
Is it true or not true that teach
ers' salaries somehow have
habit of being ihst On the list in
point of consideration? 1t is not
the teacher who is oftenest met
with the reply that the treasury
is empty?" Do we treat teachers
salaries with the same serious
ness as those of other public
servants? In fine, because the
vast majority of them are wo-
men. do we incline to accept their
services in the same matter-of-
course way we do a lot Of things
which women do and do we'll
without compensation and with
ont request for compensation?
We all declare, OF course that the
teachers service comes first in signi
f!cance to the home and to the com
unity. VIZ know, if we have observed
to any advantabe that the quality OF
its schools is the prime mark by
which town or city is judged by
the truly discriminating. We are
we'll aware, moreover, that the pre-
sent scale of teachers salaries
throughout the South and indeed
throughout the nation, is neither
worthy of the service it pretends tc
compensate nor adequate to keep
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-10
The ThOmaSVille

The Thomasville Times Enter
prise is after a barrel factory You
see. they make plenty of fine syrup
down that way,--nothing else honest
TO goodness. The idea didn't come
from Albany at all over there they
make a barrel that holds quart
of liquor in one compartment and
several hundred quarts of water in
n larger compartment A barrel OF
this pattern has been known to sell
as high as $500 Two recently brought
$500
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-10

Bold highway robberies are fire.
quent in these times They follow the
Red unrest and revolt that daily ooz-
es out of the radicals. There are more
of them every month A sheriff S
posse slew two bank robbers and
winged" another in Ohio yesterday
The police in Norfolk killed one and
captured three also yesterday in the
very act of robbing safe, Half a
a dozen streaks of luck like this will
help sober the lawless element.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-10
DO NOT LET MALARIA SAP
YOUR STRENGTH AND
.a'e VITALITY

Your physician will tell you ma
Iaria is the cause of more disease than
any malady known. Chills and Fever,
Malarial Fever Bilious Fever. loss OF
appetite. drowsiness. loss OF energy
are the direct causes of Malaria,
Ameco Chill and Fever Tonic is the
deadly enemy of Malaria. 1t kills the
germs and its action is prompt and
sure in breaking the fever.
Thousands of prominent citizens
have been cured with Ameco Chill ard
Fever Tonic and unheSita ,ngly recon-
rrud il to their friends.
w. r Mcdonald. prominent nm-
ploye of the Macon Railway & Light
Co. of Macon. Ga. says:
Il had Malaria and Bilious Fever
and Chills and Fever and Ameco Chill;
and Fever Tonic cured ME. 1t does
everything you claim for it
Ameco Chill and Fever Tonic is
sold and guaranteed hv all dears.
PRICE IS caMT14=szAa---.
Pridgen Bros. Whole
PRICE IS
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-10

Emma and Alex want to pay their
own way when they go They want
also to know where they are going.
But Uncle sam is out of humor with
them and says he is not going to do
either for them. He is going to pay
their way and he is going to reserve
the right TO determine whore they
shall go Besides. he says they shall
not know where they are going till
they are gone. Ellis island is pre-,
pairing for them to take ship along
with many other trouble makers.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-10

The Valdosta Times notes that a
street car conductor was arrested in
Atlanta the other day for operating a
car with "A flat wheel There is a car
OF another kind with muffler and
without muffler that makes far
more mischief.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-10
OUR INTERESTS IN EUROPE

The newspapers lately have had a
good deal to say about the depre
citation Of foreign currency. Many a
reader doubtless ignores this subject,
insisting that the rate Of foreign ex.
change is nothing to him.
AS a matter of fact, it is something
to him, and may have more to do
with him than he like before the
! present movement stops.
Why is European currency de.
preciating in comparison with Ameri.
can currency? Because Europe owes
! America tremendous LOT Of money
which at present she is unable to
pay and the amount is not decreas.
ing. but rather increasing
The United States lent the Allies
about $lo.oO1Ooopoo for war pun
poses. That amount is being added to
now by the natural purchase of com.
m0dties from this country. It grows
because Europe cannot pay even its
current bills in money, and is not
paying in goods fast enought to offset
what it is buying from us That is to
say we are still exporting more
than we are importing and SO be-
coming more Of a creditor than ever
Well" asks the indifferent read
er, isn't Europe good for it?'" II
Perhaps. II depends on circum-
stances The European nations are
$, deeply in debt that their net re-
sources are greatly reduced The de-
probation of their money represents, |
in general way, their prospect of
being able to pay
Take that $4,000 100000 of war
money we lent our allies. There are
say 20000,000 families in the United
States The average American fam
lily. therefore has " $500 interest
in that debt. Europe owes every
nI
If Europe's money drops TO half its '
normal value, it means that the
chances of collecting that debt in i
total are about fifty-fifty, or that
there is IL reasonable prospect of get |,
ting half of it,
Even if we count that money as
gone. the matter. does. not .end theJe.t
Deprectiated currency. or an unfaVor- /
able rate of exchange. means that !
England, France. Italy. Germany and
othc' countries cannot buy from us
except OF nuinous prices That pre-
Ner,; chair mennonite recovery pf !
they cannot buy neither can they !
sell If continued. il means had times
for Europe indefinitely. tand bad
times for Europe means, sooner or
later. bad times for America. Nations
pros per by trading with each other,
and anything which prevents our
selling to Europe and buying from Ecu
rope is bad for us Thus 1t is easy to !
see that Europe's financial condition
is cverybody'ss concern
WHAT is to be done about it.? The !
first remedy, advocated on all sides.
is giving Europe Immediately large
extensions of credit to enable her toll
get on her feet industrially and com.
mely tally, That might seem like
throwing good money after bad, but
it appears to he the only hope. The
second remedy is to lessen the debt
by buying more from Europe which,
pre-supposes a business revival over
there such as would be stimulated by
the lew credits.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-10

Work-good, solid. earnest, honest
w0rk-eght hours day of il for
every man and woman, is the only
means by which this condition can be
brought about
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-10

II certainly does look odd to see the
present prices of commodities print
ed in fair list"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-10

II Santa Claus wants TO make a hit
wagon-fp the north
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-10

The Moultrie Observer is backing
M County Demonstration Agent
Stratford in ColQuit county in a con
tinued campaign against the stumps.
That's the spirit This country can
not come into its own ON the farms
till the stumps are gone We have
the stump puller factor in oar mids,
has = doing the telling work all
over Soath Georgia. But still here at
home - have hundreds of thousands
81 dollars going to waste on the
farms where the stamps still are in
the way. Great farm develepment
awaits the remsgal of the stnmps.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-10

Pridgen Bros. Whole
PRICE IS I
Pridgen Bros. Whole
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-12-10

INDISTINCT PRINT
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-02-07
AIIDWINTER CHAUTAUQUA
WAS A FINE SUCCESS

The last number of the Chautauqua
festival was given last night to a
crowded house. at the Meridian the
atre. For five evenings, starting Sat
urday, the people have enjoyed some
spendid talent. $500 in season tickets
alone were sold, and financially and
otherwise the lycenm was success.
The talent was mainly educational.
The splendid Gordon-Smith company,
reader and harpist, was followed by
DR. Minosaka, the interesting Jap
lecturer Tuesday. Wednesday there
were interesting war pictures given.
Mrs A. C. Zelmer gave a splendid
address on American Ideals, and the
last night the International trio OF
musicians closed with a nice pro-
gram.
Miss Grace NJ Peck made success
as manager for the Ellison-White Co,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-02-07
BETTER SYSTEM FOR
MERIDIAN WATER WORKS

The Meridian board OF trustees
have decided that there shall be more
system about the management of the
water works and an ordinance was
passed at the board meeting Monday
night that seeks to remedy some of
the defects. The ordinance Is found
on the first page of the Times.
Among the features or the new or
dinance is slight raise in rates for
certain service. The maximum
amount OF metered water to be sec
nred fDr the $3.50 per month rate is
5000 gallons instead of 1850 gallons.
The flat rate without meter is raised
from S. to $1.50. There is also pro-
vision which plans tnat all water will
eventually be furnished through met
ers. Already nearly nall OF the pat
rons ar supplied with meters.
The hours for use of lawn water
is prescribed and will be enforced.
Only during certain hours in the
morning and evening can water be
used on the lawn.
Among other changes in the rules
is one that will save some money TO
the village Hereafter water rental
payments will only be accepted from
owners OF property nd not from ten
ants.
The village board has decided that
as there is the usuai increase of ex-
pense for renair of leaks in the mains
as the plant gets older, there must
be an increase in the revenue. There
is no raise in rates, however, that
will materially affect the average
patrOn
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-02-07
NO PARTY TO PARTY"
TELEPHONE TO BOISE

The new telephone rates published
in the Times last week may not prove
Objectionable in the main, but one
feature operates against Meridian,
and is an injustice which company
officials admit should be adjusted.
The station to station rate TO and
from Boise and Meridian is 1Oc. The
new government rules provide that
no person to person call may be ac-
cepted where the station to station
rate is less than 15c. This means
that you can only call a party in
Boise by number. You take a gam
bier chance of your party being at
home. 1t is a nuisance, and kick"
from the Meridian patrons is the nat
ural result The schedule was made
up by someone at a desk in Washing
ton, d. C. This is sample of gov
enment ownership. How do you like
it?
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-02-07
FATE OF DEWEY HIGHLEY
STILL UNDETERMINED.

One of the sad incidents of the war
that particularly affects one family
near Meridian, as we'll as all the peo-
pie of the community, is the fate OF
Dewey Highley, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. F. Highley. residing on rural route
No. 8, south of Meridian. He enlisted
in Co. H. at the time the regiment
was mustered into the federal SER
vice and started for overseas duty.
During the summer letters from him
ceased, and letters written to him
have since been returned. Last May
government report shows. he left a
regimental hospital in France and
Joined his company again. Since
then he hs not been identified as be-
ing killed or captured, but his fate
may never be known. The identifi-
cation tag each soldier bears, was ev-
identity lost in his case.
The worry and anxiety of his par
ents can be imagined. His sister died
last summer, which adds to the grief
OF the parents.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-02-07
FOR SALE

Forty very choice registered Shrop-
shire Ewes and 40 Registered Hamp-
shire Ewes; also 20 Hampshires not
recorded, in lots to suit purchaser.
All bred for February lambs.
L. s. DuNHAM.
Phone 22O, Meridian.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-02-07

Beginning next Thursday the an
nual meeting of the Idaho state hor-
ticultural society will be held at Boise
The Meridian people VIII find it prof
itble to attend
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-02-07
s., RUBBER
GOODS

OyERSHOES HIGH AND low
SOCKS, RUBBERS AND RUBBER
A PREVENTATIVE FOR THE
GOOD THING TO HAVE If YOU
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-02-07

RUBBERs, PACKS AND HEAVY
BOOTS FOR EVERYBODY.
FLU AND NEWFOUNDLAND A
HAVE HAD 1T.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-02-07

The Victory Liberty Loan will come
in April. This is the last.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-04-05
CALUMET LOAN
ASSOCIATION THRIVES
New Stock Series Opened
Last Night; Attorney Gil
lett New Atty. for it.

The beginning of the spring quarter
for the Calumet Bsildms & Loan Asso-
ciation finds the cpensnE. OF another stock
subscription for the public, and a new
attorney for the association
At special meeting OF the directors
Of the Calumet B3!lding & Loan Associ-
alton last night Attorney Gerald Gillett
of the law firm McAieer Dorsey & Gillett
was appointed association attorney to
take the place OF Attorney L. V. Cravens.
whose health and consequent absence
from the city caused him to tender his
resignation. The appointment IS a mat
ter Of congratulation both for the officers
Of the association and the stockholders.
The Calumet Building and Loan Asso-
ciation is keeping pace with the growth
and development of the bank in which
It has its home-the Hammond Trust &
Savings Bank. which by the way. will
soon be housed in splendid new quarters
in the Hammond Building.
The opening of new stock series.
which began April 1st viii enable any
body to take advantage of the mutual
dement's OF building loan association. The
standing OF the Calumet Building &
Loan in the community is attested by
such directors as Messrs. A. z. Wilcox
CarI Kaufman. Anton H Taper. Carl
Bauer, Martin Cunningham, Frank Ham
mond, L. V Cravens. Otto Knoerzer. and
William J. Hastings. Mr.. Wilcox is
president Mr. Knoerzer vice president.
Mt Kaufman treasurer, and Mr.. Ham
mond secretary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-04-05
GERMANY
BACKS DOWN
To GEN. F0CH

PARIS, April S. German back
ed down in her refusal to permit
Gen. Haller' Polish division to
land at Dantzig, it became known
here today. General Foch. in his
conftepee with Matthias Erzbcrger
at spa. forced the German envoy
to consspt to the use of the port Of
Dantzig and also arranged with
him to permit troops to reach
Poland through other channels.
Marshal Foch announced that it
had been decided to use other lines
of transport in addition to Dantzig
in order to facilitate the movement
of troops to Poland.
What threatened for a time to
precipitate serious situation
arose when Germany denied the
allies permission to land Gen. Hal
ler's Polish troops at Dantzig. This
right had been given the allies un-
der the armistice of Nov. II.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-04-05
MAC DRAFT IS
ACCUSED BY WOMAN
Fined for Provoke in City
Court; Will Appeal to the
Lake Superior Court.

On warrtnt charging him with pro-
vocation. william stall. better known as
MacDraft. tho chimney sweep. who was
arrested by oncers Bunde and Einsile
or the Hammond police. stood for trial
in the city court this morning. The pro-
scouting witness was Mrs. Subenski. 7s7
Walter st. Deputy Pros. Clyde Cleve-
land appeared for the state and J. H.
Conroy for Stall.
In her testimony Mrs. Subenski swore
that on Thursday night as she was re-
turning from a picture show about nine
O'Clock. she was accosted by the chimney
sweep at the corner of State and Hohman
St She kept on walking cast on State
and when at the Erie crossing she found
Stall passing her. lie stopped and then
sccosted her She then testified that she
tcld him to go about his business or
she would have him arrested. MacDraft
then declared. 1 have not bitten you
vet but look out or 1 Will. Mrs
subenski then threatened him again with
arrest when MacDraft answered, BARK
ing dogs never bite"
when the defendant was put en- the
stand he testified that he saw Mrs Su-
henski walking down State St. and
thinking she was a friend of his went
up to her. When she turned around he
claims he saw his mistake and asked
her pardon. He admitted telling her that
barking dogs never bite"
Judge Klotz found MacDraft guilty
and said. You are fined s. and costs
You can appeal if YOU want to"
AIacDraft appealed,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-04-05
HEBRON VISITED
BY PNEUMONIA
Town Forced to Call in Help
From Chicago; Many
Dangerously Ill.

CROWN POINT. Ind. April g.
Hebron has a large number of pneu-
monia patients. probably the largest
number in tho history Of the town at
one time. The local physicians have
more business because Of this malady.
than they can attend To. and a Chicago
physician has been called in 70 assist
the local doctors in caring for those af-
ficted.
Mrs. Chas. Morrow. aged IS years. IS
dead from the effects Of pneumonia.
Besides her three children and husband,
deceased IS survived by Mr. and Mrs
J. Z. Carson. her parents. and four
brothers and two sisters
Quite number Of prominent resi-
dents are dangerously i'll with the
pneumonia. and a number Of trained
nurses from the city are doing duty al
Hebron homes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-04-05
LUDWIG
GOES IN LIFE
INSURANCE
Veteran Newspaper Man
and Underwater Now
With Northwestern.

NJ. p. Ludwig. the veteran newspaper
man who left the Times three years ago
10 take charge OF the insurance depart
ment of the Hammond Savings & Trust
Company. has Withdrawn from that serv-
ice and gone with the Smith-Johnson
life insurance organization OF the North
western Mutual Life.
Howard Gescheid1er, a popular and In
dustrious Hammond young man. sue
ceeds Mr.. Ludwig in the banks insur-
ance department and Arthur Linseman
formerly of the Citizens National Bank
has. as was once stated in these columns
taken over Mr.. Gescheidler's position at
the Hammond Savings & Trust Company.
In leaving the fire insurance field for
life insurance. Mr.. Ludwig believes that
he is entering a field with more personal
opportunities and larger game. His wide
acquaintance and popularity viii un-
doubtedly bring him success and make
the h-Johnson-Ludwig combination
a hard one to beat.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-04-05
UNCLE SAM WANTS NO AMATEUR BOOZE SLEUTHS
REGION FLOODED WITH MERSPACKINGSTOCF
ALL YOU NEED
IS A GIMLET

WEST CHESTER. Pa. April
5.-The farm hands Of Chester
County should worry" after
July /. Ever since the silo
came into general use the farm
man has had no trouble in get
ting a lag" whether the sa-
looms were closed or not. He
simply uses a ginlet, bores a
hole in the casting at the bot
tom Of the silo, captures the re-
suits in a tin can. strains it
through a cloth and has some
thing which is tasty and has
kick"
The "silo jag" is known all
about Chester County and pro-
duces fearful next morning"
effect. 1t is sad that when
man awakens he IS unable even
to expectorate and has that
dark brown" taste for at least
a day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-04-05
VICTIMS ARE
FOUND IN
ABUNDANCE
Thousands in Agents Com
missions Alone Shown to
Have Been Paid In Cal
unet Region.

That glib Chicago stock sales
men come down into this territory
and blk the people right and LETT
was again proved in the Chicago
Federal court.
In the hearing Of the Consumers
Packing company case in Judge
Iandis' court in Chicago, yester-
dav. the fact, already well-known
70 the sorrow of the Calumet reg
ion. was established that thousands
of dollars worth of stock was sofa
here by solicitors for the concern
CALUMET RESIDENTS v1cTM1zED
y vas revealed yesterday that me
cf+tss in the Calumet district q mo-
ara Including Hammond. Gary ~
d. Fast Chicago and Indiana Har T.
got more than their share OF the Coi'-
e,,n,ers' Packing company stocA-a0ou'
s150.o0o worth O-o cor-
smuel Eisenstein. q barber. 22os COZ
,.z a.reet. Chicago. secured S-'-es '''
commissions selling stock IN the con-
nanv TO residents of the FIVE towns "a
indiana near the state pns. He wss
c~Iarsds r,p-AJudEe -4audias 10 BE- head IN
49, s9o noo bond as a witness 70 appear
Tuesday morning when the hearing I
-s,,r,e6 An order was issued estrsin-
ing sam and his wife. Kettle Eisensleln' Eisln
from drawing money from their respe0
ti,.e hanks or from his safety box.
other salesmen besides hisers,el,' en-
came down into this territory ant
o1s.n.d up. In East Hammond srea'
nanv people were victimized-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-04-05
WILL IT Be
A SUCCESS
OR FIzzLE?
Early Part of Next Week
to Determine Whether
Peace Negotiations are to
Fail or Succeed.
JOHN EDWIN NEviN

tSThFF CORRESPONDENT L. n. sERvfCEI
PARIS, April 5.-Early this coming
week will determine whether the peace
negotiations are to be a failure or a
success. Should President wilson COM
pletely recover the weekend II is prob
able. that he Will insist upon a reply
10 his demands from his fellow members
on the big four without any further de-
lay.
These demands, members Of the Amer
lean delegation explained. are designed
to clarity the treaty proposals and make
possible the draft Of the document with
out further loss or time.
Unless accepted it IS possible that
President Wilson will not remain silent
any longer. byt viii issue a public state
ment giving the attitude OF the United
states and an outline Of his further
pians.
King Albert, who returned to Brussels
today. said before his departure that he is
satisfied with ahe results of his appeals
y the big four yesterday in behalf of
Bclgium's claims.
The claims are acceptable, the king
said. but there had been modification
on the sum of money that Germany is to
There was another conference by the
big four today with Col. E. NJ House
sitting in for President Wilson
The most pessimistic views regarding
an ultimate agreement on the peace
treay continues to be held in almost
every quarter. The italian complications
are simply another spoke in the wheel
Of disagreements which is dividing the
peace delegates into rival camps. Only
the firmest kind Of action tomorrow viii
prevent the conference from breaking
up without reaching an agreement.
Tho presidents 5 position is that the
United States wiz not accept any peace
reached by bargaining. insisting that a
peace Of justice shall prevail So posi-
tive is the president on this stand that
Il IS not believed he viii accept the
proffered bargains held out TO Italy un-
less the agreement is satisfactory to the
Jugo o-Slav peoples.