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In Crisp County, reaches
26 towns and postoffices in
the best section of Georgia.
VOL. 4.
LABOR CLANS HOLD
SECRET CONFERENCE
S
}DECI DE PLANS
UMDER NEW RULE
\LEADERS IN WASHINGTON TO
| FIGHT ANTI-UNION PROPA.
~ GANDA.
Washington, Feh, 23, ~Representa
tives of a hnadred and nine national
and international wvions affilizted i
the Ameviean Federation of Lihor enth
ered here today in cxtra-ordinary con
ference for the puipose of orgapnizing
to meet the attacks on the union labor
movement., The conference was eanllod
by Gompers and is considered of spee
ial importance, one of the few of its
kind ever held in the history of the
federation.
While the council’s program was
not made public, it was understood
to provide for a campaign by organ
ized labor to combat the anti-union
hopy, wage jreductions, compulsory
bitrations, labor injuncticns anq
We open shop propaganda.
One of the proposals hbefore tne
ccenference, it was said, calls for a
publicity campaign by the federation
to offset propaganda of the enemie:
of union labor. The conference of
union leaders, it is said, is expected
to determine the attitude the fed
eration shall take in its relations with
the incoming republican administra
tiom.
Issues of a most serious character
affecting our people and our republic
are faced by organized labor, Gom
pérs declared today in a statemtnt,
“It is not possible to forecast the
manner in which the conference will
deal with these issues, but it is cer
tain the thought expressed will be for
the benefit of the country, for the ad
vancement of the interests cf our
standards, and the freedom of our
people.”
¢ In opening the conference, Gompers
outlined the issues Before it and sub
mitted the reccmmendations of the
executive council which, it was said,
will not he made public until they
have been acted on.
Hm"r(: men are reaping a har
vest due .0 the crime wave. Padlocks
heavy chains of burglar devices are
being sold in larger quantities than
they ever have been sold before.
Cl‘ USh
We bottle and distri
hute 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
COLA BOTTLING
COMPANY
CORDELE, GEORGIA.
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
PASKERT SAVES
SMALL CHILDREN
FROM FIERY DEATI
Cleveland, Feb, 23.—The h 1 o]
forts of H.urgu fDode? ) Puskert, onts
ficlder of the Clineinnati Itionals,
‘saved the lives of five smail ehildrean
and helped to save the lives of ten oth
er persops when 2 fire hrod it in a
store on Lorain Avenue, enst, foday and
swept the sccond story where three
familics were slceping,
- Paskert was passing the stove when
the fire was discovered. He made three
teips into the building earrving out five
children and directed otber members of
Families to safety, Puskert’s hands and
arms were badly burned,
TNCLE SAH TACKLES
Y .!““ L AL ARy
YELLOW PINE MEN
FOR EIGH PRICES
SUIT POR INJUNCTION IS LODGED
BY GOVERMNMENT
e Lonis, Feb, 23.—The government
today filed injunction proceedings in the
federyl district court against the Scu
thern Pine Association, 61 corporations
and 69 individuals, in an effort to end
the alleged conspiracy to curtail the
supply and inerease the price of vel
‘h-‘.\' pine lumber.
10 MEN KILLED
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- IN COAL DISPUTE
i Bellville, Tll., PFeb. 23.—George H.
[ Beatty, 35, of Bellville, and O'to Klin-
T;a nfuss, 51, of Mascoutal, arve dead and
| De. James Beatty, 51, brother of the
i dend man, is bheld in ail as the result
{ ¢f a quarre! at a meeting of the stock
il!.'»:'al vs of o coal company at Mascou
i tah vesterday. 2
| The three, with Roland Beatty anoth
!41‘ brother, were said to have differed
im'm' the selling of the eompany’s coal
i to the two men killed, below the mark
51‘1 price.
KIWANIS HEARS
)Z.flv % 2 4
FECAN BOOSTER
RKEV. M. J. KEYS, OF CLEVELAND.
01110, PRESENT AT NOON LUN
, ICHEON
I Rev. M, J. Keys: who is here in
1 Large of the Byren plantation at Daph
| ne for the new owners, prescuted o
! bhriet address at the Kiwanis luncheon
it!)']:l'\' which revealed quite 2 strong
| interest in pecans. e was also busy
i with several examples of great inereas
| es in real estate values where paved
roads had been econstruceted. He was
| civen a vising vote of appereiation.
| (. M. MeKenzie, 8. L. Ryals and C.
D, Terrell were placed on the regnlar
:.:-wptinn to take care of visitors and
: members of the elul in future at lun-
E cheons,
| W. €. Millexr, local manages for th
Atlantie Coal and Tee Corporation, won
Ahe attudance prize, a box of fine soap
| given by Jennings Drug Store. W. P.
?l“l"m';!:': gives the aext prize.
| The public affairs committec
| through the chairman J. M. Diffec.
rresented reports on Commnunity
- Service being alloted to W. L. Ro
buck who made a forceful presenta
tion. This resulted in a plan for 2
ivmmnilt(m of twelve men who wil
| select their other two commitiee ac
sociates to- take care of Communit)
!S(\rvi('r- needs throughout the ci
and county. A timely talk followed h:
| motion for this course was offered b;
'])r‘.h!,in Holmes. Superintendent J. M
Colliey of the city schools presentec
two splendid advantages in the
schocls, the domestic science and the
science departments which have
| made gzains recently through the ef
forts of the Community Service.
The.luncheon was well attender
and full of lively interest. C. M. Mc
Kenzie told of a visit to Macon
where he attended the luncheon
[ last week of the Macon club.
Mrs. G. M. Bulloch is expectec
home tomorrow night from a mos
pleasant visit of six weeks to Mis:
Birdie Bulloch in Miami, and Mr
and Mrs. Mtchell Builoch at For
Pierce Fla.
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The, world uses up an average of
2,000,000 netedles a day.
CORDELE, GECRGIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1921.
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AMERICAN NOTE
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- BEFORE COURCIL
LU U J Vol
INTEREST AWAKENED 8Y DE
MAND FOR AMER!CAN RIGHTS
UNDER MANDATES.
Paris, Feb. 23.—Amcrica’s note of
‘protest relative to the mandate ques
tion was laid before the council cf
the Leaguv of nations when it assem
pled this morning. It was the first
subject under discussion.
Action of the United States in as
serting its right to participate in tho
disposition of the mandates arising
under the coyvienant of the league cre
ated a certain amount of interest in
the meeting of the council which
heretofore has heen absent. Som'e of
the newspapers t day indulged in mild
speculation relative to the official
text of the communication and whac
inference might be drawn from the
fact that it had been dispatched to
Europe.
AUGUSTAR KILLS
P AN &5&43
TRAGEDY OCCURS IN FAMILY
HOME AT NIGHT.
Augusta, Ga., Feb, 23.—James Ad
king shot and killed his wife at theeir
home here last night and then killed
himself.
IRISH PROMISE
WARNED NOT TO PUBLISH AC
CCUNTS OF EXFRCUTIONS BY
CROWN FORCES
Dublin, Feb. 23.—Newspaper Lere to
day were potified by the Irish lepubli
¢an army that publication nf certain
prokibited details of the execations of
fhe Sinn Feiners by the crown forces
would ho punished by death.
The notiee says: ‘< Editors are hereby
caened that any exploiting for vilgar
sandering to sensation or mongering in
soports of executions of the ahove will
I punisied with death within 24 hours
of publication.”’
Midday Murders.
Dublin, Feb. 23.—Three members of
the Royal Irish Constabulary employ
ed at Dublin Castle, were shot today.
Two were killed by civilians almost
~t the Castle gate at midday.
Three Soldiers Shot.
Dublin, Feb. 23.—The bodies of
ihree soldiers were found near Woaod
ford, county of Galway, last night,
ioach had been shot throught the head,
t3n each body was a note which read:
“Spies, courtmartialed and found guil
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T'R. OWNES WILLBE
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' OCAL BIBLE CLASS WILL AT
TEND FISH FRY FRIDAY
Chairman J. L. Lasseter of the at
rendance committee of the Men’'s
ihle Class at the First Baptist
surch announced today that Dr
Vvilliam Russel Owen, pastor of the
irst Baptist church of Macon will
o the speaker at the fish fry which
411 be teadered the class by the com
iitte next ¥Friday evening at the
villiams Swimming TPool.
The spread is for all the members
nd visitors of the class and will be
spranged for their pleasure and a
.ocial occasion together. Dr. owens
= a splendid speaker and will prove
, valuahle man for this occasion.
O
JANIELS SAYS DENBY
WILL BE GOOD OFFICIAL
Washington, Feb. 23, —Secretary
NDaniels said today that Edwin Denby
who has been selected by Harding as
secretary of the navy, would bring to
the post wide experience in naval af
fairs and that he would be of great
benefit to the navy and the country.
He said he frequently came in con
tact with Denby during the war whien
he served in the marine corps and
helieveq he would make an able sec
retary of th'e navy.
AND DAILY SENTINEL
| SOVIET PLAN FOR
| UNITED RUBSSIA
! AGAINST ENTENTE
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1 Copenhagen, Feb. 23.-—Moscow dis
i patches quote th'e Scviet organ, In
| vestia, as stating that Soviet Russia
is working to create a federation of
i all the states which formed part of
i the old Russia ¢mpire and since they
| have become detached frcm it, the
| object stated is to prevent “growing
| entente influence” in those countries.
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LANDIS CHARGES
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~ WILL BE HURRIED
! CASE TAKEN UP NEXT TUESDAY
i VOLSTEAD DECLARES.
‘l Washington, Feb., 23.—After an in
formal discussicn with members,
I Chairman Volstead of the house judi:
| ciary commitiee announced today
;Umt' Welty's impeachment charges
[ against Federal Judge Landis would
I be ccnsidered Tuesday.
! He indicated tbat the committee
would make a report to the house be
fore March 4th. :
CLUR CIRLS WILL
BEAUTIFY HOMES
OVER 20C IN CRISP COUNTY
PROMISE FLOWERS FOR YEAR
Miss Lou Ifamilton, home demon
stration agent, announced today that
00 county ciub giriz have promised
to have flower gardens and beautify
the homes in the rurel sections. She
stated that they had found out wha
was going on in Cordele and did not
propose to let the city fclks beat
them.
day There was a club meeting at
Sharon School where thers are eigh
teen energetic littl misses this week
and they made plans for a heautiful
{lower garden at ihe school. Soon
there will be a school exercise at
which the girls will answer theit
pames with their favorite flowe:
apd tell about it. Later a composi
tion is to be written and the best
will be given a prize. These girls are
manifesting greater interest in cluk
work.
FIRE DESTROYS CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT STORE
Darlington, S. C., Feb. 23.—Fire of
| undetermined origin which for a time
threatened to destroy adjoining build
ings, wrecked A. Hyman's Depart
ment store here today, with a loss of
a hundred and fifty thousand.
Seasonable
G d 1
PLANT
Seed Irish Potatoes
Cabbage Plants
Permuda Ounions
(Crystal Wax)
Dent Corn
White and Yellow
Tuornips, Mustard,
Tomatoes, Lettuce,
Ete. All These at
STEAD’S
WHIPPLE & McKENZIE BLDG
PHONE 1 A. M. STEAD, Prop.
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'HARDING GOES
- FIRST MESSAGE
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‘i CONGIDERS CABINET PLACES ALL
FILLED
St Auguastine;, Feb. 25, —Harding to
.tl:‘.\’ gave attention to other inuradiate
wpocintinents outside of the cabinet
i places and the preparvation off Lis in
‘ auvgural address, The chance that
Pehangos will e made zow ia the cabi
i nei personnel is considercd remote, al
i though Havding realized, that contin
l reneies reauiring last minnte shifts are
easily within the range of possibility
: Formal invitations uznd aceoptances
} ilf'\|‘ no been exchaneod vet i regal ]
i 0 three of the ten cabinet pl ; Ban
: 1Y Hoover, and Davi but ‘he attitud
‘n‘l"‘:x.f‘! :jlx-- ".u!! elected has bheen folt
] out indirceily.
_‘ There have bheen published reports
(lhut Hoover might decline, but thev
| are manifestly nct credited by Hard
’ ing. Another selection understood
| to have bclen decided on is that of
George B. Christian, Jr., to be secit
lt.:u'y to the President. Christian is
i aged 47 and has been Harding's pri
| vate gecretary since he entered the
l senate six years age.
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"TIFTON MANAGER
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- THANKS CORDELE
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EXPRESSES FINE APPRECIATION
FOR SERVICE GIVEN BY FIRE
DEPARTMENT IN HELPING
FIGHT FIRE SUNDAY.
W. T. Hargrett, manager of the City
of Tifton, has addressed a latter to
Mayor J. Gordon Jones of Cordele, ex
pressing in the finest spirit a deep ap
preciation of the servicde which the
Cordele fire department rendered in
helping the Tifton ¥'ire Diepartment
fight the flames which destroyed one
of Tifton’s largest buildings Sunday.
Mr. Hargrett's letter follows:
“Tifton, Ga., Feb, 21, 1921.
“In behalf of the citizens of Tifton
I extend to you our sincere thanks for
the very prompt response which your
city made to the request made on you
for help in fighting the fire in Tifton
vesterday. All of us hope that your
city will never have need of outside
help in a matter of this kind, but I
assure you that if such an occasion
should ever arise Tifton will respon:l
on one minute's notice to any request
which Cordele may make.
“Kindly make up a bill of the ex
pense to which ycur city was subjec
ted by reason of the trip to Tifton
vesterday, and send it to me, and 1
will send you a voucher by first mail.
I assure you that the voucher will no!
be the measur'e cf Tifton's apprecia
tion, but will be only a very insuffi
cient indication of it. We thank you
heartily.”
In reply to this letter, Mayor
Jones replied that Cordele made no
charge whatever for the services
which the Cordele department gave.
and that Cordele was only too glad
to render such service to a gister city
in such a time of need.
FIRE ON RUSSIANS
HEAVY LOSSES SUSTAINED.—-
TIFLIS STILL IN HANDS OF
GEORGIANS.
Constantinople, Feb. 23. (ASSO.)-
French destroyers cruising along the
eastern ccast of the Black Sea have
been cngaged with Soviet forces o'
Gagry. a town fifteen miles north o
Sukhun-Kale.
Reports here state that the Bolshe
viki lost heavily from the fire of the
French warships. Tiflis appears t
be still in the hands of the Georgian:
who have, however, lost heavily.
CORDELE COTTON MARKET
Good Middling ....... 0 e s
NEW YORK COTTIN MARKET
Open Close P-Clos?
March s 1230 12.84 12.87
May eiNB b 13.46 13.4°
July o 13 88 1300 13.87
October . , 34338 14.40 14.3°
December ... 14.70 14.65 14.5!
Alaska hought more thrift stamp
per capita in 1920 than any state i
the Union,
ESTABLISHED IN 1908
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TRANSCONTINENTAL
AIR MAIL SERVICE
BEGINS RELAY PLAN
Chicago, Feb, 23-Completing more
than twelve hundred miles of flving
fack Night, piloting an east hound
transcontinental mail plane from lowa
City, arvived here 2t cight o'clock this
morning. Tweniy minutes later J. O,
Webster took up his fligit for the east.
In the fiist attempt at continuous re
lay of transcontinental air mail
CONEY GOES OFF
STOP WNS MADE IN TEXAS ¥OR
GAS YESTERDAY
Bronte, Fel. 23.—-Licut. W. D Coney,
after 21 hours of delay in his planned
transcontinental flight took the air here
at nine-thirty this morning for Dallas.
He landed Tuesday for gasoline.
Coney Lands in Texas.
Dallis, F¢b. 23.—Lieut. W. D. Coney
transcontinental flyer, landed at Love
Field here at twelve forty six this af
ternoon.
MUSICAL PROGRAM
FINE ENTERTAINVMEINT THURS
DAY EVENING UNDER AUSPI
CES WESLEY BIBLE CLASS
The musical entertainment to be giv
en Thursday evening in the Sunday
Sebool Auditoriim of the Methodist
chureh under the auspices of the Wes
lev Bible Class, promises to attract a
large audience, and, too, the oceasion
will be a most worthy one from the
standpoint of pleasure aftorded. The
ladies comprising the elass have arrang
cd an exeellent program consisting of
vocal and instrumental nnmbers, read
ing awd pantomimes. Those taking
part are among the city's hest talent,
and this fact, coupled with the seleet
and varied program warrants the at
tendance of all who love music and who
enn possibly atteng.
The entertainment is to be absolutely
free, though those attending will be
given an opportunity to donate what
ever amount they may feel disposed to
wive, which proceeds will be used to
good advantage in worthy eaises.
The program for the musical, which
hegins promptly at 8 o'clock Thursday
evening, is as follows:
Insttumental Solo Miss Helen
Comer.
Tableanx Rock of Ages Miss
Glaze, Sung by Mrs. Willis Shipp.
Reading Maolly Mary Clements.
Violin and Mandolin = Duet Miss
[ia Marsh and Miss Addie Melver,
Song Selected Mr. Christain.
Whistling Miss Seager.
Pantomime— Holy City-—— Mis. Lar
amore— Sung by Mr. Edwards.
Cornet Solo When You and I Were
Young, Maggic K. 113. Edwards.
Reading Selected Miss Willa
Wehb,
Male Quartette-—~ Charlie McArthur,
I L. Cox, K B. Idwards, 7 W. Fian
cis.,
Violin Diet— Miss Addie Melver and
Mr. John Cofield.
Song Louise CatehingsW hij.Oes
Song ‘‘Paddy, You've Been 4
Mother to Me’— Louise Catehings,
Sony Hetected M. ook,
Tableaux Grandmother’s Love Let
tors Mrs, Henderson— Sung by Mrs,
Willis Shipp.
Song Miss Florrie Powers.
Accompanists Mrs. Olin McKenzie,
Miss Kdith Fleteher, Miss Helen Comer
FLOOD OF CLAIMS
GO TO COMMISSION
OVER 500,000 WILL HAVE TO BE
. HANDLED FOR RAILROAD AD
MINISTRATION.
Washington, Feb. 23.—The Inter
state Commerce Commission is flood
ed with claims of overcharges by the
railroads during government control
as a result of a recent ruling of the
railroad administration that all such
caimg must be passed upon by the
commission instead of by the courts.
Whether or not the question of
rates is involved, and the fixing of the
last day upon which they must be
filed as March Ist, will probably bring
five hundred thousand such claims in
the next few days, officials said.
One concern alone, Swift and Com
pany, it is understood, has ten thous
angd claims,
THIS NEWSPAPER
Devoted to good Farming
and Industrial Development
for over 100,000 people,
NO. 86.
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GEDDES IS BACK
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- ADMINISTRATION
'BRITISH AMBASSADOR WILL BIS
‘; CUSS BRITISH AFFAIRS p
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j Washington, Feb. 23.—Sir Auckland
Goeddes, British ambassador, i 3 oack in
Washington today after personal eons
ferences with foreign office officials in
London prepared to take up with the
new administration pending questions
hetween this country and Great Britain.
Since it is little morve than a week
before the present administration goes
ont. It was assumed that Geddes would
not initinte any formal conversationd
vith the state department officials untik
Cafter the inanguration of Harding.
He will, however, be in position to
prosent ot new ofticials the views of his'
covernment on such questions as Far
; Fastern affairs, the oil question, the dil!
| position of the former German cables
the Island of Yap, and the funding of
the British debt to the United States:
BOLD SAFE BLOWER
| GET £70,000 FROM %
‘ JEWELRY CONCERN
- (Chicago, Feb. 23.—Five safes in
the building of John Magnus Com'pa'-
ny, dealers in pewelry and silverwara
were blown open early today in whichy
the police declared was one of the
bholdest safe robberies here in years.
While the two men forced the night
watchman to make his customar};,
rounds, two others worked on the
safes. The loot wags estimated at
seventy thousand.
'REV. WALLACE WEAR HAD
~ SPLENDID SERVICE SUNDAY
. A letter from Rev. Wallace Wear
| who is spending some time in Flori
da visiting at Lakeland and other
| points, writes that he preached to &
| large congregation at Irakeland Sun.
. day night and that fifty or more
| persons decided for Christ at thi
| meeting. He will be home In time
| for the Sunday services here. ’
MRS, ELLEN SPEYER DEAD
' New York, Feb. 23.—Mrs. Ellen L.
'[Spnynr. humanitarian and philan
‘ thropist, wife of James Speyer, bank
]er, died here early today of pneu
monia. She had been an invald two
! vears.
P LANTIN ( :
TIME
IS NEARING
RRO e ST
We believe it a
wise poliey to re
duce your cotton
acreage.
Plant 4 _largp
food crop. This
may not make
vou independent
the first year but
eventually it will
Our interests are
mutual. We will
appreciate an ops
portunity to talk
vour business
problems over
with you.
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CORDELE
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preciates Your Ac
count,