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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-02-06
An Attack Of Influenza
Often Leaves Kidneys In
Weakened Condition

Doctors in all parts of the country have
been kept busy with the epidemic of in
fuenza which has visited SO many homes.
The symptoms of this disease are very
distressing and leave the system in run
down condition. Almost every victim
complains of lame back and urinary
troubles which should not be neglect
ed, as these danger signals often lead to
dangerous kidney troubles. Druggists
report large sale on DR.. kilmer's
Swamp-Root which SO many people say
soon heals and strengthens the kidneys
after an attack of grip. Swamp Root,
being an herbal compound, has gentle
healing effect on the kidneys, which
is almost Immediately noticed in most
cases b. those who try it. DR.. Kilmer
u Co., Binghamton, N. Y, offer to send
sample size bottle of Swamp-Root, on
receipt of ten cents, to every sufferer
who requests it. A trial will convince
any one who may be in need of it. Regu-
lar medium and large size bottles for
sale at all druggists. Be sure to mention
this paper.-Adv.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-02-06
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint of water add l OF. Bay
Rum, small box of Barbo Compound,
and u OF. of glyCerine. Any druggist can
put this up or you can mix it at home at
very little cost. Full directions for max
ing and use come in each box of Barbo
Compound. 1t will gradually darken
streaked, faded gray hair, and make it soft
and glossy. 1t will not color the scalp, il not
sticky or greasy, and does not rub off. Adv.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-02-06
Gro BE coNTINUED.)
Builder Of Paoods.

The Burman. IL he acquires wealth
must also acquire merlt-"Kutha"--
and this he must do by building a
pagoda on which shall be set out on
a marble slab how much money he
spent on building II. He likes people
to address him as Builder of a Pa
godn." and he will say TO his wife be-
fore others: 'oh, wife Of builder Of
pagoda I"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-02-06

Mrs. Peck-My first husband never
acted like you.
Henry Peck-Well, if you can per-
suade him to come back, I'm willing to
exchange places with him.-Boston
Transcript.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-02-06

Daphne is confronted by a sit
uation that forces her to make
the most momentous decision of
her life and she makes II with
out the slightest hesitation. You
will not want to miss reading
about this In the next Install
ment.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-02-06
Where Is Thy Stinu?

Friend-'Why so glum? Has your
star diedT' Director-"Worse than
that. She's getting fat."-Film Fun.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-02-06

synopss-Clay Wmburn, a young New Yorker visit to
Daphne brother the
whrlwnd courhp be-
credit
Daphne early and after extracting
father sufficient
with her mother
left for
his bride, Leila Daphne her mother install them
Wimbun Daphne and mother
York life. Daphne Tom manabout
greatly by Daphne accidentally dis
his his
York Unexpectedly.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-02-06

former extravagances by present econ
omies. Rich people were positively
bonstful of their penuries.
The three women nssalled list of
things for Daphne's trousseau with the
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-02-06
CHAPTER VII.

1t was time when everybody was
cutting down appropriations, reducing
expenses. Cities, counties, states, ma
lions were all paying the penalty of
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-02-06
No Worms In a Healthy Child

No Worms In q Healthy Child
All children troubled with worms have an I'M
healthy color, which lndi Gates poor blood, and as
rule, there Is plore or less stomach disturbance
GROVES TASTBLESS chill TONIC given regularly
for two or three weeks will enrich the blood, Inn
prove the Digestion and act as General Strength
ening Tonic 10 the whole system. Nature will then
throw on dispel the worms and the Child will be
In perfect health Pleasant to take SOC per bottle.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-02-06

Agriculture in Brazil has quadrupled
since 1914.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-09

tected against the unreliable or I'M
scrupulous commission merchant or
manufacturer. Nothing has so harm
ed American trade during the past
few years as the action of some con-
Germs, who have failed to comply with
their contracts and in some instances
defrauded their clients. s. Perhaps the
licensing of firms by qthe Federal
Trade Commission to do an export
business and the extension of the
Commissions jurisdiction over their
actions would be remedy for this
difficulty.
Finally" said Mr.. Barrett, "Ameri-
can capital must be more freely in
vested in South American securities
of proved worth. .5is V.
mo sinugle factor he added, has
been mode responsible for the import
ant part that Great Britain has taken
in supplying Argentina with raw ma
terial and manufactured prodrcts than
the very large investment of British
cauital in Argentine railways and in
dustrial enterprises"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-09
DISCOVERY OF COAL
AIDS SWEDISH PROBLEM

London, March 13.-Deposits of, coal
in Sweden, discovery Of which was
reported recently from Stockholm,
may help to solve one of Sweden's
most difficult industrial problems
Sweden has an almost inexhaust-
able supply of very fine iron ore and
Swedish scientists for years have
unsuccessfully attempted to device
means of wrrking it by electricity.
With coal supply at home tbs point
ed out that Sweden has an opportun-
ityto become one of the great indus
trial countries fthe world
The rising cost of labor in Great
Britain already has placed England
at disadvantage with the United
States in the italian coal trade and if
Sweden could prduce coal in quaint
ties warranting export the doubtless
would become competitor of both
che United States and England
The coal contained in the newly
discovered Swedish deposits is said to
have caloric value SO percent great
or than that Of British coal and it is
stated that it can be produced for
about $5.75 ton
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-09
EIGHT HOUR DAY FOR
SWEDISH LABORERS

Stockholm, March 12,-(Coresp0nd-
ence of The Associated Press AN
eight-hour bill for all classes of Swed-
ish labor is now ready to be intro
duced into Parliament. Special legis-
lation will be necessary for seamen
and for workers i nmines. The pro-
posals, if passed, will come into force
June /, 1920, and elapse December
81, 1923.
The immediate affect of the propOs-
ed bill is an enormOuse fall in the
price of stocks, as manufacturers as
sert that wages now being paid will
make it impossible for Swedish fac
tories to continue production.
Shoe manufacturers, have decided
Others are contemplating similar
to close down their wrks en- April Is
measures which by the spring may
throw hundreds of thousands of work
ers out of employment.
The economic and political pro-
spect is considered very pressimistic
and in order to avoid placing masses
Of laborers on the unemployment
list. the government is seriously con-
sideAing the prohibition of imports
of certain articles until industry as
sumes more normal condition.
Among the first articles mentioned
to be barred from import are Ameri.
can shoes and soap.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-09
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP,
MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION,
ETC, REQUIRED BY THE ACT
OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST
"a 1919
"a, 1912.

"a, 1912.
OF Cordele Dispatch published semi.
weekly at Cordele for April /, 1919.
STATE OF GEORGIA,
COUNTY OF CRISP.
Before me, a notary public in and
for the State and county afore aid,
personally appeared Charles f.
Brown, who, having been duly sworn
according to law, deposes and says
that he is the Editor of the Cordele
Dispatch and that the following is, to
the best of his knowledge and hslief,
true statement of the ownership,
management and circulation, etc, of
the aforesaid publication for the date
shown in the above caption, required
/ by the Act Of August "a, 1912, en-
bodied in section 443 Postal Laws
and Regulations.
/. That the names and addresses
of the publisher. editor, managing
editor, and business managers are:
ublisher-Dispatch Publishing
Company,
Editor-Charles e. Brown.
Managing Editor-Charles e.
Brown. .
Bushes. sManager-Charles Z.
Brown.
2. That the owners are:
Charles e. Brown, Cordele, Ga.
jones H. Brown, Cordele, Ga.
w. l.. Robnck, Cordele, Ga.
Thomas Nisbet, Cordele, Ga.
3 That the known bondh0,ders,
mortgages. and other security hold
ers owning or holding l per cent or
more of total amount of bonds,
mortgages, or other securities are:
| None. 49,
! CHARLES E. BROWN.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 4th day of April, 1919.
f. P. VAN DEVENDER,
n p. Crisp County.
(My commission expires Jan. 1921
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-09
MEMORIAL URGES
WOMEN MEMBERSHIP

London, March ia memorial has
been presented to Cambridge Univer-
sty urging the admission of women
to full university membership. Wo-
men, it is suggested, should be sub,
ject to the same cnditions and dis.
cipline as men students and should
wear the cap and gown. Seven mas
tiers Of colleges and twenty-five pro
fessors signed the petition.
Women athletes are aspiring to
take part in the univ rsity's sports
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-09

An Englishman has invented a
method for recording sounds on a
film and reproducing them, making
photograph records of unlimited
length.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-09

A Japanese naval officers chemi-
cal process waterproofs a tough ma
tive paper so 1t can be used for many
purposes usually requiring textile fab,
RIGS on leather.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-09
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER

| hereby announce myself candi-
date for county commissioner of
Crisp county to fill the unexpired
term of the late George w. Sheppard,
subject to primary to be held April
22nd. ]. w. GARVIN.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-09

First-class singers rarely die of
or any lung disease.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-04
OFF THE WIRES

dispatch received at Romanshorn
from the Zeppelin factory at Friedrich
shafen denies a published report that
tho Germans had destroyed twelve Yep
pelns.
The order to Capt. w. s. snead, COM
mander of the company of national
guard at Daytona, Fla, to mobilize his
company for service in the Mulberry
phosphate region, was given by Maj
j. r. Gray. United States army, at
tached to the staff of the adiitant
general of Florida.
The actors strike, which has kent
closed virtually all of New York's play
houses during the last twenty five days,
Is nearing an end, according to reports
persistently circulated in theatrical
circles.
Latest available records on troops
stationed In the vicinity of Laredo.
Tex. give the Thirty-seventh infantry.
stationed there, minus the second bat
TALON and Companies 1 and X and a
detachment of Company l.. Company
Il has headquarters further down the
river at Zapata.
A telegram received by Col. Harry
Is. Jordan. commandant of the Rock
Island arsenal from Chief of Ordnance
Charles 9. Williams, Washington, D. C.,
refutes the report that the harness shop
OF the Rock Island arsenal had been
I1l'e ofSI W tHe WORKERS.,
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy has
decided to surrender all the crown
properties in favor of the peasants and
lor national work for former soldiers
The Handleshlad says the baggag.
OF former Emperor William, of Ger
many, will be transported during the
coming week from Germany to Doom.
hollahd, where the former emperor has
purchased an estate and purposes to
reside. The train, the newspaper adds.
VIII be special one of Ave cars.
IL is reported that former Emperor
CHARLES has given up the lease of the
chateau in which he has been residing
at Iraglns, near Geneva, and intends
leaving Switzerland shortly. His desti-
that he will probably go to Bavaria,
me frst contingent of German pris.
ohers has arrived at Cologne and Deuts
from the British camp at Calais. The
men appeared to be well fed, and they
wore good clothing.
continued reports of numerous IA
taiitles resulting from the use of de-
hatured alcohol for beverage purposes
ana as an external application have led
sne internal revenue bureau to take
further steps to stop such use.
u ~ ADAMS, commander in chief of
.ne u; A. H., announced at Omaha that
ne VIII recommend at the national en-.
eallpineht at columbus next week. that
steps be taken to federate the G. A. r..
american Legion, Spanish War Vet.
Grams and all other patriotic orpaniza-
lions.
Secretary Daniels has accepted the
invitation of Canadian officials To visit
victoria. British Colombia, on Sept, II
Eight hundred shopmen employed by
me New York Central struck, ignoring
orders OF their organisation on the New
19rk central lines to remain at work.
f1ttean thousand men connected with
.ne Montreal building industry went on
day with ten hours pay. ACCORDING m
an announcement by union leaders.
charters OF twenty four mine locals
IN lllinois, on strike in rebellion against
state ofhcials of the United Mine Work.
ers' nave been revoked. Frank Earring.
~, stote miners presdenr. nnnnnnced
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-04
rIlE RoLL WEEVlL,

A news item few days ago In
dicatod that the agricultural depart
ment Is making satisfactory prog
ross In its efforts to exterminate the
corn borcr, but IL Is notably less
fortunate in Its fight upon the cotton
boil wecvil. The latter goes ahead
unchecked. 1t has now extended the
field of Its rayages SO as almost to
cover the entire cotton belt. None OF
the expedients suggested for it's
elimination has proved successful or
even partially 80.
1t is true that the boil weevil rarely
destroys the crop entirely, but the
damages resulting from its depreda-
tions are SO great that they place an
immense handicap on cotton produc-
ton. 1t is a menace to southern
prosperity, for the removal of which
American ingenuity should do its ut
most. In the government cotton re-
port Monday, the evidence of the de-
struction at the hands of the boil
weevil stood out in strong relief.
There are other reasons for the short
crop estimated, but the condition Of
81 per cent. tells the tale.
A crop Of a little more than 1900
900 bales is below the worlds re-
quirements. The reduced production
IL. Of course, not entirely due to the
boil weevil. The acreage was some
what reduced to start with. Later,
more than 8 per cent. of the crop
planted was abandoned ON account
of labor shortage. But condition
below two-thirds normal IN an elo-
duent testimonial to the efficiency of
the pest. As before observed, this
yoracious insect is probably the
greatest single obstacle in the way of
southern agriculture.
Tie situation demands some sort Of
concerted action in order to be effec-
tive. This Is matter of great diff
ficulty. Laws forbidding the Gull
tivstion. in cotton. Of large sections
we're seriously proposed last winter,
but nothing came Of 1t. A plan would
probably have to have the force OF
law to accomplish anything. IL con-
cert OF action were once arranged, 1t
might be practicable to abandon
temporarily to other crops large al
ternating areas that the possibility
Of starving the weevil out could be
determined.
With a plan like that hereinbefore
suggested, 1t would be the duty OF
somebody to indicate roughly the
outlines of the areas to be--or not to
be-cultivated in cotton each year.
It Is doubtful If the farmers are yet
ready for such a countrywide ex-
neriment.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-04
Only Spectators and
Renegades Desire War
DR.. Neblett Declares Mission.
aries Have Created Middle
Glass in Mexico.

Nashville, Tenn.--In an interview
on the relations of Mexico and the
limited States, DR.. S. A. NeDlett, one
OF the secretaries of the centenary
commission of the Methodist Epsco-
Pal church, south, declared that there
is very little antisentiment in Mexico,
and that the masses of the people
have no desire to get into war with
the United States.
DR.. Neblett has just returned from
Mexico, where he has been on a mis-
sion for the church. He has lived for
many years in Cuba and is thor
oughly conversant with all the AFFAIRS
If Latin America
Il talked with people of all classes"
said DR.. Neblett, and f1nd no anti
American sentiment nor desire to get
into war with us. The masses of the
people are going about their bust
ness with no thought of taking up
arms against their big neighbor. |
read editorials in a number of lead
ing papers both in the cities of Mex
leo and Saltillo, but found only con-
demnation for those who seek to in
yolve us in a quarrel"
American Spectators Desire War.
According to DR.. Neblett, the only
persons who desire war with Mexico
are renegade Mexicans and some
American spectators. These spec
ulators," he declares, who are Amer
lean in name only, but who would
willingly see an American youth
sacrificed if thereby they can line
their pockets with gold. find ready
tools in impecunious and ambitious
MeXicans ready to stir up trouble for
a consideration.
There are no large bands of reb-
els in Mexico. Instead of large revo-
lutionary regiments recruited from
the citizenship of the country as the
daily papers here would have us be-
lieve, the rebels are a mere handful.
Nearly all of them are jailbirds or
outlaws who are led by renegades and
financed by these American specula-
tors.
There is no trouble in most of the
border states. Villa is operating in
Chihuahua and is able to maneuver in
a limited area only, If the govern
ment were able to properly arm and
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-04
ADVISING The SOUTH.

The New York Evening Post dis
agrees with Hon. John Houke. 1t
classifies the disturbance at Knoxville
last Saturday night as a race riot, not
withstanding Johns disclaimer The
Post Is one of those eastern papers
which take keen interest in the af-
fairs of the south, hence what 1t has
to say must be considered. 1t classi-
fies the Knoxville riot along with
those which recently occurred In
Washington and Chicago, but appar-
emily considers the former little
worse than the others.
But we didn't start with a purpose
of defending Knoxville. Others can
do that better than we. An incidental
remark of the Post upon the failure
of the police in each instance, cou-
pied with suggestion of the neces-
sty of some sort of state constab-
ulary, was what attracted our atten-
ton. Perhaps the Post Is right. New
York, we believe, has recently enacted
n law providing for such a force, out
Il seems to have escaped the Posts
notice that Tennessee has done like
wise. We have the law. but we don't
know about the force.
The Post Is also right in its sug-
gestion that every community which
contains the germs of such a dis
turbance should adopt every possible
preventive precaution. A command
OF soldiers may not, in every instance
be accessible and available for the
suppression of disorder. An ounce OF
prevention is worth a pound of cure,
even where a cure is possible. But
the Post was mistaken in its state
ment that the Knoxville offense was
several days old. Knoxville's Sunday
morning paper told both stories-of
the crime and of the riot.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-04

The London Mail is greatly con-
cerned over the cost of the armies OF
the world. 1t charges that Gen.
March and the chiefs of the British
and French STATS made an agree
ment that following the war the
armies should be four times as large
az thew were on the prewar basis.
The Mail says: ut is time parlia-
ment insisted on knowing what was
planned in Paris at the conference,
which was to relieve Europe from the
weight Of militarism." The Mail says
that the new American army bill GER
tainly lends color to the statement
that an agreement was made between
the military leaders for an increase
after the war. when I read the re-
ports from France" says a writer In
that paper, IT ask myself whether the
war is really over, or whether, as
some people used to allege, we are
settling down in France forever
more" He tells of thousand women
being sent to France to drive motor
cars and of dancing parties to receive
them. YES" says the writer, ana
there is ten shilling income tax
looming ahead of us, which Is not
quite as amusing"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-04

QUITE A DIFFERENCE.

An anonymous correspondent or the
morning paper, who objects TO con-
stitutional convention for some rea-
son. saws that the constitution of the
United States Is 100 years old. Yes
part of 1t is. But eighteenth amend
ments have been added, and the
nineteenth is now on it's way around
the states. There has been no deep
seated conviction of the American
people which has not finally found
expression in the constitution. They
abolished slavery and made suffrage
universal among men, and are now
doing 1t for women. The people took
in their own hands out of those OF
the legislatures the election of SEN
ators. After the decision of the SUI
preme court against an income tax
by a. vote of to 4, one of the votes
having been changed in a mysterious
manner, they made an income tax
constitutional. With a rapid rush
through the legislatures OF forty
eight states, they provided for a sa-
loonless union. Before the Civil war
the amendment for a change In the
electoral college was adopted, and an
other providing that the judicial de-
cisions of states should be inviolate
in some matters. Immediately fol-
lowing the adoption of the constltu-
ton the So called "bill of rights IN
cluging the first ten amendments, was
adopted.
The constitution OF the United
States Is not infiexible. like the con-
stitution of Tennessee. 1t has been
repeatedly amended. Our state con-
stitution has never been amended II
is practically impossible to amend the
constitution of Tennessee. 1t Is COM
paratively easy, when public sentl-
ment Is strong, to amend the con-
stitution of the United states. IN
other states, especially those or the
west, not only is it easy to change
the constitution but legislation may
be passed or vetoed by popular vote
Such a system is impossible IN ZEN
nessee under the present consutu-
ton.