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VOL. 4.
COUNCIL CALLS
BOND ELECTION
- ONLIGHT PLANT
l ‘C()rdelv to issue bonds in the amount of
$50,000 to build and equip an electric
light and power plant in connection
“mhc city’s water works plant, and
Lo in the sum of $lO,OOO to extend
the city watermains to sectiouns of the
eity where at present the people are
without protection against fire and wat
er for domestie use, were unanimously
voted by the city council in regilar ses
sion last night. The clection is calied
for April 20, the proposed houds to he
dated August , this year,
The resolutions e:nliing for the bond
election were introduced by Mayo:
Jones. The matter of calling the elee
tion had been under diseussion by the
members of the couneil for sometime,
and they had thoroughly familiavized
themselves with details relating to the
advisability of caliing sneh eicetion.
therefore when the resolutions were in
troduced the members of the body ap
parently had the matter fully scttied
in their minds and little time was con
cpmed in diseussion and taking the
Jonecs Cails Mass Meeting
Mayor Jones states that he will call
within a few days for a mass meeting
of eitizens to be held at the court hous:
V\j‘]:cn every eitizen so desiving will be
given an opportunity to express his
views on the need of voting bunds for
a municipality owned electrie lighting
and power plant and for extending the |
water mains. A campaign will be o3|
ganized at this mecting to carry fln-!
election for bonds. !
There appears to be little nppmitiun;
%o the proposed issue, and it i, widely |
predicted that the clection will go over- |
whelmingly for bonds. ‘
CONEY’S FLIGHT ,
" ACROSS COUNTRY
WILL OCCUR MONDAY
; San Diego, Feb. 18.—Official an
"\l\loum;cmcnt was made today ithat
Lieut. W. B. Coney would delay his
flight across the continent hecause of
the mishap to his competitor, Lieut
Pearson who was forced down in
Texas. He plans to eat dinner at
Rockwell Field here next Monday at
ten al;r\the next dinner at Jackson
vxlle,;v&athc next evening,
— s
We bottle and distri
bute ithe original
Orange Crush througn
out Cordele trade ter
ritory.
You get the product
of an up to date,
clean plant. Buy it
with the satisfaction
of knowing you have
a pure fresh drink.
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CORDELE COCA
¢OLA BOTTLING
COMPANY
CORDELE, GEORGIA,
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
FEDERAL ROAD AID -
RIDER IS LOST
Washington, Feb. 18.—Efforts
to attach a rider to the post of
fice bill appropriating a hun
dred millicn for road construe
tion failed today in the sonaie,
the vote being nine less than
the required two-thirds mujor
ity.
HUGHE BiG
UGHES TALK Bit
FOREIGN POLICY
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- WITH NEW CHIEF
&
| NUMBER OF APPOINTMENTS TAK
EN UP THIS MORNING.
Bt. Augustine;, Feb. 18.—The visit of
Charles i, Hughes, who is cxpected
to be Ilarding’s secretary of state,
cecupied the center of interest at head
quarters here today. Specific steps
1 initiating the foreign policy of the
next adiministration were expectad to
he reviewed at the conference.
The miocrning was devoted to a
number of miscellanesus appoint
ments.
ALLERTS APOLOGY
AH‘ 'M(N.I“ by AV AV
WAS NOT GRDERED
BERGDOLL CASE PRESENTED IN
NEW LIGHT IN DISPATCH.
Paris, Feb. 18.—Maj. Gen. Henry
T. Allen’s apology to Germany re
garding an attempt by two alleged
agents of the United States depart
mwent of justice to arrest Grover C.
Bergdoll, draft evader at Iberbach,
was made upcn the general’s own ini
tiative and was not ordered by Wash
ington says a Coblenz dispatch to the
Paris edition ¢f the Chicago Tribune.
The message qucted an unnamed au
thority for the statement frcm Allen,
commander of the 'American troops
in the Coblenz occupation area.
BRITISH BEGAN
DUBLIN IN HANDS OF THOUSAND
TROOPS. .
Dublin, Feb. 19.—The most exten
sive series of raids yet carried out in
the city of Dublin began early this
morning. One thousand trocps par
ticipated, and the extent of prepara
tions indicated that there was no ex
pectation on the part of the authori
ties of finishing it quickly.
Four Civilians Killed.
Dublin, Feb. 18.—Four civilians
were killed in a skirmish 'with a pa
trol of an Essex regimtent near Kilgrit
tain, County of Ccrk, Wednesday
night according to a dispatch.
SENATOR DIAL OF SOUTH CARO
LINA WRITES LETTER.
Washington, Feb, 18.—Formal com
plaint against Federal Judge Landis
for his remarks in the case of the
Ottawa, Ills., bank clerk, chargel
with embezzlement was made
in a letter sent to the department
of justice tcday by Senator Dial of
South Carolina.
DEATH OF MR. R. T. TAYLOR
OCCURRED VESTERDAY
R. T. Taylor, b 7 years of age, ¢
pioneer citizen of Crisp county, dier
vesterday afternocn @t 3 o'clock a
the family home two miles east o
Cordele on the Rochelle road. Deat!
followed sickness continuing fo
several months, during most of whic’
time Mr. Tavior was confined to hi
home.
A widow and two children ,A. J
Taylor, Jr., and daughter. Miss Flor
ence Taylor, and a brother, Mr. A d
Tayvlor, survive.
The funeral was conducted this af
ternoon from the Primitive Baptis’
church, of this city, of which churct
Mr. Taylor was a member. The ser
} jces were in charge of the pastor of
the church, Elder R. H. Barwick. In
terment occurred at Sunnyside ceme
tery.
Mr. Taylor was well and favorably
known throughout the county. A
large number of friends sympathize
with the family in their sad hereave
ment.
Licurance’s Little Symphony, Offering
Best in Music, Exemplifies Musical Ideal
Local Pecple to Enjoy All-String Orchestra, Organized by Thurlow
Licurance, Noted Compnser—Margaret Perry Appears as Soloist
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by the noted composer of Indian music, Mr. Thurlow Lieurance, is to appear
here soon. Mr. Licurance does not travel with his organization but has en
trusted the directorship to Mr. Harold Lewis, a young musician of extraor
dinary promise and a leader of recognized ability. Miss Margzaret Perry,
well known American soprano, is soloist with the Little Symphony. .
The Little Symphony is an all-string combination offering representa
tive sketches from standard symphonies and leading operas, together with
a wide repertoire of standard compositions of Mr. Licurance, notably, “By
the Waters of Minnetonka.”
RUSSIA DECLINED
- ALLIED REQUEST
LLOYD GEORCGE SAYS ALLIES NOT
GOING TO REPEAT INVITATION.
London, Feb. 18.—Lloyd Gecrge ex
plained in the commons today why
Russia would not be' represented at
the London conference replying to a
question as to whether Russia had
heen invited, he said: “Russia hav
‘ing foclishly declined an invitation
to the conference of the allies in Len
don last summer to settle all outstand
ing questions, because such accept
ance would have involved the arrest
ing of the march of her invading ar
mies, we do not propose to rencw
thie invitation.”
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REPORT HARDIN
LUES 4 I 2 ‘l\. ARV
FAVORS RUSSIA
SOVIET AGENTS WANTS TO BUY
CLOTHING.
Chicago, Ifeb. 18.—Representatives
of the Soviet government of Russia
are said to be secking enormous quan
ties of clothing from farment manu
facturers here, one manufacturer say
ing he was told by two men claiming
0 be Soviet representatives that they
‘had inside information that Harding
nad decided to recognize the Russian
sovernment on March 18.”
ALARM SCUNDED
EGYPT COTTON CROP
DECREASE IN FUTURE YIELD
WILL CAUSE DISASTER.
Cairo, Feb. 18.—Alarm over the
resent situation in KEgypt’s cotton
rowing industry is expressed in a
nemorandum to the council of minis
ers from the cetton research commit
,oe.
Should the diminution in yield con
inue, the resuit will be vertiable dis
ster for Egypt, the report says.
"AROLINA MILL MAN
DIES FROM APPENDICITIS
Wington-Salem, Feb. 18.—W, C. Ruf
fin, aged 55, widely known cotton mill
man, died at his home here early to
lay as a result of an operation for
wppendiciis. He was interested in
nills at Fries and Mayodan, N. C.
PORTO RICO PASSED
OVER TO NEXT CONGRESS
Washington, Feh..l&——,’\ll questions
regarding change of government for
Porto Roco will be left for the next
ongresg, Senator Fall declared {oday.
AND DAILY SENTINEL
CORDELE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1921.
DELAYED IN SENATE
SENATOR JONES MOVES TO CON
RECONS!DER ACTION YESTER
DAY.
Washington, Feb. 18.—The proposed
investigation by th'e senate agricultu
ture committee of the amounts of cot
ton and wheat retained in the country
wag delayed today in the senate whien
Senator Jones filed 2 motion to recon
sider the vote of the senate yesterday
in tha adoption of the resolution by
Senater Smith of Scuth Carolina au
thorizing the inquiry.
Alniust every variety of iron ore
fing been found in New Zealand.
Seasonable
G d :
PLANT
Sead Irish Potatoes
Cabbace Plants
Bermuda Onions
(Crystal Wax)
Dent Corn
White and Yellow
Tarnips, Mustard,
Tomatoes, Lettuce,
Eie. All These at
STEAD’S
WHIPPLE & McKENZIE BLDG
PHONE 1 A. M. STEAD, Prop.
PAY TO LIMIT OF
PACITY
HDR CAPA
LLOYD GEORGE TELLS COMMONS
OF REPARATIONS PLANS.
London, IFeb. 18.—Lloyd George de
clared in the commons today that he
stced by his pledge that Germany
must pay to the limit of her capacity.
There is great difference, continueid
the premier, hetw'aen Germany paying
the whole cost of the war and paying
to the limit of her capacity.
“The whole point is as to the limi.
of Germany’s capacity to pay,” he
said. The premier said the allies had
taken the best advice available, had
summoned the ablest men to be found
upon whose advice the present de
mands have been made and the allies
are carrying out the peace terms to
th'a utmost of their power.
“You can easily collect in Germany
any indemnity you impose within real
sonable limits,” he said, “buut how
are vdu going to transfer it here?
There is much loose thinking on this
subject,
WOULDREPEALL C.C.
KENYON INTRODUCES BILL IN
SENATE TO REPEAL POWERS.
Washington, Feb. 18.—A bill to re
peal the interstate commeerce commis
sions powers to deal with state rail
road rates was introduced today by
Senator Kenyon and referred to the
interstote commerce committee,
MATEWAN CHIEF
‘WITNE‘SS TESIFIES HE CLAIMED
| T 0 HAVE KILLED THREE MEN
‘ IN BATTLE.
| el Ly
. Williamson, W. Va., Feb. 18.-—Bid
| Fiatfield, Matewan chief of police, told
!ll:n'ry Staton former justice of the
\ peace, that he had killed three of the
Baldwin-Felts meen in a pistol and rifle,
' pattle May 19th. Staton testified tn
thig in circuit court here today at the
|riul ¢f nineteen men, including Hat
j field, charged with being inplicatad in
. the fight.
i Asked who the men were, Staton
said they were Albert Felts, e Felts
and C. B. Cunningham.
The testimony created a sensation
in court. Everyone of Lhe defendant:
leaned forward and watched the wit
' nesgs lcosely to hear what further rev
clations he had to make.
Staton, who was magistrate al
Spriggs, was questioned closely.
Staton heard of the fight late in tho
“afternoon and heard that Sheriiy
' Blankenship wanted him to go to Mal
ewan and “go armwed.” He hurriedly
left Spriggs and walked to Matewal.
" When he reached Matewan, he saic,
" he met Sig Hatfield, who shook hand:
with him and then made the remar:
He testified that he, Hatfield, hat
killed three.
CARUSO IS BETTER
FEVER IS REDUCED
TAKES SOME FOOD
New York, Feh. 18.—Reassuring i
ports were brought from Caruso’s si
rcom early this morning. He pass
a fairly restful night. His fever wu
reduced and respiration decidedl
hetter, ile was able to take some 1
gnid nourishmtnt several times du
ing the night.
A later bulletin stated that Caruso’
condition was distinctly improvet
“Rumors of operaticns don'e or to b
done are based on false information,
said the bulletin,
YOUNG MEN HELD FOR
RUNNING DOWN CHILI
Members of a party of young me
from Dublin en route by automobil
to Dublin were detained in Cordel
today and placed under hond b
Sheriff Vinzon of Dooly county fo
mwi-!;{ down a gyvpsy child abou
two miles south of Vienna. A tle
phonic communication is to the el
foct that the child was probably se
riously injured, sustained bruises an
cuts about the head and hody. |
ESTABLISHED IN 1908
COLDEST WEATHER
OF WINTER COMING
Washington, Feb. 18.—~The
coldest weather of the winter
probably may be expectad over
much of the country east of the
Reckies during the next week,
the weather bureau announced
in a special bulletin,
FORDNEY TARIFF
HITTING ANOTHER
UPGRADE STRETCH
vk
MAY FORCE AGREEMENT ON
SENATE AMEDMENTS.
Washington, Feb. 18.—Th'e Fordney
tarift bill was laboring on another up
grade stretch today with the house
preponents attempting toc force a
speedy agreement on the sgenate
amendments to the original bill.
The house faced three possibilities
of sending the bill to conference by
vote, referring it again to the ways
and means committee, or concurring
in the scnate amendments without
sending the bill to conference.
RAILRGADS MEET
T 0 CONSIDER DELAY
FOLLOWING TWO WEEKS FIGHT
BEFORE RAIL LABOR BODY.
(‘lxiw:x'»,' Feb. 18.—Members of the
association of railway executives as
sembled here today to hear the report
frem the association’s labor commit
tee on the proposal to abrogate shop
working agreements. For two weeks
debate over agroements has bean
vaged before the railroad iabor board
after 4he board had been told by the
railroads’ spokesman W, W. Atter
bury, that immediate action was nec
cscary to prevent many of the roads
srom fafling into critical inancial
difficultics.
T. DeWitt Cuyler, chairman of the
association in calling today’s m'eeting
said it was to consider the delay of
the labor board in reaching a decis
ion,
ARGUMENTS TODAY
' IN WILSON CASE
|
! HAL LAWSON APPEARS FOR DE
{ FENSE AND JUDGE JOHN P
| ROSS FOR THE STATE.
Arguments in the case of the State
}:\guin\;l J. . Wilson under sentente
| to hang for the murder of R. . Sap
| pington, Seville banker, the case be
{ ing in the Vy'ilcux county superior
court, was heard today before Judge
0. T. Gower on motion for a new
trial. Kvidence in the case was pre
sented by both the State and defenss
counsel in a hearing held on Sat
urday, Febh. 2, before Judge Gower
in chambers at Cordele. Arguments
;of counsel in the case were post
poned until today.
Hon. Hal Lawson, of Abbeville, ap
peared at the hearing today on be
i half of the defendant, and Judge
! John P. Ross argued the case on be
| half of the State. Judge Gower has
inz,t yot passed on the motion for
" wew trial.
f CLATMS SLEEPING --
| SICKNESS CAUSED
, FROM POISONING
Battle Creek, Feb. 18.—The belief
that many if not all the cases recent
lv diagnosed as sléeping sickness
throughout the country may have heen
Lotulinus poisoninfi was expressed to
'd::y by Dr. J. H. Kellogg of this city.
Kellogg stated that he has initaed
| 4 presearch based on this theory short
|ly after three deaths occurred in
| Grand Rapids from botulinos poison
| ing which laboratory tests traced to
Eprtesurvml spinach. TLaboratory tests
i are now being made at Ann Arbor with
| > brain of one of the victims of
i Jeeping sickness, Kellogg added.
! CORDELE COTTON MARKET
Good Middling ............ T 13.00‘!
NEW YORK COTTIN MARKET [
Open Close P-Clos2
Maven .a 2 1890 13.10 13.32
May .. ... 1378 10l 13.82
mly . 1402 14s 14,22
‘()Moher - 1465 445 1R
December ... 14.81 14.65 14.82
THIS NEWSPAPER
Devoted to good Farming
and Industrial Development
for over 100,000 people.
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WOULD ADVANCE ERENCH OCCU
PATION IN COBLENTZ /AREA
WHEN U. 8. TROOPS WITH
DRAWN, ;
Paris, Feb, 18.—Measures to be tak-:
on in event it i necessary to coercs’
Germany to fulfill the alded " repara
tion and disarmament terms were dis
cussed at yesterday’s confergug-be
tween Briand and War Minister Bar
thu, Marshalls-Foch and m@, Gen. |
Weygand and others, says Echo d‘e»i
Paris, ‘ >
Military (-xpnr& of Frante haxe algf
rridy planned down to the sm.all‘es‘t,
detail the advance of ‘French troops,,
t-ward a sccret destination in the case .
of such eventuality, it is declared. The ¢
class of 1919 will be kept with the |
colors, the class of 1918 called up and
arrangements also have been made to?
extend the French occupation of ter- .
ritory in the' Coblenz area, should}
Washington decide to recall Amerlcan‘z
ferces from Germany. (;
WOMAN’S PARTY IS {
IN FIGHT OVER !
DISARMAMENT!
Washington, Feb. 18.—The proposal .
that th National Woman’s Party,
throw its full support to fight for,
world disarmament was overwhel
mingly defeated at the convention tos.
day after sharp debate. The conven-j
tion then took up the majority raport
of the resolutions committee specify
ing a straight out feminist program .
for the future. !
Washington, Feb. 18.—A fight da-.
veloped in the national woman’s par
ty convention here today over the pro
posal to pledge the organization to
work for immediate world disarma
ment. The suggestion was embodied
in 2 minority report from the resolu
tions committee as to the future pol
icy of the party. -
AT LAST OUTLAW.. .
MEETS FATE WHEN
BANK IS ATTACKED
Harrison, Ark., Feb. 18.—Henry
Starr, Oklahoma outlaw, Wag flmwuna’
‘probably fatally wounded shortly be
fore noon today following the attempt
ed robbery of the Bank of Harrison.
LANTIN
TIME
IS NEARING
SRR
We believe it a
wise policy to re
duce your cotton
acreage.
Plant a laige
food erop. This
may not make
you independent
the first year bub
eventually it will
Our interests are
mutual. We will
appreciate an op
portunity to talk
vour husiness
problems gver
with you,
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CORDELE
BANK AND
Capital Stock $lOO,OOO
“The Bank That Ap
preciates Your Ac-
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