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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-14

FOR sALE-Or swap. one 1914 Ford
touring car, newly repaired, in first
class condition. new top, new fender.
usw seat covers. new tires. an ex-
ceptional bargain $3.50. Cordele
Steam VuIcanizing Co phone 229
4-11-6tpd
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-14
TO TRY 100 MooNsHINERS
Judge Newman TO Be Faced BY Heavy
Docket a. Athens Today

Athens. April I3--Judge William T.
Newman will cal the regular term
CT -he United STATES district court for
the Northeastern division in session
Monday morning While there are
10 cases of exceptiOna Interest on
the docEats. there are an unusual
number of 'moonshfne" cases to be
disposed OF. there being approximate
" 100 defendants charged with VIC
latfng the Federal prohibition statutes
The superior court of Clarke coun-
= viii also be convened by Judge
LAndraw J Cobb MondGy morning The
Iockets of this court are perhaps the
heaviest in the history of the county.
due 70 the fact that the last two ses-
sians waer adjourned with tha6trans-
action Of bur little business on ac-
count of the prevalence of influenza
in the county
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-14
BOYS BODY FOUND
At BOTTOM OF WELL
Child Starts Out to Catch Goat With
Ear CT Corn: Deczyed Wool
Covering Gives Way.

Preston. the fTe-year-old son OF Mr.
and 3Ers- r 2 Wy1en. OF HiIIssoro.
vas killed yesterday morning when
silIs covering an abandoned well on
his grandmother's place, gave way
His neck was broken. his skull cTursh-
ed, and his body badly bruised
When found. the boys body was at
the bottom of the well. hfty-fve feet
below the top. in : foot CT water
According to the story of the acct
dant brought 10 Macon last night by
: friend Of the family. the boy left
his parents house at 8 O'Clock TO
catch his pet goat He took an ear
OF co.n and piece Of rope with him
Finds Ear Of Corn
His mother missed him half Al hour
later and began a search for him
She found the ear Of corn whish she
had given him. but was unable TO To-
cate the boy \ searching party was
organized and searched the eommuni-
y around HiIisOoro.
Al O'Clock. members Of the party
found the rope the hoy had taken
with him in shed at the back Of his
grandmother's home. about three hun
dred yearIs from that his parents
The well was d few feet from the
she'd
Young Wynen had started to cross
the well. and an oak sill, which had
been crossed many times before gave
way. The hole through which he fell
was large enough only to pass his
body through
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon al three O'Clock from the
family residence at Hllsboro.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-14
z OFFICERS AND
4 NEGROES DEAD
Joe Ruffin. Negro Owner Of Buick Six,
Who is Said 70 Have Precipitased
The Trouble. Is Taken 70 Eu
custa Fer Safe Keeping.

AiilIan- April l}-JOe RuEiH, ne
gro. and his four sons. who were rid
ing in a Buick Six. p-ecip.tated d shot
ing ARRAY near the Carsweu Grove
church in the northern par5 OF this
tJenkinsl county this afternoon about
, o'clock which IS known TO have cost
the lives OF six persons
Tonight there are hundreds OF per
whites and negroes Both sides 4fr
pear to be well provided with arms
and ammunition.
List CT Dead
The known dead;
". C. Brown. county policeman
T II. Stephens, night marshal of
Millen.
Edmond Scott. Z negro.
John Holloway RufIn. negro and
two OF his brothers
Rush 70 the Scene
Immediately following the first re-
ports Of the shooting J G.. Perkins
chairman OK the board Of county COM
mis=joners. and Sheriff Z. u. johnson.
went 70 the scene OF The trouble.
They found that Brown had been
shot dead while Stephens after he-
ing shoc mad been beaten by negroes
until his head vas almost pulp
First reports Of the shooting placed
the name Of Joe Ruffin a well known
negro OF considerable means. in tho
casualty list Joe Rufin. however,
Was located by the officers and was
placed undc- arrest and taken II III
gusra tonight for safe keeping Three
Of Joe Ruffiu's sons were left dead
1t The scene of the trouble. Louis
Rufrn made his escape. but o tcers
are hunting through the woods of
Jenkins county for him and for others
who may be implicated in the trou-
bic.
5oistrous From Liquor
According to patched up stories Of
the trouble Of this afternoon the
sheriff found that the officers wao
were killed were called 10 the scene
because OF reports that blind tiger
liquor was turning a church meeting
into a riotous scene. The negro church
is the largest OF its kind in the coun-
IT,
The crowds of negroes were gath
ering rapidly during the morning and
early afternoon. The congregation ap-
pointed Edmond Scott. also a negro.
10 go to Waynesboro in an automobile
aud tring preacher to the scene
/ Waynesboro is fifteen miles from the
). s-'stls. 81 'tlr.' disturbance. ''''.'...~
I Returns With Preacher
! When Scott returned to the church
he found the highway congested. it is
claimed He had been MADE marshal
Of the day by the negroes and he i'll
turn ordered the two white officers
10 clear the way
The white officers found that Scott
was arm ed. They arrested him an
were carrying him away when Joe
Rutfin and his four sons appeare4 7u
/ the scene in their c2r and the shoot
ing began.
County Policeman Brown was kill
al instantly as was the uegro Scott
Although Stephens head and body
were covered with bruises he lived
Tor two hours
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-14

axe so favorable to the livestock bust
ness
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-14

- NoAeA'i1A<A1 A'A'1A - 80
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"AEV AOO
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CASE - ADY1sCE
iHSEE 1iMS
luii HUI VI iUu
FOR sALECpe z-wheel trailer. I.
-.,
NoO4r 1tlu 7 7s4 ''--'7' -
Co-dle Is going 10 nave an up-Io-'iate
Swimming FooL io--'t-
anu III Ii i@'i''S "eS T. ~ ~ 80 80
FOR sALE-Large lot OF loo-pouad
arc Bakery 4tI-0t-
WANTED TO RENT MAY FIRST.
CLOSE IN PHoTE ~ l-o''
FOR sAlE-White Spanish peanuts
for planting W H. Cunningham
3-23-26t
LoANs-Larse or small. prompt ser
vice, low interest, small commission.
W c. WINIFREE. 1-3tf-
FOR sALE-Or swap. one 1918 Dodge
touring car, nearly neT. $500. Cordele
Steam EllcanizIHg C., Phone 229-
FOR sALE-Or swap, one Buick
touring car LOOKS new runs new,
-
w Oo"' nv wal io@h
you bicycle WalIe. repair yours
WAN 20 Al oNCe-F'fst CLASS
te 49, e-tae-,., ,ls.s. III ~. .o,t,,
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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-14

The annual convention of the Ca
madam council OF agriculture held re-
Gently in winnipeg was attended by
women delegates for the first time in
the history Of the organization
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-14

FOR sALE-Porto Rico. Nancy Hall.
Triumph and Pattisaw Potato plants.
S24e per thousand: 5000 and over.
Sl75 per thousand. W. B. Ship. Cor
dele Ga. S-SI-a6
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-14

There will be strict order kept at
the Swimming Pool. a lady will be in
charge 4-S-20t.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-14

cuSHioNS-SOlid comfort in your
Ford. No matter how new Or old your
car Is. you need double deck de
luxe Cathedral Pipe Cushion. that
is, if You want to enjoy the comforts
make Us prove what We claim. Phone
-. Corle.e Top < Harness Co, 3-1426
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-14

Plenty of seats for everybody in the
pavilion at the Swimming Pool No
dancing. 4-3-20t.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-24
GET THE PRESENT DAY
FACTS

n OR several reasons a
statement by Secretary
~ Redfield, published on
this page today may be read
with profit by all who wish to
keep in touch with the new
conditions.
The secretary of commerce
tells of a law just enacted in
Massachusetts, which should
help reconcile differences be-
tween labor and capital. He
contrasts the spirit of this law
with attempts by alien agita-
tors to create trouble, not for
the purpose of improving con-
ditions but with view to pro-
ducing revolution. The Incl
dent illustrates the need of
calmness and reason by those
on both sides of the contro-
versy if the subject may be
called a controversy. The
sane adjustment of affairs will
help both sides. Radicalism
will not do so, neither side
should resort to it.
The other point touched up
on by Mr.. Redfield is the rela-
ton between steel and trans
portation costs in America and
in Europe. If his figures are
accurate, as we may assume
them to be, then the price of
steel is materially higher in
England and France than in
America and transportation
costs are heavier.
While such things are true
can we anticipate lower con-
struction costs in America; do
we need a tariff on steel to
keep out foreign competition;
can we avoid increased freight
rates? These are questions
that must be met and they must
be met in the light of the facts,
not in accord with any precon-
ceived notions.
The world is vastly differ
ent from what it was prior to
1914. To get at the right So
luton of things people must
learn the present day status.
To do otherwise is to walk
blindly at a time when the
clearest vision is required.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-24
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER.

it is said that approximately
one half the total American
war casualties We're incurred
during those weeks of terrific
fighting. If so we had more
men killed and wounded there
than there were participating
on both sides at Gettysburg.
These facts are mentioned
not to cloud the glory of the
men who fought the decisive
battle of the civil war. their
glory can never fade, but to
bring home the extent of the
sacrifice our boys endured last
fall IN order that humanity
might be made safe. Our men
went through a fiery mill and
ii is Q matter of local pride, as
well as regret, that many Una
tilla county men were with the
regiments that bore a heavy
part of the burden. AS shown
by a news story last evening
the 77th division in which
many of our boys were serving
lost 20 per cent of its effective
force. The company in which
Willard Hanna of Freewater
served, required ITO men to re-
fill its ranks.
When we consider, as best
we can at this distance, the
hardships and peril through
such men went for the
honor of the flag and the great
cause we championed, who can
deny them all the honor the
public can bestow? The SER
vices tomorrow and on May
80 deserve observation by all
and when we have done our
utmost on such occasions we
will have but commenced pay
ment of the debt we owe to the
soldiers of the republic.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-24
FOR THOSE WHO FELL

Nw OMORROW is Memorial
W. Sunday and all over the
land services will be held
in honor of those who fell. The
day was primarily intended to
honor the men who gave up
their lives in the civil war. This
year the day has a new mean
ing.
When we think of war to-
day we think of the western
front, not of Gettysburg. The
combined union and confeder-
ate forces at Gettysburg made
a force of approximately 200,-
600 men. The union casualties
were $4,000 men and the con-
federate 10000. In the Ar
gonne-Meuse offensive General
Pershing used 100000 men and
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-24
POST WAR FACTS
ALL SHOULD KNOW

By HON. WILLIAM G. REDF1ELD
Summary Of address before the Nat
ionaI Association of Manufacturers, at
the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York,
y. Y. on Wednesday, May 81, 1913.
/ have recently had two talks with
American manufacturers. in which
were presented such novel facts that
they may interest you. The first OF
these occurred on a railroad train
where met gentleman who was
head of one large industry and acti-
vely engaged also in the management
of two others all in eastern New En-
gland. He called my attention to Sen
ate bill No. 37S of the state of Mass
achusetts. 1t Is entitled AN act to
enable manufacturing corporations TO
provide for the representation Of their
employees on the board OF directors"
It is q. brief law, 1s short lines, but
SO remarkable that you will bear with
me as I read it.
section /. A manufacturing cor
poration may provide by bylaw for
the nomination and election by its
employees Of one or more OF them to
be members its board of directions.
Section 2. All elections under the
provisions Of section 1 shall be held
at the works Of the corporation on
the day Of the annual meeting. and
the voting shall be by secret ballot.
Section 3. If less than a majority
OF those entitled 10 vote participate
in the election there shall be no elec-
tion, and the vscancy shall be filleG
if8 The by-laws prescribe.
section :. \ director elected by
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-24
WHO WILL THESE WOMEN
MARRY?

n LII the problems of Europe
~ cannot be settled at the
peace table. Some ques-
tions are beyond solution by
any governmental action.
In England it is said that
this June, the month of we'd
dings, finds twice as many
young women of manageable
age as there are men.
In France, the country most
severely hit by war, SO per
cent of the men between the
ages of 21 and 81 are dead.
What a tragedy these figures
show; how far reaching the
consequences.
What will Cupid do?
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-24

the employees shall have the same
rights and powers and shall be sub
ject to the same duties and responsi-'
bilitles as a director elected by the
stockholders"
I think it will surprise some to rea-
lie that this is now the law of what
many people think the con servative
and certainly the industrial State of
Massachusetts. You may not all agree
with me in thinking this law a great
step forward. 1t is only permissive.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-24
THE PIONEER,


! (By Dean Eric w. Allen, of
the School of Journalism. Uni
! versity, read at the unveiling of
! A. Phim.ster Proctor's statue.
"The Pioneer,"D
"Untrodden earth is JOY to my
feet.
The round horizon balm to
my eyes,
The urf2vetcld 1 run TO meet,
The not yct-seen is my sought
for I.rize.
1.-THE last os the land made
my own,
1 led the way to the farthest :
sea,
For ages my kind struck out :
alone
But. the last OF my kind-will :
it die with me?
Here l will halt at the end of !
nay trail
For I've trod the last of the
untrod soil.
But the soul of the pathfinder I
shall not fail
1t shall struggle on to ex- I
tremer toll. 4
"Dimly vision a new frontier i
l strain my eyes toward a vir- !
gin land
Sons of my sons, what do ye =
here,
But still press on at the old i
command: i
Here let me stay where my =
youngest sons I
Turn first their feet 60 the =
outbound trail
Where the road from the known =
TO the unknown runs >
Where the pathfinder's urge =
shall never FAM =
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-24

Yet it places upon the statute book
of great manufacturing state the
opinion of its legislature. that what
We may call employee directors of
manufacturing corporations may be
wise and indeed, a necessary step
and its organic law has been altered
accordingly. This is the more inter,
esting because it was late in Febru-
airy last that the business associate
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-24

Continued on Page 81
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18
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CHARLOTTE HARB0R

Charlotte Harbor, Sept. b
Seeing no news from this neck OF
the woods, | thought | would let
you know we are yet on the map
and hot for County Division and
for F. M. Cooper for Senator.
The recent storm and high TIDE
has remodeled our little town to
some extent, but things are GET
ting back to normal condition.
The boats that transferred the
children to the Punta Gorda
school were all taken back to the
bay.
Capt. John Strickland, j. I.
Grantham and Thos. Parkinson
made the prize mullct catch while
the high tide was on. They were
camped in a house-boat at the
mouth Of the Miakka river; and
on the island near the camp was
a little house well screened in, and
the door open. The tide went
seven feet deep in the little cot
.tage when Capt. Strickland motto
ed fish all around. He ran his
boat over and closed the door and,
at low tide, picked up 400 mullet,
not counting bottom fish. |
think this should be called a dry
stop and | don't think the Shell
Fish Commissioner would approve
of it.
If this is of any interest to you,
we will write again soon
With best wishes for The Her
AIDS success, au revoir, but not
goodbyc.-OLD FISIIERAN.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18
NO RESTING PEACE.

There's no peace and little rest
for the one who suffers from a bad
back, and distressing urinary dis,
orders. Punta Gorda people re,
commend Doan's Kidney Pills
BE guided by their experience.
Ask your neighbor!
Mrs. Jos. L. Goulding, E. Cross
St, Punta Gorda, says: "Some
time ago | was down with my
back and kidneys and | had a
severe pain in the small of my
back and couldn't rest nights.
My kidneys didn't act right and I
suffered from headaches and
spells of dizziness. AS | had used
Doan's Kidney Pills with good re-
suits before, | again began taking
them. Three boxes which | got
at Cochran's Drug Store, entirely
relieved me of this trouble.
gladly recommend this medicine. "
Price Zoe, at all dealers. Don t
simply ask for kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the
same that Mrs. Goulding had.
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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18

ner was sharing it with him, the
ball was batted right to his hands,
and, before it reached him, the
runner bolted for home. CrOs-
land found the ball too hot to hold
and, so he put it down on the
ground and rolled it around a bit
until it got cool. Then he threw
it to the pitcher and, on turning
around found that a Fort Myers
boy whom he had not noticed, had
succeeded in sneaking from sec
ond to third while the other Fort
Myers fellow, fleeing from that
hot ball, had landed safe at home.
But Crosland had his revenge,
for, during the game, he put out
mo less than three of the opposing
team, His success appeared to be
due in a measure to Geo. A. Nc
Lane, a Punta Gorda roOter, who
kept yelling such disrespcctful
and horrible language, accompan-
led by extremely fierce looks, at
the visitors, that they seemed to
think that George would assassi-
nate every one of them, if they
dared to win the game from Pun
ia Gorda. At any rate, they
didn't do it, and they played like
fellows who were badly frigten-
ed and didn't know what to do.
On the other hand, the Punta
Gorda boys eft nobly" and COW
cred themselves with glory
Brady Williams, their pitcher, in
troduced a new wrinkle. Instead
of pitching curved balls .impos-
sible to hit, he pitched them so
that they were easily hit and were
promptly caught out on the fly.
During the entire game, only one
of these balls escaped the vigi-
lance and dexterity of the felders
They enabled the home team TO
make two brilliant double plays.
1t was great game, and We
scribe, Ill common with several
hundred other spectators, enjoyed
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18

Col. Hancock visited Arcadia
yesterday.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18
TT. MYERS FIRST BAsEMAN
Nearly Killed by Punta Gorda
Runner.

During the ball game last
Thursday afternoon between the
Fort Myers and the Punta Gorda
teams and while Punta Gorda was
at the bat, Crosland, Of the latter
team had made a successful run
to first base and was waiting
chance to make second. The
pitcher made feint of throwing
the ball to the batter, but instead,
threw it to first base. Crosland
was deceived by the pitcher
feint and made dash for second.
Halfway between the bases he
fell sprawling and, in disgust,
decided that. he was out and ac-
cordingly made no effort to reach
second.
At the same time, the ball reach
ed the Fort Myers first baseman
and he muffed it. This gave
Crosland plenty of time to make
second, but he didn't know the
ball had been muffed and so was
i'll no Murray to rise from the
ground. The baseman, with rare
presence of mind, recovered the
ball, threw it to second and then
himself keeled over and fell
sprawling, apparently killed by
the combination of cOmical cir
cumstances and his great luck
which enabled him to put CrOs-
land out. A doctor, who fortu-
nately was present, promptly adj
ministered reStOratives to the
baseman and, in few minutes, he
was able to resume his work. But
it was a narrow escape for him.
Fact is, the Fort Myers boys
were ratified and any little acct
dent that won them a point was
welcomed with the greatest en-
thusiaSm. These accidents ena-
bled them to make two home-runs
TO Punta Gorda'S eight. And,
strange to say, both of these ac-
cidents were perpetrated by Cros-
land. When he was occupying
third base and a Fort Myers run
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it immensely. 1t was the first
game in years which. he had
watched from beginning TO end.
He knows very little of base ball
rules and language; consequently,
he is unable to properly describe
Thursdays game and do justice
to the players, which they deserve,
but he joins the populace in graf
itude for the entertainment af-
fOrded.
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We are proud of the confidence
doctors, druggists and the public
have in 666 Chill and Fever
lohlc. 19-20t
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18
Capt. Peter Nelson Dies.

Captain Reter Nelson, alIef d
short illness, died at his home on
Cayo Costa at 1925 Sunday morn.
ing last, and was buried there
Monday.
When he felt his end approach
ing, he telegraphed to Hon. f. M
Cooper, Punta Gorda, and Miss M
IL. Verdier, Fort Myers, to come
to him. They responded prompt
ly, but, when they reached his
| bedside, the old man was uncon-
scious. He regarded these two as
his best friends.
Captain Nelson has been a not
able parsonage along this section
of the Gulf coast for more than
fifty years. He was a Dane, hav-
ing doubtless been born in COpen-
hagen. At an early age he took
to the sea and visited virtually all
the chief ports Of the world.
He came to Florida in 1867 and
located first at Manatee, where he
engaged in the mercantile bust
ness and operated a sail boat be
tween that point and Tampa,
which for years was the only COM
munication between points ON the
Manatee river and Tampa. In
1873 he removed to Fort Myers
and conducted a mercantile bust
ness there. Later he entered a
homestead up the CalOosahatchee
and, on proving it out, divided it
into town lots and called it Alva,
which name it now retains. In
the division of the town, he set
apart and donated suitable lots
for a public school and a Metho-
dist church, to the building of
which he contributed very liber-
ally.
For many years he was a bar
pilot Of Boca Grande. After re-
firing from this work, he went to
Cayo Costa where he made his
home and built up a public school
at his own expense.
Indeed, he was charitable and
benevolent to an extreme No
one in want ever appealed to him
in vain. He spent practically all
his substance in acts of benevol-
ence.
| He was never married and had
no kindred in this country. He
was about eighty-fivc years old, of
striking appearance and very
pleasant manners. Having sailed
these coasts many years and being
familiar with the legendary his
tory of adjacent islands, several
authors are said to have made him
character in their books, apply
ing to him the names of their own
invention.
The death of Captain Nelson re-
moves from worldly activity a
man of interesting history and
many good deeds.