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TERMED BOLD, BRAZEN OR FOOLISH
" GREAT OVATION
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE IN TWO
" NEW YORK SPEECHES DIS
CUSSES REPUBLICAN FUND
AND LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
PARADES 'AND RECEPTIONS
FEATURE VISIT, “
. New York, E"ZS.——Republican‘
efforts to' raise presidential campaignl‘
funds were declared by Gov. Cox here;
tdoay to be “bold, brazen or foolish."
On his first official visit here since his
nomination, Gov. Cox received a tu-J
multous welcome on his arrival.
He delivered two addresses ‘in
which he dealt with the republican
campaign fund, the league of nations
and Americanization. The first was
given at a luncheon and. the secondj
at police field day at Gravesend. ‘
W. G. McAdoo introducing Gov. Cox
at luncheon, suid he believed in the
“presumtive truth” of Cox's charges‘
against the republicans and referred
to Hays and Upham as the “Gold
Dust Twins.” ;
McAdoo referred to Gov. Cox as “a
Great Dynamic Statesman as opposed
to a static statesman” and lauded the
capabilities of the nominee ivn an ap
peal for the league of natldns. He re
ferred to President Wilson as “the
greatest democratic president the
country has ever had. |
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New York, Aug. 28 - Throngs crowd
™ the Graud Central Station for the
arrival of Gov. Cox on his first visi
here gince \his nominauor. The Gov.
ernor’s ‘car was hit¢hed to a different
train from that on which he wa« ex
rected and he arriyed n crly danhour
ahead of schedule. = He temdined in
his car for breakfast and was joined
by National Chairma;l Whti:e and Sen
ator Pat Harrison. !
The schedule for the two day’s stay
here called first for @ an, informal
parade underground from the shtation
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[VINS BREAKS NINETY NINE
(OUT OF A HUNDRED TARGETS
Cteveland, Aug. 28.—Albout Ivins,
of ‘Red Bank, N. J., won the grand
Ameriéan handicap a classic of the
International Trax;shooting Touna
ment. Shooting from 19 yards he
broke 99 of a hundred targets.
OKLAHOMA DEPUTY AND FEDER
AL OFFICER 'SHOT TO DEATH.
Oklahoma City, Aug. 28.—Homer
Anderson, a deputy sheriff, Stanley F.
Weiss a federal préhibition officer
and a'lleged moonshiners were shot
and killed and Claude Tyler, another
deputy sheriff was seriously wounded
near Arcadia early tody when the of~j
ficers attempted to réid a still, accord-Ji
ing to a message to the United States
marshall’s office here, :
to Hotel Commodore. There he was
given a,few minutes to change clothes.
Then a committee escorted him to the
Democratic National Club for a slloft
reception. : :
'rom the club the party led by the
police planned a march down Fifth
avenue to Hotel where several hun
dred guests were assembled for a
luncheon. Only seventy-five minutes
were allowed for this, then another
parade on Fifth avenue out to Grave
send for police games and Cox’s ad
dress, the principal event ofethe day.
Later Gov. Cox was to go to the
home of former Representative J. J.
Fitzgerald for a dinner. party. and
house warmirig. There the governor
planned to spend the night.
“Sunday will be spent quietly with
engagements only - for attending
chur‘ch and making, several ‘‘canned”
speeches on phonograph records. .
MAJOR AND DETECYIVE WOUND
ED IN RECENT FIGHTING.
Charleston, m, Aug. 28.—Fight
ing between mine guards and striking
miners at Glen Jean and W‘illisi
Branch was renewed today and is still!
in progress, according to j»a report‘
reaching here. ' Major Payne -and a
Baidwin-Felts detective- were wound-l
ed. Two trains have been held out-‘
side the town, the crews fearing to‘
take them through Willis Branch, the
statemient said. (State Police are onl
the scene attempting to quell disturb
ances. The Baldwin-Felts men are;
doing most of the shooting, using auto
matic rifles, the statement said.
BELFAST RIOTERS _
WRECK BARRACKS
MANY GUNSHOT VICTIMS CAR
RIED TO HOSPITAL.
Belfast, Aug. 28.—Fierce fighting oc
curred this afternoon. Police bar
racks on the Cullingtree rooc w(‘s-.‘
wrecked. The miilitary firca on a
crowd and many gunshot victims were!
sent to the hospital. 1
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CORDELE, GEORGIA, SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 1920.
POLES CAPTURE
RUSSIAN DlVlSl—Ol\i COMMA'NDER!
WITH CHIEF OF STAFF SLAIN.
—RETREATING MAIN COLUMN
BEING DECIMATED BY POLES
AT CLOSE RANGE. 1
\\’}'lrsm\'. b‘ri(l‘ay. August 27.- AP\)lish‘
artillery has decimated the principal
column of the retreating Soviets on
the northeastern front, catching B’ol-E
cheviki at short range. Acccerding (()!
an official statement here, move than
six hundred men including two general’
stalf officers ,und eleven line nfficers:
were captured. Among the killed was
the commiander of the F‘ifty-sevemh'
Bolshevik divigion and his chief ofl
staff : i
3,000 Russians Captured. ‘
Warsaw, (Asso) Aug. 28.—Part uf{
the third Russia Soviet cavalry eorps
and a detachment of infantvy, accorl
ing to the lates news from the northf
ern front ‘is still west of Kolno, near
the East’Prussian border.y and trying
to fight their way through the Polish
forces.
In the vicinity of Mlawa the Poles
took three thousand prisoners and
captured three guns.
BAPTISTS WILL
MEETING OF CONFERENCE TO
' DAY IS IMPORTANT.
LA R AN o b sieskamlrinai amsiibigiis eWA 4-"- s T .
While Rev. Wallace Wear is away
todtiy in Dublin filling an appointment
with the Baptists of that community
who areseeking to get him to aceept
a call to that place, the congr'egation
here will meet .immediately after the
morning services + and = ascertain
whther. plans shall be made’ to retain
the fiastor. { 3 ; |
Chairman A. C. Atkins of the board
of deacons urges all members of the
church to be present. There is a very
strong sentiment locally to take sueh
steps as will prevent the change.
Many, the larger number of the local
church workers in the congregation
are disposed to contest,possition with
Dublin and fight to retain Rev. Mr.
Wear with all vigor. Sunday mcin
ing’s meeting 'will probably determine
the course to be pursued. 5
Dublin has offered a very substan
tial increase in salary it is under
stood. !
GEORGIA RANKS THIRD IN
GROWTH AMONG STATES RE
PORTED.
Washington, Aug. 28.—Tennessee,,
the population which was announced
today as two million, three hundred
and thirty seven thousand four hun
dred and fifty fiine, had the samllest
numerical increase in the ‘last ten
vears of any recade since eighteen-]
seventy. While the rate of growth isl
“the smallest in its history, Tennessee
ranked as the ee\'entteentll most popn-§
lous state ten years ago. |
Of the six states whose nineteen and
twenty population has been announ-‘
ced, Tennessee shows next to the
smallest growth, New Hampshire the
smallest with 2.9 per cent, Oregon the
highest with 16.4, Rhode Island next
with 11.4 Georgia third ~with 10.9,
Indiana f;)urth with 8.5.
FOR RENT—Nine room apartment.
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DE PALMA LEADING
IN ELGIN ROAD RACE
FAMOUS AUTO RACER AVERAG-‘,
ING 78 MILES AN HOUR.
Blgin, Aug. zs.;,\i the end of m«!
twelfth lap of the twao hundred :md!
fifty mile Elgin ruu(" race, Raiph D@ I
Palma was leading with an averag:
apeed of 78 wmiles an hour. His-elov-|
enth lap of the eight and u halt mil.\i
course, made in six§ninutés and seveun |
teen seconds brokmé.course rv(-ur(l.:
Elgin, August 28%=BEntrants in the|
oighth annual Elql_? national road;
race of two hundred and fifty mile-i
tcday found the cofime in better cnn-f
dition than when the event was post-|
poncd last Saturd'a.y. £ |
Tommy Milton and Raiph De Palma.l
whe are depending o the result ()tl
this race to outstrip ‘ F‘E()n ()hevrolet.i‘
for years holding th gutonmhil‘? I'uc-}
ing ehampionship ¢ B, are regarded
as favorites. ; .Z.»;,‘ ;
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SOVIET GOVERNMENT
B\ ICAL SHAPE
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Copenhagen, Aug. . figi-.A(lvi(;es h‘om“
Petrograd to the Berfingske 'l‘i(lemlet
sctate that «;onditlm{ hl that city are'
becoming critica% ag that the fall
of the Sowiet gove‘i‘i:.mem appeanrs |
‘mminent. f : ' !
Information frem tb‘fg front, t()p;etherl
with the desperate e nomic situation|
is ‘believed to be rePonsihle for the!
discontent prevailing in the city. !
All freedom of trade has been pro-|
hibited says the report. Many shops
have L:een closed an -‘\‘ralunbles seized.!
It is further stated Sthat the Bolshe
viki have punished @emonstrators by
shooting. ; .
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AMERICANSWIN ...
ANIDRIUMAND B
- SWIMMING RACES
_Antwerp, Aug. 28, —FEthel Bleibirdy,
of New York won the final thiée hun
dred meter free style Olympic' swim
l‘ ming race for women today. Norman
lßoss. of Chicago. won thie final four
hundred meter free style swim. :
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PLEDGES NEW EFFORT FOR WORLD
ASSOCIATION ON HAGUE TRIBUNAL
HARDING BRANDS
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GUE TRIBUNAL—WORLD AD
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Marion, Aug. 28.—11 sonouncing the
existing league of nations (!_«-l'inil\"
and irredeemablo fai‘vre; Sendio
Harding today propesed i noy ooyt
to construct a world a:<otintion o
the frame work of the Hagae trivinal
clothed with such attribnte: of tne
league covenant as may he found safe
and practicable. He pledged lWimself
if elected to make an immedinte et
fort, with the advice of the ablest men
in poth,parties, to form such an asso
ciation either by putting teeth “into
the Hague court or revising the cov
enant to protect national asperations
The declaration was made in a fmn‘l
porech speech to Indiana republicans
covering in details the nominee’s po
sition on nation’s foreign relations. ‘
The senator repfied divectly to ar
guments of Gov. Cox, and deelaret
the league issue ‘has been :-:quafizly
joinel and declared the league was
broken down at its first test in Polanc
and now had passed beyoflvd the possi
| bility of restoration. He quoted t‘mn*‘
British statesmen to. support this]
; statement that a rvevision of the cov
i enant would be welcomed abroad. He
| answered suggestions that he he more
' gpecific' by asserting. that detailed
‘ specifications were impeossible in view
{‘q‘fnghe.ng_lpg world opinion.
: 'Hapding said the passage of d peacs
resolution would make an actual, ef
fective peace without' the négotiation
of a separate treaty with Georthany
, . Regarding Mexico, the nominee pro
claimed “plain netice to every govemv
ment on the, face of the earth” that
"f‘l'le United- States would' submit to no
{ wrong to its citizens in person or pro
lperty. He replied to charges of un
Idue senale influence by asserting ac
presidént he would be quite as vigl
, lant as he had been as senator to pre
vent a ti'espass on tliat. branch of the
l government in which he served.
RETALAITE Fa—F—l—-KflAN«NIX TREAT
MENT BY CRIPPLING ENGLISH .
£ VESSELS.
New York, August 28— Hostilities
were ! resumed 'toda,v‘ by pro-Irigh
ewomen pickets who yesterfia& started
o demonstration that yesulted in the
j\\'alkom of more th'an: two thousand
1 lmg§hm'emen omj' oyed on British
)t)('ean‘ liners as a protest against
;Great Britain's Irish policy. The wo
i men returned to the piers with 4 large
\cohort of longshoremen supporters in
i{enl on crippling all the British ships
lurriving in port. Plans also are said
w to be on feot to spread a protest strike
%m other Atlantic ports and extend
it if possiblg to ship crews as well as
longshoremen.
Not Effect New Orleans.
~ New Orleans, Aug. 28.—Union long
shoremen here will not enter into any
protest strike against Great Britain's'
Irish policy it was announced foday.
British Vesgels. it was said, woulld be
}I()allml and unloaded according to
;’cnmrm-l.
WSWEENEY REPORTED WORSE
l London, Aug. 28.—The condition of
Terrence McSweeney, Lord Mayor of
' Cork, is reported worse today at Brix
ton jail where he is on a hunger strike
AUTOPSY DISCLOSURES PUT
POLICE AFTER JOHN LEWIS
Asheville, :\llg‘:”;\‘-..:-'l’i)lil‘(' are se2k
ing John Lewis, of Alexander county,
on a charge of murder following di
closures alleged to have been mad
during ‘an autopsy on the body of A.
A! Powers of Craggy, who died sud
deply three months ago, supposedly of
natural causes, the deceased having
been subjected to elileptic fits.
FARMERS SECURE |
BUNDED WAREHOUSE
NEW ORGANIZATION DECIDES
NOT TO JOIN BUREAU.
Te Crisp county farmers in their
new organization meeting this after
noo:x heard reports from their m'guni-l
zation committee, their \vur(—ehou.w‘
commitlc'e and their grading pen com--
mittee for hog sales which indicate
that considerable progress has been
mad» i the matter of securing syste
matized sales for ‘their tarm products.
The repot of the warehouse commit
{ee consisted in a statement from one
f the warehousemen that he would
have his warehouse honded within &
few days. The plans are already yn
dJer way. This will give a reduction
l(m insurance and at the same time
muke sales advantages for those who
lhuva their cotton stored. Mr. J. A.
‘Griffin and Mr. W. H. Greene made
very fine reports on this work alsoi
with regard te peanuts arid' cotton seed
The work of the committee was con
tinued.
The rules and regulations committes
haq waited on- apropogition from the
gtate farm bureau to join that body.
That, suggestion did ot gain the ap
proval of the farmers and the local bu
reay will proceed: under' its own ot
ganization for'the present. = "
.Another meeting next Saturday af
ternoon at fo;l;yj?q’{clgcq'}qz_gll :{hfi,elcpu!jq
honge will resulty '3&’ ! nore. " ddfinitte
business arrangements -for the coottn,
mt!m; geed and peanuts. There wu::'
a good crowd present and the new of
ficers were in charge.
AS BATTLE RAGES
AMERICGAN AND BRITISH SUB
JECTS ESCAPE FROM ZAMORA
BANDITS.
Mexico City, Friday, Aug. 27.—Amer
ican and British subjects who were
captured by Zamora the Jelisco ban
dit a{ Cuale, are be);vvv(l to have es
(:uped from the ountlaws during a bat
tle near Autlan, Jalisco, this morning.
Reports to this effect were received
by Gen. Raffel Buelna, who is making
an investigation. Zamora's forces
numbering four hundred, were routed
in a fight which lasted four hours.
They lost 43 killed, .
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RUSSIANS AGREE T
MOVE PEACE SEAT
FROM MINSK TO SOME NEUTRAL
COUNTRY.
Warsaw, (Asso) Aug. 28.—The Rus:
so-Polish peace negotiations will be
shifted from Minsk, the Soviets and
Poles having agreed to the transfer
The new location is undecided,
Paris, i—;\‘l;;:l"”s;47::».\"\’}l‘lingnwr;s to
transfer the Russo-Polish peace nego
tiations from Mintk to some neutral
country is expressed in a Moscow wire
less picked up by the Eiffel station
today. Details of the Soviet offer
could not be deciphered, however, the
foreign office announced,
SUNDAY
EDITION
NO. 246.
U.S. WAR CRAFT
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GOESTODANIG
SECRETARY DANIELS ORDERS
CRUISER TO PROCEED FOR THE
‘ PROTECTION OF AMERICANS
AFTER CONFERENCE WITH SEC.
coLBY.
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Washington, August 28.—Secretary
Daniels announced today he had or
dered the armored cruiser Pittsburgh
to proceed from Reval to Danzig for
the protection of Amcri«:ans of that
port. The order was sent to vice Ad:
miral Huse on the Pittshurgh last
night, following a conference betvg, '
l Secretaries Daniels and Colby. a
REV. ROBERT MORELAND
PREACHES FOR METHODISTS
Rev. Robert Moreland preaches Sun
day morning for the Methodists of
Ccrdele. This pnnouncement came in
a card from the pastor, Rev. T. B. Sm‘-fi
ford today. He is still on his vaca
tion and will be away till Tuesday.
In a note to the Dispatch making the
Sunday announcements, he ._sta@es that
he is well and has enjoyed ‘his- trip
a great deal. H'e-'. expects to renc%?l
home Tuesday morning. S T +
RUSSIAN PROFESSOR REPORTED
DEAD OF STARVATION
London, August 28—~Dr. A, A..
Suchmatoy, professor of Russian lans
gu:.z.ge at'the finiversity of Petrograd,
is dead, according to a Stockholm dis
patch. It is said he died of starvation.
GREEKS CONCENTRATING
. «FOR NEW OFFENSIVE
" Smiyrna, I"x'i(im:ugusi 27~The
Greeks aré concentrating their forces
in preparation for a new ofénsive,
the {object of which is said to ‘be
{gm‘rtheast of Smyrna. (7nnsidcm'b.l'3]
Turkish forces are concentrating
against the Greeks.
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gold band poreelain,
This is open stocl.
goods and we have all
of the staple items sueh
as Cups and Saucers, 4,
6,7, and Bin Plates.
Soupes, Qatmeal and
Platers, also a. good
many other items. ;
You can buy any
amount of these goods
that you want. 4
Consider the quality
and you will find our
prices right on | these
goods.
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