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VISIT
ISITORS HEn:™
TARINS COMING FROM BOTH
ENDSOFGS & F
SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE
Program Has Been Arrang
ed Which Offers All Sorts
of Pleasures.
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The Georgia Southern and Florida
Railway employees are coming tomor
row from all along the line from Ma
cop to Valdosta to tiaeir annual picnic
in Cordele. Thig affair follows a sim
ilar occasion last year in which so
many people found real pleasure.
Local arrangements have been com
pleted and tomorrow promises to be
a 'day of enjoyment for local people as
well as the visitors.
Exercises will start in the school
auditorium at eleven thirty in the
fning. - ‘
%@ address of welcome will be de
livéred by Mayor Max E. Land. ‘
The response will be delivered by‘
Rev C. L. Bass. 1
Mr. F. P. Pelter will have an ad
dress touching some subject of vital“
i‘nterest. Mr. M. E. Medden will like
wise deliver an address. Another ad
dress will be delivered on behalf of
the employees by Mr. A. J. Smith. |
These addresses will be intersper
sed with music furnished by a splen
did band which comes from Valdosta.
The Cordele Concert Band. will also
D by TG AL Rinas s w~
the etercises in the auditorium. Lo
cal citizens will join the visitors in
this spread and make it an abundant
basket affair. The barbecue, Bruns
wick stew and lemonade will accom
pany and thé dinner will be spreal
A Great Drink
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With Thorn as Base Poles
~ Clear Danzig Corridor of
~ Russian Troops.
!‘. Paris.‘Aug. 18.—The Polish counter
’oft'ensive with horn as base has suc
icessfully cleared the Danzig corridor
’of Russian troops, according to re
ports from the French mission in Po
;land today. Polish forces are still:
~driving eastward, the report says.
Soviets Weakening
Warsaw, Tuesday, Aug. 18.—Bolshe
vik forces anancing into Poland
march ahead without any (:(méerm
about lines of communication, uccord-!
ing to statements of refugees gathev-‘
‘ed by the Warsaw Gazette. They
have thug lost all touch with their
bases of operation and the refugees
state they had ,not the slightest difA"
ficulty in leaving their villages for
there was nothing behind the relative
ly thin Bolshevik fromt line. They
declared it was possible to travel
many miles without seeing a single
Bolshevik soldier.
Vigorous action on the part of the
Poles will be sufficient to inflict a
decisive defeat upon the Soviet arm
ies, the newspaper declares. Soviet
officers who have been taken prison
ers confirm this information, adding
tha.succesdes of Gen. Wrangle in sou:
thern Russia is causing cbnsidemblel
anxiety in the ranks of the Bolshevik
army. ' '
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op large tables on the school grounds
in the shade of the trees.
The athletic stunts will take place
‘immediately after dinner on the school
grounds. These consist of tug of war,‘
hammar throw, and many other inter
esting features. Prizes are - offered
for all the events and contests for
these will be very lively.
There will be another program in
the auditorium after the athletic con-l
| tests. This program will be directed
i with a view of entertaini'ng the child-.
fren and others who do not go to thei
ball park, and it will be in charge of
n’umber of young ladies from Macon.j
The dance at the'Suwanee Hotal
! dining room will last from three in the:
}aflemoon to 5:45 o'clock. Music fox‘f
i. this event will- be furnished by
| Muecke’s orchestra from Macon.
‘L The swimming pool will be open all
i dz'iy for the visitors and many will take
: advantage of this feature.
l The ball game starts at 4:45 at the
! ball park. This is a free attraction
i and a splendid one. G. S. &F. Macon
!esnployees will furnish the visitor’s
|team while the Cordele regulars will
l take care of the other end. These
two teams promise an exhibitioi
l worthy of the attendance of everybody
l —and it will be open to the entire pub
/lie.
JAPAN HEARS KOREANS il/
- ARE PLANNING' INSURRECTION
. Tokio, Tuesday, Aug. 17.—Advices
from Seoul state there are rumors
f,hat' ‘Koreans are pianning insurrec-.
tv:fionarvy demonstrations upon the occa
siop of the visit of the American con
gressional party to that city. The
Americans dre at present in China,
on their return from the Philippines.
CORDELE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1920
INVISTIGATION IS :
STARTED TO FIND THF
2 ULCK IN * TICKLE ME”
New York, Aug. 18.—James shev
lin, federal prohibition enforcement
agent today started an investigation
to ascertain whether there is I'enll,\"
any tickle in the little souvenir bot
tles passed out last night at the open .
ing performance of “Tickle Me,” at ;l‘
local theatre. While singing an en
core “We have got something”, the
chorus girls passed out small bottles
labelled whiskey. Some in the _uudi-i
ence opened the som"enirs. tasted.
smacked their lips and gave. applause
that left no doubt as to their opinion
of refreshment. I
EX-SERVICE MEN
WORLD ' WAR SOLDIERS IN
SPLENDID AFFAIR.
Those in charge of urrangcm‘enti
have planned to hold the barbecue for
the ex-service men at Cobb’s fal-nl\ on
Thursday, August 26. At that time
there will be a rally for membership
in the John B. Ryals Post which it is
hoped will take in all the young sol
diers of Crisp county.
Every ex-service man is invited to
attend. More than that he is urged to
attend and be the guest of the mem
bers and officers of the post for this
event. There will be plenty to eat
and drink and some good speakerg
will be on the pr&gram. :
This is no dress affair. It is a get
together even which every soldier is
expected to attend. All the plans are
being worked out by the committees
and they hope to have a most gmang
Dr. W. B. Elliott, commander of the
local post, left today to attend the an
nual convention of the state organi
zation in Augusta. ; :
LEFT FOR ATLANTA LAST NIGHY
TO ENTER CAMPAIGN.
Senator W, H. Dorris left for Atlan
ta last night to open headquarters in
his campaign for the court of appeals.
He will remaip in the capital through
out the remaining portion of the time
and do what campaigning he can from
that point. ;% /., Ay b
Bet‘o__ré leaving Cordele he secured
thie :unanimous epdorsement of i
home bar and the bar of the entire
Cordele judicial circuit. With this as
a starter he expects to make his fight
over the state for the office.
PLANS TO RELIEVE GOV. COX OF
DETAILS OF CAMPAIGN.
Columbus, Aug._l-t;..—-—"l‘he conference
on national campaign plans with Sen
ator Harrison of the national speak
ers bureau, was the principal political
affair today before Gov. Cox. Harri
sop was called here to discuss round
ing out the Governor’s personal organ
ization for the remainder of the cam
pa;ign and also the affairs referred
frém the national headquarters at New
York, and the relief of Gov. Cox from
the direction of details of the speak
ing itinerary, such as train arrange:
ments, schedule making and other af
faisr, was to be taken up with Senator
Harrison.
AND DAILY SENTINEL
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ELEVENKILLED
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I CLASH WITH
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SERIOUS DISORDERS IN UPPER
SILESIA |
CONTINUOUS RIFLE. FIRE
Trouble Starts When Civi-,
lian Strike Protest Russo-
Polish War. l
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Ber)ln.——Unmte fire and
hand grenade explosions ave reported
to be proceedingifatigno c'clock this |
morning at Kattewitz, Upper Sileda, |
where serious, fighting degured last
evening betwee;thench troops and |
civilians who struek in protest against
the Russo-Polish fwar and demanded
the disarmamentgof factional troops.
12 Killed, Wounded. o
Berlin, Ttgeg@?, Aug. 18.——French%
troops clashggig'z\flth the inhabitants |
Silesia today, elgven persong being
of the town bf Kattowitz, upper [
Killed and 25 wounded. i
Polish troopaf_'g,.tempted to break up |
a mass meetll@'g“fiat Rybnik, 25 milesi
southwest of Kattowitz, and in the dis |
order one wg%}!llled and four wmmd-i
ed. Workerg of all towns in upper.
Silesia struckf“ai noon today as Il‘
protest'agalns@_ the war between Rus -
sia and Poland. .
GERMANS INVITED TO
INANG ‘:-.v‘,;’ i .
FINANGIAL CONGRESS
have been invited by the Leagu
~ of nations to participate in the
financial congress to be held
at Brussels September 24.
'l‘ U R N I P
SEKD
Now is the time to
plant your fall turnip
seed. We have just
received a large ship
ment of all varieties.
Let us fill your ovder
with seed that are
fresh and will grow.
Best prices, ’
STEAD’S
DRUG STORE
WHIPPLE & McKENZIE BLDG
PHONE 1 A, M. STEAD, Prop.
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w@fw CONDEMNED T 0
- HANG, FATHER TAKES
. POTSON TOEND LIFE
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Aberdeen, Miss., t‘Aug.!' 180 1,
Mqrshall. [father of Charles' Marshall
who will be hanged next Friday at
Tupelo for the murder of four mem
bers of the Miller family at Amory,
swallowed poison at his home today.
Prompt medical attention is believed
to-have counteracted the effect of the
'l.rugi,.‘) ad«n'ding to a telephone mes
sage. a
The elder Mars'l;%ll was also convic
ted in connection with the murrders
and sentenced to a life term but the
supreme court reversed the decree
and ordered him discharged.
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FIRST TWO BALES
HAVE REACHED CITY
DR. SHIPP 'AND A. F. VAUGHN
w 'BRING IN FIRST STAPLE.
Dr. H. W. Shipp and A, F. Vaughi|
havoe tha first bale honors for Crisp
tounty fer 1920. They Lrought in a
bale weighing 394 pounds yesterday
and placed it at Wright & Sheppard’s.
the old Farmers’' Union. This clagsed
as fully middling and 'was sold to
J. L. Lashley for forty cents a pound.
The second bale came today and was
placed at the same warehouse. It was
produced by Mr. A. F. Holt, a farmer
in the extreme southwestern portion
of the county. It classed good mid
dling, weighed 480 pcunds ‘and was
scld to Sam Culpepper for 32 1-2 cents
a pound,
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) 'Antwerp‘,‘Aug. 18.—Barl Thomeon,
Dartmouth (-bllege star who is repre
senting Canada in the Olympic gawes
today wop ‘the final heat of the hun
dred andeefn, nieters ._hurdie,é hanging
4 new woMa récord bf fourteen and
fowrßffhig] seeorfds. H. E. Barron, of
‘Philadélphia, ‘'was ~second, and Fred
Murray, of New York, third.
Americans captured the first two
places in the qualifying round or the
sixteen pound Olympic hammer thirow
Patrick Ryan, of New York, threw the
har mer 52.83 meters; B. Bennett, of
Chicago g;e(:on(l. M. J. McGrath of New
York stood fifth.
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“HAD BIG CROWDS AT ASHBURN
i AND REBECCA YESTERDAY '
'! Cliff Walker will speak at the court
]‘huuso here Monday morning next at
eleven o’clock in the interest of his
candidacy for governor of Georgia.
This announcement will be read with
)‘wido general interest, for this candi
ldut.(-, is said to be delivering most teli
ing blows to the enemies of democracy
‘ in Georgia.
[| Hid fight has been noticeably strong
;uml praiseworthy many people say dui
" ing the past few weeks and he is at
:tructing the attention of those who
lhope to see Watson and Hardwick
{and all the other Deds eliminated
(f.l'f)m political consideration in this
‘ state.
' He had large crowds to hear him
fvin both Rebecca and Ashburn yester
]‘.du,\' and came away fully confident
I that he had givep a good account o
', the day for democracy and the thing:
(il. standg for here and thoughout the
{'country. His friends are delighted
jat his coming to Cordele and hope t¢
' ;muke for him a wide hearing.
TENN. RATIFIES
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AMENDMENT BY
VOTEOFSOTO46
EFFECTIVE FOR SEVENTEEN
MILLION WOMEN
COX GREATLY PLEASED
Antis Have Only Two Days
in Which to Pemand Re
censideration.
Nasliville, Aug. 18.—Tennessee, the
/Lh'rt'y;"shtjh, mn}p,;g{fiw?fi the woman
sulfrage amendment today. the house
by a vot'e of fifty t(‘)' forty- six concur
g:rir.g in the action of senate which vo
iten favorably last week.
The constitutional change thus he
come effective for seventecn miilion
woraen of the country to vo e in the
pris dential election unless the lower
house of the a:-;semhl,v rescinl, itg ac
£,
Socaker Walker, leader o° the antis
1 .o opponentg in position to demand a
tecongideration by changing his votet
[~ nay to aye «nd moving {0 recon
sider,
‘the house adjourned to ten o'¢lock
temorrow. Both sides tighueieo the
An-s this afternoon for a final Geht.
- sany attempt Walker mav make
st be made within the nexi two
. Cox Comments
Columbus, Aug. 18.—“The civiliza
_ion of the world is saved,’motherg of
America will stay the hand of war and
cevadiate the trifle itk &St
egislature has another significance—
i,' is ‘an earnest of the democratic pol
>?(-,y to pay platform plédges, declared
YGov. Cox, commenting on the suffrage
victory. b
May Reconsider.
. Raleigh ,Aug. 18.—Sufi1'ége leaders
oredicted today that an effort would
e made probably before evening to
"ave the senate reconsider the votei
by which it decided yesterday to pos!.-
pone action on ratification fo the s“f'l
frage amendment until the next regu
lar session of the legislature,
o s
The legality of ratification was
uestioned by many legal authorities
ind leaders of the anti-suffragis'ts hava
announced repeatedly that should Ten
lessee ratify, an appeal tq the courts'l
vould be made immediately on the
zrounds that the elgislature ha(l' no
‘ight to act because of state constitu
ional inhibition. Others contend the
United Stateg supreme court decis
ion holding void the clause of the
Ohio constitution relating to a refer
sndum on z.tmendments also nullifies
the provisions of the ’l‘en'nessee legis
tation in the question.
Expect Early Vote.
Nashville, Aug. 18.-—Possible moves
of the opposition to delay action on'
ratification of the suffrage am;endment“
was the ppincipal topic ¢f discussion
when the Tennessee house met mdayi
to resume debate on the measurei
Suffrage forces, however, are expect
ing a vote withing a few hours. Undep
the rules, the house might adjourn or
night table the ratification issue, or
jt might be postponed indefinitely.
BROGDON PURCHASES ARNOLD
.. PLANTATiON AT PENIA
Mr. Hoyt Brogdon has purchased the
€. G. Arnold plantation consisting of
200 acres at Pinia and wil occupy the
place 'within a shcot time. It ‘has
a good dwelling and sevgral tenant,
houses and is stumped and in a high
state of cultivation. iHe yaid $16,000
for the property. As soon as he can
get well located, he 'wil be back in the
dairy business., Mr. H. S. Brogdon wil
yecupy the Gary residence in Northern
Heights, a place which he bought. -
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RUSSIAN TERMS.
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CARRY RESPECT «
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POLAND’S RIGHT:
TO DETERMINE own.Fomiioé
GOVERNMENT = * §
RIGHT TO INDEPE F
Must Demand Strongf,
anntees from Polish Land
lords Against Attack. &
Moscow, Tuesday, Aug 17.-4Pué
Russian Soviet peace terms wewfii
to the Polish delegates at thp:fl%nfi’
meeting with 'the Soviet répteigei‘&u_i
tives in Minsk today. The ngxsn a.!h;
swer will be returned tomnrrr& ; '}
T——— 14
The official statement rexa'r.dii‘ig; l ""»;
meeting of the pence'd"él'egiit’&i»;:
the Minsk conterence opened. ~ ;
night with a speech by Ch‘ A ‘.‘ ' i_
ishovski after which credentigls. wWere
exchanged. The chalrmén""efi‘fififsif'
ed Russian respect for Poland's.inde:
pendence, sovereign rights: and ‘right
to determine her own for mof goveriif
ment and said Russia accor@ag;,tgfi.l';'%;
land more territory than the entel}tg.
Danishovski said Russia must de
mand from Polish landlords such gu&i
antees against renewed attacks_’- u}s
would not be necessary from Polish
workers and peasants. The Polil'hdé}
egates proposed to hold the mext st
ting August 19-“‘,, ted
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* The First ship made i Ashelon sibh
into the water at 'Pop\hafli 3 V%
the Maipe coats in 1607. W :a :
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Marie Bunch, of Albany, mdf‘. l;g
‘dred Rose, of Atlanta, are vis-‘l&'
Lucile Gunter this week. n Ay
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*We have just t'ece'ived;
a nice shipment of the’
famous ‘Johnson Bros:’#
gold band poreelain. | 3
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This is open stoek:”
goods and we have all’:
of the staple itemns sueh
as Cups and Saucers, 4,
6,7, and 8-in Plat}y%
Soupes, Oatmeal @nd
Platers, also: a good
many other items. . s
You *can buy - auy
amount of these poods
that you want. ' & #2B IA
Consider the quality.
and you will find ious ¢
prices right on these
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