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MEMBERS OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
EVENING EDITION
VOL. 4.
AUSTIA iS ADMITTED
- AS LEAGUE MEMBER
ANIMATED DEBATE ANTICIPAT
ED Wi SETTLEMENT OF
WHOLE MATTER BY ,E.ND OF
WEEK.
. Geneva, Dec. 15—Austria was elec
ted a member of the league of nations
by the assembly today.
Geneva, Dec. 15.—(8y the Associa
ted Press.)—Discussion of the ques
tion of mandates ¢n the floor of the
assembly of the League of Naticns
today seemed in‘obah]e and it was ex
pected there would he animated de
bate before the subjevt is disposed
of. vSt’atement’s of delegates reflected
the view that hefore the end of the
week the whole question would be
fully considered. “
- The asseinbly which has been dis
posing of only one subject a day |
since Monday, tried today to make
Letter progress., On the program v.i'as:!
the task cf electing mew members to
the league, choosing four new zr,lec-!
tive members of the coupcil and dis-|
posing of questions regarding "\\'hite§
slaye” traffic and opium trade, \\'hich{
were left over from yesterday’s ses-|
sion. . |
It appeared that Austria we=uldj
probably be admitted to the Leaguc,
without opposition and that Bu]gariui
also would be ac‘c‘orded' mempership.|
It seemed probable that Brazie-again’
would be given a place on the coun |
c¢il, ‘and that a similar honor wouldi
be given to Spain. |
China has many suppporters as the
successor to Greece and it appeared
that_.'_’Norwuy would ‘replace Belgium
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MILITARY AND POLETARIAT
'DICTORSHIP ESTABLISHED
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ship has been imposed in'soifie of the
industrial districts of Czech-Slovackin
but ‘a “Proletgriat dictatorship” has
estalliched in weveral others, :w(‘r)rfl-i
ing to a Central News dispat czh from
Vienna i'nd:i‘y. A l
Many’ casualtieg occurred in thl
conflicts at :some points, it was de
elared. '
Estimates place the weight of a
mastedon, ‘when living, at ten tons.
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We boftle and distri
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Orange Crush through
out Cordele trade ter
ritory.
You get the product
of on up to date,
clean plant. Buy it
with the satisfaction
of knowing you have
a pure fresh drink.
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CORDELE, GEORGIA.
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" COAST LINE WRECK
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| SEVERAL PASSENGERI INJURED
‘ WHEN FIVE COACHES ARE DE.
I‘ RAILED NEAR THOMASVILLE,
’ ~Thomasville, Dec. 15 ~Two negroes
were killed, four trainmen and gever
al passengers were injured early: to
day when five coachés ¢i the Atlanlic
"‘fsbast Line passenger ' train “from
| Montgemery were derailed at Pine
} Park near here. The cause of the ac¢
i cident was undetermined.
WORCANTHAU WILL
ACT FOR PRESIDENT
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iN MEDIATING BETWEEN ARMEN
; {ANS AND TURKS.
; Washington, Dec. 15.—(Associated
Press)—Henry Morganthau, former
;;:mbassadot' t¢ Turkey, has been se
lected by the president to act as the
‘president’s personal representative
in_mediating between the Armenians
and Turkish Nationalists. Morgan
“thau coferred with acting Secretary
Davis today, receiving his final in
structions. &
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“EEKING AMNESTY
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iGR WAR PRISONERS
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COMMITTEE FROM AMERICAN
LEGION VISITS CAPITAL. J
Washington, Dec. IST——A (:ommittee!
from the world war veterans hoad-"
quarters at St. Paul arrived here to
day to caH_mmn the. President mxdi
',A.lt.orney General Palmer to m‘csont;
’ solutions adopted last summer urg“
ing an amgestry prociamaticn for al'
prisoners still held in'custody for
viclation of the espionage act. ;
: . : _T_fid,h;_mg_—»—‘ 7 1
CRANTED MORE TIME TO
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CONSIDER TRUCE TERMS
'F.?EANS O: F COMMUNICATING
} WITH AMERICA FULLY CPEN.
London, Dec. 15.—Lloyd George to
day sent a reply to the recent re
i(;'msr by Rev. Michael O'Flannagan
’::('ting president of Sinn Fein, that
time would be accorded in which to
!('mlsult with DeValiera ‘and Arthwm
Griffith, founders of Sinn Fein, now
}under arrest, respecting endeavors
being made t¢ bring about a-truce in
Ireland. The Premier informed O’
Flannagan that fvacilitivs would be af
forded him of seeing Griffith, regard
ing Devaliera, the premer wirpte
“the ordinary means of communica
tion with America are fully open to
- you.”
WIRST SHIPPING BOAR
BRITISH MISSION
- ACTION OF BOD
‘Wa-shingtofi, Dec. ' 15.—Members of
the British mission which' visited the
United States in 1917 attempted tc
influence the pelicies of the shipping
beard, William Denman, first chair
man, testified before the house in
vestigating committee today, He in
dicated his insistence hoard be free
from British influence “had more tc
do with his resignation as chairmaan
than an ycther one.”
To support his charges cof attempts
c¢f the British mission to influence
the policies of the hoard, Denman
said that in April 1917, when he was
attempting to organize an adminis
trative board in New Ycerk to func
tion with the shipping board “on a
purely American basis,” he discover
ed that without his knowledge Sir
Connop Guthrie, member of the Brit
ish mission that had just arrived in
th#; country, was made aa member of
the advisory board. *He said he did
not know how he got on the bhoard.
“but I can tell you how he got off.”
[l»~gaid the “shipping board had a
warm session Jasting twenty minute«
and all that was transacted at pre
jons sessions were wiped out. “We
wanted British co-operation but did
net want Great Britain to influence
our hoard until we got things undes
way.”
{Washington, Dec. 15-—Capt. Paul
Foley, director ¢f operations of the
Tur CORDELE DISPATCH
REPORTED TO HAVE CRASHED
INTC SIDE OF MOUNTAIN.
S New York.; 'DPec. ‘lB ~The ‘ fate of
the naval balloon which left Rocka
way - Peint for Canada Monday after
noon with three passengers and
which was reported Tl;x\'(' crashed in
the side of Fork mountain, near Wells
N. Y. last night is still uncertain to
day. Officials of the Rockaway Air
Station were witheout word from the
crew and had received no homing
rigeons “which were taken in the
Lallecn. ; :
ROYAL ARCH MASONS
i LARNWARA AVESIRS W
ELECT QFFICERS
REV. WMR. BENN PRESENTED
WITH HANDSOME TRAVELING
BAG. |
Cordelia Chapter, Royal Arch Mc\'!
song at its rvegular convocation lusLl
night elected the following nffi('-?rs]
for the coming year: i
R. L. Benn. High Priest ;
J. L. Hancozk, IXing. :
3.V ’S\;\veringen. Scribe. {
J. M. Witherington, Captain of Host !
B. T. Ware, Principal Sojourner. ‘
. R. Bullock, Royal Arch Captain.
W. B. Sams, Secretary. i
J. M. Hunt, Treasurer. i
J. P. Gary, Master of the firs¢ Veil. |
J. W. Bivins, Jr., Master of"° the,
Second Veil. I
W. I McKenzie, . Master of the,
Third Veil. : ‘
Afi;‘er the election refreshm'ents'"
w,ere‘served and then the heautiful]
installation service took place. |
Rev. Mr. Benn was re-elected High |
Priest and presented with a haml—‘
some traveling bag in appreciation of |
hig services in the past. ‘
COL. DAN SMITH |
commander of the “Battalion of°
Death” in France, will be here on
'l‘:‘.ésday night, December 21, to lec
ture on the world war and the fields
o. KFrance. He will tell what the snl
dierg, wore and ate and how they
fought. The lecture will be free and
th 2 public is invited.
He will speak at the Methndist
('li‘ui‘ch at 7:30 o’clock. He ha,s a
spiendid reputation as a speaker and
will have many things to tell that
were never in print. !
DATE SET FOR VOTE ON i
KENYON-KENDRICK BILL|
Waghington, i_);—;~ 15.—Final vote‘
veie in the senate not later than Jan
vary 24ith on the Kenyon-Kendrick
11’1 for federal regulation of the meat
racking industry was agreed upon
tyday by republican leaders.
[ HEAD CLAIMS = . |
TRIED INFLUENCE ]
V. WHILE IN AMERICA !
¢iaipping bhoard, submitted today tol{
the house committee investigating |
t :e board, a statement declaring pro~[|
rsals which would have solved thet_
f<l gnd oil bunking problem of the
Zonerican merchant marine for th(‘i
roxt five years were blocked by|
“ ialicious interference,” of Martin!|
C ’let, executive assistant to yhair-;‘
r 'n John Barton PaPyne. & i
“oley also replied to the criticism%‘
¢ the tanker department of thoi
tr ker department of the board mafla”
k- Giilen. He specifically repliFd m!\
{; « fifteen statements when he de |
g ihed them wvariously as “'untrua"!:
a° 1 “mendacious to the point of im-|
p iimence.” i
"oley waid did not know what re-|
p sentations Gillen made. to the|
b ird, as they were *not made in |
h' presence. “I only know thvat‘
§¢ 1€ way, somehow Gillen succeefl-|
e on July 16, 1920, in bringing a.bouf.;
a 2 change in the administration of |
tl . tank steamer department which
if ‘ong continued, cannot fpik to con
v. ¢ what hag heen the ! éhippingi
bz rd's}gréawst asget to its greatcstl
1 ildty.” : i
11 thig connection Denman said ’.fi
ho could obtain the permission of the |
P: wident for a disclosure of “cer-‘
ta'l phases” of the shipping bom:];»
ne cctiations, one of the sources of in- !
te “erence with my administration a«x!
hc ¢ of the board may be disclosad,
AND DAILY SENTINEL
CORDELE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1920.
SEVEN MILLION GOES
| . ; £ %f \
- TO FORD WORKERS
CASH BONUS FOR 1920 SHARED
~BY 75,000.
Edsel B. Ford, President of the
Ford Motor Company, Detroit, has
announced that the regular cash hon
us estakblished December 31, 1919 will
Be centinued on the same basis this
year. Bonus checks are now heing
made c¢ut and: distribution of them
will start the first of January. Thesa
bonuses are in exceess of $7,000.000.00
and wil ble shared by approximately
75,000 men. :
In addition, the Ford Motor Com
pany announces an extra three per
cent for the six months ending De
cember 31, on. Ford Investiment Cer
tificates, This is in addition to the
guranteed six pereentg (8 per cent
having beer paid July 31, 1920) mak
ing «a total of I percent for the year
1929. Jh
Every one in e employ of the
company prior to. Octobér 1, thig
vear and c¢n ‘the «payroll December
31 receives a bonus.! The bhonus goes
te the employe free and clear. How
ever, if he wishes, he may invest hig
meney in Ford In\,{esl.mem Certifi
cates which carry a!.-rglu'mncwl inter
est of 6 percent an(flal:«'n two special
payments decided on by the (li‘:(s(--;
tors of the coempany. |
"Fhe bonus affects Ford employes
at work in the Ford factory, Detroit;
Ford Blast Furnaces and Tractor
Plant, River Rouge,” Mich., all United
States branches, besides the foreign |
branches at Copenhagen, Denmark;
Berdeaux, Rrande; Cadiz, Spain;
Buencs Aires, Argentine: Sao Faulo,
Brazil; Montevideo, Uruguary and
Cork, Ireland. (hal
MEN WHO RESCUED
SUBMARINE CREW
RECEIVED REWARDS
New York, Dec. 15;;%%‘—'[‘211'(\,9 ofiicers
of the United States ghip, George 'W
Goethals, who assistd rescuing the
crew of the‘Slt“{jj_i}itFi: e S—3s last Sep
tember when the sub ,ine was dis
abled off Cape Henlopen, today were
presented with - gifts: from Secretary
Daniels ot :".‘:;""4’4 L 3 ‘:_
engineer McWilliams, received bino
culars and chief engineer Grace re
ceived a gold watch. The presenta
tion was made by Rear Admiral Glen
non,
BENJ. HILL, MEXICAN
WAR SECRETARY, DEAD
Mexico City, Dec. 15.—Benjamine
Hill, Secretary war, died early this
morning. He had been critically ill
for several days.
Shop
Early
A $500.00 .
ASSORTMENT OF
Parisian lvory
"~ AND
Manicure Sets
To select a present
from. Also a good
assortment of other
articles, such as
- stationary, cameras
- perfume, toilet ar
; ticles, dolls, ete,
STEAD’S
DRUG STORE
WHIPPLE & McKENZIE BLDG
PHONE 1 A. M. STEAD, Prop.
EFFORT TO SHOW SHEPARD DIED
. FROM OVERDOSE OF CALOMEL
REBECCA CITIZEN
COMMITS SUICIDE
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FRANK TAYLOR, PROMINENT
CITIZEN, ENDS LIFE.
News reached mllp today of the
death of Mr, Frank Tawlor, one of the
leading citizens of Turner at his
home last night at eleyven o'clock
where he was found in hig bed with
a ghot through his heal after a gun
shot was heard in hig room.
. No cause coull be assigned but all
evidence pointed to suicide. A revol
ver was used and. the shof passed
through the head and into the bed
railing. The affair was a ghock: to
citizens 71 over Cordele and Lhrough
out both Crisp and Turner counties
where M Tayior « was * go “widely
known, !
His wife had been dead some time.
A married daughter, Mrs. Luke, a sin
zle daughteér, Miss Bessie and a son,
James Taylor, survive Mr. Taylor,
Mr. Taylor was the first school su
perintendent of Turner county and
was a Mason of high rank, He was
well to qo as a farmer and had a nice
home on hig farm. He had varied
business interests, - all of them
thought to be in the best of Hh'-'l‘)(‘.
and business reverses it iy said, counld
not have heen the cause of his death.
He left no note or word for any one
and did not intimate yesterday that
he had contemplated such an act.
Mr, Taylor lived two hours after
the shot was fired butj medical aid
would have been unahle to save him.
JURY DISMISSED
IN CASWELL CASE
FAILS TO AGREE AFTER 'SIX
TEEN‘< HOURS, MISTRIAL IS DE
CLARED.
Monijeello, Gas Dee, 156.—~A jury in
‘mer, charged with the shooting of
Powell Ezell, of Monticello, failed to
hours’ deliberating, and the case was
reach a- verdict today after sixteen
declared a mistrial in the . Jaiper
(-6111113.' Stiperiar court.
it was announced by the court im
mediately after dismissing the jury,
that Caswell will be retried tomor
row morning. His father. W. C.
Caswell, who was wounded by R. P.
Kzell, . father of Powell, was convic:
ted of carrving a pistol without a
license. He will be sentenced tomor
row by the court,
'BRENNAN WILL TRY
§ .
" CHAMPION AGAI
i KNOCKED OUT IN 12th ROUND—
| WILL ASK ANOTHER MATCH.
t New York, Dec. 15--Bill Brennan
who was knocked out in the twelith
I round at Madison Square Garden last
night bf' Jack ]}:‘*mpsoy, gaid today
lie intended to ask for another match,
l“l am not’ satisfied Dempsey is my
superior,” he declared. Dempsey
said “Brennan was tougher than 1
expected. He stood up longer than 1
thought he would,. His blows did nol
;hm'( me but I found him a hard man
im hit properly.”
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(CHRISTMAS TREE
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AT BRIDGES SCHOOL
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!TEAC‘HER AND PUPILS PLANNING
I' A FINE PROGRAM FRIDAY. ‘
|
l Migses Kthel Griffin, principal, u:h[l
|Hlvu Bullard, assistant, with Iheirl
i pupils at the Bridges school, have
‘ph-nm(:d for a Christmas tree l“x'i(lay
| night in which the whole community
| will take part,
! it has been planned to have quite
i an occasion and those who take part
li will find abundant enjoyment.
| TROUBLE BREWING BETWEEN
| RUSSIA- AND = RUMANIA
| el
: Vienna, Dec. 15.—Trouble hetween
;I{umuuiu and Soviet Russia is fore
“‘r'_ns‘t in reports from Ukrainig recei
{ved here. The advices declare Ru-
Hmaui'u. is adopting measures “indica
tive cf tho imminence of war” with
H]lusr:in over the possession of Bes
1 sarabia.
BETTY ON FRIDAY
SPLENDID PLAY WILL BE AT
TRACTION AT SCHOOL.
One of the best plays yet at the
high . school ' auditerium will .be
“Much Ado About Betiy” a thras ac
comedy full of pleasures for the local
play lovers,
Mrs. Laramore and the students
talking part.in the play have given
special efforts to making the evening
program worth while anid every per.
son who attendg will have much to
enjoy.
The charges will be 20 and 35 capts,
The money will he devoted to school
improvements, Special music - wiil
be provided. a feature being some
gelections by the local band. You
will miss something worth while if
you fail to attend this play. Remem
ber the hour, eight o'clock Friday.
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BAR CENSORSHIP ON.
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. RELAY MESSAGES
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT AT CA
BLE CONFERENCE.
Washington, Dec. 15 —Tentativs
agreament that “no censorship shall
be imposed upon megsages merely
passing !firnug,‘n rdlay points” has
been reached by the international
cémmunication conference here, Wal
{er Reogers one of the American
Commissioners declared today he-
Jdore senate commitiee investigating
the wltole question of cable «-()mmum»‘
cationss ]
Senater Kellogg asked Rogers if he
knew of any instances where an
American husiness messages passing‘
‘through British censorship during
‘war were copied’ and turned over ‘to
of that,”: Rogers said, “but never fol
lowed up any instances. It is a
wreat factorin business, of course, tc
kncw cablegrams concerning foreign
trade possibilities heing ex(-hmlgnil
We are some what in the sawe posi.
t?:m Germany wa swhen it began
building its own cables and are see
img the importance of having our
gwn ‘cables.” ® ‘
CROWN FOLKS PLAY
i 3
MiSS WOODELTON WILL" BE IN
CHARGE OF EVENTS.
There will he a game hour at Wood
men's Hall tonight for all adults
ichool children will not be admitted
ut all adults of Cordele are invited
(o he pi-vsem to poin i nthe games.
The games will begin at 8:30 p. m.
;o that everyone may have a chance
« attend prayer meeting first and
clese the evening with a happy frol-
These programs will still be in
charge of Miss Woodelton. Many
lave found the evenings full of fun
«nd amusement, You ought to come,
V/ILLIS-OVERLAND COMPANY
PASSES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
New York, Dec. 15.-—Directors of
the Willys Overland Company today
¢ mounced the regular quarterly di
vVidend of one and three quarter per
cnt on preferred stock would be
rassed, The directors of the Key
# ocne Tire Company today decided
t» pass a quarterly dividend of 3
poreent due at this time, ¢
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SANTA CLAUS LETTERS
Warwick, Ga., Dec. 13 1920
D=zar Old Santa:
Wonder if you're going to come
a:pund this year on account of hard
S;"":'u-s. If you are 1 would like for
yo.o to. bring the fnlluwing” articles:
A hicyele, an - airrifle, .5 boxes of
E. B .Buck shots, an ax, a hammer
a paiy of douhle goat harness, a
h: tehet and all kinds of fireworks.
your litle boy,
Jack Gaught,
¢ stimulate building in New Jer
g¢ -, it has bheen decreed that dwell
in ; houses t\re('u-('l hetween now and
O¢icher 1, 1922, will be exempt from
tacation for the next five years.
THE CORDELE COTTON MARKET
GOOD MIDDLING 14.00
DOCTORS ADMIT:
i i
CHANGE WOULD.
PRODUCE POISON
LEANS TO THEORY THAT CHEMI
CAL CHANGE TURNED 'MEDI
CINE INTO POISONOUS PRD
DUCT. . A B
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Macon, Dee, 15—~The cross exa ?i—
-nation of Dr. Everhart, an Atla:\%fl
chemist, indicated today the defenge
in the Shepard poisoning case might
tvy to show the wealthy peach grow
er died of an ()verdose of calomel, ?’3\-‘:
from the use of calomel which aichem- |
ical change turned into a poisouolgs
mercury product. Dr. Everhart was:
the first witnesg called in the joiét
hearing of the four defendants in tl’e
CAse. . 1
Replying to a question by Attorney
Rogs for, the defense, Dr. .Everhat:
admitted that unlesg care was tixkq?x
calomel might turn into a poisonois
product under the 'action of the a&r
and sun. Later the' witness ctat%\
it never had been depmusu'ated-t,hgt
the chemical action of the body turt&-
ad calomel into corrosive sublimalge
“althought,” he added ‘‘some authof
itiess claim it has.” 'l
~ The possibilities of “blind tiger” l:i
quor causing death .was mentioned
by Aftorney Harris in the cross ex
amination of Everhart. : g
The state called 42 witnesses. Tlfi
defense called only a few witnesses,
but it is indicated they would use a =
number of medical experts -on thefr
side also. : :
Dr. John Funke, an Atlanta Padtho:
logist, was on the stand when recess
was taken, SRR
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Lo _!v"; A [RE ;;_,*,
© " NOT SERIOUSLY ILL.
Baltimore, Dec. 15.~The sending of
a nurse to attend Cardinal Gibong
who has bheen resting at the home
of Robert T. Shriver, at Union Mills,
Md., the tast ten days, led to reporfts
that the cardinal was seriously iIL.
These were denied today by the.
Cardinal's Physician and at the Enié- :
copal residence, The doctor sajm
Cardinal was suffering from ta(ém/e
caused by overtaxed strength. . .
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