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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15
DEATH CALLS TO
y. A. LITTLEJOHN
. AT GAINESVILLE
END CAME AT EARLY MORNING
HOUR
FUNERAL IN GAINESVILLE
Community TrOIOn Into Deep
.SOTrOW By NeWs Coming
Early Today.

Joseph A. LittIejohn, clerk of the
superior court of Crisp county since
first the county was organized, died
this morning at 100 o'clock in Barnes
vile whele he went two weeks ago
for a rest in the hope of improving
He had suffered for several years
from trouble apparent in its inroads
and only short time ago he suffered
stroke of paralysis. From this he
never fully recovered, but he could
stir out and was at his office, still
apparently light hearted and pleas
ant in thought and demeanor
Four days ago he knew his end was
near and he summoned members of
the family. These were at his bedside
when death came. Friends over a
wide community here learned of his
condition each day with more grief
and sorrow as they knew he was on
his death bed
Mr.. Littlejohn was born in South
Carolina siXty-seven years ago, while
his father was in that state preach
ing under a transfer for a short time.
Later the family came back to Geor-
gia and the father preached in the
North = Georgia Conference. Soon he
was transferred to the South Georgia
Conference and remained many years
at Americas after his most active
service was over. The father died in
1885.
Mr.. Littlejohn came to Cordele in
the earlier days when the town was
quite a village. He was first clerk
in business establishment, then
city clerk for a brief period and when
the new county of Crisp was organized
he became clerk of the superior court.
He held this place continuously till
his death.
While he as a teacher in Barnes
vile forty years ago he married Miss
Leila Middlebrooks. Mrs. Littlejohn
with two children, Jesse and Mrs. w.
A. Morris, survive him. One brother,
Judge z. A. Littlejohn of the South
western Circuit superior court, who
resides at Americas, survives and
four sisters. His sisters are Mrs.
John w. Walters of Cordele, Mrs.
Turner Hughes of Statesboro, Mrs,
Hardin Sapp of Columbus and Mrs.
Robert Wynne of Eastman.
The funeral will occur in Barnes
vile tomorrow afternoon probably at
three o'clock. Rev T. B. Stanford
will probably attend from here along
with number of close friends of the
family. Rev. Mr.. Stanford will con-
duct the funeral if plans carry out.
Mr.. Littlejohn was bright in Mason
ry "a devoted member of the Metho-
dist church here and a steward for
a long period of time. He was true to
his ideas of right living, made no pre-
tentious show of his goodness and in
vested largely as any man in the in
dustrial progress of the community,
it's civic and moral advancement. He
was a good man
His DEATH though long expected,
will bring deep sorrow to people all
over this section of the state and es-
pecially to the citizens of Crisp whose
strong confidence and friendship he
so nearly universally enjoyed
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15
NORTH RUSSIA
LOOKS BETTER
TO Allied ARMY
S0VIETS RETREAT TEN NILES
ON MURMANSK FRONT
MILITARY STATUS fine
This Report Vas Made To Gen.
PerShing THO Weeks After
Meeting.

Washington, April 15.-Brig. Gen.
Richardson, new commander of the
American forces in north Russia, has
reported the military situation as
satisfactory in his first official dis,
patch since landing on the Murmansk
coast
The message was sent to Gen. Per
shing, and relayed by him to the War
Department.
1t was dated April thirteenth or
about two weeks after the mutinous
conduct of Company !, Three Hundred
and ThirtyNinth infantry which re-
fused to go to the front from Arch
angel
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15
TROUBLES RISE
ALL OVER INDIA
WIDESPREAD DISTURBANCES RE-
SISTANCE OF LEGISLATION.

London, (Mondoy. 1.-The wide
spread disturbances in India are re-
ferred to in Parliament tonight as the
outcome of what is described as the
passive resistance" movement against
the recent Indian legislation known
as the Rowlatt act, intended to com
bat seditions and conspiracy
The Indian office tonight in a long
statement said there had been dis
turbances recently at Lahore and cas-
ualties at Amritcar, where three bank
managers were burned to death and
at other places.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15
Raw Materials Soon

Paris, April 15.-British Foreign
Secretary Balfour represented Lloyd
George at meeting of the Council
of Four this morning, the premier
having gone to London
The Supreme Economic Concil is
considering the question of permit
ting Germany to have certain raw
materials before the peace treaty be-
comes effective, with a revision of
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15
WORK ON NEW BRIDGE
BEGINS ON DIXIE HIGHWAY

Thomasville, Ga, April 15.-Work
on the steel and concrete bridge t.
span Ochlocknee river on the Albany
branch Of the Dixie Highways will be
gin at once. The construction will not
close up the old bridge as. the new
bridge will be located so as to traigh-
ten crook in highway
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15
WIDE INTEREST
in BETTER ROADS
SENATOR BANkHEAD TELLS
TEXANS PEOPLE WANT ROADS.

Mineral Wells, Tex, April 15.-Sen-
atOr Bankhead, retiring chairman of
the Senate Postoffice Committee told
the United States Good Roads Asso-
citation convention today that there
can be no mistake as to sentiment
for improved roads, and that the peo-
pie of all classes demand it, and are
willing to assume the expense, but are
going to demand that the money be
wisely and economically expended.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15
HONOR BESTOWED
ON GEN. DICKMAN
WIFE WILL BE KNOWN AS LADY
DICkMAN.

Cologne, Sunday. Associated
Press.)-Gen. Joseph r. Dickman
commander of the Third United States
Army, was today made Knight Com
mander of the Order of Bath, by Gen.
Sir Horbest Plumer, commander of
the British Army Of Occupation on
behalf of King George.
Mrs Dickman is now in Cologne
While in England she will be known
as Lady Dickman, an honor bestowed
on few American women. A number
of other honors will also be conferred
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15
BLUE JACKETS HAVE FULL
DAY OFF ON SHORE LEAVE

New York, April With the At
lantic fleet at anchor in the Hudson,
having reached port from its maneuv-
ers in southern waters, nearly day
ahead of schedule, short leave to-
day was granted to a majority of the
thirsty sailors and marines. 1t was
the first reM shore leave the men
have had since American entered the
war, and they made the most Of the
opportunity.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15
COTTON CONSUMED WAS B =
NEARLY HALF MILLION BALES

Washington. April 15.-The con-,
sumption during March amounted to
four hundred and thirty-three thou.
sand, seven hundred and twenty bales,
and ten thousand three hundred and
tifty-eight bales of linters, the Census
Bureau today announced. Cotton
spindles active during March were
thirty-two million, six hundred and
forty.two thousand, three hundred and
seventy eight.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15
Phone Service Blocked

Boston, April 15.-Telephone COM
munication throughout New England
except in Connecticut are suspended
today by a strike of operators Of the
New England Telephone and Tele-
graph Company. In majority of the
cities the operators quit the wires at
seven o'clock this morning. K
The union demands include increas-
ed pay and the right of collective bar
gaining. Several hundred operators
have reported for picket duty outside
the exchanges. . -
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15
BURLESON HITS
BACK AT PHONE
STRIKE FORCES
ORDERS BOSTON MANAGER TO
REPLACE STRIKERS
MUST MAINTAIN LINES
Telephone Communication
Throughout NelO England Is
Tied Up By Strike.

Washington. April Unfolding that
the New England telephone strike
is without justification the Postoffice
Department today instructed the man.
ager of the company at Boston to re-
place the strikers or take any other
steps necessary to maintain the serv-
ice unimpaired.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15
PRESBYTERIANS WILL HELP
EDUCATE AMERICAN NEGRO

New York, April 15.-The Presby-
terrain church in the United States has
dollars as part of its era program for
the education and welfare of the ne
groes of the country, it was announc-
ed today.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15
ROAD ENTHUSIASTS ARE
DECIDING FLORIDA LINE

Columbus, April 15-Hundreds of
delegates are here to organize and
select a route for .fne Florida short
route highway. F.. t...
A heated contest is in prospect be-
tween towns in Alabama and eGor-
gia on both sides of the Chattahoochee
river over the official route.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15
ARCHDUKE JOSEPH
IS REPORTED SLAIN

London, April 15.-A Copen-
hagen dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph Company says that
Berlin papers print reports re-
ceived from travellers to the eff
feet that the communists of
Budapest have executed Arch
duke Joseph, former premier
DR.. Wekerle and minister of
commerce. Baron q Sztepreny.
The reports have not been con-
firmed.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15
THOUSANDS DYING
in ASIA MINOR
GREEKS APPEAL FOR FOOD FOR
FAMINE AGRA.

Salonika, (Monday)-FA league Of
Greek refugees has sent a telegram
to President Wilson and the Allied
premiers asking that the Allied pow
ers intervene in Asia Minor on behalf
of the inhabitants of northern Cappa-
docia, where thousands are dying
from starvation, according to reports
reaching here.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15
Retreat Ten Mile

London, April ia retreat of ten
miles in Murmansk region was adj
mitted by the Russian soviet govern
ment in a wireless dispatch received
today.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15
WILSON IS COMING
HOME APRIL n

Paris, April 15.-President
Wilson intends to sail for the
United States April twenty-sev-
enth or twenty-eighth after at
tending the opening meeting of
the peace congress at Versail-
les, the Echo De Paris says.
After he leaves, Col. House
will act for him, it adds.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15
Report Of PiIIage

Paris, April 15,-An American
steamship laden with food for Poland.
was pilIaged at Hamburg by the Ger
mans, according to a dispatch from
Warsaw, received at Zurich and trans
mitted to the Echo De Paris.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15
AMERICAN FOOD SHIP
WAS NOT ATTACKED

London April 15.-The report that
an American food ship was attacked
by Germans at Hamburg is not true,
according to an official message re-
ceived by the American naval head
quarters here.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15

CLAIM ARCHDUKE
JOSEPH OF AUSTRIA is KILLED
COMMUNICATION OF OF
WOMEN is ORDERED

Berlin, (Monday. Associated
Press. 1.-The communist gov
eminent at Munich apparently
realizing it's days are numbered,
Saturday issued a series of or
ders more radical than any
previous DEGREES.
One order provided for the
communication of women, lin
Guiding wives"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15
WILL NOT S0CIALIZE
PROPERTY MADE BY WORK

Basel, April ia Monday dis
patch from Budapest says the the
application Of the principle that the
proletaria state should spare all prop
critics acquired by real work a&d
houses acquired or built by Iaborcrs
or other workmen will escape social
ization.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15
CLOSING HOURS

The grocery stores and meat mar
kets of Cordele will be closed at z
o'clock (Cordele Time) beginning
April 18th. 415.3t.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15
TRANSATLANTIC
FLIGHT TO BEGIN

st Johns, April l5.--Weather
Conditions ha Improved suffi-
GENTLY today to lead the asso-
ciates of Harry Hawker, the
Australian pilot of the Sopwith
biplane team, to express the
opinion that Hawker might
start his attempted transact
lantic flight late this afternoon
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15
ATTENTION U. o. C.

very member OF the Chapter il
urged to be present at Thursdays
Assembly room 4 o'clock City time.
r. r. Atkins. President
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15
Baker Arrives

Paris, April 15.-Secretary Baker
and American Ambassador Hugh
Wallace arrived today from Brest.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15

First class singers rarely die of
consumption or any lung disease.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15

the blockade conditions to that ex
tent
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-15
LAURENS AFTER FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND FOR GOOD ROADS

Dublin, Cad, April 15.-Laulens
county is in full drive for an election
to be held May to decide upon the
insurance of of 100000 bonds for
building permanent concrete bridges
and road improvements. A house to
i,ase canvass ccTcriHg the entire
county is being made.
Get your season ticket TO the Swim
ming Pool. Will open May LIST. 4-3-20t.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-18
Georgette & Crepe de Chine
BlOuSeS
$500

Ceorgette and crepe de chine also
fine net blouses and dark suit shades,
flesh, white, etc. Variety of styles in all
the new collar and cuff effects; sale
price, $500.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-18
Mems Bathrobes
One-Fourth Off

Select nice warm blanket bathrobe for
father, husband, brother sweetheart. All Our
new blanket bathrobes of the newer Jacquard
and all over designs in beautiful color combna-
tions; full sizes. One-fourth less than the regu-
lar price. Do not overlook this opportunity
$875 to SIS .98 reduced to ONE-FOURTH OFF
BowMAN's-Man Floor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-18
Fine Suit Blouses
at 2O% Reductions

AT this price choose from the entire line of the
geogee suit bouses that regularly priced from $395
They include beautiful beaded effects all the desirable such
bisque black brown, coral, peach and gray.
Also lot of bouses in flesh white and dainty
embroidered real lace embroidered
wool COssac and pepum models included in this lot
See the regular price mark each garment and take
TWENTY PER CENT. OFF (one-fth).
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-18
Il Remarkable Lot of
GeOrgette BlOuSes
To Sell at $0.4O

Best quality gorgette bloue in the dainty shades of eh white
shades blue Hand embroidered Val
uckng effects. Round collars square necks collars;
packed in Christmas boxes, sale $0.49.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-18
Day Sale Of Beautiful Il Blouses

lust five shopping
current se reasonable fabric and splendid
quickly
larger assortment of Bouses this
full bouses selected be-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-18
Baby Pants

Rubberized and silk;
Solvos and Ostermoor;
in a number of makes ,
and sizes; Friday Bar
gains,
30c
Canfield's stockinet
diapers; Friday Bar
gains,
60c and 89c
BOWMAN'S-Main Floor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-18
Serge Middies, $4.95

ABowMAN's-Thlrd Floor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-18
Sweaters, $3.95

A special sale of the regular coat styles
belted effects, flat and roll collars can be worn
high at neck; the shades are navy, Copen,
brown, black, and rose; sale price $3o5.
Fiber silk sweaters; belt and sash effects
turn back cuffs, i'll colors of blue, rose, salmon
and buff sale price $5.o5
How about Warm Wool Scarf in Angofa,
with fringed finish, all colors; $1.75 up.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-18
Rubberized Aprons

Rubberized kitchen
aprons in different pat
terms. Just such a gift
that mother would like,
especially when she is
preparing her Christ
mas dinner. Friday
Bargains,
79c
BowMANS-Main Floor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-18
Friday Bargains
Silk Remnants
At 20 Per Cent.
Reductions

Remnants and short
ends from our most
active S to C k S in
lengths enough for
waist, skirt, dress or
suit, also many short
ends for trimmings,
vesting,s or millinery
rpo S e S in such
weaves as satins, taf-
fetas, crepes, foulards,
fancy silks, poplins
and silk tricolette. All
remnants marked at a
low figure, in addition
we will deduct 20%o
on each sale, causing a
second reduction.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-18

BOWMAN'S-Maln Floor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-18

BowMAN'S-Main Floor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-18

Pretty Voiles at $29S and $3.95
Splendid quality in white voie, some en-
brodered, others with lace trimming and clus-
ter OF tucks; square neck round and colarless
styles; sale price, $298.
Pretty white voe waists, trimmed with
hand embroidery and lace; smartest of cuffs
and collars; sale price, $3o5
Serge Middies, S4.05
Navy. serge mddies Of the regulation style
with white braid trimmings in all sizes; sale
price, $4.05.
BowMANs--Third
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-01-16
HEMP Industry
IN WISCONSIN

Madison, Wis-The enormous de-
velopment of the hemp industry in
Wisconsin, which has become the
leading American hemp raising dis
trict, brings home to this state one of
Canada's plans for the development of
postwar industry While in Wiscon-
sin hemp is cultivated, Canada is
planning to develop, according to ad-
vices received here from New Hazel
ton, B. c., an extensive postwar in
dustry from its wild hemp.
The Indians of the coast and inter
ior of central British Columbia have
long been famous as carvers, weavers
and boat builders, but it was only re-
Gently that attention was attracted
to the fine rope which they made from
wild hemp. At Awillgate in the Bulk
ley valley near New Hazelton, on the
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, there
is a village of Indians who display
remarkable skill in making rope from
the abundant wild hemp which COW
ers the surrounding country. They
have been making this rope for CEN
turtles by a method Of their own and
it is so strong that they use it for
towing their heavily-laden canoes up
the swift currents of rivers This is
convincing proof Of it's stoutness.
They also make Irvine and thread from
the hemp but not in such quantities as
in the days before they were able to
purchase these articles cheaply from
traders. The wild hemp closely re
sembles the common fire weed of the
United States.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-01-16

en- serious business difficulty. Their
first effect is to compel advances Of
wages sufficient to offset the food cost
This raises the price of manufactured
products and construction work, and
must tend to check consumption, par
ticularly in the export trade When
consumption is checked, unemploy-
ment and industrial depression begin.
Yet the small farmer has not been
well paid in the past for his effort
and investment. If food prices are
to be reduced, his production must be-
come more efficient. Unless farming
is profitable, young people will con-
tinue to leave the country, the farm
ers can't pay wages enough to at
tract labor, and the land will be only
half titled.
Some people pin their faith on gov
eminent price fixing. But in the long
run you can't beat the law of supply
and demand, and the disproportion is
increased by the disorganization of
Europe
To formulate a comprehensive opin-
ion on how food prices can be reduced
man would need to be a practical
farmer, to be educated in scientific
agriculture, and to have had much
experience as a large business organ
izer. The present writer claims no
such advantages. But any practical
observer can see important particulars
IN which farming is not organized on
the basis that has reduced production
costs in other lines of effort.
One Of the foremost agricultural
authorities in the country said the 9th
er day that if the farmers could have
the same access to the money and
labor markets that other business has
they could multiply the food supply
/ four times. Let US see if in our own
! observation we can see any respects
! IN which more business efficiency could
be applied to food producing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-01-16
WISCONSIN STATE
CRANBERRY GROWERS
ASSOCIATION

The Thirty Second Annual meeting
Of the Wisconsin State Cranberry
Growers Association will be held in the
old Wood County Bank building at
Grand Rapids, Wis, at $50 A. NJ
Tuesday, January IA, 1919.
Papers will be presented OH Temp
eratures and Ventilation OF Ware
houses for maintaining keeping quail
ties f~cranberries. Tight barrels or
spaced receptacles, which the better {?
and a free-for-all discussion on these
and several other live problems
Growers are invited to come pre-
pared to give their opinion and ex-
perience regarding the best way to
plant new, or re-plant an old piece
Of marsh-tlle proper kinds of vines
to plant. 1st as to cost, End their
availability, 3rd their yield, and lastly
as to their reputation and general
price. The presence of every mernb-
er is urged and their wives and
daughters cordially welcome.
Mrs. S. n. Whittlesey,
Secretary.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1919-01-16
Thursday, January 16, 1919
Social Cooperative Spirit

Ray T. Johnson, general manager
Of the johnson & Hill Co. store, has
adopted social get together meet
ngs" in the store life of that establish
ment which they will hold every week
or SO. The purpose of these social
meetings will be so that the heads of
departments and the clerks in each de-
partment may meet with those of
other departments and get together
socially and have a good time, and at
the same time tell their experiences
with their trade and how they can
build up their sales and bring new
customers there. About fifteen in
number arc invited at one time so that
in an evening they can know each
other better. These meetings will oc-
cur often and then probably, once a
year, all the department heads and
employeas-S5 in number-wiu get
together for one big social roundup
This idea is a splendid one and should
bring about a larger and more united
effort for greater volume of business
Mr.. Johnson has the right idea in en-
joying the personal acquaintance of
every employee and working with, and
helping each one, to do his best for
the upbuiId:ng Of the trade at that
store. Also recognizing the faithful
and efficient service Of every one by
adequate recompence in wages. A
united appreciative effort Throughout
this mamoUth establishment will bring
about great results for all concerned.
Harmony Of spirit and cordial friend
" relations between heads o. 1roart-
ments, clerks and general ma ager
and solicitors and courtesy shown Gus
toners will accomplish great reult.