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AMERICAN SHIPS
- UNDER CONTROL
'SENATOR JONES LAYS SENATO
| RIAL CHARGE TO MERCANTILE
~ COMPANY,
Washington;Jan. 20.—Charges that
the International Mercantile Company
an '‘American shipping company now
controlling the operation of approxi
mately iorty vessels leased from thc
shipping beard, is bound by an agrees
ment entered into with the British
government in 1903 to pursue “no pol
icy injurious to the interest of the
British 'Mercantile Marine or of Brit
ish trade,” were made today by Sen
ator Jones, author of ihe Merchant
Marin act. Parts of the text of the
senator made sweeping charges of at
in an address before the annual con
\v.exition of the thiqn_:q Mierchant
Marine Association, in which the
senator made sweeping charges or at
tempts by british interests, supportes
he said, by certain American inter
ests, “to destroy the American . Mer
chant Marine.” |
“Ag a'result of the agreement.
Jones said, the lines owned by the
/‘lnternational Mercantile Marine
Company, as well as the leased ship- |
\ ping baord vessels now under its con- |
trol, are “actually operated in the in
terest of the British government an®
British trade and are subject to the
terms of the contract.” |
Benson Talks
Wf(shington, Jan. 20.—'Chzirman Ben
'f:f of the Shipping Board, in an ad
j}ress declared the board must move
slowly in anything it does in connection
‘with changes in the sales policy for
vessels mnow in force. He said
many factors must be taken into con
sideration while disposing of the gov
ernment ficet to private ownership. e
declared the beard must conform to tiie
shippin@g‘ g 0 as to provide for ap
h_i»\_}n@l‘icf... permanent merchant marine
uifdm private ownership sufficient to car
”*W the greater part of our commerece.
COTTCON MILL LABOR STILL
SHOWN TG BE VERY HIGH
Washington, Jaa. 20—The depart
ment of labor table published today said
if the maximum wage cut of twenty
two and one half percent, so far report
ed from any cotton mill, were applied
generally in the industry to the 1920
scales, it would leave the hourly wage
two and a half times as high as in 1918
Gl R s
We bottle and distri
bute the original
Orange Crush through
ou. 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 COCA.
COLA LING
COMBANY
CORDELE, GEORGIA.
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THE CORDELE DISPATCH
PACIFIC ISLE TO
PORTUGAL CLEAR
WIRELESS HEARD
San Diego, Jan. 20,—An acccount of
2 remarkable wireless telephcne con
versation extending last eveniug from
Avalon, Catalina Islands in the Pacil
ic, across the continent and over 'i«
the Atlantic to Spain and Partgal,
was given today by Fravk Axe, who
has an amateur radio station at Es
condido, this county.
‘Axe said he was listening when
he heard the Avalon operator tell the
cperator at San Pedra that he was gO
- to try to reach Annapolis and that
the Avalon station was successful.
The answer from Annapolis, he said
stated the message was heard “loud”
at this place and also was heard by
operators in Spain and Portugal.
SAVAMNAH MAN IS
McCANN CASE BEING PUSHED BY
. UNION LABOR
Savannah, Jan. 20.—The rearrest last
night of Joln P. Smarr, who killed John
A. MeConn, seeretary of the Georgia
ederation of Labor, and who was re
icased Dby ‘a coromer’s jury, was ex
plained today by union labor leaders
who have been investigating the case.
Smarr is new held without bail on a
charge of murder.
Smarr had testified that he killed Me-
Cann with a revolver he took from a
bureau drawer at his home, ofter sur
prising MeCann with Mrs. Smarr. It
is now alleged that Smarr had purchas
ed the gun two hours before the shoot
ing,
NO SHIP CONTRACT
UNION LABOR HEADS SEEXING
RELIEF FROM STAGNATION
Washington, Jan, 20 —Heads of la
bor unions whose members are employ
ed n the shipbuilding trades gathered
at the American Federation of Labor
headquarters here today to discuss the
situation growing out of the stagnation
in the American shipbuilding industry.
Chief attention,it was said, would be
given to the continued high cost of
production which has resulted in not
gne private contract being placed with
the larger companies during the last six
months.
THREE FRENCHMEN
SLAIN IN RUSSIA
SOVIET REPORT LAYS BLAMFE
ON ENTENTE.
Paris, Jan. 20.—Three French So
cialists who disappeared betweer
Murmansk and Vardoe, Norway, re
cently while returning from. Russia.
were killed, it is stated by the for
eign relations burcan of the Moscow
internationale, says a Nelsingfors dis
patch.
The bureau throws the responsi
bility for the deaths on “agents o
the entente.”
THIS MAN RESORTS
TO ARMY TO HELP TO
FEED HIS CHILDREX
Washington, Jan. 20.—Army re
cruiting literature has brought a ra}
of surshine into the life of an Ozark
farmer in Missouri with eleven chil
dren to support on sixty acres o’
“run down” land. Noting the educa
tional features of army life, the Mi
sourian wrote Adjutant General Har
ris for special permission to enlis
the second oldest of his nine son
and a pair of twins, all just unde
age. The boys “are large for thei
ages and will grade well ilp to thr
average boy in looks and intgl]i
gence,” he said.
THOMPSON FINISHES COAL
ST HEARING FOR SENATE
W A fon, Jau. 20.—Chairmn:
ThompB6#. of the federal trade com
mission (¥ag called to complghe hi
hearipgtelday before the ,fil&é;hm
ufactiffers’€ommittee on provisions o
the Calder bill for regulation of th:
woal industry, requiring official’ pul
i;l?'::y fo‘:El c:al dqata t?) he ga&n&
by the commisgsion,
CITY CAMPAIGN
{ :
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MORE FLOWERS
z KDEDETTW E E\:W‘vs
P 8 \ i ] ;Q
i
lORGANIZ,“-.TION STARTED YES
| TERDAY AT SCHOCL BUILDING
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| It the plcdges that were made at
|an afterncon meciing at the junior
fihigh schoo! uuditorium come true,
i there will be & very large increase
in pretty flowers, lawns acd-{rees in
Cordele within the next .ew weeks.
Superintendent J. M Collier was made
chairman and Mrs. R. L. Benn secre
tary of the organizaticn which ox
lpec:s to put the pecple on every
| street in the community to work on
ltheir own lawns and flower gardens
'socn enougir for srring resuits.
l Some hundred or raore leading men
;:*.nd women in the communily wer?
|in the meeting, For 2 time it wa‘-:l‘
‘d question as to whether the meeting
'shou'xd have its organization or look
to the special department ‘in Commu
‘nity Service. Thera were some splen
|did suggestions from various speak
icrs, all showing a disposition
i to undertake the campaign
lfor beautifying residence sections
land the school grounds and parks
' This campaign will more than like
ily develop a keen rivalry in the resi
!dence sections by offering liberal pri
}zes to those who make the most
| marked improvements. The work is
znot to be postponed. It goes this
iweek into all parts of the city and
{ by another weel it is expected that
[ the plans will be finally adopted and
‘the work of beautifying will be taken
|up with the pecple of one street vie:
iing with those of another street
| “Superintendent Collier will have the
ldetails all worked out this week and
fthe public will be given more of the
iplans as they are decided upon. it
{ you plan flowers for your own lot or
ifront. be up and doing. The cam
\paign which was launched yesterday
! will make you a conspicuous residen’.
lin the wrong light if you forget the
i flowers and the pretty front
«f Those who are starting the move
!ment expect wider cooperation and
{support for @ more attractive city.
' Many people will help and those will
[ be deeply interested in the hope thar
‘lo person will fail to respond.
FAMILY NIGHT AT
THE ARMORY HALL
Friday night will be family night at
the Armory this week when the Com:
munity Service wants the fathers aid
-nothers to hring their children to
the hall for the games.
A program of games that will in
terest voung and old will be put on
~nd everyone will be invited to take
part. The boys and girls have felt
that they wanted a share in these
zocial games and to see fathers and
nothers playing with their children
is the finest sight in the world.
Saturday night the Community Ser
vice will have an evening of social
games for all young people over tit-‘
teen. When we say young pecple |
_we include all the men and women
of Cordele who enjoy playing, whe
ther they bLe sixteen or sixty.
The Armory will not accomodate
all the children and grown ups toc
and for that reason the two nights
of games are being held. Friday
night is family night when fathers
and mothers bring their children and
Saturday night for all over fifteen
The boys and girls of the 6th grade
will repeat the Irish Jig and Danish
Seven Steps both on Friday and Sat
urday nights, for the benifit of the
narents and those who have wishe¢
' to see them.
'BURNED HOUSES
e g
- WHERE SHOTS FIRED
i&7 R R o
LR _—
mi}llféland, January 20.—The
{-fitshoofficial destroction for attacks
4 the crown forces in Cork city
“since: martial law was inforced in
. this ‘area, was carried out today
when two houses in Washington
street where two members of the
Irish constabulary were attacked
Saturday night, were destroyed by
military forces. Military authorities
assert that crown forces wére fired
_on Saturday from six houses in Wash
iagton street, and that the “two worst’
| were selecte dfor destruction.
AND DAILY SENTINEL
CORDELE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1921.
EUROPEAN RELIEF FUND
Amount previously reported
$479.15.
Additional contributions:
Mrs. J. H, Shipp ...... $06.00
Deginners Department
Baptist Sunday School 2.30
Mrs. Dave Browder ....... 2.00
WILSGN DEFENDS
POLICY OF PAST
ATTITUDE TOWARDS ALIENS
I THIS COUNTRY 1S EMDORS
ED. i :
Washington, Jan. 20.—Defense of
pclicy of the Department of Labor
in dealing with radical aliens and
complete endorserient of the work of
Assitant Socrzstary Licuis F. Post in
carrying out that policy was made
ts¢ay by Secretary Wilson in a state
ment replying to the attack on Post
by the exccutive committte of the
American Legion. f
X i nt Q
CHICAGO BANDITS
‘n A v 1 2
60T HALF MILLION
REPORTS PERSIST GREAT HAUL
MADE AT POST OFFICE.
Chicago, Jan. 20.—Postal officials
maintained silence today on the
amount of loot obtained by five ban
dits who robbed a mail truck Tuesday
morning at the Union Station. They
would nct go beyond the list of secu
rities aggregating seventy cight thou
sand.
Reports persisted, however, that the
loot totalled several times that sum,
one placing it more than five hundred
thousand dollars.
HOOVER TALKS
ABOUT EXCHANGS
i :
SAYS RELATION OF LIVERPOOL
TO AMERICAN COTTON EX
CHANGE WILL STAND INQUIRY.
Wasdhington, Jan. 20.—Destruction
0i the New York, and New Orleans
cotton exchanges would transfer the
“hedging” practice to the Liverpool
market and make it dominant, Her
bert Hoover today told the house ag
ricultural committee considering the
bills looking to the regulation of fu
ture exchanges.
He said the relationship of the Liv
erpool market to the American ex
changes needs “careful inquiry.”
sassamed i B oniiace
GARDEN
We have a larege sun
ply of Cabbage plants
now ready. They are
adopted for your best
results. We also have
Garden Peas and Tur
nips for Early Spring
planting. They are the
rigcht kind and the
prices are right.
We have been at the
business in Cordele for
over 20 years. We
know the seed for a
good garden. See us
about the new spring
garden.
STEAD’S
DRUG STORE
WHIPPLE & McKENZIE BLDG
PHONE 1 A. M. STEAD, Prop.
SORAH’S NAVAL
o
i \f
- REDUCTION BILL
REPORTED 0O
L R i U
| L
|WALSH RESOLUTION WAS DE
| EATED IN COMMITTEE.
; Washington, Jan, 20.—Senator Bo
{rah’s resolution proposing ncgotia
{ti:m:; for the reduciton of naval huild
fh;; by the United States, Great Brit
!i:m and Japan was reported favorably
fzo;lay by the senate Joreign relations
icnnnnittee after being changed te
igncposc that negotiations provided for
| such reductions as can be agreed up
l on.
E Te Walsh resolution providing thal
ian American representative paitici
ir:-.:e with the disarmament commis
i sion of the Leaguc of Nations was
2 cefeated.
SHEIRFF €. 0. NOBLE
‘.511 { s o AVEIEDfaRA
CETS LINT HARRIS
MEGRO WHO SHOT SYLVESTER
SMITH, ANOTHER NEGRO, SUN
DAY AFTERNOON MAKES BOND
WHEN ARRESTED.
Lint Harris, negro, who shot and
seriously wounded Sylvester Smith
another negro, last Sunday afterncon
in the negro residence section ir
South Cordele, was arrested by
Sheriff C. 0. Noble on the farm of
Mr. Tom Griffin, where he is employ
ed 25 a farm hand. The negro made
hond through Mr. Griffin for his ap
pearance at the February term o!
superior court.
Smith, who was shot through the
neck, a bullet from a 38-caliber re
volver entering through his righ!
jaw, is now not in a dangerocus con
dition, and his recovery from the
wound is practically assured.
GREATLY IMPROVE
STATE HIGHWAY NMEPARTMENT
HAS FOREMEN AND CREW OF
HANDS AT WORK IN CRISP
COUNTY.
In its plan of taking charge of and
maintaining the National Highway
through Dooly, Crisp, Turner and
Tift counties, the State Highway De
partment has sent foremen and ¢
ciew of hands inio Crisp county for
the purpose of improving and bheau
tifving the highway through this
;(:uunty.
! The work is being well directed
!and alveady there is evidence along
fthe routc through Crisp of the high
| way being greatly enhanced in ap
Epearance. Within the 30-foot right
lo!-way all weeds and trash are be
| ing removed, and all trees and post:
{are being white-washed in uhiform
| heighth. Particularly noticable, ant
leffect.ing a decided imprcvement, i
| the work of white-washing the tree:
!and posts along the route of th
highway through Cordele. Such im
!provement will be extended over the
lhighway through all of the four coun
.ties above named, and the whitewasl
ling will make it practically impos
«ible for tourists and other aut:
fftravelers to get lost off the rout
through the several towns and cities
All signs are also being remove
| from the right-of-way.
| All machinery and other equi}
“F ment necessary in working and grac
‘!ing the roadway has been sent ou
l by the department and is expected i
arrive any day. The machinery in
‘ cludes several drags, one a three-wa
‘idrag, two tractors and several roc
| machines. An ample force will 1
H provided to carry on the work effec
|ively of keeping the highway we
| worked and improved. Three ¢
i more uilles of road can be worke
| per hour with the men and equi
| ment furnished and at this rate th
:’; entire stretch of highway in the foi
Hcounties can he worked over on ¢
| average of ten days to two weeks.
l The foremen and crews now ¢
{ work in Crisp county are makir
| headguarters in Cordele, though i
a few days will be located at Aro
‘bl, or at some point near that town.
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET
Open Close P-Clos
Jan oo 1680 - A 0 IG.9¢
EMar: ..o 162 b . 1560 15.4%
lf\lay incwasnns Aovdl - A E 0 15.33
:Jul_v i ABDE 1B 16,65
et L asee . 16T 15,60
TOLEDO SEEKS TO
FEED THOUSANDS
HIEZR UNEMPLOYED
Toledo, Jan, 20.—Preparations for
instrliation ¢f a soup kitchen whero
thovzauds ¢f Teledo’s unempioycd may
he fed were made today and may have
o b 2 put into use z2lmost immediatly,
It was anvounced by Johm R, Crowell,
who has been appointed emergency la
hor commissioner,
The eity is facing the most serious
mpemployment situztion in its history.
Today there were present @t the so
cial service fedaration mnearly two
thousand men without breakfast, plead
ing for immediate work. Only seventy
five could be provided with jobs.
PREACKES ABLY
ON REVELATIONS
LAST SERMON OF SERIES BY EL
DER W. B. SCREWS AT PRIMI
TIVE BAPTIST CHURCH—SONG
SERVICES SPIRITED.
Elder Screws will deliver his fourth
discourse, which will be the last of
the series, on the book of Revela
tion, at the Primitive Baptist church
this evening at 7:30. Subject for
this discourse: “The Kingdom Age
and Eternity.”
An audience which filled the
church to its capacity heard the
discourse last evening on “The Judg:
ment of the False Church, and the
Marriage of the True Church.” It
was a very able discourse and wasg
well recelved. Interest has increas
ed with cach service and many have
expressed themselves as having been
greatly benefitted by Elder Screw’s
Sermons.
The congregation has greatly en
joyed the song service led by Dr
McArthur and have joined heartily
in singing the good old hymns which
cheered the hearts of our fathers and
mothers.
The r-hgrch cordially invites you
to meet fg‘}v#}h them this evening.
GINNING REPORTS
WHILE STATE OF GEORGIA HAS
DECREASE OF ABOVE 270,000
BALES FOR 1920, CRISP COUN
TY HAS INCREASE.
In a report made public today by
the United States Department of
Commerce, giving comparative cot
ton ginning reports for the state of
Georgia for 1919 and 1920, Crisy
county shows an increase of 1,267
hales for 1920 as against 1919. Thoe
government report covers bales gin
ned up to January 1. The figurer
for Crisp county for 1919 are 7,54/
hales; for 1920, 8,811 bales.
The report gives for the entire
state of Georgia for 1920, 1,266,628
bales; for 1919¢ 1,636,692 bales, a
lecrease for the year 1920 of 270,064
bales.
SIGHT FOR
ENDINS
UNION COAL MINERS ABANDON
DEMAND FOR RECOGNITION,
Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 20.—Pro
gress is reported in the efforts to
I#ach an agreement to end the coal
trike in the Alabama fields as a re
sult of conferences being held here
hetween conciliators of the depart
ment of labor and union officials and
aperators.
The question of recognition of the
anion, demanded by union men, it is
indersteod was modified ,and vnion
men now are demanding an “honor
:ble settlement” and ‘“any 'Teason
ible contract.”
RISH AMERICANS
19
OMMITTEE OF 100 WILL CONTIN
UE HEARINGS
Washington, Jan. 20.—¢‘A prelimina
ry report’’ to contain ‘‘econclusions and
pcommendations’’ being prepared by
the commission of the Committee of One
Hundred investigating conditions in Ire
and will be issued soon, it was announ
«ed tolay by the commission,
The report will be based on state
ments made by persons who have ap
peared before the commission, but
the hearings will be continued in
definitely and any new facts develop
ad will be included in an appendix
to the report now being prepared.
THE CORDELE COTTON MARKET
GOOD MIDDLING 15.25
GOT MILLIONS 4
SHIPPING BOARD AUDIT WILL
SHOW IMPROPER PAYMENTS
SAYS FORMER COMPTROULER. .
New York, Jan. 20.—At least a hun
dred million dollars was improperly;
paid to ship builders by the shipping
board, it will be disclosed through an
audit of accounts now in progress,
Col. E, H, Abadie, former comptroller,
general of the board declared today:
before the Walsh congressional com
inittee. .
Abadie charged that there were “as
great many serious irregularities” in’
the dealings between the Bethlehemi:
Shipbailding Corporation and the gov'!
ernment as a result of the connection
of Charles M. Schwab with both the
board and the corporation. The wit
ness said things had been done and al
lowed, “because of Schwab’s connec:
tion which probably would not be al<
lowed otherwise and, though 1 am,’
satisfied Schwab knows nothing per
conally of them, the influence from.
Schwab's dual position was prevalent}
just the same.” {
AMERICUS BOY SCOUTS
PLAY HERE TOMORROW:
The Boy Scouts of Americus wilk
come to Cordele togxpr’row attemoon§
for a game of baskéthall with Troop:
No. 2 Boy Scouts of Cordele under;
P. C. Clegg, Scoutmaster. The game;
will be called at 3:30 at the school;
grounds. ¥
The public is cordially invited and;
there will be no charge of’,y"éd'lnluloqa
WITH THEM. :
BiG FIGHTERS HAVE NOT
PUT UP BOUT FORFEITS:
s- S S
New York, Jan. 20+<Neither Demp
sey nor Carpentier_have put up their
forieit money with the depository
here, it was announced by F. J. Ful
ler, vice president of the Central Un
fon Trust Company.
SOVIET CHANCELLOR GETS
ORDERS FOR DEPORTATION
Washington, Jan. 20.—The deporta
tion of Gregory Weinstein, chancellos
of the Russian Soviet bureau in the
United States, was ordered today by
Secretary of Labor Wilson.
Ti
As sure as you
live we want you
to share in these
hetter times,
Wateh vour ex
penditures
Save
Some
ol your earnings
) and Deposit in
this bank.
Cordele
Bank &
Trust Co.
Capital Stoek $lOO,OOO
“The Bank That Ap
preciates Your Ac
count.
No. 3670 %