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CONSTANTINOPLE BECOMES ITS OWN INDEPENDENT STATE;
FRENZIEDWHITES TRY, CONDEMN AND HANG THREE BLACKS
TURKS SWEPT
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TREATY SIGNED
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION
. TO HAVE CHARGE
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STRAIT TO REMAIN OPEN
Wide Territory Given to
Rule of City Under
Turkish Treaty.
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Washington—Limited international
izaton of t.z ports of Constantinole
and its inclusion within the “zone of
staits” i§ provided for in the provision
al terms of the Turkish treaty, as dis
closed in an official summary received
here today, of the jurisdictien provided
for in the inter-allied commission of
control.
It 'was granted its own flag, budget
and separate organization. The com
mission by the lines of the boundries
fixed for the “zone of straits,” will
have authority over a territory greater
than some of the smaller nations of
Furope, and is made almost soverign
in itself. The commission is to be
practically independent of the eague
of Natons as a stipulation was ex'
pressly made that should it find the
liberty of passage of the straits inter
fered with'it is to take such measuj.es
as may be deemed necessary »to pre
_serve-the-freedom of the siraits. ~
The zone includes not only the Bog
phorus, the Sea of Marmora and the
Dardanelles, but also three miles oft
the shore from the Mouth of the Dar
danells and the Bosphorus and several
of Algean Islands to the land zone.]
. It is also provided for extending ten
to seventeen miles northwedt of the
sea of Marmora and 8 to 28 miles
southeast of it. Itds northeastern
limit is partly common with the new
Greek frontier, 52 .mles west of the
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There seems to be a
misunderstanding about
the f)ricv of our bread.
Prices are the same—
10c and 15¢c—Size of the
loaf has been slightly
reduced, but prices
maintained. : ’
If your grocer cannot
supply you phone us
and we will. L
" Phone 121
C. L. Lifsey D. L. Bullock’
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
TOOK BABY TO SCHOOL
DID 3 YEARS WORK IN 1
AN HONOR GRADUATL
,Chicago—The highest honors. among
‘the eight hundred &nd seventy-eigh'
persons graduated today f{rom the
Northwestern University were award
ed to Mrs. Howard Tracy Evanston,
who took her haby daughter to’ college
with her and completed the four year
course in three years. Mps. Tracy was
graduated with the degree of Bachelor
of Arts, The baby was forn four
months after the mother entered col
lege, in the fall of nineteen seventeen.
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MIAMI POST TELLS
DELEGATES TO TURN
DOWN BONUS OFFER
Miami—The M;ami post of the
American Legion has instructed its
deiegates to the state convention of:
the Legion at Tampa next week to
oppose the payment of a bonus to for-]
mer service men. |
IN CASE OF DISPUTE BETWEEN
; JAPAN AND U. 8.
Tokio, June 16—The Japanese in
serted an article infthe Anglo-Japa
nese alliance pact of nineteen-eleven
to remove the risk of England becom
ing~involved in any dispute hetween’
the United States and Japan it was-de
clared today by Viscount Kato, former
foreign minister, i an interview urg
ing the renewal of the treaty.
Bosphorus bxf the Black Sea. Its
eastern limit is forty miles east of
the mouth of. the Bosphorus and its
southwestern limit, is. pavtiv. commod:
with the District of Smyrna.
The zone also includes an_area on
the western side of Gallipoli Peninsu--
la which Turkey cedes to England,
[France and Italy for memorial and
cementeries. ! |
ON SHARP LOOKOUT
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- FOR JACK JOHNSON
IN DISFAVOR OF MEXICAN
AUTHORITIES :
San Diego—Agents of the Depart
ment of Justice and Immigration arc
on the watch along the Mexican bor
der a few miles Solith of here today
to arrest Jack Johnson, negro pugilist
should he enter the United States.
He is wanted under conviction for
violation of the Mann act.
Johnson, according to common talk
here, has been in the disfavor of the
Mexican authorities for sometime. He
is said to have resented admonition
from the Mexican police conceg‘ning
his conduct.
LOCAL CONCERNS WILL HAVE
‘' DEMONSTRTION.
Cumming & Wolf have a two-day
tractor demonstration scheduled for
the Jackson farm close to Richwood
on for tomorrow and Friday. They
have all arrangements made foy. a
splendid show. .
The Hard-Parr tractor aa the We
terleo will do heavy duty side by side
and ti.ose who wish to learn something
o’ power farming ought to be pi.esunt
The show will be enlightening for
these attending. s
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: SWIMMING PRIZES
At the Swinllfi{n_gm Pool Thursday
night, June 17th, there will be a prize
of $2.00 given to the best girl or boy
diver or swimmer; also best man 01.'
wbman dtiver ir swimmer. There
have been lights arranged’ over the
high dive so that everybody in the pa
villion can see good. '
Judges: Chas. E. Brov(m. R. L. Dekle
and Geo. Hatcher. 6-15-2 t
Visit the Swimming Pool. It custs‘
nothing to look on, fi]l!’»ltf;
CORDELE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1920.
'DINES WITH LODGE, SMOOT,
' BRANKEGEE AND FALL
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|SILENT ON THIRD PARTY
E Chief Interest Centers in
; ‘Restoring . Republicans
| to Power. 5.
Washington, June 16.—Senator
Harding announced today he had a
general discussion of his campaign
last night at a dinner with a number
of republican leaders. These includ
ed Lodge, Smoot, Brandegee and Fall.
The senator said he knew nothing of
any plan for the formation of a third
party, and consequently had nothing
to say on the subject.
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Acknowledegs Congratulations
Washington, June 16.—Senator
‘Harding today sent a reply to Gen,
Wood answering the latter’s telegram
of ('ollFrat'ulations.
~ “I don’t qnow quite how to express
'my feeling in dictating an acknowl
}edgement to one who was a contender
for the distinction which came to me,”
{ he said. "Pgrha,ps i shall express my
seli_suificiently. if 1 say.had the dis
tinction come to you instead of to me,
I should have found very great pleas
ure and satisfaction in conveying (o
‘you a very cordial message of felicita
tion and good wishes. I know we
both are interested in the same great
zood to our common country and I feel
confident you will be very deeply in
terested in bringing about the restor
ation of the republican party admin
istration in Washngton and the return
to constitutional methods of govern
ment which was the common concept
of the founding fathers.”
®- R 7 T e P,
Prepares For Vavation
Washington—With no fixed engage
ments: or political conferences slated
tor today, senator Harding hoped to
make rapid progress in clearing u'p
his work in preparation for a vacation
of two weeks or mirc. }
CAUSED BY CITY'S REFUSAL TO
HEAR BANKERS
Chicago—Jamles B. Forgan, chair
man of the Chicago clearing house
today notified the city that its request
for a fifteen millicn dollar loan h
been refused by the Chicago banks
and that no more money would I«
lcaned the city at this time. ;
The refusal of the city to adopt the
hanker’'s suggestion that improvement
‘rojects bhe curtailed until a more op
nortune time, was responsible for the
«ction, Forgan said. |
POLES RETREATING IN KIEV
REGION |
London-—Bolshevik forces in the
Kiev region are still pressing baclk the
Pgles, following the capture of the city
9y Soviet forces, geeording to an offi
iial statement from Moscow.
REV. WALLACE WEAR
COMES HOME SUNDAY
Rev. Wallace Wear, pastor of the
First Baptist church will be home for
the Sunday services. The Americus
meeting will be closed in time for
him to be here to take up his regula;.
engagements. He will have no sum
mer vacation, P
AND DAILY SENTINEL
ATLANTA SCENE
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’Clerk and Negro Truck
' Driver Quizzed —No Ar
rests Made.
Atlanta—Between fifty and sixty
thousand dollars in honds, government
and corporation, were stolen when a
postoffice truck was held up and tem
porarilly kidnapped ‘while en route
from the postoffice to the terminal
station hecre last night. This an
nouncement was miade today after an
unsuccessful -all night search for the
robbers.
John T. Widener, registry transfer
[clerk and a negro driver named Craig,
on the truck at the time will be quiz
zed for an hour today. No arrests
have been made. .
;LITTLE BOY TAKEN
l -IN PATEVILLE DISTRICT
! Little Oscar Virgil, twenty-one
. months old baby boy of Mr. and Mrs.
| J. B, Brown, digd at the family home
| near Pateville ‘Mondd# ‘evening ‘after
| a brief illness from stoinach trouble.
f’l‘he efuneral occupred yesterday at
' Zion Hope.
AMERICANS HAD NARROW
ESCAPES IN'KIEV REGION
Whrsaw—All Americans who were
in. the Kiev region which the Bolshe
viki swept in their westward drive,
have safely emerged from that sector,
according to word from the front, al
thouzh seve:el had narrow escapes.
MOSQUITOES
AND
—FLIES—
Why b e bothered
with these pests?
Try a bottle of
Walker’s
Devilment
A sure prevention.
Don’t delay longer.
Orderabottletoday.
Price 359.
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AND OTHER ASIATIC IMMIGRAFJ
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TION INTO COUNTRY
CONDEMN SECESSIONISTS
Convention Rejected De
fense Clearing House Re
solution for All Labor.
Montreal—-The American Federation
of Labor convention today called upci
the congress ?f ghe United States to
cancel the “gentlemen’s agreement’”
with Japan and absolutely exclude
Japanese and other Asiatic imuivia
tion into this country. The exclusion
of “picture brides” was also demand«d
Declaring that a band of “irrespon
sible agitators” are attempting to diy
credit the recognized organization in
the zailway service, the Federation
unanimously condemned the “secoc
sionist movement” which rcsulted in
the recent railroad strike.
Montreal, June 16.—Plan; tio hous
organized labor form with the emplo:
ers aud business men of the country,
a “voluntary arbritation body” to “set
e labor. s grievances in the future”
was rejected. Other lggislation along
legislation along this line 'will be
‘brought before the convention later,
it was announced. ;
~ The convention so instructed its
affiliated organization to “refrain from
moral or financial support or assis
tance of any knd to any secessionist
movement.;”” The executive council
was instructed to investigate the de
sirability of forming an nternatonal
unon of building service empliyes of
America to include janitors, janitres
ses, scrrub women, window workers
and watchmen. (
Convention rejects the resolutiony
that would have established a legal[
depalrtment to serve as « clearing |
hous for the defense of “all labor or~%
ganizations against whom the use of|
the injunction is directed in:the coursc‘
of ther legitimate trade union acLivi"‘
ties.” |
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GEN. AGUILAR BIDS
TIL.L COUNTRY’S POLITICAL PAS.
SIONS HAVE COOLED
Mexico City=-Gen. Aguilar, former
governor of the State of Vera Cruz,
son-in- law of Carranza embarked on
the steamer Yuma at Vera Cruz yester
day to leave Mexico. He issued a
statement saying the present political
gituation forced him o leave the coun
try, but when “the political passions
of the country have cooled, I'll be
ready to be judged before any tribunal
as an official, soldierr and politician.”
COMPLAINT AGAINST LIMITATION
OF LIABILITIES
Whshington-—oOn its own mition the
interstate commission today ordered
an -invegtigation of the “practices of
the telegraph companies in adjusting
?c];'n'ms for damages arising from er
vorg and delays in' transmission o
delivery of messages.”. Complaint
has been made to the commission
against the limitation of liability of
l:w'uvh companies, The hearings will be
'held in New York, July 26.
S ke it
Cordele Swimming Pool has got the
hest artesian water in the country
Drink some and carry some of it home
| with you. 1t is all free. 6{ls]tf
| G end
~ Norton McKenzie spent today 1r
Maeon, F
FTAMOUS HUN RAIDER
WILLGO TO HIGHEST
BIDDER ON JUNE 30
Washington —One o#the tamous Ger
man commerce raiders, Prince itel
I'rederich, which took refuge in Hamp
ton Roads during the early months
of the war, is to be offered for sal:
by the shipping'board June thirdeth.
'he vessel, now named DeKalk is in
the Hudson river, as is the case witl
the gilaut liner, Leviathan, whch wili
ise otferel the same day the sealed
propusals tor the DeKalb will be ro
ceived.
FIKE REVIVAL WORK
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AMERICUS MEETING
REV. WALACE WEAR DOES POW
ERFUL PREACHING.
Fourteen conversions with six addi-‘
tions to the church marked the Sun
day efforts in the revival at the Cen:
tral church in Americus, where Rev.
Wallace Wear, pastor of the Firsi
ehurch of Yordele is doing the preach
i}u;'
The Times-Recorder has the follow
ing 1o say of the Sunday meeting:
“fhose attending® the services al
(nival Bapttist church Sunday saic
the corvices both morning and even
iny were the most spirtual of the
meeting now in progress there. Dr.
Willace Wear, of Cordele, the preach
«r, presented his message, they sald
yaost happily, and he seemed inspired
vith' the transcendency of his
houghts, many of his hearers being
vceedingly thrilled. - The musical pro
oyam by the three choirs, which ar:
} .sisting in the services, was splendid
.nd a number of conversions markcd
}-.m close of the service. Intterest it
(the meeting, it is said, continues ¢
~row with each service, with ncreas
ing congregations daily.
“Tonight Dr. Wear will present on®
cf his most remarkable sermons, hix
cubject being “Jesus, tle Savior. of
Others ‘Whi~ Could Not Save Him:
salt.” ‘Tomayrow the text will be' “Th
New Testament Church,” dnd this will 1
include the origin, conditions of mem |
bership and its obligations assume!.
livery church member in Americus i
urged to be present and hear thege ad-
Iresses. I
“pr. Wear has been a pastor for
wenty years, and does not enter into
‘he sensational evangelistic platform.
e rightly divides his words of truti
.0 plainly and clearly, it is said, that
Ye smallest child may understand hi!
emarks. His vocabulary is very sim
vle,. thus rendering his remarks the
qJore enduring. He is not beligerent
2 his remarks concerning other meth
‘ds ofdoctrine aside from his, and re
‘rains from wounding the feelings of
thers. /This attitude alone has
rrought many people to! the ehurch,
wrhis is the last week of thte meet
ng. and larger crowds are expected
han dufing the two preceeding
recks.”
30Y SCOUTS ARE
'NLISTMENTS ARE UNDER WAY
FOR NEW BODY
The Boy Scouts of Cordele are form
g troop number two. There are elev
n members of this organization al
pudy and thu‘ work of enlisting is
selt upder way. Those whowish to
ot in with the organization ought to
ke it known at once. After the full
nota has been chosen, it will be im
ssible to become a geout till there
i ae vacancy.
Troop number two never would hd&e
cen possible hut for the fact tha!
wmber one has f:een full the longes'
vt of time. Boys enongh to fill w
e new troop are needed. Better 1
sady. Any boy can join at the court
ouse square whire the enlisting force
g waiting.
"ARPENTIER ISSUS CHALLENGE
Wiafta, Kans.. June 16.—Georges
arpentier, who is here today, issued
challenge to Dempsey to meet him
fretr October 10, at any time or any
ace.
AFTERNOON
EDITION
MINNESOTA MOB -
MAKES QUICK JOB
ON THREE BLACKS
AFTER ,WRE—;T_I-NG POWER;
FROM POLICE
COMPLETE JOB IN 2 HOURS
Victims Wéi';——l-lfeld in 00an
nection With Attack on l'f
Year Old White Girl.
When two companies of Nlt!onag
Guardsmen arrived here early today
they found only the damaged ’:'pbllc;j
station and littered streets as evidence
of the mob’s agivity. For at'ple't‘sfi'
two hours last night the mob held
sway, only relinquishing its powg
after the negrroes had been lynched. ;
The six negroes who were ‘attaéheé
‘o a circus as.roustabolts, had been
aurrested in conuection with their ati
tack on the girl at the circus g‘réun%
Monday night. ey
The mob held a mock trial and founqg
three guilty and acquitted thre:eiwhfigj
are still in the hands of the poufi'g. 4
| It took three starts to hang the firs®
negro as the rope broke the first twa
times. ol 6
' OF COTTON FIBRE
STEPS FOR PRODUCTION BEGIN
IMMEDIATELY -/,
Petersburg, Va.—After experiménts
lasting several months the Stamscott
company, of Hopewell, announced to- .
day a process of making paper pulp *
from cotton fibreé had been developed.
Steps toward prroduction will begin
immediately. Buildings formerly occu:
pied bg the Du. Pont company have
already been taken over. e
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