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" ARMENIAN FARMERS
ON DIXIE LANDS
NEW ORLEANS ASSOCIATION
ASKS THAT IMMIGRANTS RE
ALLOWED TO SETTLE ON MIL
LIONS OF UNWANTED ACRES.
Washington, Jan. 5-—An appeal
from the New Orleans Association of
Commerce, requesting amendment to
the Johnson bill to permit immi
grants to settle “millions of acres of
vacant land not wanted hy Ameri
can farmers,” was received today hy
the senate immigration committee,
‘The association said the state de
yartment and President Wilson's
¢odoperation was being sought in
connection with the scheme to
bring American refugee farmers
destitute and dependent upon Amer
jtan charity, at Black Sea ports, to
these lands of the south.
" “We are ' assured ample charity
funds,”’ the appeal said, ‘“to tide
such home seekers over the initial
period aftey arrival.”
MERCHANT WATCHES
-~ ALL NIGHT FOR TRIEF
, IS ROBBED AT DAWN
'Annistdn. Ala., Jan. 4.—Manager
8. (. Sprouse, of a local store, is
trying to figure out how it was that
after he had waited all night in the
store to catch a burglar, the thief
managed to rob the store as soon as
the watchful manager lefl it to get
breakfast. (When Mr. Sprouse ;!(
turned he found the job had bheen
done with neatness and dispatch, and
a gonsiderable quantity of goods
missing.
SUES CITY OF THOMASVILLE
Thomasville, Jan. 4—Among the
damage suits in the city court here
this week is taoi .f Louis P. Dollar
against the ity of Thomasville for
$50,000, whicl: he claims is due him
for cameges sustained while work
ing for the city.
Mr. Dollar fell' from an electric
light pole while fixing the wires and
‘he claims that his injuries have in
capacitated him for work This case
has come up several times for trial
and will .prohably be disposed of one
(vay or another at this term of court.
WORK and SAVE WORK and SAVE
WORK and SAVE WORK andsBSAVE WORK and SAVE [
Cook Stoves
AT LESS THAN WHOLESALE COST
Ouy stoves were pivehased hefore the last
threo. advances therefore we are going to sell
on a basis of purchase, not of present price.
If vou need a stove theve’s no™ use delaying
for you now have an opportunity of huying
at a price that can’t be duplicated with-in the
next twelve months.
Our customers will remenher and appreciate
the class of goods we “put out’ every one
must satisfy or money back.
WATT & HOLWMES HARDWARE GO.
: THE HOUSE OF QUALITY AND SERVICE
PHONE MO. 9 . CORDFLE, GA.
— WQRK aud SAVE WORK and SAVE
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NEW YEAR TO ALL
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Is our wish for our customers and friends.
May 1921 bring true happiness and pros
perity to vou and yours.
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We wish to express ouir great apprecia
tion for the patronage given us during the
past vear, and trust that omr serviee and
methods shall be such during 1921 to war
rant vour confinued patronage and a great
er volume of trade for us.
Jones-Pate Drug C
nes-Pate Drug Co.
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Phones 2 and 283
GERMAN TOYMAKERS
STUFF ARMS OF DOLLS
WITH MADE IN GERMANY ‘
New York, Jan. 4,— Little Mon"‘
!xis Henry Brown, aged 18, months,
' who lives in Yonkers discovered
Ihu\v the German toymakers hid their
“1:"1(11- and circumvented prejudice in
llho American doll market this year.
' Henry dropped his Christmas doll
?:md broke one of its arms. Out]
Cdropped a little voll of paper, upon‘l
I\\ hich was printed: ‘“Made in (}'or_!
many"” Time was when any toy from [
!t!w German market had this label |
firmly stamped in a conspicuous |
place. :
!B’EN HILL FREE FROM DEBT
' Fitzgerald, Ga., Jan. 4,— Ben
Hill coXnty is free from its float
[in:' debt for the first time in seva
'u'ui vears, it was announced today
from the county commissioners of-
Ificv. The 1920 tax receipts of slol,'
1000 will give the county treasury
b surplus of about $20,000. The
splendid financial condition of thel
|f:(n|m,;-: government is taken by lo
cal business men as a fair index of
ithc county’s prosperity.
' Little more than one-fourth of
‘the total taxes collected by the
county had to be placed in the hands
of qu sheriff for collection. 'l‘hati
is about the usual proportion, Were
times really as hard as they are al-
Jeged to he say local business men,
it would be weflected in a greater
amount of delinquency in taxes. ;
NOT READY TO RESUME |
REPARATION CONFERENCE I
~ Paris, Jan. s—The French gov
ernment tocday received notice from
the German delegation that they are
ready to resume the reparations
conference at Brussels, January 10
as had been agreed on. I
_——— |
A married machinest of \\’renth:xmi
viassachusetts, a sergeant of the Unit !
ed States Marines, is heir to a snml]t
island south of the Philippines, he !
having bHeen adopted by the fnrmeri
sultan of the island. The willed es |
tate consists of several pearl fisher !
ics.@egcves of cocoanut palms and o !
harem. The (Whar Department hasl
referred his claim to the Bureau of%
Insular ~Affairs. {
HE FOUGHT FOR U. S.
BUT NOW IS BAKRED
FROM ENTERING COUNTRY
New York, Jan. 4,— Because he
could not read 40 words in any
language, Demetrius Robos, twice
wounded while fighting in France
as a corporal in the United States
army vesterday avns denied re-admis
sion to America.
Failing in the literary test at
Ellis Island and asked if he under
ctood the Lnglish language he re
plied:
I understood orders in the arev
Robos came to America in 1310
and was drafted in Philadelphia in
1918, He could have re-entered
this country without examination °7
he had returned within six months
after obtaining his discharge over
seas. But he went to his old home
in Albania and remained 15 months
His case hasz been appealed to the
cecretary of laber.
AFTER 25 YEARS
SOUTH CAROLINIAN
FINDS OUT WIO ITE IS
(Charleston, Jan. s.—Kidnapped at
Wiightsville Beach, N. C., 25 years
ago, Rohert Hayes, of Hauto, Pa..
has just found out he has a sister in
this city and his name is not Hayes
hut Harry Teboe.
Twenty five years ago Harry Te
boe, a child of seven, was visiting
Bis sister. Mra. & R.. Turney, at
Wrightsville Beach. He strolled out
of the house one morning and until
recently haad not been seen hy any
of his family. In the meantime he
was taken to Hauto, Pa., where he
grew up believing he was Robert
Hayes.
He entered the world wad and re
turning found the woman who rais
ed him on her death bed. She told
him to read her Bible. Sometima
Llater he found the story of his kid
nanping but lacking his name and
that of his family and residence. Re
cently an advertisement by his sis
ter, Mrs. Turney, was answered by
Teboe and a family re-union was ar
ranged.
KEEN BIDDING RESULTS IN
NEW HOG QUOTATIONS
Moultrie Ga,, Jan. 4.— The val
ue of the Union Steck Yards here
to the hog growers of the Moultrie
tervitory wuas again impressively
shown on a #Rry recently when keen
bidding sent the price of several
car loads of hogs for - $9.10, alt
hough the ruling price for number
onu's was just $8.75. The price $9.10
was within 45 points of the Chicago
market on the same date, and live
stock men herve said that the prices
brought were nearvest the Chicago
auctaticns ever paid at any stock
vard in the South.
Expects To Reach 4,500 Mark
Receipts at the yards here arve
growing daily. It is expected that
they will run close to the 45.000
mark this week. The largest num'
ber received during zm';" week prior
to Christmas was 3,000. Shipments
will continue heavy until well up in
the spring. Cattle receipts are al
50 said to be increasing, but it is
clear that neither hogs nor cattle
are as numerous as they were ‘at
this time last year. But the number
for sale during the coming summer
will be much larger than in the sum
mer of 1920, it is believed.
WORK and SAVE WORK and SAVE WORK and SAVE
GIVEN CHINESE CONTRACT
Moultrie, Ga., Jan. 4,— The
Brooks Engineering Company, of
Mcultrie has heen awarded the con.
tract to build & packing house in
Southern China for a big Chinese
concern. M. T. Tsao, a Chinaman,
who was educated in this country
came to Moultrie to close the deal
with the local concern which has
built 2 number of pucking houses in
the Southeast. The Chinese plant
will cost more than a million dol
lars. Representative of the Brocks
Fngincering Company will sail for
China at an early date to take
charge of the contrict, which calls
for the delivery of the building late
this vear.
I|AN ALARMING DUCKING
“ THAT BROUGHT OUT FIRE
‘i' _ FIGHTERS AND SWEARIN(G
:i New York, Jan. 4,— Two fire
‘i‘bout.«, three engine companies, a
iwater tower, a water tender, a fire
‘!mh'ol, two battallion chiefs, and a
!«luput.\' fire chief, were called ount
j when Samuel Aryweeny of Brook
%1:.'1) fell into the East river last
inight. Aryweeny had trailed his
{dripping way homeward, however,
| before the rescuers arrived. The
{excited man who sent in the general
|:lZ:n'm also disappeared y
|se L s
l During the fiscal year 1920 the
printing bill for all publications is-
Isuml by the Department of Com
lmercc was $425,370.75.
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
'WATSON'S BOND SCHEME |
‘ p‘ o : 1§
IS CALLED IMPOSSIBLE
Governor of Federal Reserve Board|
Discusses Proposal. i
Washington, Jan, .--The dwl:n'ml‘
intention of Senator clect 'l'lmnm.\i
. tWatson, of Georgia, to introduce!
a Dbill after March 4 making I,ihorl,\"
bonds legal tender, which as result
of the Associated Press report Snnt
day, attracted considerable :monlinng
is regarded as chimerical and im |
possible of success by \\'usllinm;ni
financiers. W. P. G. Harding gov- |
ernor of the Federal Reserve Board,
expressed the opinion today lll:ll!
Congress would find it impractica- |
ble to make actual money of prnn\.i:»i
scry note payable on a future speci-|
fied date. ]
“l would not think,” he added |
“that Congress would enact Mr. Wat ‘
son's hill. The Government agreed |
te redeem the bonds at «a m‘rluin{
stated price. The money invelved |
was lent by the people with |!mli
understanding, and it was never con |
sidered possible, either by the (;n\'fll
ernment or the people, that rho;
bonds would become immediately |
redeemable.” f
By others the public was r'r-miml-?
ed that the bonds were never intend ,
ed for speculation purposes and I
despite their’ present market value
were as good as gold as future con 3
«deration. |
FOUR AMERICANS SAFELY |
ESCAPE BESIEGED Cin
New York, Jan. 5-—Four oi seven !
American relief =~ workers, stationed |
in the beseiged city of Urfa, ('i]it-i:l.i
since Aungust 19, have escaped nml.
arrived sately at Aleppo, a cable (lis-g
patch to the Near East relief hv;ul-i
quarters here announced today. '[‘hui
three others, whose safety was re-|
ported December 28, are believed 1o !
be awaiting an opportunity to lm\'uf
Those who have escaped inc]udv}
Dr. Joseph 8. Stewart. son of Pro-|
fessor J. S. Stewart, of the Universi- |
ty of Georgia, who. wag in churge of |
work at Diarbekir. {
Safe arrival at Samsoun of fHHI‘|
relief workers, who made the over-|
land journey from Harpoot, also wus |
lt'epm'ted. 'i'h(f.\"" include = Margaret |
Sransworth, Muscle Shoals, Ala. i
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AUSTRALIA GIVE GREAT DAVIS |
CUP ‘TG VANKEE TEAM |
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Auckland;*N.' Z», Jan. * 4;— The |
Daavis cup was formally handed ltll
Captain Samael Hairdy, of the vie !
oricus American lawn tennis tean i
laast night. ” The occasion was a ban-!
quet given in honor of the Austra- |
linn and Americir players * by t he |
Aunstrolas Lawn % (nnis association |
veluded amone the guaests woere |
Admirai Jellicoe, governor of New |
Zcealand and Premier Massey. l
FRENCH DIVISION PLAN
APPRGVED BY MINISTERS
Paris, Jan. s—The project wonld
divide France into twenty to twenty
five administrative regions has hLeen
approved by the council of minister
The head of each distriet will b
known as a regional prefect, and
Would bave authority over depait
mental prefects to be empowered i«
authorize and make loans and levy
caxes.
WE HAVE
Prices !
Slipknot Half Rubber
Heels . ... Aoc
Slipknot Whole Rubber
Healg ... 2080
Cats Paw lalf Rubber
Heels . s DAE
Cats Paw Whole Rubber
Heoly ... e e 766
I. T. S. Half Rubber IHeels 50c
. R. C. Half Rubber Heels 50c
Goodyear Half Rubber
Heels .. W BOG
Goodyear Whole Rubber
Heels . o
Half Soles, L. & M,
Leathers el A 0
Half Soles Korry Krome
Leathers e o Nils
Half Soles Neolin ... $1.50
N s
0 reduction on
turned solesor wood
en heels.
Cordele Leather Co.
R. L. PERSALL, Mgr.
109 Wall Street.
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The Dispatelh and the Sentinel plants are in their new home
starting out for the New Year ready to do any kind of Commereial
Printing for vou at moderate cost. -We want yvou to learn to head
for the new plant with vour work., We want to find yvon when
vou need something, I vou will ¢all telephone 30, we will go af
fer vou i a run and put vou up & elean, high standard job and do
i quickly. And the price will be right.
And we want vou to remember, too, that yvou eannot run a
very promising business without advertising. Your outlay in
chis Tine should he proportionate with vour volume of business,
but we will be very glad to consult with yvou and advise such a
course as will get the best vesults at the right outpat in cash.
I vorr bhusiness grows, vou must he a booster and the way
to learn the fivst principles of good community hoosting is to
hoost vour own business. Real boosting requives a certain
amount of sensible advertising. You cannot argue out ol that.
You may say vou don’t need it, hbut when vou say it vou do not
believe it—and we know it. So, the honest, fair thing to do is te
et hehind it and start something, Hovou need us, call Phone 30
and somehody will he alter vou forthwith,
We are as appreciative and happy as we can be that you have
heen patient with us iicour moving perplexities and - complica
tions—and hard week. We are ready to return the favor now.
Tell us about it. We wiil follow you goon and late trying to make
imore business fer you. 8
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