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VOL. 4.
PREACHER ARRESTED FOR COM
wPLICITY IN CASE.
Mount Vernon, 111., Jan. 21.—Post
olfice inspectors today raided a gar
age here and confiscated approximate
“ly seventy five thousand dollars, be
lieved to be a part of the hundred
and eighty five thousand cash obtain
ed in theft of thirty one packages of
registered mail here last Friday,
Postal inspectors said approximate
ly a hundred thousand dollars was
found in an egg crate at the home:
of Kyle, the majority of which was
in twenty and fifty dollar bills. About
75 thousand was confiscated in one
garage and sixteen hundred in an
other. :
Mount Vernon, 111., Jan. 21.—Virtu
ally all of the hundred and eighty
five thousand doliars obtained in the
theft' of 31 packages of registered maii |
here. friday was recovered today by
post office inspectors in geveral raids,
One of the four persons arrested on
suspicion Qf complicity in the rokbbery
is Rev. Guy Kyle, former rector of
the Free Methodist church here.,
SIX YEARS SENTENCE
GIVEN POLICE OFFICER
Newport News, Jan. 21—T. H.
Fo&&rs, member of the police force,
fias sentenced to six years in prison
for the shooting of Horace L. Bell
several weeks ago, the jury last night l
found him guilty of second degree |
murder. Bell was killed when Fetters
and other police dashed upon him
and several friends late at night and
started firing as the boys took to
their heels.
CORDELE PARTY TC ‘
SEE “LIGHTNIN' ” TONIGHT
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Axhong those going from Cordele to
witness this evening’s performance
of “Lightnin™ at th® new Rylander
Theatre in Americus are: Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Walker, Mrs. George L.
Scandrett, Mrs. W. L. Robuck, Misses
Harriette Carswell, Eveiyn Robuck.
Evelyn Hill, Frederica Boatright,|
Messrs. Frank Williams, Ed Murray,
J. P. Luther, Allen Churchwell, John
Taylor and J. C Brown
Orange
~“Crush
We bottle and distri
bute the original
Orange Crush through
out Cordele trade ter
ritory.
You get the product
of cd up to date
clean plant. Buy it
with the satisfaction
of knowing you have
a pure fresh drink.
CORDELE COCA
COLA BOTTLING
COMPANY
CCRDELE, GEORGIA.
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
BELGIUM SECURES ‘
THIRTY MILLIONS
AMERICAN BANKS
Brussels, Jan. 21.—A 'loan of thirty
millions has been negotiated by the
Belgian government with the Guaran
ity Trust Company of New York, aud
the contract for it was signcd tolay.
The loan will be issued in tho Unitel
States, and bear 'interest at o'gat
percent,
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CCOLIDGE WILL
EVILLE
STOP AT ASHEVILLE
Z¥PECTS TO SPEND WINTER IN
THAT PLACE
Asheville, Jan. 21.—Vice-President
~leet Calvin Coolidge and ‘wife have
-hogen Asheville as their winter vaca
tion point and. will arrive here about
January 31, coming from Atlanta,
where he will attend the Southern Tar
i Congress January 27 to 29,
Coolidge was invited by Mayor Rob
oty and the Asheville Times, and re
ay'ing i :&(!"ig(' announced that his
party would consist of himself and
wife, T'rank W. Stearns, his seeretary,
and Mrs. Stearns.
LTS DRAWN FOR
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TY%LY 3 T
LYNCHING MINER
ALABAMA GRAND JURY HURRIES
TO CONSIDER.
Jasper, Ala,, Jan. 21.—Whether the
yersonnel of the mob which lynched
Wililam Baird, miner, January 13th,
wag determined by lot was the ques
(ion which was brought out in the
special gi"and jury investigating the
:age hurriedly together today just af
‘t was in the act of submitting final
report to the court. Counsel for the
indicted men and state’s attorney
aave tentatively agreed that the trials
sifice inspectiers today raided a gar
ty.
TOLEDO FEEDING
POPLE AT SOUP
KITCHEN STANDS
Toledo, Jan. 21.—The first meals
served to unemployed men here to
day were taken advantage of by
more than thirte-n hundred appli
cangs, it was announced at the soc
ial cervice federation, which is giv.
ing out f:fteen hundred tickets. The
meals were served in the public mar
ket place. Tickets were also issued
for a thousand pounds of fish and a
thousand pecks of potatoes for the
men to take to their families.
FLORIDA SHERIFE
. KILLED BY TRAIN
Defuniak Springs, Fla.,, Jan. 21—
Shoriff J. M. Summerlin, of Okaloosa
and William Bishop, killed, and
i‘rank Bishop and Fern Barrow were |
seriously injured this morning \vhen:
their automobile was siruck by :tf
louisville and Nashville passenger
(rain near Crestmiew t
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iINCOME TAX RETURN |
BLANKS ARE SENT OUT
Washington, Jan. 21.—Forms for?
filing income tax returns on incomes§
of five thousand and less will be!
ready for distribution Monday, the
hureau of internal revenue today an
nounced. Copies will be sent all per
sons who filed returns last year, but 1
failure to receive a copy will not re
ilieve any one from making returns |
iby March fifteenth, it was stated.
‘OVER HUNDRED MILLIONS
1 ALIEN PROPERTY RETURNED
Washington, Jan. 21 —Approximate
'ly a hundred and seventeen million
| dollars worth of property was taken
over by the alien property custodian
during the war, has been returned to
the American born wives of Germans.
lAustrians and others, it was said to
day at custodian’s -office.
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| ITALIAN COMMUNISTS
\ FAILED IN PLANS, BOLTED
g
Leghorn, (Asso).—The communist
‘faction of the Italian socialist party
was defeated in an attempt to secure
| endorsement by the party of the third
il internationale at Moscow and bolted
l; the socialist convention here this
morning.
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'SCHWAB DENIES
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- EXPENSE STORY
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~ STRONG WORDS
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| BAYS OWN BXPENSED NOT
| (CHARGED TO SHIPPING LOARD
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New York, Jan. 21.4Chailes. M,
Sclyweb Japi-dred before Whe Walsh
Ic;,n;.;v.\-ssiu'ml! committee this morning
l:m(l denied testimony given yesterday
{ by Col. Abadic, Former comptroller of
the Shipping Board to the effect that
Sehwab’s pergonal expenses for Oct
ober, 1919, amounting tv $260,000 were
| charged to teh Shipping Boerd.
i Cchwab declared the statements
| were absolutely, unguoalifiedly and ma
iifcinusi_y false, that he pesssnaily paid
‘ull his own expenses during his term
Eu;-; directer geneiul of the fleet corpor
| ation,
i Abadie, who uagain took the stand
{said he regretted the necessity of
connecting Schwab with the Veueh
;er and hoped. it was an error, and
that Schwab would be cleared. Schwab
called at his own request and inter
rupted Abadie’s running testimony
to enter a denial. Unairman Walsh
asked Schwab to appear again next
Tuesday.
| Schwab said, although he was sup
[posed to receive a doliar & year in
| salary, he didn’t even coliect that,
and for his travels from shipyard to
shipyard while at the head cof the
fleet corporation, he asserted he
never received any compensation
and didn’t want any.
Schwab admitted that such a
voucher as that charged by Col
Abadie may have been paid to him
but declared that it was not for the
purvose claimed by Abadie and Ino
part of it was charged to ship con
struction.
In acting the position at the head
of the corporation at the urgent re
quest of the chairman of the board
and President Wilson, Schwab said
he insisted that all matters connect
ed with his own shipbuilding com
panies be ha‘ndled~by other members
| ¢f the board.
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COWMUNISTS Wik
BERLIN MAYOR
IN MAYUR
CLAIM VICTORY OVER MAJORITY
SOCIALISTS IN ELECTION.
Berlin, Jan. 21.—Communist mem
hars of the city council of Berlin
<.aged a noisy demonstration when
it was announced last night that Dr.
Ciustave Boesh had been elected Lord
srayor of the Greater City. They ac
-wsed the majority socialists of be
‘raying socialism.
Boesh received a hundred and forty
s-ur votes to 95 cast for Dr. Weil,
Tadependent socialist, receiving the
Hlid support of the majority social
ts in all Bourgeoise factions except
.embers of the National People’s
arty who jeined the independent so
ialists and communists in supporting
Jail,
The nationalists defended their un
“n with the ultra radicals by declar
1z the Boutgeoise of Greater Berlin
nad been asleep election day, there
ore they deserved a radical Lord
“ayor.
Boesh has a record for efficiency as
- municipal officer.
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HOCHRAN CONSIDERS DEMPSEY
CARPENTIER DEAL VALID.
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London, Jan., 21.—The original con
act for the Carpentier-Dempsey box
iz bout was considered still valid
y Charles D. Cochran, English box
g promoter and party to the agree
.ent, it was declared in a statement‘
uthorized by his office here this
-orning. Cochran’s associates said
<2y had no knowledge of authority
,» William A, Brady of New York to
seak®in Cochran’s behalf.
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JLAYER COLLEGE STUDEN
ENTERS PLEA NOT GUILTY
Philadelphia, Penn., Jan. 21.—Wil
iam P. Btines, charged with killnig
Jlmer Drewes, Dartmourth college
tudent, pleaded not guilty on two
adictments in ecriminal court today
. charged first degree murder, and
he other voluntary and involuntary
nanslaughter.
AND DAILY SENTINEL
CORDELE, GEORCIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1921,
AMERICAN BLOOD
SPILLED IN CLASH
OVER TAKING WHEAT
Baku, Trans Caucsia, Jan. 21—An
Armenian uprising against wheat re
quisitions at Delijan, 56 miles east
cf Alexandripol, has been suppress
cd by Bolshevik troops with muth
bloodshed, according to adviced from
the affected region today.
MARKETING PLAN
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WAED NON KA EM h‘g
TOBACCD FARMERS
RELIEF FOR KENTUCKY GROW
ERS 1S EXPECTED.
Louigvillie, Jan. 21.—Preliminary
steps intended to disselve the dilem:
ma of Kentucky tobacco farmers whz
have declared they face ruin. be
cause of the low prices for their
rroduct have heen taken in New
York and are expected toc reach
fruition in a marketing organization.
according “te "an announcement by
Arthur Krock, Edjtor cf the Louis
ville Times.
DUILDING BOOH
DUILDING BOOS
iR TANHTY ; B NG
SOUGHT AT MERTIN
LUMBER MARNUFACTURERS DIS
CUSS PLANES AT CONFERENCE.
Chicago, 111, Jan. 21.—The most ef
fective means for getting a bhuilding
boom under way in the spring will
be given consideration by represen
tatives of the building material in
dustries from all parts of the coun
try meeting here today under the
auspices of the National ULumber
Manufacturers’ association.
John H. Kirby, of Houston, Texas.
president of the association, announ
ced that he had received a letter
from Harding indorsing the purposes
of the meeting.
HEAVY GAINS IR .
i 5, YR
YEAR'S IMPORTS
EXPORTS FROM U. S. NEARLY,
SAME AS PREVIOUS YEAR.
Washington, Jan. 21.—Exports from
the United States in 1920 were eigh®
hillion, two hundred and twenty eight
million, as compared with seven bil
lion, nine hundred and twenty mil
lion the previous year.
Imports totaled five billion, two
hundred and seventy nine million, as
compared with three billion, nine
hundred and four million.
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GARDEN
We have a laree sun
ply of Cabbage plants
pow ready. They are
adopted for your best
results. We also have
Garden Peas and Tur
nips for Barly Spring
planting. They are the
right 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.
TAXES STAGGER
EVERY PEQPLE
WHITE DECLARES U. 8. SHOULD
LEAD IN EFFORT TO DISARM.
Washington, Jan. 21.-—--Staggering
burdens of taxation resulting from
the world war have caused the peo
ples of all nations to favor a worla
agreement on disarmament, Henry
White, former ambassador to France.
declared today before the house naval
coamittee which is holding hearings
on this subject.
He caid the ‘United States should
take the initiative and the confer
ence shculd be held in this country.
THE CITY COUKCIL
REER: LA L ¥ “\éa;
~ HAS BUSY SESSION
ACTION SOON IN MAKING RE
PAIRS ON PUBLIC LIBRARY—
IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE
ON SCHOOL GROUNDS.
fhe mayor and city council in reg
ular meeting last night had a busy
session, a number of matters of in
terest and importance coming bhefore
them.
The public library building 1s in
much need of interior repairs, and
this maiter was brought to the at
tention of Mayor Jones by the libra
rian, Miss Harriette Carswell, who
in turn brought it to the attention of
the council at the session last night.
The matter was referred to the libra
ry committee of council who will act
with the board of library trustees to
the end that the needed repairs
made be made with as little delay
as pessible.
Under the direction of Alderman
{W. S. Murray, chairman of the street
committee of council, valuable im
provements on the public school
grounds are heing made, the grounds
being much beautified thereby. Al
derman Murray reported this work
as progressing well.
Recorder W. D. Wilson came be
fore council with suggestions touch
ing on reckless speeding in Cordele,
it being pointed out that there were
many instances of careless and fast
automobile driving in the city. This
matter was discussed at length and
after consideration was referred to
City Attorney E. F. Strozier to draft
a suitable ordinance to meet the
needs of the city in the matter.
By resolution the city attorney
was instructed to prepare condem
“fation proceedings against certain
dilapidated buildings which are 38
menace to the safety and health of
the people of the city living in the
particular sections in which they
are located.
Commencing next Monday the
hooks and accounts of the city and
noard of education will undergo ar
audit and the 1921 budget sheets
“will he prepared.
~ Council took a recess subject tc
call by the mayor and will recon
vene next week to complete several
‘mntters, allowing committees ap
pointed in these matters to act on
!them and make their report to the
{ council. !
SOUTH CAROLINIAN 4U K 1 UX
FOUNDER, GOES TO REWARD
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Union,, 8. €., January 51()_——~1Jflu|('>1
Gideon Long, eredied with having es
tatblished the first Klu Klux Klan
in Sonth 'Carolina during reconstruc
tion days, died at his home here to
day at the age of 73. He celebrated
his golden wedding last November.
Mr. Long served as sheriff of Un
ion eounty for twenty years and on
one oceasion prevented a mob of al
most 200 men from lynchnig a ne
gro. The negro whom the mob sought
to take from jail was later proven in
nocent.
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NEW YORK COTTON MARKET
Open Close P-Clos2
JAnNary .uouse 1118+ 16,40 17,10
March ............. 16,60 14,67 15,50
MAY oo 16,40 -141 D 15,46
Tuly s B6H0: - 35,00 15,67
October ......... 1560 1510 15,75
It is estimated that at least ten
thousand automobile parties could
be taken care of in the heautiful
cection of the Yellowstone Nationa!
Park desired by irrigationists.
BAPTIST MINISTER
WINS CONTEST FOR
SENATE CHAPLAIN
[Wiashington, D ,C. Jan. 21.—A live
ly contest for the post of Senate
chaplain was settled today at a con
ference of republican senators by the
the selection of Rev. J. J. Muir, Bap
tist minister of Washington. He re
ceives $1,200 a year for his daily
prayer opening the Senate session.
OVER HOME BREW
CLAIM GOVERNMENT CANNOT
COLLECT REVENUE AND IM
POSE FINE AT SAME TIME,
Chicago, Jan, 21.—A suit to test the
constitutionality of the recent con
struction of the Volstead act prohibi
ting the manufacture of home brew
was on iile today in the federal court.
The petition by David D. Stansbury,
atiorney, asserting the government
collect both a revenue tax on home
made liguors and assess a fine for
viclation of the law forbidding their
manufacture.
More than six hundred Chicago sa
loon keepers have been assessed both
the fine and tax, according to Stans
bury on the charges of selling beer
containing more than the legal per
centage of alcohol.
BALTIMORE WOMAN
FREE IN RUSSIA
ol L SaL
NEWSPAFPER CORRESPONDENT
GETS AWAY FROM BOLSHE
VIKI
Baitimore, Jan. 21.—Mrs. Margur
ipte Harrison, of Baltbmore, newspa
per eorrespondent, imprisoned in a
¢pv by the Bolsheviki at Moscow, has
heoen released, aecording to a letter re
ceived yesterday by Dr. Hugh Young
‘rom his scerctary to Beaverdrook
“ormer Bolshevik minister of trade to
Mnoland, who has returned to Russia.
RN FEIN KILL
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YT T N
SEVEN CONSTABLES
AR RAN INTC AMBUSCADE WITH
OFFICERS
. Dublin, Jan. 21 —Eight men, seven
of whom were constables, were shot
:ad killed in engagements with Sinn
leiners near this city yesterday. Six
« ustables met death when their mo
tor car ran into an ambuscade, while
tie body of another was found near
1w barracks of his squad. A ecivilian
slain was shot by several men who en
cered his home.
(CRDELE HI QUINTET INS
VICTORY OVER SYLVESTER
In a game hard-fought, in which
uvery point wag hotly contested for,
‘he basketball quintet of the Cordele
iigh School won a victory over the
vigh school team of Sylvester yes
«erday afternoon, score 20 to 14. The
. ame was played on the Sylvester
rounds, and it is probably the most
ignal victory that the local quintet
ias won thig season, since the Syl
cester team is perhaps the strongest
.r one of the strongest to say the
aast, that they have gone up against.
‘efore the game was over it had de
cloped pretty much the proportions
of a football game, with every play
r on both sides scrapping hard.
The Cordele team went down by
ntomobile yesterday afternoon re
irning last night. The team is com
osed of John Ward, captain, Dick
tarwell, Charlie McArthur, Mans
eld Barwick, Joe Miller and Waldo
< ‘athoun, sub.
AT THE METHODIST CHURCH
NEXT SUNDAY MORNING
A great campaign is on all over
Southern Methodism for Prayer and
fiibie Reading.
“Jesus Christ was God: Why
hould He Pra.y'."’l wilf (be the subject
f the Methodist pastor’s sermon
‘unday morning. He will discuss the
‘ight of Abraham to pray for Sodom,
seing Ged had condemned it.
~ The Sunday night subject will be:
Prayer Versus Dare-Deviltry.” illus
| ‘ated by the sinking of the passenger
~ hip Eastland in the Chicago river.
Mr. Chester says, he is not only
~nxious to have all his members and
. heir friends attend these services,
} mut that it is of great importance, be
i wuse of thig campaign for prayer now
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THE CORDELE COTTON MARKET
GOOD MIDDLING 14.75 -
COLLIER LOOKS
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FOR MUCH HELP |
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS:-‘
PRESENTED CAMPAIGN TO
SCHOOL BOYS AND GIRLS TO-.
DAY. ;
Superintendent J. M. Collier pre
sented the campaign for a more beau- -
tiful city to the boys and girls of the
schools of Cordele this morning in a~*
most enthusiastic talk in all the open.
ing school exercises. He was in the .
Junior High school and the Northern
Heights school and on both occasions
apoealed to the boys and girls to
start plans with the mothers and fa
(hers for pretty flower gardens and
pretiy lawns. He expects the boys
and girls to render splendid service
in bringing out the necessity for &.
more attractive community.
Within a few days the work will be
well organized nd will be under way.
Mr. Collier and Mrs. Benn were the
only two leaders chosen by the meet
ing Wednesday afternoon but they
were expected to have their organiza-|
tions completed and going in time
for all residents of all portioms of
the city to enter the keenest contests
for leadership in beautiful streets
and residence fronts. . i
The striking feature of today's de-’
velopments was a fervent appeal to
the Dispatch by a lady who had star:
ted her work yesterday and had plan
ted the flower beds with a view of
beating everybody to a realization of
the pretty things sought only to find.
this morning that her neighbor'a !
chickens had beat her up and out and
had literally destroyed the beds she
made yesterday. She declares all her
offorts would be fruitless and. be-'
lieved those of other peoplé would '
come to the same disastrous termina;
‘tion unless the chickens are preven
ted from running at large. %
There is a city ordinance agqlnst
this practice, but no neighbor wants
to fight another in that manner, 8o
it was intimated. This lady sought
protection and sald she must have it
if she has flowers at home, r
TENNESSEE HOUSE ASKS |
HARDING FOR CABINET MAN
Naghville, Tenn., Jan. n.—m::
House of Representatives today. com
curred in the joint resolution asking
Harding to put a Tennesean in the
Cabinet. e
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As sure as you
live we want you. . .
to share in these -
better times.
Watch your ex
penditures
Save
Some
of your earnings = |
and Deppsit in
this bank. .
Cordele '
Bank &
, \
Trust Co.
Capital Stock $lOO,OOO
“The Bank That Ap
preciates Your Ac- .
" NO. 368.