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The Holbrook news., 1919-03-07
Town, County and General
 News Stories of Interest
Gathered and Written During the Week by the News Staff of Reporters. If You Don't See It Here, It
 Didn't Happen. Anyhow, It's Worth Reading.

Frank J. Brundage, ot Farmersville, California, was here the first of the week looking over the Holbrook oil field. MT. Brundage has purchased the Little estate of one hundred eight thousand acres of land near Adamana and Pinto, and intends to fence the entire tract for a COW ranch. This large body of land will make one of the largest and most profitable stock ranches in our part of the state. MT. Brundage is also much interested in the oil field and will become a heavy investor here soon, and will be a valuable addi- tion to the already long list of investors here.
 The young people are in- vited to a Sunday School social a t tn e Methodist church from 7::30 until 9:30 Friday night March '.
 When a young man sits in the parlor talking nonsene to his best girl that's capi- tai. But when he has to stay in of evenings after they're married that's labor
 Complete line of paintsIIand varnishes for the house at Wet zler's.
 A. B. Baird, the Holbrook geologist, went to Snowflake Wednesday to look after some business matters.
 B. w. Samuells of Phoe- nix, was here yesterday look ing over the Holbrook oil field in company with MT. Dugan. Should MT. Sam uells become interested in the field he will be worth considerable to the field, as he is a man of much energy.
 Judge Doe, was here Monday from Flagstaff, attending to business in the superior court.
 The HoIbrook Meat Market is now located in their new store adjoining the Wetzler Supply Co. where Mr. Funk has a room large enough to make an up to date market and where he would be pleased to see all his custom CTS and many new ones.
 Inspect Wetzler's new line of Kitchen utensils.
 E. J. Morty was here the first -of the week from Indian Wells. Mr. Morty was attending a meet ing of the Road Commission.
 Rev. Ere wster will preach here next Sunday at three o'clock. Every one invited.
 A word to the wise is sufficient. Be a wise one and shop at the HOlbrOOk Mercantile the store that is making HOlbrOOk famous
 James Frost, the Snowflake surveyor. was here last week at tending to business and greeting his many friends.
 J. T. Barr. capitalist of Pitts burg, Penn, is here today look ing oyer the Holbrook oil field. Mir. Barr is much impressed with the outlook for oil here.
 WetzIer's are headquarters for good mattresses at reasonable prices.
 The Holbrook, Arizona. Bureau of Oils and Mining District will meet at the court house Satur- day, March 18th. Important business to be acted upon. All are urged to be present and in- vite their friends. Don't forget the date, March 18th.
 J. E. Richards of St. Joseph, was here the first of the week q II
The Holbrook news., 1919-03-07
INCOME TAX IS
 TRULY POPULAR.

< "The payment of Income taxes < takes on a new significance x which should be understood by < every citizen. The taxation sys- < tenn of this country Is truly pop x ular, of the people, by the peo- * pie and for the people. Every < citizen is liable to tax, and the < amount of the tax is graduated < according to the success and for < tune attained by each individual < in availing himself of the oppor- < tunities created and preserved < by our free institutions. The < method and degree of the tax is < determined by no favored class, < but by the representative of the * people. The proceeds of the tax * should be regarded as national < investment Daniel C. Roper, < Commissioner OF Internal Reve- < nue.
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The Holbrook news., 1919-03-07
CONGRESS ADJOURNs
Several Important Measures
 Fail to Pass

C V t(AOAANCtAA OO14ctOO 1111OlAO OO1 , President Wilson issued a statement declaring that "a group of men in the senate have deliberately chosen to embarrass the administra- tion of the government, to imperil the financial inter- ests of the railway systems of the country"
 Among the bills that failed was one appropriating $780, 00O,O 900 for the railroad ad- ministration without which some administration leaders say the railroads must be re- turned to their owners be- fore the middle of April.
 There was no turning back of clocks. Democratic lead CTS realized the situation was hopeless and the gavels end ing the long great war ses- sion and the sixty-ffth con- gress actually tapped at noon.
 Just before adjournment President Wilson, in his cap- itol office, authorized final notice to the republicans that their efforts to force an inn mediate extra session had failed; that he was unshaken in his determination not to call congress until his work at the peace conference was done.
 Adjournment marks the passing of democratic con- trol at the capitol. The con- gress that passed at noon began in April, 1917, passed the German war declaration, and its almost continuous sessions have been marked by unprecedented legislation and controversy.
 Big bills that failed in cluded both the army and navy appropriation meas ures. Only two important measures that ran the gaunt- let of the last AS hours of filibustering were the victory liberty loan bill and the bil- lion dollar wheat guarantee bill.
 Legislation which it was conceded had failed at this session, included: The $1,-. 215, 900, ,00O army appropria- tion bill, with it's authoriza- tion for a temporary army of 540, 900 men after July 1.
 The $75O, 900, 900 naval ap- propriation measure author king a new three-year build ing program urged by Presi- dent Wilson.
 The sundry civil bill carry ing appropriations totalling about $85O, GOO, ,OOO; includ- ing S65O, ,OOO, OOO for the merchant marine.
 The annual agricultural with $27, ,000,000.
 The District of Columbia appropriation bill carrying $14, 900, 900.
 The reclamation measure to provide farms for returned soldiers and sailors.
 The oil, coal and mineral land leasing bill. 1
 The bill designed to en- force nationwide prohibi- tion.
 The compromise equal suff- rage constitutional amend ment resolution.
 The bill making it unlaw- ful to display fred" flags
The Holbrook news., 1919-03-07
Botany.

Botany is based on a classification of plants which depends largely on the anatomy of the ovaries, seeds and reproductive organs. Flowers and fruit are therefore often necessary to Identification of species and but rare ly can determination be made from foliage alone.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-25
GERMAN Rail. EMPLOYEES
ROB u. s. ARMY CARS

Coblenz, April 29.-Eight German
railroad employees were arrested re-
Gently by American military police in
Coblenz and charged with robbing
United States army cars of food. One
of the men, Gerhardt Groom, was SUI
perintendent of the railroad yards
in Coblenz, and the others were
switchmen. Groom who was taken to
office of the provost marshal by an
American private was greatly humi-
lated by this procedure and protest
ed vigorously.
The American military police alleg
German railway employees were
caught separating food cars from a
train arriving at night, switching a
car onto lonely siding, robbing it
nd dividing the plumber Afterward
the car would be returned to it's pro.
per place in the train.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-25
STRONG SPEAKERS
AT CONFERENCE
EPWoRTH LEAGUE WILL BRING
300 TO 400 DELEGATES.

The sessions of the South Georgia
Epworth League Conference which are
to be held in Cordele June 1915 at
the eMohtidst church, promise to be
the greatest that the conference has
had in some time. The program, which
is being prepared by c. L. Shepard of
Fort Valley, President of the Confer
ence, is going to be interesting as well
as instructive, and will furnish enjoy
ment to those whom attend
Prominent Methodists of the South
will deliver addresses, among whom
are, Prof. Garfield Evans, of Souther.
land Fla; Dr. Albert D. Belts, Presi-
dent of Paine College. Augusta, Ga. :;
Rev. Robert Stewart, Missionary
Emery University The address of
welcome in behalf of the city to the
conference will be made by Mayor
Max e. Land and in behalf Of the
Cordele Epworth League by Clyde
Smith, now at Emory University. In
response to these addresses Prof. E.
A. Bailey OF Quitman, District Secre-
tary Of the Valdosta District, will
speak in behalf of the South Georgia
Conference.
The Cordele League is expecting be.
tween three and four hundred dele,
gates from all the Leagues of South
Georgia and is planning to give the
Conference hearty welcome.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-25
NEGRO IS EXECUTED
Paul Bates Pays Death Penalty at SyI-
Vania for Killing White Farmer.

Paul Bates Pays Death Penalty at SyI-
Vania for Killing White Farmer.
, Sylvania, May 23.-Paul Bates, col
ored. was executed here at 1t:40 this
morning for the murder of Grady Oil
yer, near Hilltonia, in Screven county
on Nov. II, 1918 He died in eleven
minutes after the trap was sprung
by Sheriff Scott The condemned man
was brought Iry!H Savannah in IN au
tomObile this morning by Sheriff Scott,
accompanied by W. M. TidWell, Jail
err, and Pete" Rabey. Of Savannah.
There was a crowd of about $50 pres
ent and the 5caffold was inclosed in
cotton baggjng to screen it from view.
The COndcmncJ negro was cool and
.collectc ana :lade a long talk on the
sCaifOld. He stated his readiness to
die but did not refer to his crime. The
death warrant was read for the sheriff
by j. c. Ho!iingswOrth, one of the
prosecuting attorneys. After his con-
viction in the superior court here last
January the Bates case was carried
before the prison commission and
three resp. We're granted by the
gov ,rnOr before the commission reach
ed a decision refusing the petition to
commute the sentence to life impris-
onment.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-25
GEORGIA MAY BUILD
FEEBLE MINDED HOME
Legislature to Consider Report of the
State Commission Which Will
Recommend institutional
Care.

Atlanta, May Pain an interview
just given out by Robert B. McCord,
state superintendent of the Georgia
Children's Home Society, he crealy
presents the relationship between the
organization and the Georgia Commits
sion for the Feeble-Minded which is
undertaking other work for the more
unfortunate children of the state.
The work OF the Georgia Children's
Home Society includes principally car
ing for the homeless child in the Chilli
less home, and is accomplishing great
results in nlacirg orphan and desti-
tute children in carefully selected
family homes in Which children are
needed
Superintendent McCord says that
his institution sometimes received
predetermined child as a permanent le-
gal ward before its condition is dis
covered. lie points out that the poor
child needs somebody to do something
for her. hut his society is not organi,
ECU W ildilulC SuCll casts. lie CiIlll
must be returned to some relative.
Hundreds of other cases of feeble
minded children are brought to his
attention, but as he states the institu-
ton cannot receive them.
This isn't half | could say in sup
port Of our distressing need of a state
institution for predetermined chill
dren. | could tell you Of case after
case that has come directly under
my observation in the last few years
in Georgia They are all tragedies to
me, and there is nothing cheerful in
their situation without provision for
training"
Legislation will probably be passed
at the session of the Legislature next
month to provide state home for
predetermined children.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-25
FORCES THAT TEND TO BUILD SUCCESSFUL
FAIR, ARE NOW BUSY FOR CRISP COUNTY
FINE COOPERATION OF MERCHANTS BUSINESS MEN
WHO HAVE SUBSCRIBED LITERALLY TO PREMIUM
LIST FOR CLUB MEMBERS.

best 3-inch grip vetch 81, SOC Now is
the time to save the above.
Wheats. oats, rye, millett can be
kept by stripping the leaves off of the
stems, tie with twine-wrap heads
with Irvine and hang with wire to keep
the rats away. -
l am especially anxious to get every
body who has harvested wheat, rye
and oats to save for exhibition at the
fair
Some of the money will be used to
pay premiums for district exhibits
which will make it worth while for the
progressive communities to work to
secure it so that their school may be
made more attractive.
l hope to hold a meeting at every
school house in the county within the
next thirty days in order to discuss
plans for exhibits from each com.
munity.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-25
ATLANTA BEATS RENO
in DIVORCE RECORD
REcoRD-SMASHING CALENDAR OF
MARITAL WOES CALLED BY
JUDGE AND LEGAL MILL MUST
LITERALLY SPEED.

Atlanta, Ca. May 24.-The Fulton
superior court will start its divorce
Monday Its calendar contains a total
of 300 cases the greatest ever known
any one term in the history of the Full
ton courts.
The session of divorce court lasts
for five hours each day for five days
in the week, which means that the
the record-smashing calendar must be
cleared at the rate of SO cases per day
IL per hour. l every five minutes.
If this record is established, it will
be the most remarkable ever known
in court of justice in this section
of country, and will further sub
stantiate the declaration made some
time ago by an Atlanta Judge that
Atlanta judge that Atlanta has sup
planted Reno as a divorce center"
Court officials asserted that if the
present ratio of increase in divorces
is maintained, the record this year in
Atlanta will be astounding and will
far eclipse the divorce business of
any previous year.
The number of divorces has shown
continuous and rapid increased
since the first of the year, which, Of
ficials believed, indicated the begin
mig of the wartime crop.
A still greater increase was antici-
pated for the coming months. Of
ficials admitted that they could see
no prospect whatever of an improve
ment in the situation.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-25

now punisher by death but when the
to say a word against them.
The slightest offense in the army is
Red soldiers are not on duty they
seem to be able to do as they like
with impunity. Most of the civilians
who have been modified into the
army are disconnected and are wait
ing the first opportunity of turning
against the Bolsheviki.
There is no protection for foreign
ers. A decree was recently published
declaring that there were no longer
any foreigners and that every one liv-
ing in Russia from henceforth would
be deemed Russian and have to sub,
nit to Bolsheviki rule. Paper money
to the face value of 100000 is prime,
ed daily Only two newspapers are
allowed to be published They are
the Soviet News and the Soldiers
Truth.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-25
(By MISS LOU c. HAMILTON,
HOME DEMONSTRATION AGENT.)

TUNE OEmONO MA ION RG6N j
\ Matters connected with the organi-
zation of the Crisp County Fair are
moving more rapidly now, and the or
ganization committee feels that the
enterprise is on the road to an assured
success. if the cooperation so far Sc
cured and that promised continues.
One thing l wish to make plain and
hope that the club members will lassist
me in doin so, is that now is the time
for the farmers to save exhibits of
their staple crops for the fair. The
premium list will embrace all the
products that are common to the
farms of this section; for instance,
the farmer who shows the best S-inch
sheaf of wheat 50, 81; best sheaf
of rye 50, 81; best S-inch sheaf of oats
$2,$1; best 6-inch sheaf of millett 81,
soc; best 3-inch grip timothy 81, soc;
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-25
HEALTH RECORD OF COLLEGE
CITED AS UNIQUE EXAMPLE

Atlanta, Ga, May 24-State health
authorities are today calling atten-
ton to the unique health record of
the South Georgia State Normal Col
lege at Valdsota. 1t has an almost
perfect record among the educational
institutions of the sOAth. Through
out the epidemic of Spanish influenza
this college had only one case among
the dormitory students. And that
ase was not contracted at
the school, A student became aff'ict-
ed while on visit to her home, and
had the fever when she returned TO
the institution. Preventive mel
sures scientifically administered
prevented the spread of the disease
and the school came through the cpl
demic with practically a clean slate.
President r. N. Powell, who has
just made report on the school al
tributes the continued health Of the
institution to three things. First. sys-
TEN of dieting; second, the schools
system of fresh air exercise and ply.
steal training, and third to constant
supervision a physician and gra-
duate nurse being attached to the col
legc.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-25
TO SWIM IN ATLANTA
COSTS YOU ONE DIME

Atlanta, May 23.-Atlanta is going
to operate her public swimming pools
in the city parks this summer, but
persons over fourteen years of age
will have to pay a fee of ten cents
every time they swim, owing to the
city's financial inability to operate
the pools free Of charge.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-25
MOSCOW UNDER
BOLSHEVIK RULE
AMERICAN ENGINEER GIVES IN
TEREsTING STORY:

Baku, March II, Via London April
IS Correspondence of The Assoclat-
ed Press.)-Glimpses into the fanas-
tic life in Moscow under Bolshevik
rule are given by an Armenian engi-
neer who has arrived here from the
capital of Soviet Russia. He says the
people of the city live in terror of the
Bolshevik Red Guard and that the
former bourgeoisie have very few
privilege. To be we'll dressed in a
crime. The hated upper classes must
masquerade as poorer folk whenever
they go into the streets. Good clothes
or furs bring down upon them the
! cry of bourgeois" One word of pro-
test or of non-submission to the rul-
ing powers is quite sufficient to evoke
| the damming word, "counter-revilU.
tionary." That means prison and some
times death. The jails already are full
of counter-revolutionari and the
Armenian says almost daily from so
to so men and women are shot
The Strasnionmonastery is now a
people law court" Where the bour-
geoisie are tried and condemned for
Grimes" of opposition of alleged OPP
position to Bolshevik rule.
The churches, he says are safe but
their valuables have been removed.
Many priests have been killed or i'm.
prisioned because, after the death of
the former Emperor and his family,
they prayed in secret for the dead.
Some of the theatre are still open.
The great imperial theatre is used
for Bolshevik meetings but in the
evenings opera and ballet continue.
The greatest artists have all escaped
from Moscow but many good ones re-
main. Only soldiers go to the thea
tres. The boureoisie apparently dare
not.
Most of the banks are closed. Only
one bank with several branches exists
1t is known as the peoples Bank of
the Russian Federal Soviet Republic"
Sums not exceeding 1000 rubles a
month may be drawn but usually one
has to pay an agent so to 60 percent
of his draft as commission for OBJ
tanning it.
1t is dangerous to employ any SER
'vants.-a sure sign Of bourgedisie.
Servants are in some cases retained
secretly. But on the paper showing
the number of people in the house the
servants are listed as poor relatives
The streets are filthy and unkept. !
Every now and then the bourgeoisie !
are ordered to clean their own streets, /
Man r,,or,o, oDd cb;Idro,, oro oriyou
spades and ordered under penalty to
Imprisonment to shovel filth away. !
as a rule the bourgeOisie have to
load and carry their supplies. No enc
else will work for them.
There is no gasoline for private
automobiles and alcohol is used for
fuel This is stolen by the chauGleurs,
mixed with water and sold as vodka
for 400 rubles bottle.
Soldiers of the Red Army command
er the peasants stores grain and food
give them rediculously small prices
in payment and then sell the food at
huge profits. Often they visit houses
on the pretext of searching for arms
take what valuables they can find and
sell them in the streets. They loot,
rob and even murder anyone daring
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-25
GREAT INCREASE IN USE
OF WOOL IN APRIL

Washington, May 24.-Manufactur-
ers used during April forty1fve mill
ion pounds of wool, an increase Of
thirty-t"o percent over March. The
increased consumption indicates "a
rapid return to normal conditions"
the burea markets declared in its
statement.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-25

WE ARE PROUD OF THE CON.
FIDENcE DOCTORS, DRUGGISTS
AND THE PUBLIC HAVE IN 666
CHILL AND FEVER ToNlC.--Adv.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-25

Ever notice what lot of friends
your enemies have?
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-05-25

Excellent paper has been made out
of grapevines.
Evening journal., 1919-07-02
BRITT0N TO FIGHT
0'WALLEY GIN JULY a

Sammy Brilion. the local bantam
weight champion Of Delaware. Will
meet Roy O'Mallcy Of Philadelphia. OK
champion amateur boxer u America,
at the National A. A., Philadelphia, July
4. This bout will be for six rounds.
Brltton. who Is one Of the youngest In
the game, has met and defeated some of
The best men IN the country. lie only
recently handed Johnny Baie of Phil
adelphia a terrible lacing Bale chal-
lenged Pete Herman the tiileholder, 10
q bout for the crown. Among the 9th
or men Britton has met are Harry lkid)
Brown, Of Philadelphia Kid Wagner OF
Philadelphia. Willie Khoeler OF New
York; Tommy Cleary OF New York /;
Tommy Murray, Of Philadelphia: Kid
Mccoy. of Wilmington; Harry KID
Chadwick, OF Wilmington: Billy De-
vine. and several other noted ringers.
Britton VIII find a tough opponent In
OMalley who is credited as being ono
or the fastest and gamest men In the
game. lie Is a brother Of the lighting
Johnny Mealey Brltion has trained
hard FOR This light and there Is no
doubt that with his usual crowd OF
followers he will bring home the ba-
con.
Evening journal., 1919-07-02
ELKTON PERSONALS.

special 10 The Evening journal.
ELkpON, Md. July 2.-Beniamn Nc
Cullough Walmsley. OF philadelph a.
spent Monday with Elklon relatives: /:
William Jones Brailon has returned
from trip 10 Baltimore; Miss Hannah
g. Hartnett has accepted a position as
bookkeeper with the Mitchell Newton
Ice Cream Company; Spencer Wciant
OF New York, Is spending several days
with Elkton relatives; Captain Thom-
as Mitchell Garrett Is visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence ID. Gar
rctt: Miss Laura C. Lamar spent Tues
day IN Philadelphia; Mrs. David Dun
can. OF Ovcrbrook, Pa. is the guest OF
her parents. Mr.. aHd Mrs. ]. VIII Per
kins: Miss Marie Welherall raggart,
OF Washington. D. c.. Is spending
some time with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs Edward r. Taggart; Miss Hilda
McCool. daughter OF John w McCool,
is seriously ill OF typhoid fever; Miss
Mary Otis Terrell Is visiting her broth
er. Daniel :. Terrell. at his summer
home. on Elk River; George Leslie
OF Hampton. Va. Is spending
a month with Mr. and Mrs. Harry T..
Alexander: Mrs. Roger Wltworth is'
visiting her parents. In OH City Pa.