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In Crisp County, reaches
26 towns and postoffices in
the best section of Georgia.
VOL. 4.
WANTS WAR TIME
85£VENCY OF RAILROADS MUST
BE PRSERVED IN WAGE REVIS
10N,
Chicago, Jan. 31.—Immediate abro
gation of national agreements be
tween railroads and employes was
proposed to the railroad labor board
‘today by W, A. Atterbury chairmar
‘t the labor committee of the assozia
ion of railways executives angd vica
dpresident of the Pennsylvania rail
] oad.
% The solveney of the railroads of the
jountry must be' assured by the re
juction in operating expenses, Atter
iry declared, A
Unless prompt action affords relie!
@8 the roads Mr, Atterbury said man)
the lines may be forced intc insol
ncy. “The labor board can preven!
lis catastrophe, said Atterbury, by
tfeclaring that national agreements
les and working conditions comii:
l@ver from the war periog are termi
‘fiated at once and that the question
"of reasonable econcmical rules, and
A rking conditions shall remain to be
‘nWotiated between each carrier anc
ity own employes; also that us a basi
_4 such negotiations, the agreement:
les and working conditions in effec:
ih each railroad as of December 31
17, shall be reestablished.”
iy Regan’hg wage reduction , Attes
MPury said, “if the bhoard does this the
Jabor committee of the associztion of
" raiway executives will urge upon
Bvery. railroad company party to de
;'f ision Number two, that no proposa:
or reduction of wages shall be made
vithout the next succeeding ninety
glays. s
. This will afford an opportunity to
suage economies which can he accom |
plished ‘through more effluieét rules.
nd ‘wox‘lflng conditions.” " : |
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XECUTIVE BOARD OF - 1
: CQMMUN!T‘! SERVICE MEETS
>*The Community Service Committee
will have their regular meeting of
the Execugive Board Tuesday at the
Library at 5 p. m. Besides the Ex
ecutive Board, all members of com
mittecs are requested to be: present.
Important business .in regard to
Community Service work will come
up at this meeting and all persons
interested in the work are invited
to be present at the meeting. 1
Orange
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' |We bottle and distri
bute the original
Orange Crush through
- out Cordele trade ter
ritory.
You get the product
of en up to date,
clean plant. Buy it
with the satisfaction
of knowing you have
a pure fresh drink... | °
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¢OLA BOTTLING
COMPANY
CORDELE, GEORGIA.
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
BEATEN, STABBED
WOMAN BUTCHERED
FOR HER JEWELRY
Clevelapd, Jan, 3% —Miss Gretchen
Brandt, 37, was found beaten and
stabbed to death in her recom at the
home of her brother-in-law, Dr. Les
ter Siemen, with whom she lived,
Her head was crushed by blow:s from
4 blunt instrument and thers wie nu
merous knife wounds on ler body.
‘Robbery evidently was thoe motive, as
five hundred.dollars worth of jewe'-
¥y was missing. :
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ENGLISH PAPERS
- DERIDE HUN TERMS
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CALLS REPARATION FPROGRAM
FOLLY.
London, Jan, 31.—The allied repar
ition tet:is dicided upon by- the su
yreme council in Paris last week wers
lescribed as “folly” by the Manches
ter Guardian today.
The paper said: “We may be
thankful that the terms never can ¢
sracuted,” ;
In the opinion of this paper Ge:-
many will be able to pay the indem
nities only in exported goods “if ghe
axported every year an additional
three hundreq million pounds worth
of goods to France, England and Bel
vium, the outcry raised by the com
peting manufacturers of those coun
tries would be heart rending, it is
Jready audible.”
“FIDLE ARRESTED
U BRPRad: £ A A ds
ORGANIZER OF BYNN YANN GRO
CERY STORE IS RETURNED TO
GCORDELE.
W. (. Spidle, under indictment by
the Crisp county grand jury on three
counts on the charge of larcency af
ter trust in connection with organ
izing a Bynn, Yann grocer’y store in
Cerdele, was placed under arrest Sat:
wmiday at Birmingham, Ala. He was
returned to Cordele yesterday in
Custody of L. M. Sumner, acting de
puty from the office of Sheriff C. O.
Noble of this county, and is now in
the county jail.
The indictments against Spidie
were returned Friday. Sheriff Noble
get to work and was not Jong in
bringing about his arrest.
It is alieged that Spidle sold stock
to local citizens in a Byan Yann
store, and ‘that after securing the
stock money he skipped out. |
MEETING TO ACCFPT
T. F. LOCKWCOD, ARCHITECT, OF
MACON, PRESENT AT MEETING
OF SCHOOL, BOARD TODAY.
T. BE. Lockwood, Macon architect
met with the city board of educa
tion this afternoon, &t which time
the new high school building will
be formally accepted. The heating
plant, installation of which has beer
completed only a few days, has al
ready been approved by Mr. Lock
wood, though not officially passed on
This, together with other matters
concerning the new huilding, will he
finally disposed of at the meeting
this afternoon.
In event the huilding is accepted a'
the meeting of the board this aftet
noon, of which there is little if any
doubt, the ninth, tenth and elaventh
grades of the high school will oc
cupy it tomorrow. l
The seventh and eighth grades of |
the O’Neal school will comprise ai
_Junior High School department and
these grades will remain in the pres-‘
ént building. i
DIES SUDDENLY
ANNOUNCEMENT ' QF DEATH
COMES AS SURPRISE.
Augusta, Maine, Jan, 31.—Governor
Frederick H. Parkhurst died sudde:-
ly today. |
Jlldge John P. Ross, prominent ai
torney of Macon, was in Cordele t¢
day on business.
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{ Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Latimer an
nounce they birth -of a son, Donald
‘ R. Latimer. 2 :
"CORDELE, GEORGIA, MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1921.
CONVICTION OF
BERGER TURNED
DOWNRBY COURT
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REVERSAL COMES FOR FOUR SO
CIALISTS IN U. 3. SUPREME
COURT,
Washington, Jan, 21.---The convic
tion of Victor 1. Berger and four
cther socialists on charges of the es
pionage act, was reversad today by
the supreme court on the ground that
Judge Landis should net have presid:
ed at the trial after his eligibility
was attacked in an affidavit by Ber
ger charging prejudice.
The court was divided six to thre2,
Day, Pituey and Mcßeynoids dissent
ing.
COTTON MILLS GET
BACK TO FULL TIME
BIG MILLS IN COLUMBUS NOT 70
REDUCE WAGES,
Columbus, Ga,, Jan. 31.—Two of the
largest cotton mills in this sectioa,
the Eagle-Phoenix and the Swift Man
vfacturing Company, resumed opera
tion on full time today, after running
half time the past two months.
An announcement said there would
be no wage reductions at the present,
but all bonuses will be discontinued.
LATEU. S. OIL NOTE
REVISION OF PERMITS TO DRILL
OiL WELLS DEMANDED.
Mexico City, Jan, 31.—Careful study
heing given the latest United States
government note regarding oil pro
perties in Mexico and the Mexican
zovernment probably will answer it
during the present week.
Waghington demanded, according
to Excelsior, a revision of the permits
to drill oil wells granted by former
wceretary of industry and commerce,
Trevino, and included with the note
2 list of oil companies whose inter
asts would be seriously affected if the
nermits were allowed to stand.
it is the opinion among government
fficials that the United States will
Lot insist on its demands, but will
\wait the development of President
Ohregon’s petroleum policy.
EGRORUNS AMUCK
FCRORUNS AMULE '
‘AARVIN HALL, NEGRO, CURSES
WHITES INDUSCRIMINATELY
AND COMES NEAR STIRRING
VIOLENCE.
Under the influence ¢f mean moon
iline liquor, Marvin Hall, a negro
un amuck Saturday night, and luck
ly for him he fell into the hands of
solice officers as soon as he did
{all appeared in the business sec
tion near the union depot, cursing at
the top of his voice and threatening
the life of people whom he met. He
.ursed a number of white citizens in
tiscriminately, and the demeanor of
hose thus abused was beginning to
ive evidénce that things were not
roing so well with Hall when the
nolice appeared on the scene and‘
“laced the negro under arrest, lodg-‘
1z him in {he city barracks.
Placed on trial in recorder’s court‘
his morning, Hall was bound over
5> the superior court under bond of}
2100. On failure to make bond, he
vas transferred to the county jail.
ATTENTION MASONS
Regular communication of Cordel:
a Lodge No. 296 F. and A. M. Tues
'ay evening at 7:30 o'clock. 'Work
.n the Master's Degree. All Masons
‘n good standing cordially invited.
‘£o9B ‘uudg 1 ‘yH
CORDELE COTTON MARKET
Good MIGAUARE S e 1825
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET
Open Close P-Close
March ..nuano 1452 | 14.00 14,52
May Lloiiaaa 86 142 14.82
Gy s dbidB 14,66 15.12
October ........... 15635 14.83 15.55
December ........1534 1497 15,42
AND DAILY SENTINEL
LIVE STOCK VALUE
SHRINKS TWO BILLIONS
Washington, Jan. 31--Live
stock on farms and ranges Jan
uary Ist were valued at $6.- |
235,669,000, This is $2,273,509,
000 less than a year ago,
R R s s bty
ROBBED. DESTRG
BBED. DESTROYED
BANK ROBBED OF CASH AND
THEN SET ON FIRE.
Washingten, Jan. 31.—The Commou
wealth National Bank at Reedville,
Va,, a village a hundred miles from
here was robbed of its cagh and se
curities totalling a hundred and nine
teen thousand dollars and then set
afire, according to reports today to
the Washington police, :
The collector of customs at Reed
ville in reporting the robbery said it
occurred about two thirty and that
the robbers were {)elieve(l to have es
caped in an autoni'pbile. Ajtwo story
frame building was destrdved. The
cash missing was placed 4t sixteen
thousand, while the fifteen} thousand
in securities included a large amount
of Liberty bonds, :
HEAVY BANKING
LAY o
OF MERCHANDISE
ARGENTINE CUSTOM HOUSES
LOADED WITH U. S. GOODS.
Buenos Aires, Jan. 31.—Advancing
exchange rates and decreasing prices
during the past few months have re
sulted in dispute over payment of he
tween forty and forty five millions of
American merchandise whigh is eith
er tied up in Argentine cus pm houses
or on its way to this port, accordinz
to the statement of Horatipn Varela,
prominent lawyer, in an address last
night at the United States chamber of
commerce banquet, 53
He declared a solution was to be
found only in private agreements,
THIEVES TOOK HER
DIAMONDS = WHILE
HER HANDS SLEPY
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Jacksonville, Jan, 31.—Diamonds
valued at fifteen thousand dollars
were taken from a ring on the fiu
ger of Mrs, lelen Beals, wealthy wo
man of Mount Vernon, N. Y., as she
slept here last night, according to
report to the police today,
Seed Irish
Cobbler, Early
Rose and Bliss
Triumph Varie
ties.
Full line of
Flower Seed and
Garden Seed.
Also fresh lot of
Cabbage and On
ion Plants.
If you need a
good gardener
Call No. 1.
STEAD’S
DRUG STORE
WHIPPLE & McKENZIE BLDG
PHONE 1 A. M. STEAD, Prop.
100,000 FOR US
' HOUSE BILL PROVIDES CUT OF
t 43,000 IN PRESENT STRENGTH.
| Waghington, Jan. 31.—The reduc
‘L?on of the navy enlisted personnel
to a maximum of a hundred thousand
as compared with a hundred anq forty
!three thousand, the present possible
' maximum, is provided for in the na
val approrpiation bill to be recported
in the house tomorrow,
AGREE T 0 QUIT
)
SHIP REPAIR COMPANIES MUST
STOP CASH BONUS.
Washington, Jan. 31.—The issuance
of orders reguiring thirty five shin
chandlery and repair companies of
the South Atlantic and Gulf ports
to refrain from giving “cash commis
sions '‘and other guarantees to in
duce trade,” was announced today
by the federal trade commission,
The orders were issued as ‘“‘consent
orders”, the announcement said, each
company having agreed to accept the
order without opposition by ex
pressing a willingness to discontinue
the practices,
Ports affected include Port Arthur,
Galveston, Texas City, New Orleans,
Gulfport, Mobile Norfolk, Savannah,
Charleston and Jacksonville,
THOUGHT EFFORT MADE TO
RESCUE PERSONS,
Williamson, W. Va., Jan, 31.—Fed
eral forces and a heavy force of dep
uty sheriffs hurried into the moun
tains surrounding Williamson early
today at the sound of rifle firing.
Careful search failed to reveal the
presence of riflemen. Intense ex
citement prevailed for a time, but the
presence of Col, Hall and a company
‘of federal trocps served to calm the
fears of those who professed to be
lieve an attempt would be made to
rescue the 21 men on trial for the
Matewan shooting,
The excitement had died down
when Judge Bailey opened the fourth
day of trial. Two hundred additionna’
venirmen were ready for examination
Tighteen tentative~jurymen were in
the box. Two of them were excused
on pleas of relationship to the men
interested in the case.
McADOO IN MEXICO
aVh i
STARTS COMMENT
GOES TO LOOK AFTER RAILROAD
INTERESTS
Mexico City, Jan. 31, —William G,
McAdoo is not coming to Mexico on a
mission of a political character, a
high official of the foreign relations
department sajd last night. He said
further that McAdoo was a represen
tative of American stockholders ir
the National Railway rcompany and
would take part on negotiations with
the Mexican government regarding
the return of the National line fo its
owners.
THREE FIREMEN KILLED
AND EIGHTEEN INJURED
Providence, R, 1,, Jan. 31.—Three
firemen were killed and eighteen
seriously injured when the wall of
a building collapsed during a fire
early today. The property damage
was estimated at a hundred and fifty
thousand dollars.
THREE HUNDRED
MEN ANSWER CALL
IN AD FOR ONLY FIVF
Indianapolis, Jan. 31,—A crowd es
timated at three hundred men at eight
this morning was jammed around the
entrances to the local five and ten
cent store in answer to a newspaper
advertisement for five persons.
The Imperial War Museum, opened
”nt the Crystal Palace in London, con
' tains more than 100,000 exhibits,
ESTABLISHED IN 1908
KIDNAPPED WOMAN
FOUND PRISONER
IN RANCH HOUSE
Lon '‘Angeles, Jan, 31,—Mrs. Gladys
Witherell, who disappeared from her
home here last Tuesday, was_ found
early today a prisoner in a small
house on a sheap ranch eight miles
east ol Corona, Riverside county,
about seventy miles southeast of Los
Angeles, according to telephone mes
sages to the Associated Press.
Mrs. Witherell was unharmed, two
men who gave their names as A, J.
and Fleyd Carr, cousins, were arres
ted. Officers said the Carrs confess
ed that they held ill feelings towards
the woman’s father-in-law, A, J
Witherell, because of a transaction
involving o boat and that they kid
napped the woman both to obtain re
venge and the ransom in money of
which it was said they had demanded
twenty thousand.
CAUGHT WITH GOODS,‘
GRAD YCLARK, YOUNG NEGRO
THIEF, BOUND OVER TO SU
PERIOR COURT FOR TAKING
SAMPLE CASE.
When Grady Clark, a robust young
negro desperado, found himself about
to Le ‘cernorea,” and realized that
the hand of the law was clo.ing down
on him, his desire at playing the
part of a desperado was suddenly
overcome by a wild fear, and in fran
tic oicort to escapv he leaped head
filst throach a closes window at the
Citizens Bank. Dlnt after a despe
rate struggle with ¢. M. Hunt, pres
ident of the bank, he was finally sub
dued and taken :3 charge by police
officers. Though the window glass
was shattered to fragments, remark
ally. the ycung negro did not get a
geratch. The affair happened about
9 o'clock Saturday night.
1t developed that Clark, who is 17
vears of age, and possessing the
strength of any average man, had
stelen a sample case from the Su
wanee hotel, containing a number of
‘ladies shirt waists and other articles
}vnlued at more than one hundred dol
lars. The negro approached N. iS.
Faircloth, @ well known citizen, in an
offort to sell him the sample case
and contents for $5. Knowing the
value of the articles, some of them
qilk shirt waists of the highest value,
Mr. Faircloth immediately became
suspicious, and carrying out a ruse tc
notify the police and effect the cap
ture of the young negro, he told
Clark to go with him into the Citi
zens Bank, so that he could get the
money with which to pay him. Mr
Hunt was in the bank at the time,
and when Mr. Faircloth told him in
an undertone to watch the young
negro and prevent his eseape until
we could bring the policeman, Clark
cented trouble. He made a wild
lash through the rear of the bank
niilding, and finding himself closely
followed by Mr. Faircloth, he dash
ad through the window without hes
ftating. Mr. Hunt ran through the
front door and caught the negro af
he was scrambling up from the side
walk. The negro fought desperately
for a few minutes.
The sample case belonged to J.
W. Adams, representing the John E
Hurst company, of Baltimore. All of
the stolen goods were recovered. |
After remainfilg in the city bar
wacks until this morning, Clark wag
“pought to trial before Recorder Wil
‘on, who bhound him over to the Su
perior court. assessing a bongd at $lOO
The young negro wae taken to thr
sounty jail and 4did not make bhond
iute this afternoon.
Clark: recently stole a quantity of
valuable merchandise in Macon, alsc
r revolver. A number of other arti
les had been stolen by him from Cor
lele stores.
STATE MILITIA
FIRST OF NINE ALABAMA MILI
TIA MEN GOES TO TRIAL.
Hamilton, Ala., Jan. 31.—The trial
nf Sergeant Robert L. Lancaster, one
f the nine members of company M,
state militia, indicted in connection
with the lynching of William Baird,
miner, was set to begin here late to
day, ‘
The men will be given separate
trials, state’s attorney having decid
sd against the group trial.
The miners of Germany are wear
ing boots made of sheet-metal and
solder, {
THIS NEWSPAPER
Devoted to good Farm,luj
and Industrial Development
for over 100,000 people,
WILSON WOULD -
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NOT COMMUTE
DEBS SENTENCE
HAD BEEN RECOMMENDED TO
TAKE EFFECT IN FEBRUARY BY.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, #
Washington, Jan, 31.—President;
Wilson refused today to commuta;
the ten year sentence imposed on;
Eugene V. Debs for violatlon of the’
esplonage act. ¢
Commutation Recommended. .-‘
~ Washington, Jan. 31,—Commutationa
of the sentence of HKugene V. Debs’
offective February 12, jhas been rep:;
ommended to the President by the”
Department of Justice, it was learned:
today at the White House. Ofvflohlsi
at the White House said they had no!
intimation as to when action would:
be taken or what the President would:
do,
WILSON WILL GO 4
TO CAPITAL TO SIGN ',
LAST BILLS PASSED;
Washington, Jan. 31.—President;
Wilson was represented today as havy
ing decided to go to the executive
room at the capitol on the morning otf
March 4th to sign bills passed in tho}:
closing hours of this session and
which could not become a law.unlossi
approved before adjournment of thlstj
CONgress, b
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EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY |
WITHDRAWS OWN APPEAL:
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Washingten, Jan, 31.—The Bastmas,
Kodax Company today withdrew its;
appeal to the supreme court from the
lower court’s decision in the govern;
ment anti-trust snit against it,
LINDSEY CONTEMPT APPEAL =
DISMISSED IN SUPREME COURT"
Washington, Jan, 31.—The appeal;
of Judge Ben Lindsey of the Denver.
Juvenile court from conviétion on the;
charge of contempt of court, was dis
missed by the supreme court today.
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FORTY NATIONAL GUARD
OFFICERS GRADUATE
~ Columbus, Ga. Jan, 31.—Forty na:
‘tional guard officers, representing
gixteen states and Porto Rico, grad:
uated today with simple ceremonips:
at the infantry schogl of Fort Benning
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