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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-07-16

ment. believe more fallacous argument could be
presented. 1t is just though | had made note to
with the condition that the proceeds of the sale
OF of property should be used to pay the same,
and afterwards sold my property without your con-
sent and did not your debt Is there anyone who
would defend me against this faithlessness?
Can the people Georgia afford to dig deeper into their
pockets to satisfy one citys whm when, as Mr.. Aston
says:
1t is time to incur unnecessary expenses to be
paid by the public treasury which in turn must levy
upon the resources OF the individual citizens The
United States government is now levyng enormous
burdens upon the people, which were wholly unknown
to us until the recent It must continue to levy
this burden for years to come for now in
new era, and our obligations worldwide.
1t is the utmost folly to burden the people with
unnecessary taxes.
Then Mr.. Aston asked how shall we count on Macons
performance of her promises?
The proposed bills in last analysis would practically
leave the whole matter Of Capitol removal the voters of
Macon and Bbb counyn fact the veto power of the
Mayor of Macon; for, as Mr.. Aston stated:
If the people voted for this proposed amendment,
it would not accomplish the removal of the capitol:
something else must be done.
The city of Macon must convey to the state TAFT
nall square, cor other property in said city of Macon
equally suitable for locating or building Capitol"
and then
The county of Bibb must vote and deliver to the
state million dollars in bonds money.
Suppose the people of Bbb county refused to vote
the bonds;
Suppose the lily of Macon refused to convey the
land
The result would be that the Capitol would not
be removed
That necessarily leaves the question of the re-
mOVa of the Capitol to less than all the registered
voters of the state for it is in fact left only the
voters of Bibb county, or yet, to the city
council of Macon; still narrower to the Mayor of
council.
Speaking of the division of the people and the bitter
ness that would attend such an election Mr. Aston said
That the people will be divided by i'll will and bad
feeling if this election is held needs proof further
than the reading of the current Macon papers There
Atlanta is written of outcas it is spoken of
though it were some far-off place. full of enemies of
the state businesses threatened though in
driving them our of Atlanta they would yet stay in
the state.
There would be election for statehouse offices
which this issue did not become the deciding factor
The question would longer be, "s the candidate fit
to be Governor, judge, commissioner, etc., but
SIS he for against the removal of the Capitol?"
This would reach down to the county officers in
the doubtful counties 1t would rend the state into
divided camps in this critical period of vital changes
And to keeping faith with Atlanta:
put it to you that whether the Capitol
not permanently located in Atlanta, the location
net the location. AS to this there ought to be
dissent. Atlanta made the donation, which
accepted by the state because the Capitol perma-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-11
War Secrets of Little Room

Oswald F. Schuette, in Leslie's.
 They are taking the lid off of war se- crets at Washington now.
 Even the marvels of the wireless-once guarded so jealously and so zealously by the United States navy-may now be re- yealed without fear of aiding the enemy. It is a fascinating story of air wlzardry that will form one of the wonderful chap- ters of our war achievements.
 For the wireless was one of the great weapons of our war on land as well as sea. With it the government at Washing ton was in constant touch, not only with our navy scattered wide over the oceans, but also with the allied governments, and with our own missions abroad.
 That fact was common knowledge. But until the armistice was signed no one was allowed to know that this whole maze of wireless control centered in one iittie room of the new Navy building at Washington. In this single office clicked the keys that wirelessed all our messages across the Atlantic to London, Paris ana Rome across the Caribbean to Panama and across the Pacific to Hawaii, Guam, the Philippines and Japan.
 To make this possible the navy mad 1onr monster high-power wireless toWerS-ae AnnapoIis. Md. New Brunswick, N. J., sayvilIe, L. l., and Tuckerton, N. J. The first, with it's four 600-foot towers-so far the largest in the world-is a 350-kilowatt station, and was built by the navy de- partment The second is Marconi sta- tion of 200 kilowatts The Sayville towers also require 200 kilowatts of current for their operation. They were Germsn n sta tions, confiscated by us upon the declara- ton of war. The Tuckerton station can use only 100 kilowatts.
 But all four of them are operated di- reotly from the 'transa atlantic room. ln the navy building at Washington. It IS the only room of it's kind in the world Ali Europen governments operate their stations at the towers themselves. Only
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-11

Williamson, and sister in Montgomery, Mrs. l.. K. Tally. Before. joining the army he was an attache of the local post office and has hundreds of friends here
 Relatives of Lieutenant Williamson IF Alabama have received copies of cita- tion for rheroism displayed in the Argonne forest fight as follows:
 Second Iieuternnt Henry williamson, 3CSth infantry-for extraordinary heroism displayed from October Sd to October 9th, 1918, when companies of the first and sec ond battalions, 30Sth infantry under com mand of Major Whittlesey were cut off and surrounded by the enemy in the Argonne forest near Charlevaux Hill. During this period Lieutenant Williamson always showed absolute coolness and great bravery when under fire. Ills heroisni was proved by his forgetting his own safety in leaving shelter that he might better look after his men when the position held by Major Whittlesey was attacked by the Germans. Although wounded this officer continued to VISIT his men and look after their welfare un- til relief came. His fearlessness and dis- regard of danger set splendid example to the men.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-11
FIELD UNIVERSITIES
 ARE MADE FEATURE
 OF BRITISH ARMY
Enthusiasm for Education Among Soldiers One of the Most Remarkable
 Things of War
 By H, F. CUMTNGS.

London. April peciaL)-Some months ago the great educational scheme planned by the British author ities for the benefit of the men on active service was announced. To mos. of these men who were soldiers by cir cumstance. not by profession. the oue- break of war had come as a serious interruption to a career and while they bore hardship uncomplainingly. they could not help but deplore the loss of those luxuries-such as books and the opportunity of reading them-which make life worth living.
 The Y. M. c. A. came to the rescue with it's camp classes and it was after seeing the success of this venture (for whenever possible the men attended in their hundreds) that the authorities were encouraged to take the matter up properly &and set about forming some adequate plan to help the soldiers to keep in touch with the interests of civil life.
 Taking the Y M C. A scheme as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-11

working basis, they arranged for the establishment of field universities efficiently staffed and well equipped. Here the men could hear lectures on a variety of subjects and in many cases actually continue preparation in that particular profession or branch of trade in which they had been engaged before the war
 At first the activities of this edu- cational trainin gscheme within tine British army extended only to soldiers in Great Britain and France but now it has been taken up successfully with the troops in Italye. Ireland, Salonik: and Egypt and at the special request of the director general of medical service, educational centers have also been es- tablished in the main hospital areas .n Great Britain, to help the thousand lying there.
 Before the armistice the plan was greeted with enthusiasm by all those concerned but since November II. last, educational work in the army has be- come more important still and schools which during the war were devoted to military training have been, convertede into placs for training in civil employ ment
 Educational activity was at it's high est in December and January, last, that is before demobilization had depletci l the numbers of soldiers. At the be- ginning of this year an estimate of the number of army students was taken and reckoned at not less than three millions. At the time of writing when there have been two million or more men demobilized there are still between 100000 and 300, 900 taking in- struction in France alone.
 In one month the central supply depot in London sent out 195, 900 books to France. And these were not enoughh In Great Britain there are at least 200, 900 men in classes and in Italy 13,506 in classes and 26.S00 attending lectures.
 An officer writing home makes the following reference to the scheme: Life is not dreadfully exciting here, waiting like other theaterS of war for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-11
. = ROANOKE

Roanoke, May 0.--tSpecial )--Thursday night at the First Baptist church of Roanoke was held a notable banquet which marked the close of contest be- tween the Reds and the Blues for n- creased attendance upon Sunday school J. C. Wright, prominent banker and teacher of the Baraca class acted as toastmaster. pr. W. H. Smith and Dr. J. E. Dillard, of Birmingham, were the principal speakers of the occasion, the main purpose of which was to raise the quota assumed by this church, $100o0, in the drive being made for the endowment of Howard college and other Baptist institutions of learning. These gentlemen made eloquent appeals after which MT. Wright presented the matter and headed the subscription list with a libenll dona- ton. The total amount subscribed was $15,000, which puts this church far over the top.
 Wednesday night at the Methodist
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-11
OPELIKA

Opelika. Nny 1o.-(Special. .)---Another Opelika boy, it transpires, has won ever lasting fame in the great war Secon. Lieutenant Henry J. Williamson, a char ter member of Company T." the Opelika company after seeing service on the Mex ican border, and after returning to Ah- bama with his organization was trans ferred to the first officers training school at Camp Gordon was later with a re- placement division at Camp Beaureeurde, La, and was finally transferred to the 77th division, with which outfit he went overseas.
 He was member of the famous Lost battalion of the 30Sth infantry, 77th di- vision, commanded by Major Whittlesy. he who curtly told the Germans to go to hell when a message was sent asking him to surrender, the division that made it's fame il, the Argonnc forest swhere the battalion Was surrounded for eight days practically without food or relief.
 During the engagement in the Argonn" forest Lieutenant Williamson was se- verely wounded in the foot. And right here comes in peculiar concident. Henry J. Williamson. Sr, father of our soldier and during one of the numerous battles in which he fought for the Lost Cause Was severely wounded in the foot.
 Lieutenant Williamson IS now at Camr Mills and is daily expecting discharge He has brother in this city. A. M.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-11

1t was at the dentists. Smith was thl object in the chair-a miserable, forlorl object he looked. The operation was end ed and the dentist was ostentiously clear ing his forceps.
 The unlucky victim turned upon his per- secutor:
 Why 5? You promised to charge mi ou11- s1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-11

the United States has been able to solve the important problem of long-distance operation. This promises to be one of the great permanent achievements of war time experimenting, for which the navy can claim full credit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-11

Official circles in Washington under stand that Richard Crane, private secre- tary to Secretary Lansing, will be the first American minister to the new re- public of Czecho-Slovakia. Mr Crane, who is a son of Charles K. Crane, of Chicago, has been connected with the State Department in Washington for more than four years, having first been appointed clerk to the secretary of state. He is 8 years old. Mir Crane studied law at the University of Wisconsin and the University of Nebraska.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-11

church an elaborate banauet was also held to further the cause of the centenary movement. Much interest was manifest ed. and it is confidently expected that the local church. as we'll as the Roanoke district, will exceed it's allotment In the drive to be made May 1925.
 Local showers are falling and crops are beginning to make showing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-11

Penal Fees From the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-11

Wednesday night at the Methodist
Newark post., 1919-03-12
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
ANNOUNCED
Bishop Mcdowell to Preside
Over Annual Session
Held at Chester

Plans for the fifty-frst annua
meeting of the Wilmington Confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopa.
Church have been completed. Il
will be held at Chestertown, Md.
beginning Tuesday, March 25.
Rev. Frank Herson and E. w
Henvis of this town together with
several lay members will attend
Rev. Herson will be entertained by
H. F. jefferson; and Mr.. Henvis by
Miss Margaret C. Bell.
Bishop William F. Mcdowell
will preside. The program as ar
ranged follows:
Tuesday, March 25-S p. m. So
cial Hour.
Wednesday,, March 26-8.3O a.
M, the Sacrament of the Lords
Supper in charge of Bishop Will
liam F. Mcdowell, DID,, LII. D.
Conference session. 7.3O p. m., an
niversary Of the Board of Educa-
ton; chairman, Rev. Henry G.
Budd, DID,; speaker, E. S. Triple,
DID.
Thursday, March 1880 a. M.
Conference session. 2.3O D. M,
Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety; Miss Mary J. Wheeler, pre-
siding; speaker, J. w. R. Sumwalt,
DID. 7.3O p. m., anniversary of the
Epworth League; chairman, Rev.
W. G. Harris; speaker, DR.. Brumb-
ley.
Friday, March $3.50 a. M.
Conference session. 2.3O D. m.,
Woman's Foreign Missionary So
clety, Mrs. S. A. Hill, presiding;
speaker Mrs. William F. Mcdowell.
l. 80 p, M, centenary program.
Saturday, March 1880 a. m
conference session. 7.3O D. m..
Joint anniversary of the Board of
temperance and Anti Saloonr
League; chairman, Rev. E. c.
Prettyman; speakers, Clarence
True Wilson, DID,, LII. D., and
Hon. Wayne Wheeler.
= Sunday, March 3O-9.3O a. m
conference love feast; Rev. R. K
stephenson, lader. 1870 a. M
Newark post., 1919-03-12
Judge Constable
Passes Away Suddenly

Judge Albert Constable, chief
judge of the Second judicial Circuit
and a member of the Maryland
Court of Appeals died from heart
failure Friday at his home in Elk.
ton, Nd. He was considered one
of the leading members of the
Maryland judiciary.
He was the son of the late AL
bert Constable and Elizabeth
Groome, both of Elkton and was
born on July %, 1871. He attend
ed the Elkton public school and
later went to Princeton University
where he was graduated. He then
studied law under his father.
In 1908, Judge Constable was
elected States attorney for Cecil
County on the Democratic ticket.
He was nominated for Chief Judge
of the Second Judicial Circuit in
1912, succeeding James Alfred
Pearce. No nominations were made
against hlm.
Republicans and Democrats alike
say that Judge Constable had an
excellent chance to become Gov
ernor of Maryland in 1915. He re-
fused the nomination, however.
Judge Constable married Miss
Emily Frazer Evans of Elkton, and
is survived by his wife, two sons,
Albert Constable, Jr., and James
Constable; two daughters, Emily
and Elizabeth Constable; four
brothers and three sisters.
Funeral services were held from
his late residence, Tuesday after
noon at $50 o'clock. Interment
was made in Elkton cemetery.
Newark post., 1919-03-12
Milk Producers
Hold Big Meetings

Five hundred and seventy-six
cows signed in the Odessa and
Middletown organizations of the
Interstate Milk Producers Asso-
citation is the standard set at the
meetings held Wednesday night
and Thursday night respectively.
Although the farmers over the
county and state are perfecting
local organizations of the Inter-
state Milk Producers Association
with surprising rapidity, yet the
farmers of Middletown broke all
previous records by those present
coming in the Association 100 per
cent strong. The Odessa farmers
ran close second by coming in 95
per cent strong. Regular meetings
will be held in each community un-
til every milk shipper has become
a member of the Association. Reg
ular meetings are also being held
in Newark, Mt. Pleasant, Towns
end, and Smyrna. Organization
meetings will be held at Kirkwood,
Bear Station, Kenton and Green
wood. These meetings are held un-
der the direction Of the farm bu-
reaus.
After completing the Middle
town organization, Chairman ]. S.
Moore called on Mr.. Edward Lad
ley to explain the farm bureau
Newark post., 1919-03-12
Will Vaccinate Against
Anthrax Free of Charos

All live stock owners can havo
their ANIMALS vaccinated against
anthrax free Of charge, if they will
apply for the service.
The State Live Stock Sanitaw
Board requests the owners of farm,
animals to notify the office of The
Board in Dover, or DR.. H. P. Ewes
at Wilmington, if they desire 10
have their cattle vaccinated.
1t is the purpose of the Board ID
protect all live stock as far as posl
sible, but it does not enforce vacl
cination, except in caes of outl
break, where vaccination on
quarantine becomes necessary.
Newark post., 1919-03-12
ENTERTAINMENT
NETS GOODLY SUM
FOR TREASURY
Missionary Society Draws
Crowded House

The entertainment given on
Thursday evening by the Woman's
Home Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian Church was a sue
cess in every way. 1t added a
creditable sum to the treasury re-
flected credit upon the participants
and gave pleasure to the large au-
dience present.
The Choral Society under the
leadership of Mrs. j. O. G. Duffy
rendered several selections very
acceptably to accompaniment by
Miss Nellie Wilson.
Miss Mary Houston sang "Ma
Baby" and Mighty LAX a Rose"
with Miss Turner as accompanies
and Miss Madeline C. Raby to a
sprightly washboard accompani-
ment told the humorous details of
"Mrs. Puffer's Silver Wedding"
and for an encore gave "The Retort
Discourteous."
packing the Missionary Bar
rel" was the source of much mer-
riment, with its amusing situa-
tions, clever dialogue and grotes-
que costumes.
The characters were:
Mrs. Brown, hostess-Miss Flea
nor Todd.
Mrs. Dumps, short and stout
Mrs. H. E. Tiffany.
Mrs. Film, simpering spinster-
Mrs. Dunlevy.
Mrs. Green, a bosser Mrs
Margaret Cam.
Mrs. Jones, confirmed invalid
Mrs. Ernest Frazer.
Mrs. Lamb, widow-Mrs. Chas
Strahorn.
Two willing helpers-Mrs. A. W.
Moore and Miss Anderson.
Mrs. Hicks, strong minded wo-
Yearsley.
Sophie, Polish girl-Mrs. C. P
Steele.
Coffee, cocoa, cake and sand
Newark post., 1919-03-12
Appleton Organizes Grange
With SO Charter Member,

The organization of the Apple
ton Grange was completed on Sat-
urady evening, March 8, with fftv
charter members. Mr.. Chares An,
thony, State Organizer of Oranges,
was again present.
The newly appointed officers will
be installed at the next meeting
March Is.
This week the Appleton Social
Club will meet on Friday evening
March ID. This is in order to takd
advantage of Mr.. Anthony's proml
Use to attend the Grange meeting
II held Saturday evening.
Newark post., 1919-03-12
Card of Thanks

Miss Graft would like to thank
some of the ladies of Newark fol
their generous response to her apI
peal for clothing for the Pine
Mountain M settlemtH,t School, Pine
mountain, Harlan County, Ken
lucky. If any one is moved to conl
tribute money, no matter how
small the sum, or more clothing fod
ooys or girls, from 7 to II, if sent
10 Miss Graft she will gladly for1
ward the same.
Newark post., 1919-03-12
NEWARK OPERA HOuSF
PROGRAM WEEK BEGINNING
Thursday 18th

The Zero Hour" penned by Paul West trs f.r,ou
W t1 JUST snort time before his death in Paris + I on
~ .e most gr1ppngly interesting and entertanro ;+
e written by this famous author Iuue Flvdae :; tl w
~ s picture, and She is seen in two unusual roee1;d
one OF the longest double exposure roles on raonr5
Cali " mite III the second chapter of "he Lohtnn d
Friday 18th
ros,ra mae Marsh in Hidden Fires" Move, double sx
Saturday 18th
and two-reel comedy '>'en MAN, Pathe New
Monday 18th
odwn cosd Thirty Week. by Thompson Buchanan
Tuesday 18th
tbs ohe George Walsh in "Ill Say Soo The vb;r,,,,
p VINO couldn't get in the war and hn oa.,; u oly
nc does neither and does we'll AZ eo' m way Sa
fo,r sce MUSIC by the Newark High School Oros 81 WA
Wednesday 10Th
with, William t,n 5 Hart in Shark Monroe w., j.,
ats ~ 1 o'oous skipper of sealing scoona .oy ofa
saaas VINO IS widely known for his ee1t I IN Aa?s
until fuythsr uythsIrEsm.iBeginnng BE Tuesday March 18th s
for te the High School Orchestra f anu every uea
Newark post., 1919-03-12

there were American troops or Y
people in Russia and said, 81 guess
| will have to go there" She wears
a Y uniform.
1t is a very difficult matter to
get sailings to y. S. and we have
25 men listed now to return,-most
OF them have no chance before
April l. One fellow wanted to take
boat to Jamaica and chance get
ting up from there; another
smooth guy, he thinks he is, wants
to go to France and try that route,
but the Boss is crafty and fooled
him. At present the Admiralty has
shut down on our using Southamp-
ton to Havre and it takes five days
to get to Paris from London, via
Liverpool. We shipped 14O out of
Liverpool on Sunday, the End, who
had arrived from U. S. on January
oath.
During the month of December
1918, 1175 Secretaries, men and
women passed through the U. K.
to France and in January 1919,
SOB. Since this outfit started in
1917 there have been 5422 handled
by this Office and the Movement
department 4400 have gone by
since | arrived here.
A man came in from Egypt the
other day on his way to the States,
He will have to wait awhile for
boat. A chap and his sister regis
tered this afternoon (February 81.
He is from China and she is Mr..
Carter's secretary. They have been
having Leave" together and go to
Paris tomorrow. Two other men
here now are collecting S10O,OOO.OO
worth of supplies for Russia and
expect to get off next week. The
ends of the earth meet in our little
room on the top floor of 48.
We have been having the first
snow of the season since Satur-
day. 1t has not been much of a fall
but the atmosphere has been clear.
We had II minutes of sunshine in
l3 days. Some class to that. You
can stand over the usual coal fire
and see your breath as you talk.
We have an oil stove helping out
the gas fire and had weather strips
put on the windows and a spring
on the door, so the office is fairly
comfortable.
Sunday afternoon, two weeks
ago | went to Queens Hall to a
beautiful concert, given by an as
soclation for that purpose. There
were 60 in the orchestra and 20 of
them were girls. They played very
well and the hall was crowded to
capacity, 5000.
| expect to go to some dances as
the Palace Hotel, which we have
recently taken over for officers, has
them three times a week and l have
just gotten pair of very light Of
ficers high boots to make the going
as easily as possible. Also l know
a nice Irish girl who can and will
dance with me and the prospect is
attractive.
Newark post., 1919-03-12
Will Again Send
Students to Oxford

With the resumption of the cleo
tlon of Rhodes scholars from
this country, to attend British uni
versities, Delaware will again
select its candidates. According to
an announcement made by Profess
sor Frank Aydelotte, of the Mass
achusetts Institute of Technology
Newark post., 1919-03-12

preaching services, sermon bv
Bishop William F. Mcdowell. D n
LII. D. 2 p. m., memorial service
$50 p. m., ordination of deacon,
and elders by the bishop. 73O \
M, evangelistic service. :
Monday, March $3.50 a m
Conference session. :
The Laymen's Association will
meet March %, with morning and
afternoon sessions.