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ATLANTA, BIRMINGHAM &
FORCED INTO HANDS OF
OTHER EXPENSES
WP e .‘
. LEADS TO CRISIS
FEDERAL JUDGE NAMES B. L.
BUGG, PRESIDENT OF ROAD, AS
RECEIVER.
Atlan-ta,k 26.—Federal Judge
gibley today’ signed an order ap
pointing President B. L. Bugg receiv
er for the Atlanta, Birmingham and
Atlantic railroad on a petition of the
Birmingham Trust anq Savings Com
pany, which it is allegled held a nom‘
for ninety thousand dollars due March
7th which the road was unable to
pay. It wag further alleged that due
to wage increases and cther heavy ‘ex
penses, the road was suffering a de-.fli
ficit of approximately onc hundred
thousand dollars monthly. |
Similar petitions were filed in the
federal courts for the northern andz
southern districts of Alabama thry
which the road operates. |
POLICEMAN SLAIN WHEN
AMBUSCADE OPENS FIRE
7 Sr TS
™ Macroom, Feb. 25.—Fifty auxiliary
p&lice, traveling in lorries, were am
bushed between this village and
Ballyvourney this morning by three
hundred men. The ambushing party
opened fire from ccver of rocks along
the road, killing one policeman ani
wounding six. The fight was still in
progress at latest reports.
JURY PROBING MINER’S
DEIT" RESUMES HEARING
.Jasper, Ala., Feb. 25.—The special
grand jury investigating the mystery
sx@'rounding th'a alleged conspiracy
which led to the lynching of William
Baird, miner, resumed its hearings
“today. A final report is expected to
morrow,
HARDING SUSPENDS BUSINESS
. FOR VISIT TO JACKSONVILLE
Bt. Augustine, Feb. 25 —Harding
took a holiday from cabinet making
and motored to Jacksonville today for
a visit of courtesy, reaching Jackson
ville in time for late luncheon. Hr—*l
planned to spend most of the after
nocn at a special Masonic ceremcny
and dine.nrivately before starting on
& T
the r“}lp.
i R e
We bottle and distri
bute ithe original
Orange Crush througn
out 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.
CORDELE COCA
“
COLA BOTTLING
COMPANY
CORDELE, GEORGIA.
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
FORMER EMPRESS
IS UNCONSCIOUS,
BURIAL PLANNKD
Potsdam, Fel), ..’.T.—'l'h(- former (io”
man Empress was ceported 4) by an
conscions at Doorn, Holinnd, in private
telegrams received Liere last aight,
Her carly death was indieated. Visi
tors at the new palace here report that
preparations for interment was going
on and the buriai plot was b diy made,
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I
MUSICAL ENTERTAINS
~ LARGE AUDIENCE
;PROGRAM GIVEN UNDER AUS
| PICES WESLEY BIBLE CLASS AT
| B METHODIST CHURCH SNJOY
| ED BY 275.
|
( Musie lovers, old and voung, were
[ thoroughly entertuined by the suusical
| program presented last night at the
| Handay acvhool auditorium of the
| Methodist church under the auspices of
;t‘ll,' Wesley Bible Class. There were
about two hundred and seventy-five in
l..;trm].un('v upon the oceasion, forming
Len audience that comfortably filled the
{ cliereh, The program, consisting of vo-
I;-nl and instrumental numbers, readings,
{ tableaux and pantomincs, was of &
tmost exeellent character and was pre-
I'sented by the ecity's best etalens, The
| nudience demonstrated its high appre-
I eiation, each and every number eveking
| enthusiastic and prolonged applause.
ETho whistling of Mrs, Seager, being
| qrite novel, proved an especially inter
‘ esting feature.
g The auditorium was beautifully deco
: rated for the occasion a commiftee hav
“ing shownsplendid taste and abiiity in
arranging this. A reception conrnittec
who greeted the people at the door was
composed of Mesdameg W. A. Rees, Joe
Wilson, R. D. Mims and Fred Cannon,
Ushers were Mesdames E. K. Powers,
Ramsey, J. V. Swearingen, Appiewhite
and Gordon Cox, |
The manner of receiving a free-will
‘aifering to be applied in extendng loeal
hasket embedded in flowers on a table
missions was quite original. A silver
basket was embedded in flowers on a
table andd arranged near the entrance.
All woh were so disposed dropped their
contribution in this basket. Mrs. Mer
rett Clements and Mrs. A. E. Grant
were in charge of the offering. A fund
of approximately $3O was realized.
Following the program and as the
auests departed they were served de
lightful punch by Mrs. C. D. Terrell,
Mrs. K. P. Baker and Mrs. Robert
Gmith.
CIVILDOCKETIN
e |
IFEBRUARY TERM CRISP COURT/|
OPENS NEXT MONDAY—CRIMI-!
" NAL DOCKET OPENS SECOND
| WEEK.
E The February term Crisp Super
| jor court will convene Monday fnr!
‘ trial of civil cases during the first
g week of court. Among the cases as '
| signed for trial next week are the
' cases of L. L. Davis, trustee vs. Geor
|ge Miller, C. O. Noble vs. Georgia
| Southwestern & Gulf R. R. American'
| Savings Bank vs. R. A. Bedgood, et-a’
| J. A. Sangster vs. A. F. Brady, God
| dard and Noble vs. F. A. McKinney,
i Camilla Cotton Oil Co. vs. Edwards
Haile Co. 8. L. 'Ryals, wvs. L. G
lAverett et-al, R. A. Hartley ves Geor "
| gia Southwestern & Gulf R. R. E'C ‘
| Cordell vs. Georgia Southwestern & |
iGulf R. R. These as well as a large |
number of other important cases ap
11)(~ar on the calender of assigned
| cases for Monday., Tuesday and Wed
.nesdu}' for trial. ‘
———__‘-_____—__. |
iAMERICA WILL SUFFER |
| FROM TWO-ENDED PLAN
|
] Buenos Aires, Feb. 25, —Recouvrse to
{! measures of reprisal against the
H United States because of the adoption
of the Fordney emergency tarirf bill by
the American congress js pot necessary
pt present, says the Lanacion in an
editorial.
‘ The paper says the passage of the
bill by congress might be disagreeable
‘tn Argentina as cighowing a lack of
consideration for the allies that have
’ peen stretched hetween the two coun
tries,’’ but it vx;n'v.«wi the belief that
the United States will snffer from its
/‘t\\'n edged plan,’’ even more than
Argentina,
CORDELE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1921.
ATLANTIC
RECEIVER
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(OMPTROLLER |
|
'THROWS BOME IN
|
- BANKERS' CAMP
’WA,LL STREET SEEXKS LECAIL AD
. VICE WHEN SALARY CALL IS
ISSUED,
New York, Feb, 25.—Keen iuterest
is evipeed in Wa'l strect todav in the
order of the Comptroller of the Treas
ury in calling for a report on the sal
aries of national bank ofi’cials in con
nection with the national bank cail is
sued yesterday., Such report, it was
pointed out, swould mean the making
public of a great range of bank of
ficials’ salaries 13 the law requires
that bank statements in response to
the comptroller’'s call must rot bhe
published.
Some banke:s were reported to be
seeking legal advice as to whether the
order, said to bz unprecedented, could
be enforced. The compirvoller, in his
recent annual report, criticised the in
eqnalities of bank officials’ <alaries
and expressed the opinion that bank
stockholders should bhe informed on the
salaries paid the execcutives.
AMERICUS “Y” FIVE
VOLUNTEERS GET AWAY WITH
GAME BY SCORE OF 30 TO 24.
By a score of 30 ‘¢ 24, the Crisp
County Volunteers defeated the
Americus Y. M. C. A. baskethall five
in an exciting and largely attended
game last night at the Armory. This
victory cqually divided honors be
tween the two teams, the Americus
quintet having won over the Cordele
five in a game the first of the week.
The Americus team, believing that
they can cop the next game, arranged
to meet the guardsmen on the local
court again next week. Of the three
games, the approaching one prob
ably will be the most warmly contest
nd.
The line-up in the game lastnight
was as follows:
Americus Position Cordele
i. Wooten (10) C L. A. Smith (14)
j.ane (4) R B Hunt (6)
J. Wooten (10) L. F. Market (10)
Ciark R. 6. C. Smith
Glover L. G. Atkins
TWELVE COMMITTEES WILL PRE
SENT COMMUNITY SERVICE.
The first effort of the new Kiwanis
‘b in Cordele will be a eampaign
covering the entire eommunity next
Tuesday in which comunity service
+ill be taken to all citizens with a
view of permitting them to help main
tlin the splendid organization which
s now going in such fine manner.
The committee in charge is headed
Ly Mr. Dobbin Holmes as chairman.
; /ther members of the commiitee are
Y. W. MeCollum, S. M. Watson, 8.
f.. Ryvals, J. A. Otweli, Charles E.
srown, D. Ed Kennedy, T. E. Jennings,
. A. Vinson, W. E. Grubbs W. S. Rob
ts and Rev. R. L. Benn These have
eir committees named and will work
‘wesday and complete subseriptions.
L.O.P. DISUCSS&Q:EW
PRIHI ENFROCEMENT PLAN
Washington, Feb. 25.—A new plan
or the enforcement of prohibition is
yeing discussed among republican
iraders as a prospective policy of the
I{arding administration contempates
.holishing the present dual enforce
-went machinery of the treasury and
~astice departments and the central
‘zation of full responsibility and au
‘hority under the attorney general.
21G SHRINKAGE IN
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
Washington, Feb. 25.—A shrinkage
yf sixty six millions in American ex
nort trade in January was reported
-oday by the department of commerce.
Tmports for the month fell off fifty five
millions as compared with Decamber
“ figures.
AND DAILY SENTINEL
|
- LEAGUE COUNCH..
[ s
PARTICULAR ATTENTION GIVEN
TO RESOLUTIONS OF GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.
Paris, leb. 25.—The resolutions of
the Geneva assembly of the League
¢f Nations regarding disarmament was
taken up by council of the league at ‘
today’s session here. Particular at-‘
tention was given to the assembly’s
recommendation that the powers limir |
their armament budgets for the nex: |
twe years to amounts not exceeding
those expended last year.
The session wag a private on'e. i
HARDING CONFIEMS
FINDS HIMSELF IN PERFECT AC
CORD WITH APPOINTEE.
St. Augustine, F'ab. 25.-——Harding's
selection of Hoover to be secretary of
commerce was finally confirmed by
Harding today after a series of deve'-
cpmentg that at one time seemed like
iy to lead to the cancellation of the
appointment.
Harding announced that he found
himself in “perfect accord” with the
policies vrged by Hoover as a condi
tion hig entering the caibinet, and
that the entire incident had been
closed with definite acceptance from
Hoover.
At the same time the president elect
virtually confirmed also the selection
¢f Henry Wallace, secretary of agri
culture.
St. Augustine, Feh. 25.—Harding
finally broke his silence ‘regarding
Hoover after repeated efforts had
been made without result to secure
confirmation of the statsment issued
by Hoover in New York last might.
No formal statement was issued here,
Harding simply saying the whole
question had been closed satisfacto
rily. He added that he saw nothing
out of the ordinary about the case, ex
cept the publicity given it. Every
other prospective cabinet appointee,
he said had discussed with him the
matter of permanent department poi
icies.
“Has any othter appointee laid down
Wanted
Some Shellot On
ion sets, also mul
tiplyving Oni’n
plants. Must be
priced so we can
resell them.
Have just recev
ed a supply of
Seed Pop Corn
and Cattail Mil
let. L .
STEAD’S
DRUG STORE
WHIPPLE & McKENZIE BLDG
PHONE 1 A. M. STEAD, Prop.
MUSCLE SHOALS PROJECT LOSES
IN LOWER HOUSE OF CONGRESS
PANAMA MAKES
l 4
'READY FOR WAR
PRESIDENT CALLS ON LOYAL
ELEMENT TO PRESENT THEM.-
SELVES FOR FORMATION MILI
TARY FORCES.
Panama, Feb. 25.—Violent. anti-Cos
ta Rica demonstrations occurred in
ithis city last night reaching a culmi
naticn in an attack on the Costa Ri
can consulate. The coat of arms was
torn from the door and trampled un
der feet by the crowd. The demon
stration began early in the evening,
and a short time later the cheering
‘throngs appeared before the national
palace and called upon President Por
ras for a speech. The president made
a patriotic address calling upon ‘“loy
'al Panamanas” to present themselves
oday for the formation of military
forces in case such a step should be
necessary.
Late in the evening the presidential
office made public telegrams confirm
ing reports that Coto, a district of
'the Pacific end frontier had been occu
pied by Costa Rican forces.
The dispatch of armed forces to
Coto was ordered, so far as could be
ascertained without notification being
sent to the United States.
Since the United States guarantees
the integrity of Panama, this disre
gard of the good offices of th'e United
States is the subject of considerable
comment here. dna
’As TO STATES OF THRACE AND
SMYRNA., '
London, Feb. 25.—The Turkish del.
gation to the mear east conferénce
here today accapted the proferred ar
bitration of the supreme council ‘as
‘between Turkey and Greece in deter
mining the status of Smyrna and
Thrace. Notice will be given by the
Turks when they reply at five this
evening to other poinis at issue con
cerning thre treaty.
REGULAR SINGING AT
THE PRIMITIVE BAPTIST
NEW SONG BOOK TEMPLE BELLS
WILL BE USED—SINGERS OF
CRISP AND ADJOINING COUN
TIES INVITED.
The regular singing will be held at
the Primitive Baptist church next
Sunday afternoon at 2.30 o’clock. All
singers of Crisp and adjoining “ounties
are cordially invited to attend. A
strong corps of leaders will be pres
ent and the program is expeeted to bhe
one of the best held in some time. The
new song book, ‘‘Temple Bells,”” wili
be used throughout.
Fonensobnl LRI R s R Dt L SRR T Y
stipulations as Hoover has,” he was
asked. :
“I don’t like the form of ‘yeur ques
tion,” was the reply. “I would not
call them stipulations.”
IS LABOR'S PLAN
TO CONCENTRATE EFFORTS ON
FIGHT IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Washington, Feb. 25.—Plans are un
der way by the United Minfe worker:
of America to concentrate their efforts
on the fight in West Virginia and
carry it to a finish, John L. Lewis,
president of the ofganization. said to
day at the conclusion or_ conferences
with leaders of the varioug district or
ganizations.
The proposed organization work in
industry was also discussed.
Funds originally appropriated for
the relief of miners in the Alabama
strike, now ended, Lewig said, would
be diverted to the reliet of West Vir
ginia strikers.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Whittington an
Younce the birth of a daughter.
ESTABLISHED IN 1908
HARDING LEAVES
INAUGURAL PLANS
TO PRES. WILSON
Washington, Feb. 26.—Harding sent
word to the senate republican leaders
he desired adequate appropriations
‘for the navy and favored continuing
the present building program withou!
material reductions,
Washington, Feb, 25.—Harding has
written Presgident Wilson 'cxpre.wsin;';
his desire to leave all' the details of
the inauguration so far as they affect
the president, to Mr. Wilson, it was
said today at the White House. Offi
cials said it was presumecd that Hard
ing would call at the White House on
the Morning of March Fourth and ac
company the President to th'e capitol.
LEAGUE OPENS HEADQUARTERS
IN WASHINGTON. :
Washington, Feb. 25.—A hundred
thousand of these who drilled togethor
went to France together, fought to
gether and were wounded together, it
was announced today, had banded lo
gethler in a national disabled soldiert
league to obtain recognition by tae
government of their claims for com:
pensation. - 4 !
Washington headquarters hav> been
opened for the-direct prosecution of
the claims with the war risk insurance
bureau, the vocational education board
and other government agencies. Offi
cers of the leaguw 'stated that upon
application they would take up -the
claim, of any, disablid mon, regard
less of hls.n'xémb‘emtiip in the leagua:
! ENLARGE BUILDING
!smucwn: 'OCCUPIED BY
{ /MEN'S BIBLE CLASS WILL BE
| EXTENDED FIFTEEN FEET TO
| ACCOMODATE WOMEN’'S CLASS
|/ * ¥
| Plans. are being perfected to con
siderably enlarge the building
recdntly constructed to ac
compdate the Men’s Bible class of
the First Baptist church, which
(bullding is located immediately ad
;jacent' to the church building. The
structure is to be enlarged to ac
comodate the increasing attendance
upon the men’s. clags and also to ac
comodate the Women’s Bible Cilass,
' of which Prof. J. M. Collier is teach-
P Bp.
Mr. W. L. Robuck, teacher of the
men’s class made the offer to the
clasg that he would see to it that
the lumber necessary for the exten
sion of the building fiftesn feet
would be placed on the ground free
of charge if the class would arrange
for Huilding the addition. Members |
of the class immediately assumed
this responsibility, and it is expect
od that work of construction for the
addition will be gtarted in a very
short time.
LA
IN NASHVILLE, TENN
2
HEAD OF BAPTIST SUNDAY
SCHOOL BOARD.
Nashville, Tenn Fab. 25.—Rev. Al
len Fort, president of the Baptist
Sunday school board, died here today
of pneumonia. He was from Ameri
cus, Ga. ‘
COMMERCIAL BODY
SENDS QUESTIONNAIRE
Washington, Feb. 25.—1 n an effort
‘' gather accurate information asg to
what manufacturers, retail merchants
and jobbers ara doing to reduce per
sonnel and other costs to “normal”
basis, the chamber of commerce oA
the United States has sent a question
aaire to thousandg of business houses
it was announced here today.
R L o it
NEGRO HANGED
valdosta, Feb. 25.—Broughton Bi
mon, negro, was hanged at noon today
after hig conviction of assaulting a
white woman. Before mounting the
zallows, Simon addressed a crowd of
negroes in front of the jail admitting
his guilt.
THIS. NEWSRAPER - -
Devoted to good: M‘ll
and Industrial: Developmen
for over 100,000 peogle,
NO. 88.:
SENATE ACTION
Lag il : 59 oodd
EFFORT TO FURNISH NITRATE
TO FARMERS DEFEATED 'BY/
ELEVEN VOTES. et
AT, e
Washington, Feb. 25.—8 y a voté of
one hundred and ninety thrbe to ‘gné
hundred and eighty two the Tiguse t‘f
day rejected the senate amefidment t:
the sundry civil bill appropratiig én,’
million dollars toward . the compi¥:,
tion of the Wilson Dam, part ox,,tlm'
Muscles Shoals nitrate, profeet. The
fate of the bill now rests with tlflffi
senate. . B LTS e P e
FOUR AUTO BANDITS .»
: e P {7
ESCAPE WITH TEN %
THOUSAND DOLLARK::
" Chicago, Feb, 25.—Faur lnto'mogév
bandits today escaped. with - 8 ‘Aot
thonsand dollar payroll of tits Wester.,
'Newspaper Union; which they geived
from L. B. Plomgren vmg}fi'h\-;
‘front of the office of.the copestfl. . .|
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'ATHLETICS FOR GIRLS ' .":
| AT LIBRARY PLAYGROND'
‘ There, will be athletics for girts et
the library playground Batarday after
;mmn. at 2.30. Al girls whq v?nt 16"
play basgball can get iato g fi_l'lo." “3_
‘game af volley-ball between drtherd
'H'uightu grammar sehool girks and "4
team of 6th grade girla fmp}’ D:fidfl
;'mahqul,p scheduled at, this timg, 4y well
‘at flie’ baseball game. i “
- Misy, Woodelton rcruommbhd‘vm Ml
a 8 n}lp‘gfldkd game for the ,or!(’l'eg‘ f‘,'
for the spring and summer months when
| byakethall is too.strpn‘gop_e&q;l',t fifi'
of bfiqobfill:is Jjuat I,h6fflfl,n“'... A% 4' 3"
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