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The Cordele dispatch., 1919-08-15
RETAIL MERCHANTS
MEET In ATLANTA

Atlanta. Aug, 14.-The Retail Mer-
chauts Association Of Georgia will
hold it's annual convention in Atlanta
on the &c. 81, 2Sth of the present
months. All merchants, from the
smallest country storekeeper to the
largest department store owner,
those who are members of the assn-
citation and those who are not. are
melted and urged to attend the AT
lanta meeting.
The Atlanta convention will he at
tended not only by merchants IRON al
over Georgia, but from three other
states, namely South Carolina, Ala
bama and Florida. Theout-of-State
merchants are coming to join a South
ern Retail Merchants Association,
whcih it is planned to form at the
session here.
The Southern Association. whom
formed, is in 10 way TO usurp or in.
terfere with the activities of separate
state associations, which will operate
just as they have heretofore. The
scope of the proposed Southern As
sociation will he to help state aeso
Citations build up their local organi
cations,
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-08-15
EDITOR GOES TO JAIL
ESCORTED BY BRASS BAND

Memphis. Tenn-Preceded by a.
b7nd and accompanied by sCorces of
prominent business men who parad-
ed the principal streets of the city,
Edward T. Leech, editor of the Mem
phis Press. an afternoon newspaper
entered the Shelby county jail today
to begin serving a sentence Of ton
days imposed for alleged contempt
OF Chancellor Israel Peres' court
The contempt charges grew out Of
an editorial, it is claimed referred
directly to no individual nor group
" individuals. but Leech was tried
for contempt of Chancellor Pores
court and sentenced to pay a fine OF
30 and serve ten days in Jail. An ap-
rel to the state supreme court was
taken. hut the verdict of the lower
court vas sustained.
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-08-15
HIGHWAY BOARD IS
NAMED BY DORSEY
Strahan Austin and Bennett Compose
New Body, With n. J. ouineey
of Ocilla Attorncy.

Atlanta, Aug. 14.-Gofernor Dorsey
has lost no time in putting the new
highway laws into egect. The new
state board, created by pr - YES
terday of one Of the bills, was ..ncd
by the governor today. The board is
as foll0wsf
: North Georgia, Charles M. Strahan
author of the "Strahan bills" Middle
Georgia Samuel Yates Austin; South
Georgia, Stanley M. Bennett. Board
attorney, Judge II. J. Buincey.
Prof. Strahan is head of the depart
ment of civil engineering of the Uni
versity of Georgia and was particular
" active in designing the entire high
way legislative program He is the
only member of the old so-called
"state highway commission" put on
the new board.
Stanley Bennett the South Georgia
member, is prominent lawyer Of Quit
man, Brool;F county, the home of
Morton Turner, who was chairman OF
the body which backed the Strahan
bills
Samuel Yates Austin, the Middle
Georgia representative, is a vigorous
young business man of LaGrangc.
The attorney Judge Quincy, is Of
Ocilla, Irwin county He is paid d
salary of $4,000 a year, while the mem
bers Of the board draw $40 day for
whatever time they actually serve.
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-08-15
ONE KILLED, TWO SHOT,
THREE IN JAIL, DUE TO
DISPUTE OVER Girl

Columbus. Ga. Aug. 13.-William
Slocum, Il years old, is dead, and two
men are wounded as result of a
pistol fight in North Highlands last
night, which began over t6-yearoll
girl. Lee Brown. the girls suitor,
is shct in the right arm, CeCjl Hood.
her brother, has serious wound ia
the right thigh Both men are being
hed with 7. J. Roberts. the fourth
man in the party, on a charge OF mur-
der Leoua Hood, the girl left home
Monday on arcount of the tamily's
objection to Brown and returned only
after learning her brother had been
shot last night.
Brown is charged with having made
insulting remarks concerning the
dead boys mother and Mrs. Hood.
Official investigation disclosed the
fact that Brown was walking down
a railroad track last night when he
encountered the three men The
boy made a dying statement charging
Brown with having fired the shot that
The three men now held deny hav-
later resulted in his death.
ing had pistols last might. but Sheriff
Beard is positive that the shots came
from one or more of the men.
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-08-15
NEGRO IS LYNCHED
BY MOB IN WILCOX
Jim Grant, Returned Soldier, is
Found Hanging From Telephone
Pole Near Pope City.

Abbeyille, AUG. 14.-Jim Grant, the
returned negro soldier, who shot Lee
Gammage and his son, Lee, Jr., Tues
day morning, was lynched near Pope
CITY, Wilcox county, early today His
father was severely whipped by a
crowd OF citizens Of that section.
Grant was captured at Redwood Last
night irving to board northbound
passenger train on the Georgia South
ern & Florida Railroad.
The crowd brought the negro back
30 the scene of the shooting and sent
for the negro's father The latter
was whipped and adviaed to leave i'm
mediately. Grant then was informed
he would be taken to the county jail,
but near Pope City he was hanged to
telephone pole, the : y being left
there.
It is understood those catching
Grant were in the main the same per
aous who first started the search after
Mr.. Gammage and his son were shot
in the back Tuesday. The trouble be
ran over d sto.on pistol, which Mr.
Gammage recovered from d negro
farm hand.
The negro charged with taking the
pistol is in Jail here. He was beng
brought to Jail when the negro sol
der appeared in the doorway OF the
house and fired two loads from Win
cbcqter at the white men Fortunate
" the gun was loaded with bird aho1
and the wounds, while painful, were
not a serious nature.
Reports tonight indicate everything
is quiet in Pope City and PlneVleW
communities. Coroner Renfoe mas
gone to the scene of the lynchlnS to
conduct an inquest DR.. Gammage
and his brother. Leeii are said to have
reouested that Grant, if caught, be
taken to Jail and tried in court.
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-08-15
HOLDER
GIVEN OVATION

Atlanta, Aug 13.-The House OF
Representatives tonight officially
launched John n HCder boona for
governor by vociferously and unani
mously adopting a resolution present.
ed by a committee.
The ovation given Mr.. Holder, who
was absent from the hall at the time
the Speaker protein presiding, was
not likened by anything else this sea
soin.
The resolution adopted was as fol.
lows
"a privilege resolution by Messrs.
6tubb of Laurens, Bale of Floyd,
Wohlwender of Muscogee, Smith of
Fulton, DeLoach of Evans, WILLIAMS
of Bulloch Pace Of Sumter Knight
Of Berrien, Brown Of Clarke, Griffin
Of Decatur, Bellah of Henry and Dun.
con of Hall
Whereas, the session of the House
of 1919 now drawing to close, has
accomplished more genuine construc-
tive legislation than any house in
years; and,
Whereas in the ardous labors Of
this session the members have been
greatly assisted by the distinguished
speaker, the honorable John N Holder
in his laithfulness in attendance up
on his duties, his wisdom in counsel
the justice of his ruling and the
patient moderation and coutesy shown
Of debate.
"Therefore be it resolved, That
when this session is brought to an
end ana our distinguished presiding
returns to his home that the cordial
and best wishes of every member Of
this House for his future happness
and prosperity go with him, with the
sincere hope that he be spared by a
kind providence to return to his du.
tics as Speaker at the next session
and after that to be promoted to a
position of much higher honor. where
he will be enable to render much
greater and broader service of useful
ness to his people and to his state,
whom he has served so long so
faithfully and SO well
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-08-15
BRAND AMENDMENT
CLARIFIES SITUATION

Atlanta, Ga, August 1.-THE
amendment offered by Congress Cha8.
II. Brand to the bin drawn by Chair
man EdmUIi Plat, cf the Banking
and Currency Committee, to amend
the national banking laws, will re-
lieve the present situation which has
arisen in financing the movements
of cotton in the South has been de.
monstrated by the statements made
by prominent bankers in Atlanta and
ether portions of the state a numb
oe Atlanta bankers wired congratula-
tons to Congressman Brand when his
bill passed the national House a few
days ago
Heretofore, under the national bank
ing law it has been unlawful for a
bank to loan more than ten per cent
of the capital and aGrplus of institu-
tion. True there were certain cxcep-
tions intended to take care of cotton
but certain complications arose Il
there was an unreasonable delay OF
the draft with the bills or lading ct
tached or the cotton got to itss de-.
sination before the bill of lading. This
has been cleared up under the Brand
amendment.
RIGHT TO BE PROUD
We want to remind YOU that Crisp
first bale brought as much as any Of
them-1as much as the states first
bale which was auctioned in Savau
nah the other day. 1t went to Cor
dele buyer and for that we are right
proud Cordele Dispatch.
Keeping up with Savannah in prices
of cotton-or some few other things
lis all right. hoy! Savannah Morn.
ing News.
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-08-15
FAIL TO AGREE
ON MANY POINTS

Atlant9, Aug 14-Ihe Senate
called for a second conference on the
appropriations bill ON which the
House had just adopted the Lankford
resolution and On which Lindsey of
DeKalb was at midnight fighting for
reconsideration. At this time there
appears small hope Of adjustment be
fore daylight.
Atlanta. Aug 13-Hope Of an early
adjournment went out when the Sen
ate, less ameliorative than the Houae
began to buck the conference report
on the appropriations bill tonight.
A motion to disagree to the report
recommending sdoption Of the cut of
$4,000 on each district agricultural
school was tied, and lost By vote Of
the President The Senate then en-
tered into a fight against agreement
with the recommendation to cut $20,
600 from G. n. aud |.
The House at 10 O'Clock entered into
stiff fight against the Lankford reso
luton to throw the common school
tangle into conference. The resolu
tion will likely pass the House by a
narrow margin but on that remains
the question of agreement by the
Senate on any report made. It seeks.
to cut out the Knight "proTiso' If
it fails there is now practical certainty
an extra session will be called in
sixty days.
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-08-15
NO REL gEF IS SEEN
IN BRUNSWICK ICE

Brunswick. Aug. 13.-A special com
mittee appointed by Mayor Hopkins
to make an investigation into the Sc
rious ice situatica in Brunswick and
see if something could not be done
to bring about an Improvement, spent
a busy day making thorough lnVes-
tigation and soon reported that the
situation could not now be remedied
which means that Brunswick must
continue to og through the summer
with a limited supply of ice.
The committee appointed consisted
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-08-15

or T. B. Abrams member of coun-
Gil; A. M Smith SECRETARY of the
Brunswick Board OF frrade and DIR.
R. w. Todd of the public health serv-
ice. AS soon as the committee was
named it went actively at work and
soon ascertained that there was no
hone for an improvement at the local
ice plant. Then other nearby cities
were communicated with and prac-
tically all of them stated that they
were unable to meet their local de-
mands. .4About two or three carloads
per moAth is all that ccuh be secured
: n
from outside factories.
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-08-15
FIRST AMERICAN TRADE
ANNOUNCED IN BERLIN

Berlin, June ia special tele-
gram from Chemitz reports the ar
rival there of the first American
buyers who are placing orders for
artificial flowers. A report from
Vienna states that the fashion
specially shops there are placing
liberal orders with English and
French firms who are flooding the
Austrian market with offers.
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-08-15
Quincy Accepts Appointment

Ocilla, Aug. 14--H. J. Quincy, an
attorney of this city, appointed today
by Governor Dorsey as attorney for
the new state highway commission
this afternoon telegraphed the Cover
nor his acceptance. The honor con
ferred upon the Ocilla attorney was
unsolicited, and the many friends Of
Mr.. Quinccy will be delighted to learn
OF his acceptance. He is well known
lawyer, having an extensive practice
throughout South Georgia, and has
taken an active part in Irwin county
agairs.
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-08-15

At the police commissioners office
it was stated that the messenger who
Was entrusted with the $450OO Lib
ends by Simmons & Slade had
a record" of a similar theft here OF
$4,000 in Liberty Bonds, for which
he was brought back from Los An
geles last April and given suspend
ed sentence.
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-08-15
HERBERT HOOVER REACHES
WARSAW in TRAVELS

Paris. Aug. 13.-(Associated Press)
Herbert Hoover, chairman of the in
ferallied relief organization arrived
in Waraw yesterday fom Prague, ac-
cording to advices received toda, He
leaves Warsaw for Vienna Sunday
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
OF new
BISHOP C0ADJUTOR
IS NOW CONFIRMED
Conservation of the Rev. Troy
Beatty Probably viii Be
Arranged for Latter Part of
September at Cathedral.

The election OF the Rev. Troy Beatty,
rector Of Grace church parish, as bishop
coadjutor Of Tennessee. has beer con-
firmed by the necessary number of
bishops and lay committees Of the
Episcopal church.
DR.. Beatty was elected by the votes
Of the clergy and lay delegates Of the
diocese at u special session held in
Nashville last June. The rules Of the
Episcopal church require that after the
election Of a bishop, his election must
be confirmed by formal action of a
majority Of the lay committees in each
diocese and by a majority of the mem
bers OF the house OF bishops.
This having been done, the date for
his conservation as bishop will soon be
fixed by Bishop Gailor, probably for
Sept. 10, acting with regular com
mittees in charge Of such formalt-
ties.
DR.. Beatty's election as bishop coad-
tutor, means that while he will act as
during the bishops lifetime, he will
succeed him automatically as bishop
either upon Bishop Gailor's death or
upon his resignation. A suffragan
bishop does not succeed automatically
to the bishopric.
DIR. Beatty's conservation will take
place in Memphis, probably on Sept.
IS. DR.. Beatty is absent at present on
his vacation. 1t is not known where
he will be stationed, but he probably
will have charge of the bishops work
of the diocese in East Tennessee and
possibly will live at either Chattanooga
or Knoxville.
No successor as rector of Grace
church parish has as yet been consid-
cred.
DR.. Beatty lived in Memphis for
number Of years, coming to Grac'
church from Georgia, where he haC
been in charge Of a number of larg'
parishes during 20 years. !
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
OKt65PaT !
~ Roy K.NoQNo1.
MY BOY.

NJ n Dull .
He ia only a little Teller. The greatest in all oflifes pages,
There's a lot that he doesn't know. The pleasure that seems a
But his laugh is sweet and meler, dream. =, - 80
And his soul is Is white as snow. 1t comes when his oft nue pauule
There isn't much in his noddle, Seeks this time-worn face, and a
And instinct is all that he's got. voice
He Is just beginnin' to toddle That is new ana ununeo mumurs'
And climb I'm the old what-not. Daddy"
For happiness, that is my choice.
He is Just beginnin' to wonder Ill
What this world is, and why He doesn't know mucn' p' o
He is Just beginnin' to ponder, learning, =.
He Is just beginnin' to try He knows n o IN rum
To solve this here thing called ex- the wrong;
istence; But his wee little brain is ayearn-
To measure the journey ahead, ing -
And wonder how he'll make the To grasp M por'eh' u ne'
That all of his forebears have / wish l could keep him a baby,
tread This atom Of humanity.
He doesn't mean much to you,
You talk Of the joy and the ages, maybe,
The happiness that is supreme; But he's worlds ana heaven 70 me-
THE TOWER.
They're going to take Bill iohen to the Tower,
The Tower whence many royal hopes have fled,
And in a grim and ultra-tragic hour
They'll try the ex-An Highest for his mead
Full many a royal bloke has said adieu
& To his imperial titles and his job;
Has lost his crown and lost his ermine, too,
And gone to that same Tower and lost his knob.
II Wilhelm is of supersttious mind
In other words, if he at all is hep
He will not use the swagger OF his kind,
But will approach with meek and humble step.
There seems to be a feeling in the air
That they ire slightly peeved at Wilums deeds,
And IL he doesn't exercise due care
He'll get it right where Mamie wore the beads.
A rain cloud will chase all over a state until it finds a Sunday
school picnic and then settle down to spend the day.
THE DIES MONIES PLAN.
Helen Harter was given a decree of divorce Yesterday on the
grounds that her husband, in a fit of anger, carved his initials in her
cheek with a penknife.-Des Moines Capital
One of the problems of peace is to make life in Washington worth
the price they charge for 1t.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
ESCAPED GERMAN
SAILORS RECAPTURED

ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. 1S-Albert San
der and Heinrich Herkner, two OF the
four German sailors who escaped FRI
day from the internment camp at Fort
Mcpherson. near here, were brought
back last night by &. B.. Shelton and
q. A., Partin, Of Camak, Ga, who took
them In custody Sunday after they had
yielded to hunger and sought breakfast
in a restaurant there,
While in the restaurant Mrs. w. c,
Mays recognized the sailors from pic.
lures published after their escape and
notified Partin and Shelton. They over
took the sailors about a mile east OF
the town. The Germans, whose feet
were blistered by their fruitless Jour,
ney toward the Carolina coast, offered
no resistance and willingly accompanied
their captors to Atlanta. The other two
sailors still are at large, Rewards of
$50 each were offered for the men.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
OIL MANIA SPREADS
TO WEST KENTUCKY

HICKMAN. KY, Aug, IS. (Spl.) -
The oil fever has been high in this end
weeks, or even since it has been learn
ed that w. H. Newberry, millionaire
oil man, of Texas, would at nee begin
boring for oil. But now the fever has
spread to the town Of Fulton In the
east end Of this county, where 1t Is
said strong indications point to oil In
that vicinity and local men Of Fulton
are anxious to bore for oil. 1t seems
that a quiet investigation for oil has
been going on about Fulton for some
time, effort being made to keep 1t a
secret. They claim that Fulton lies on
a bee line between the Kentucky oil
fields and Reelfoot lake and all indi-
cations point to oil.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
PROFITEERING

Over in Genoa, Italy, the honest laboring man has learned
the trick OF protteering. By going on strike Or threatening to
go on strike, he had his wages advanced from 81 to SC. so the day
Now ne employs a substitute to do his work for him at 81 the
day, while he receives $3.50 for doing nothing. 1t is not easy
% see how a man will work for 81 a day when the rate of wages
" So5O, but It is being done, and the smart workingman who
passes the buck to someone else is getting money which some.
one else works for, and, presumably, earns. Profiteering is not
confined to the meat packers and steel makers, The war seems
to have spread the virus unfortunately, AS a temporary expe-
dent, this may do for a short season, but it cannot last. 1t is a
false and a fraudulent economic policy and must fall because OF
its own inherent weakness.
The same thing is going on in Memphis when a burly
policeman goes onto the premises OF a poor widow, making dire
threats because the grass in her yard is not cut. AS a coinci-
dence some enterprsing colored man appears and offers to do
this master mind becomes a contractor and employs two or three
Of his fellows to do the work for Is cents apiece, while he peck.
cts the difference. Meantime, weeds and grass grow waist deer
in the rich mans lot, but the officer never happens to see them.
Surely things are much awry and the poor are shown nc
mercy. They must pay the profheer what he asks or suffer the
consequences.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
NEW SCHOOL DISTRICT.

RIPLEY, Miss, Aug. Is. (Spl)-.The
Tippah county school board met in
Ripley saturday and declared a sep
arate school district for the Cotton
Plant school, in this county. This
school being a line school, the Union
county board will also have to act In
favor of the proposition in order to
make the district complete. 1t is the
general belief that the Union county
board will approve of the district. This
is only one Of the several steps taken
recently by the citizens of Tippah to
better the school conditions IN the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
Moving Pictures
Strand.

The celebrated Mi. Heinze and his 81
varieties had nothing on Elsie, the rag
time kitchenmaid OF the Ritz hotel,
All the trouble started when Elsie got
a sudden ambish to be Il wild woman,
blithely skipped into the cabaret. An
clipping heiress, a hawk-eyed Sherlock
Holmes who couldn't ever run down
the heel on his shoe, and a slick viii
lain furnished all the excitement
When Elsie got through she vas ready
to swear that there was another 81
varieties that the pickle king hadn't
even heard about, Such is Mabel Nor
which is now showing at the Strand
theater.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
FARMERS TO
SHIP SELECT HOGS

BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss, Aug. is.
(SuL)-Tippah farmers will ship anoth-
or big consignment of select hogs to
the Northern market this week, IAN
ding them through the county, agent.
reserving the middleman's profits Tor
themselves by making it a co-opera-
tive shipment. Owing to the season
the porkers will be picked carefully
before being placed on the market.
Though stfl inclined to sell their
live stock to regular local dealers, the
farmers of the county are learning the
advantages of cooperative marketing,
and are steadily turning to the more
lucrative method.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
TEAcHERs MUST EAT.

HICKMAN, KY, Aug. Is. sspl) son
term of school in the Montgomery dis.
trict this week, and after a two days
search for a boarding house in the
Vicinity of his work and failure to find
such a place, he closed the school n
came back home. He says he is ready
10 resume teaching when he can find
a Mace to BOARD.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
ZTONISTS ELECT.

The local Zionist organization held an
election of officers Sunday evening at
the Baron Hirsch synagog. which re-
suited as follows: Ben G. Leeve, chair
man; NJ. Jaffe. vice-chRirman; A.
Karchmer, treasurer; Miss Mary Block
man, secretary.
The members OF the executive com
mittee. VIC were chosen to serve for
the coming year were: S. Baruchman,
Fl. Rushansky, M. Sceetman, B: Ripper,
M. D. Blochman, M. Bloomfield n A.
Malzer
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
HEPl AEPl

So great Is the love of people in other
communities for the average New York
or the Gotham millions who are forced
20 walk to work.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
NEGRO KILLS MAN; SETS
FIRE TO BODY: GIRL SHOT

BALTIMORE, Aug. 1S.-George Pc
tiers, IS, a farmer of Arundel, Prince
Georges county, vas murdered and his
body set afire yesterday by an unidenti-
fled negro, Catherine Peters, his
daughter, was shot twice and taken TO
a Washington hospital. A posse Is
Searching for the a~ssailant:
The crew Of a Pennsylvania train
bound from Baltimore to Washington
left the train at Arundel station at the
appeal of the wounded woman, who had
run from her home and beat out the
flames. -.
Peters and his daughter had been III
and confined to bed. Other members
of the family we're at church.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
soLoN no SELL LAND.

YAzoO CITY, Miss, Aug, IS. (Spl,)-
DR.. J. c.. Zeller, elected 10 the state
senate from Yazoo county In the recent
first primary, has been admitted to a
partnership In a Yaxoo City real estate
Zeller Real Estate company. Walter
c. Miller is the other member OF the
firm.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-18
WRlrE I'M A MorEl

Recalling what they told us of the
glory Of the service when we were In
the service, we scarcely can dovetail
nent that the United States army will
pay a ransom OF Sis, 900 for two bird
men held captive by Mexicans.