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MEMBERS OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
EVENING EDITION
VOL. 4.
GERMANY IS GIVEN BIG REDUCTION IN WAR REPARATIONS
CIVIL WAR CLOUDS GATHERING
AS FIUME BLOCKADE TIGHTENS
DECLARATION OF
D’ANNUNZIO IS
CAUSE OF ALARM
'gsao 3 " : H
ANNOUNC_ES HE YILL RESIST EN-,
FORCEMENT =OF RAPALLO
TREATY. ' Sl 1
Udine, Dec. 22.—Fiume, the strong-‘
hold of Capt. Dannunzio is being de
signed by Italian regular forces.
London, Dec. 22.—Italian govern
ment forces commanded by Gen,
Caviglia and Admiral Millo have es
tablished- a closer blockade of Fiume
by land #nd sea and it seemed pps
gible today that fighting might be re
ported at anytime. Not only has |
Fiume been isolated, but the islands
of Arbe, San Marcos ‘and Veglia
which were recently occupied by
D’Aununzio have been blockaded.
Conditions of recognized gravity
have arisen sgince D’Annunzio an
nounced he would resist the enforce
ment of the treaty of Rapallo.
GASOLINE LEAK INTERFERES 1
WITH LONG FLIGHT EFFORI
Mineola, Dee. 22.—Lieut. Ross Kirk
patrick, an army flyer who was
forced down early today while at
tempting to break the world’s record
for continuous: flight, will have anoth
er try soon he declared. The land-,
ing was due to a. gasoline leak whivhl
was inaccesssible in mid-air. 'Fhey
had remained afloat g little more
than eighteen hours, zbout six hours
short of the record. A
HERMAN DEFENDS 'fi e 1
IN FIFTEEN ROUND BOUT
New York, Dec. 22—Pete Herman]
of New Orleans, the world’s bantam
weight champion, defends his title in
a fifteen round bout to a decision |
in Madison Squaré Garden. ‘-tc‘night,!
against Joe Lynch of New York. . It|
will be the third world’s pfigilist'i!c”
championship contest in the structure
within a month, Benny Leonard and|
Jack Dempsey, light and heavyweight|
title holdérs, respectively, wiuning'
from their opponents. . l
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CORDELE, GEORGIA.
RAILWAY CLERKS
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BANOUET TONIGHT
ANNUAL EVENT EXPECTED TO
[ PROVE BEST\YET—SHORT AD
-+ DRESSES - HAVING BEEN _AR-
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“ With an expected attendance of
'eighty or more and all things in rea
fdiness. the annual banquet of %Yocal
lLodgel No. 509 Brotherhood of Rail
[ way Clerks at the K, P, Hall this evea
| ing at 8 o'clock, is expected to prove
ithe most enjoyable occasion of the
kind held with the railway clerks.
T. L. Nelson, president of the lodge.
will be in charge of the evening’s pro
egram and a number of short address
es will be delivered. Members of the‘
lodge are privileged to bring their
wives, a number of whom will atfl
tend. Qutside’ guests invited are lo- |
“cal ministers and their wives, railway |
agents and their wives and newspa
per men, : ’*"-'{'
The committee on preparations
have arranged an excellent menu, in
cluding barbecue and chicken. This
committee is composed of Bill San
ders, R. H. McGarity, W. M. Adam:,
C. M. Smith, assisted by Mrs. Mc-
Garity, Mrs. L. O. White and Miss
'Ruth Lowe.
SMITH APPOINTED
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~ STATE ATTORNEY
'YOUNG LAWYER OF CORDELE
RECEIVES NOTICE OF APPOINT:
MENT AS ASSITANT TO GEORGE
M. NAPIER. S ey
| Attorney. ‘Seward+M. . Smith, ©for.
meérly associated with the law firm ot
!{.‘rum & Jones of this city, received
i aotice today of hig appointment as as
;sistant attorney general for the state
-of Georgia. The appointment was
' made by Hon. George M. Napier. at
! torney: geheral elect for Georgia, who
goes ifito office on or about Jan. 1.
|?' Mr. Smith has accepted the ap
peintment and wil leave for Atlanta
in a few days to take up his duties.
'The announcement of this distinct
Ihonor conferred on Mr, Smith comes
1g a source of feeling of keep pridi
'und warm congratulations from his
lnumerous friends in Cordele. A fact
that makes Mr. Smith’s appointmen’
E to the office of assistant attorney
’general an exceptional honor is that'
'h_@_ goes into it at the age of only 2-”
vears. |
Attorney @Smith Jormerly wesided |
at -Homerville, Ga., where his parentsl
; ufuiv live. He is a nephew of Judge |
lfl)‘,ifi.vfi.,(}rum of this city, and was
for more than a year identified with
firm of Crum & Jones. He is a young
‘man of extracrdinary force and intel
ligence and will fill the office capably
He is a jgraduate of the law 'schoo:
of the University of Georgia and dur
i‘i.ng the \yorl_d war served is the field
CArtillery, coming out with a first lieu
! tenancy.
NEWLY ELECTED
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS TO HAVE
PUBLIC INSTALLATION OF OF
} FICERS.
[ Cordele Lodge Number 44 Knights
i;or .pytmag_ will on Monday evening
January Jrd., hold public installation
i.sani(!es' 4t the castle hall fn’the Mc
,‘lg‘enzie,B}mding on Seventh street”
"The newly elected officers for the
ensuring gemi-annual term will he in
ducted "inio their respective’ stations
{in the Lodge.' " A B
.., The Knights and their families ex
rpyscxgfl“tp attgnd 'these ‘sevvices, and
‘e‘v_er;v‘ one{ who wishes to enjoy an
hotfr ‘time’ in witnessing the installa
tion of thle newly elected officers. is
cordially invited by all members of
Cordele Lodge Number 44 K., of P
to attend and witness the ceremonies
which are very heautiful and instruc
tive,
Cordele will have the distincticn
of having for its hear officer, that of
Chancellor Commander, the mayor
of the c¢ity, Hon. J. Gordon Jcnes,
who will be the presiding officer of
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
HOUSTON REFUSES '
b BPAY OFF WITNESSES'
IN SHEPARD HEARIMG
Protést Is Made By Citizenry Against
Bearing Ex*mc.
Perry, Ga., Dec. 21.—The Board of
County Commissioners of Houston
county at a meeting tcday instructed
County Tax Collzctor T. E. Thorpe
to refuse all payments of fees to wit
nesses appearing in the Shapard hear
ing now being conducted in Macon
and took um!er advisement protects
made by county citizens of. paying
any of ths expenses of the investiga
,’tion. as a wholel 7' ¢ £ i !
Numerous witnesses ' ¢ from | the
county, Wilcox and Ben 'Hill appeared
at the courthcuse with their sob
ipoena slips and pequested that the){l
be paid fer the time they were re:
‘quired to be present at the bail hear'
ing, They were refused to the com
migsioners, who, after a conference |
decided or the above sle]i. |
g General Protest is Made. |
‘At the same time the cnmmissicn-i
ers were considering a general pro- .
test from citizens residing in all sec-{
ticns of the county to not to hear;
any expense of the investigation,|
which originated and is centered ini
Houston. It was stated that among
those protesting were several prom-'
inent lawyers residing in the coun:
5
The action of the co‘mmis’simii
comes as not surprise to the citizenry
of Perry. From ‘the time the inveslt
tigation was first ' started in Fort
Valley, when the body of Fred D
Shepard was exhumed:hy a court ord:
or signed by Judge H.. A. ‘Mathew’s?
there has been considerablq -oppoél'
tion manifested here as to who should{
pay the expense of the prolonged
probe. SR H 7 $ 5 ]
coanuufl%,o orrpcfcms
AS TOKEN OF APPRECIATION OF
PAST SERVICES W. H. McKen-
ZIE PRESENTED HANDSOME
GIFT.’
. At a regular communication last
night Cordelia Lodge No. 296 F. &
A. M. elected the following officers
for the ensuring year: :
P. M. Browning, worshipful master
1.. L. Blackman, Senior warden,
J. M.|- Withering, Junior warden.
E. F. Tison, treasurer.
R. L. Benn, secretary.
C. R. ‘Bullock, Senior deacomn.
J. V. Swearingen, Junior deacon.
T. E. Fletcher, Senior Stewart.
J. W. Bivins, Junior Stewart.
Following the fstallation” -cere
2ony, A. C. Atkins, in behalf of the
members presented ;! ‘a handsome
?(nigh£ 'T'em‘pl'ar‘charm and chain tc
‘W, H. McKenzie as expression of ap
Yreciation cf past services as master
i the Lodge. . oy e e
AST FREIGHT SERVICE
SOUTHERN RAILWAY LINES
‘Atlantta;, Dec. 21.—Fast rail and
ater freight service from New York
nd Boston and Tributary territory
‘) points in South Carolina, Georgia
“ennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and
e Southwest will be established by
‘he Southern Railway systém in cen
ction with the Clyde Steamship Co
ngdanuary 15th. 1921 Clyde Line
.team-ships will bring freight tc
“harleston and Jacksonville ' ‘from
lich points the ' Southeérn” will “run
st ‘fré'ngh_l teains * handling' thyu
~(:kage ‘cars to twenty of the' prin
“pal commercial’ centerS and 'distri
“iting points of the South Freight
n Atlanta and points heyond will he
aandled’ via Columbia and Spartan
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London, Dec, 22.—A Central News
d'patch from Helsingfors under
':‘nesda‘y's date savs several hundred
people were killed and injured il a
railway ac(fi(lent near Pntmgrufl.'
The dispatch said the accident was
(due to the overcrowding of the traia
Tat details were lacking,
AND DAILY "SENTINEL
CORDELE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1920,
| 3 M ok Ve o 3 )
100,000,000,000
I U OUU.
l 1 PR T s,-
b ; 4 BRY |
MARKS IN GOLD
| : TRAN i
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BASIS AGREED ON
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AMOUNT FAR BELOW. SUM STIP:
| ULATED N VERSAILLES
| TREATY. " ‘
Brussels, Dsc. 22-—(By. the Asso
ciated Press.)—-"The secaond financial
‘('onferemzc to Giscuss G(Ai‘mau repara
tions wdjourned at moon today to Jan
{um',v third. -- »
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Brussels, (Asso.)—The payment by
Germany of » hundred billion marks
in gold remains the ‘basis on whici
experts and delegates; to the secom‘
financial conferqnce‘ln segsion hq'rcf.
are working. This amount, althougi
far below what is:anthorizoal by the
treaty of Versailles, is considered ¥
them collectible only on the condi:
tion that Germhny be helped along
the lines suggested by the German
delegates.
The allied experts in secret indi
vidual reports, -the substance ol
which has. come !to 'light. racognize
Germany'’s real necessities. The del
egates generally ave impressed by th#
arguments that. Germany is an insok
vent creditor who must be maintain:
ed as a going _conéelfn. Virtually
none ‘of the delegates belicves. th?
Versailles treaty will be executed lit
erally, y : :
The allied exper¢s agree with the
Germang reparations must. be paid
chiefly in kind, T
SOUTHERN SENATORS ASKED
TO PROVIDE PEANUT TARIFF
Washiflgton. Dec. 22.—Delegationg
rem‘esenungf"fleanus- growers and 1.:;1! ;
lers of Virgipia and North-@avotind
are in Washington today asking:ithe
suppert -of scuthern senators, i and’
represenfatives for provisions,in’ the}
F‘Qrd_pey emergendy tariff bill impos:
ing @ tariff on peanuts. . ¢ FY
COLD WAVE WARNINGS i
: FOR SOUTHERN STATES
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Wflshington. Deec. 22.—C01d wav2
warnings have been issued for Miss-‘
igsippi and northern Alabama by the
weather bureau.
257
1 DlScountv:
ON ALL
Dolls
Manicure
i Sets \
~And
. Parisian
. ‘ Thiese Goods
. Must Moveifl ..
STEAD'S -
DRUG STORE
DEFENDANTS IN SHEPARD CASE
. GIVEN FREEDOM BY 8188 JUDGE
JUVENILE €OV gT
SJUDGE - (CHARGES
2 PRAFFIC IN 'BABIES
Salt Lake City, Dec. 22--Declaring
that hundreds of babies are literally
sold in Salt Lake eyvery year, Judge
Hugo ‘Anderson, of the local Juveniin
court, in his biennial report to tha
governer recommended that legisla
tion ‘be introduced to prevent a con
tinuance of the traffic. i '
MORE EOUIPMENT
ABKS . AUTHORITY TO ASSUME
. SIX MILLION OBLIGATION.
'. \Vaspingtpn. Dec. 22.—The Atlantic
Coast Line acked authority today of
the interstate commission to assume
obligations amounting to six- million
two bundred and twenty thousani
dollars imposed by a trust agreement
and leate payable to the Safety De
posit Trust Co. of Baltimore, of
which a million, seven hundred an:l
twenty thousand dollars is payable in
cash.upon delivery of certain equip
ment. The company plans to issuc
trust certiticates -amounting to l‘pur
and a half millions to be sold at not
less*than ninety four per cent ot'theh';
par value. o
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CYRENE COMMANDERY, KNIGHTS
TEMPLAR EXPRESS BROTHER:
LY LOVE AND APPRECIATION
OF VALUABLE SERVICE." pis
L vy g Wq}q-—qm.nmmwo .
As a token' of the high. esteem in
which''he is held among hiy brothey
’knigh't'é, and in remembrance of the
gederous and svaluable service he has
rendered the commgndery during his
years of membership and in his office
as -Grand ",Cumm:u‘ldery of QGeorgia,
Mr. A. C. Atking was presented i
handsome check as a Christmag gift
at the last conclave of Cyrene Com
mandery Knights Templars.
The speech of presentation on be
hal!_ of the commandery was made
by Sir Knight Watts Powell, of Vien
na, whose well chosen wordst and
earnestness voiced the sentiment of
the entire commandery in expres
sions of ‘genuine brotherly love for
Sir Knight ‘Atkins and of denp‘appre
¢lation of the inestimable service he
has rendere:d the commandery,
KNIGHTS TEMPLARS WILL HOLD
THEIR, USUAL CHRISTMAS OB
SERVANCE AT THE ASYLUM
SATURDAY MORNING.
Cyrene Commandery. No. 13,
Knights Templars will hold its’ usnal
Christmas observance program at
fhe asylum Christmas day, beginning
at 11:45 a.”’m. Knights and other
Masons and their ladies are cordially
invited. A committee, headed by
Mr. A. (. Atkins, appointed from the
(Zommzm(_lery has prepared an excel
lent program as follows:
Song—"Jox to the World.”
Prayer,
Toast to the Grand Mgster and Re:
sponse~-Recorded George Harris.
Message from. the Grand Command
er,—‘le({urder Harris.
Response—-Sir .Knigllt Watts Powell,
Toast to lls{nights Templar where dis
i‘perserl-fl‘]minenl ¢Gommander W,
' H. McgKenzie, iy
J{rspnnse—‘—Sir Knight D. A. R. Crum,
MToast to @h«- Royal Arch Masons
Eminent Commander.
Response—+Rev, fif,fim’t. x} ] 4
Toast—"Ohr Wother, o filé * * Blud
Lodge,” ' Sir Knight' B "T. Ware,
Toats to Our Sistters. the Ovier of
the Hastern Star.
Response Sir Knight ‘A. C. Atking
Ohristmas Reading. Miss Janie How
ell.
Offering.
Address... “Christmas and Knight
Templarhdod,” Rev. R. L. Benn,
Song,—*“Blest he the Tie that Binds"
Benediction, ‘
AT BILTMORE, N. C.
SON OF MR. AND MRS. W. H.
WRIGHT OF THIS COUNTY ANC
MOST FAVORABLY KNOWN
HERE—BURIAL AT STILLMORE.
John, Wright, 42 years of age, a
son of Mr. and Mrs. 'W. H. Wright
ol Crisp county, died Tuesday after
noen at 3 o'cloeck at Biltmore, N. (~
at the age of 32 years. His home
was at Stillmore, Ga., ‘and the roa
mains will be carried there for buri
al. His wife and their one child
were at the bedside when “death
came, -
Mr. Wright was well and most
favorably known in this county and‘
scetion. A hrethery ¢ K. Wright, a
sister, Miss Mabel Wright, and oth |
er relatives- reside in Crisp. Ve
CORN ((::um B%Ys ,
COUNTY AGENT CULPEPPER
GETS $lOOO CHECK FOR CRISP
BOYS FOR TAKING 6th PLACE
AT SOUTHEASTERN FAIR.
County Agent (. B. Culpepper re
ceived a communication this mora
ing from officials of the Southeastera
I"air Association to the effect that the
Boys Corn Club of Crigp county had
faken sixth place among the %lubs ol
(icorgia for honors in the contest for'
Lest exhibits. he prize offeréd for
sixth place in these contests was $l9
and a check for this amount was en:
closed in the letier. This is decided-
Crisp when it is taken into considera:
{lon that most of the counties in the
‘state’ were ‘represented. Too, it will
doubtless prove an impetus to thess
boys to put forth stronger efforts to
hring their yield up to the best stand-‘
ard possible and make their fair ex:
hibit even better. |
FOR REMARKABLE PROGRESS
MADE BY BRAZIL.
Rio Janerio, Tuesday, Dec. 21.—
Bainbridge Colby, An‘erlcan Secre
tary of. state, declared here today he
dig not come to Brazil to expount
any thories but to ‘return a visit Lo
fhe United States of Presidént Pés.
soa. He said he had come to convey
some expression of American admira
{ion and satisfaction over the remark
able progress Brazil has made.
“The unbroken cordiality that has
marked the relations between the two
countries for. more .than ,a .century
makes for mutual helpfulness,” he
said, : - : :
"AEXICANS ARRESTED
GOMEZ AND TAUREL PLOTTED
EXPEDITION ON AMERICAN
kb
San Antqn{i(). Dec. 22.—Two prom:-
inent Mexicans are under arrest to
day and apprehension of ‘others ‘is ex
nected ag ‘a result of federal indict
wients brought here yesterday charg
inf !he,n with a cmmph'acy sef, on
“hot unop theé United States soil for
» military! expedition against Mexi
co. Francisco Gomez, assistant of
f'rancisco Madero ; when the * latter
wag a candidate for the presideney,
and Leon Taurel, were arrested last
ATTENTION 0. E. S
The regular meeting of Tallulah
“tking Chapter 0. E. 8. will be held
1 the Masonic “Hall Thursday even
¢ at 7:30 o'clock. All members are
cspectfully requested to be present
\'sitors will be welcomed.
Spocial election for Worthy Patron.
By order of the Worthy Matron.
MISS T. R. ATKINS, Secty.
THE CORDELE COTTON MARKEF :
GOOD MIDDLING 14:25
STATE FAILSTO
J BN ¢
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SUSTAIN
UITARGE:
Wy ; £ TR
VT T “,r,{A
OF POISON PLOT
. ¥ 1 7
WIDOW OF LATE PEACH ._m&
COLLAPSES WHEN DECISION
IS RENDERED. v
ut
Macon, Ga., Dec. 22.~Free afterd
week’s preliminary trial fnto 'th
déath of Fred Shepard’ wealthy pea¢
grower, - his widow “ang "tmb'e'-"‘qth?"
defendants charged ' with. . poisohing
him,. are back .in their hemes todaly
or enroute there, Judge Mu!thea
late last night ruled there was hotfi‘-
ing in’ the sgates‘; evidenge to cop_ucfi@é
the defendants with peisoning. H
also sald the testimony of the exper(s
wag conflicting’ as to poisoning, &
‘Mrs. Pauline Elmer, ‘widow of
Shepard, collapsed when the dociék_fi
was rendered, and after leaped to hé
feet and declaring “God has hees
with me.” e !-;
" After the hearing Salicitor, Ga'm‘pi@
said “I am satisfied. [have done nly
duty. What future ‘handling of the
‘matter will 'be 'I have no;opinfon ¢
express. -It *will “be “shaped " latge
by circumstances”. YEME: o
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JOHNSON EXPECTS EARLY, |
HEARING FOR BALL PLAVERS
| Chicago, Dec. 22—James %fi;
former assistant sthtes’ attorney wiff
be engaged “to assist” i ‘the ‘phosecn:
tion of White Sox N“fl;?fld%&nfb
lers who are charged ‘With conspir.
HETIOTTTINOW LIS AMLE: SOri- g ores
and.now under ind ’ fif?gfi% “
nounced today by l’l’ '??a” i%? 3
of the American Mflt& Johnson
said he exepected an o y.vlg_earings
in the cases. i i !
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NO CALLERS SCHEDULED
AT HARDING HEANQUARTERS
Marion, Dec. 22~ ungagement
hook of President-elect Harding was
blank today and it wag sald @t head:
quarters here no calldw% were 'exp'ptj,
ted. ¥ 1A
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great benefit - 86~ visjt:
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in_all colors ~ .....$1.68
Men’s Bedrooin @lippe;{;‘
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Men’s Bedroom: Slippers:
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