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In Crisp County, reaches
26 towns and postoffices in
the best section of Georgia.
VOL. 4.
. WORLD STATESMEN
' JAPANESE 'OFFICIAL ACCEPTION‘
OF HARDING INVITATION EX.
PECTED SOON,. l
London, July—liz-.-—'l‘hree of’ th-‘:‘
principal powers, Great Brtiain,‘
France and Italy have officially signi
fited their acceptance of Harding's in
vitation to hold a .conference on lim.-
tation of armament, while China has
indicated her readiness to pariicipate
in the conference relativ: o far east
ern affairs.
Japan is the only one c¢f the allies
which has not placuco h‘e;seif on record;
as being leady to take part in the
Washington conferance, but it is ex
pected in official &iscl:s here her ac
ceptance will-be cymmunicated to Lh‘e]
United States govern:a2nt soon, |
In government circles here it ap-!
pears to' be th'e concensus Qf opinion
that the meeting at Washingto: will
be attended by some of the most
prominent statesmen of the world.
Britains Acceptance Received.
Washington, July 13.—Great Brit:
ain's favorable reply to President
Harding's invitation for an interna
tional conference on the limitation of
armament and the far eastern ques
tions, had reach'zd the statz depart
ment today, have been preceded by
that of France. The nature of the
communication was not disclosed ble
yond its favorable chargctér already
forecaste in the remarks of Lloyd
George. . Replies of Italy, China and
Japan are 'expet:ted shortly.
REPORTED KILLED
IN. FREIGHT WRECK ON SOUTH
"« ERN NEAR TIFTON
Tifton, Ga., July 13.—Two trainm'en
were reported killed and another Seri
‘ou.s]y injured when &%:local - freight
train, southbound omn'the southern’rail
way derailed a‘. Chula, - seven miles
north of Tifton at noow today. '
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IRISH POLICE RELIEVED
Dublin, (Assfiuly 13.—Large
bodies of police auxiliaries have been
granted indefinite leave of absence
as a cons'equence of the truce in Ire
land. The first batch of auxiliaries
have already left for England.
HAIL OF EXPLOSION RAINED
DOWN FROM 60 PLANES
New Port News, July 13,—A Ger
man warship was sent to the ])0“0'1)
by a Martin bomber from La'lglcyz
Field. The hail of bombs rained down
on the ship from between fity and
sixty planes.
Newport News, July 13.—Thirty five
bomb laden planes hopped off at Lang
ley field for Atlantic ocean where they
will attempt to sink the former Ger
man destroyer C-102. The airmen
were led by Brig. Gen. Mitchell and
Maj. Gen. Mencher, chief of air ser
vice, were aboard the naval air craft
carrier, Shawmut, for the maneuvers.
SURPRISE SPRUNG
FOUR UNDER ARREST IN MIL
LEDGEVILLE FOR COMPLICITY
IN 1919 MURDER.
Milledgeville, Ga., July 13.—Four
men and onewoman are under arrest
here today charged with - complic:ty
in the murder of Carl Watson oa the
night of August, 1919. They are Gene
Moran, John Simmons, Jacob Brookins
and Miss Winnie Brookins, sister of
the last named, and Ike Seay, a broth
.iiilaw. :
“Watson’s ‘body was— found~in -the
Owonee river with a bullet wouni in
the neck and a crushed skull. The
arrests caused a sensation.
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A.B.CORRINDEAD
«Al BANY HOME
WAS EMINENT COMMANDER OF
| BT, PAUL COMMANDERY
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR. :
A. B. Corrin, Eminent Commander
of St. Paul Commandery Knights
Templar of Albany, died Tuesday
‘al)out noon at his country home noar
"tlmt. (‘ity". The news of his death
hc(\mes. as a source of deep regret to
;Q_C(_)rdob'c Masons :111:(1 others with whom
‘[Mr. Corrin was a¢quainted. While the
jit'unoral arrangements have not been
fully, confpleted, the Knights Templar
I‘C.vrcm(,\nics will be in charge of the
Grand ‘(',“omnmndet: of Grorgia. Past
Grand Commander' A. ¢, ~ Atking of
- Cordele:, will attend the funeral and
‘.it is, expeeted that he will be accom
~panied by, a number of other Masons
ifqom this eity. Widely known in
Masonic cireles in the state Com
mander Corrin was held in highest
csteem, He had that exceptional quali
ty of making friends weadily and
through his warm, congenial and hos
pitable disposition always succeede‘
in maintaining such friendships. 3
AMERICAN STUDENTS
.. TGURING EUROPE
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Genoa, July 13—A hundred and
Wo~ \ o 3 i
séventy Amierican men and women
wh ol oeney ok ! g
stifdenty “arrived lnégc yesterday' on
a tour of Italy. Tho.;y: Jeave temor ‘bw!
£pl’,\:.\¥]ks},4n:ll\:xteg‘thcv will go t?‘l
Rohfet-h o e s Ty
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"L 7 RIOTING IN BELFAST
PR & ata g
:%_',éi)(;;ldpn, July 13.~Rioting occurred
in Vere street, Belfast this afternoon
' says a Central news dispatch from
Belfast. Two constables were injur
ed and three civilians were taken to
ths hospital suffering from gunshot
wounds, .
MRS. KABER FAINTS
CARRIED FROM 'COURT ROOM BY
) BAILIFFS. )
Cleveland, July 13.—Mrs. Kaber
fainted again shortly after court re
convened in the afternoon and a're
cess was ordered until she was able to
continue the trial.
Cleveland July 13.—Mrs. Eva Ka
ber went into hysterical faint this
morning while her brother, Charles
Brickle, testifying in her behalf in her
trial on a charge of th'e murder of her
husband. She screamed hysterically,
fell to the floor and was carried out by
bailiffs.
After Mrs. Kaber was carried into
the judges chambers she called in
coherently for her daughter, Matian
MeCandle.
The dramatic scenc came when as
sistant county prosecutor Cassidy on
cross examination of the brother,
asked if he did not know his mother
Mrs. M:rry Brickel had admitted she
tried to burn .the Kaber home.
““No she, did not admit it,”’ he re
plied.
Mrs. Kaber then began to scream.
On 'di'lectl examination Brickel tes
tificd he helicved Mrs. Kaber to be
insane, :
The ‘court was adjourned until
this afternoon and it is not expected
that Mrs. Kaber will testify until
late today.
SHARP DECLINEIN
AMERICA SUFFERS SLUMP OF
400,000 TONS.
V'M‘\'e;n' York, July i:%.—-—MvrchanL
ship building in all countrics of the’
world fell off necarly nine hundrek)
thousand gross tons for the quarter
ending June 30th last, compared \with
the _provious threz months :xccordingi
to a report of Lloyd’s register of
shipping. The declines arc said to bo‘
the sharpest ®ince ship constructioul
reached the high peak in the fall of 1
1919.
_ American shipping dropped off‘
nearly four hundred thousand and,i
British about two hundred and .seven
ty thousand. ‘
GOVERNMENT GETS BIG
PROFITS FROM PRISON MILL
Washington, July 13.—The manufac
ture of mail sacks of cloth by the mili
in the 'Atlanta Federal prison is expec
ted to net the government a profit of
seventy fivie thousand, Attorney Gen
eral’ Daugherty said today. The pro
fit, he said, will be above all expenses
and the payment of a bonus ‘g the
prisoners ‘engaged in tho work,
Whether the bonus systec to encour
age industry among federal prisonors
will be adopted at other institnticrs
has-not yet been decided, Daugherty
said. .
EDITORS PRESENT HARDING
WITH HIGHBACK CHAIR
Washington, July 13.—A high back
ed editorial chair, presented to the
presidant by more than six hundred
fellow newspaper editors added today
to furnishing the president’s study in
the White House through a committes
headed by Ernest Birmingham, of the
Fourth Estate. :
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET
i Open Close P-Close
w 0 T ioos: o 4 | 196
otoner uci.:, 1806 1318 12.85
December ..... 13.43 13.52 13.28
January ...-.. 1343 13.50 13.27
Maneh .o iies 1380 13776 13.45
CORDELE COTTON MARKET
Good Middling ¢loS€ -cecmeween. 11.25
CORDELE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1921.
REFUSE TO SETTLE STRIKE
San Franciscmy 13.—Proposals
to settle the marine strik'e were voted
down yesterday by both the seamens
union and marine firemen, water tend
ers and oilers union. This action, it
is said offsets the favorable vote yes
terday by the marine cooks and wai
ters, 3
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HARDINGS LETTER
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ON OIL TARMFF
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NOT FOR PUBLIC
CHAIRMAN FORDNEY SAYS HE
~ WILL PRESENT IT LATER.
Washington, July 13. "Chairm'm
Fordney of the house ways gnd means
committee told the house soday that
while he had received a 1' ter from
the nresident relating to thé proposed
duty on oil in the tariff bill,,it had not
been intended for publication. He
would present it later, h'e said, proba
bly during the consideration of the
oil schedule.
Reference to the president’'s letter
was made by Representative Byrnes
of South Carolina, whi pressed the
i chairman when the debate on the biil
‘opened, to say whether the text as
. published was Eorrect.
| “I have not read what was publish
ed,” Fordney said.
Byrnes said the published text quo
ted the president as protesting
against taking oil off the free list.
CENTRAL WEST STILLIN |
GRIP OF FIERCE HEAT WAVE
Chicago, July 13.—A torrid wave
which has gripped the Central 'West
for days continued today without any
indication of relief, Farmers in some
sectipns are doing field wosnk- by moon
light. In other districts there is Ilit
tle activity until sundown.
Temperature a hundreq and six in
thé shade was reported yesterday at
Footsville, Wis.,, Muscatine, lowa, hun
dred and two at Davenport, lowa, hun
dred and one. Two deaths and sever
al prostrations from heat were repor
ted in Chicago yesterday.
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TWO LEADERS CONFER ALONE
AT 4:30 P. N.
London, (Asso) July 13.—The first
metting between Lloyd George ang D=2
Valera will be held at four thirty
Thursday afternoon at the premier’s
official residence, it was announced at
Sinn Fein headquarters here this af
ternoon. It is inferred that the con
ference will be between the two men
alone, DeValera and his colleagues
spent the night at a hotel with friends
last night. During the evening thera
was a meeting of Sinn Fein sympathiz
ers at which it is assumed the situa
tion was quite thoroughly discussed.
GEORGIA SENATE“TABLES RESO
LUTION SEEKING INVESTIGA.
TION.
Atlanta, July 13.—Efforts to obtain
legislative inquiry into the activities
of lobbyists for and against legisla
ti-_on seeking to remove tha stat?
capital from Atlanta to Macon was de
feated today when the senate tabled
the resolution providing for such an
investigation.
Hearing on the bill providing for
tha sales of the present gohernor”s
mansion was set for Friday morning
before the senate public property
committee, '
ADDRESSES OF MESSRS. C. A,
* BOND AND M. J. KEYES WERE
GREATLY ENJOYED.
The Kiwanis Club had a good at
tendan2: at the weekly luncheon to
day at the Sawance Cafe. The mehu'
for the dinver included many delight
ful delicacics of the season and was
~ The program for the oceasion in
cluded as principal speakers Mr. C. A.
Bond, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Mr. M.
J. Keyes, honor guests of the club.
Mr. Bond being a prcminent buusiness
m:m,‘ having a large chain of ‘clnt,l} |
ing store in the middle west, his ad
diess was prineipally along husinossl
lines. Mr. Bond expressed his confi
dence in the business future of the
gsouth by stating that he intended be
fors the close of the eurrent year tof
establish clothing stores at Birminfd
‘lmm, New Orleans, Atlanta, Macon’
and possibly other points in the
south., He was high in praise of this
section as an agricultural section and
stated that for climatic conditions he
had never been in a section of the
countiy that was more agreeabl: toy
him from this standpoint. Mr. Bond isl
owner of the Daphne farm, located
geveral miles waest of 'Cordele.
The address of Ml': Keyes was along
a line of exceptionally enjoyable en
tertainment. He was forme:ly a chau
tanqua lecturer and he well «1i:~:playwdl!
his ability as such in his qt]«lx'flss to« i
day. His remanks were punctuated
with a number of witticisms that pro-j
voked mucéh hearty laughter.
OFFERS PRIZE TO AMERICAN
CREW IN EVENT OF WAR
Paterson, N. J., July 13,—The first
American crew to capture or sing a
«Japahese warship in the event of war
between the United States and Ja
gpan would receive a prize of fivel
thousand German marks by the will
of Charles O. R. Fritzsche, a formef/
Patterson engineer, made public .\l6-
day. It was received from Dresdoen,
Germany,
ESTABLISHED IN 1908
KIDNAPPED EARL RELEASED
Cork, July 13.:—;{& Earl of Bandon
who was kidnapped by Sinn Feiners
the morning of June 21, was brough:
back to Bantry last night by his cap
tors. The aged earl was uninjured.
PRESIDENT EFOF PLACE IN
SENATE" TAKING PART IN DE
BATE.,
Washington, July 13.—Senator Wat
son of Georgia, in the senate today
accused the president of “evidently
attempting to over awe senators in
the discharge of their duties” in ap
pearing in the senate yesterday and
:Isk'ing a recommittal of the soldiers’
bonus bill. H' said “It is not for the
president to come here and take part
in debate and that’s what he virtually
did yesterday.”
BEAVERDALEAFTER |
FIVE BUILDEFTS—I—)—YNAMITED IN
PENNSYLVANIA TOWN,
Johnstown, mly 13.—Many tor-|
eigners left Beaverdale, a mining town
near here, last night following a mass
meeting of American citizens who are
said to have reiterated their intention
of driving out th'e undesirable foreign
element alleged to have been respon
sible for numerous crimes committed
at Beaverdale within the last few
months.
Five buildings were dynamited andj
'a number of foreign residents were
} driven from their homes Monday
'night, according to reports reaching
| the Cambria county authorities.
TURKISH LEADERS FIGHT
FOR NATIONAL EXISTENCE
Angora, (Asso) July 13.—Turkish
nationalist leaders compare their
struggles against the Greeks with the
American revolution. Those inter
viewed by the Associated Press cor
respondent have reiterated their belief
in the justness of their cause, and
have expressed a determination to se
cure national existence for the home
land. |
The correspondent on a trip of hun
dreds of miles from Constantinoplei
to Angora also gained some idea ot‘
the united and powerful army wlth?
which the Turks apparently propose to ‘
find a solution of the near east prob- i
lem., |
SPARTA BANK TO PAY -
| FORTY PER S«ENT DEMAND
1 Sparta, Ga., July 13,—Depositors of
“the defunct Bank of Sparta will rea
fize forty per cent of their demands
according to a statement madg by
Joscph E. Pottle, attorney for the
}.‘ttato banking department who cou
‘;luvtml the investigation of the af---
fairs of the bank when the bank sus
‘pvndcd business more than two
months ago. Creditors were hopeful
they would receive full settlement
of their demands but the hope was
goon dissipated when there was dis
closure showing wholesale. violation
of all banking laws.
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With your hand-ax do likewise;
'Anyone can be a knocker,
fAnyona can criticize,
i(“,ultivatv the building habit,
‘Though it hurts your face to smile;
"At the start it may go awkard,
But yowll get it afterwhile,
Prince William, son of thee king 'ofl
Swaden, has trapped, single-handed.
twenty-four gorillas fourteen lions
and many oOther animals which he is
taking to the Stockholm museum,
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CONFER WITH VIEW TO Flf
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Mexico City, July 13,4-'Ali_ cou
tries whose nationals have’ suffered:
damages from Mexican __;ljgxglptl‘_' ‘
have been invited by President Obfé
v, e gyt KR
(gon to appoint a delegate who will;
meet Mexican representatives. any
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form a permanent commigg-ion“?:,gn&?
upon claims. An invitghon wxfi‘l,‘
sent to all interested nations by ,
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foreign office. Ll TP
The various Mexican em_}:‘"mli :
and legations are requested in.fi i
‘.th(\ n:.ltions interestedtthgt:‘l”(bfl%.
is ‘.‘chspOsed to enter _m__m n
qith foreign governments’ lvkin&j —.
an equitable indemnification’ of *pege
sons who have suffered dam."c”‘; -"
cause of revolutions in Mexlcd? om'
i nineteen ten to the prelent"’lfi_imo.:f‘
PRINTERS RETURN TO WORK;
Cincinnati, July 'l3.—Fifteen tni~:
dred union printers whbfihfvg‘bp&lé
on a strike here fourteen’ weaks' l’f:
nounced today they would réturn th'
work at the old scale °f_B7~§_ndfy,§,i';h*' 2
cents an hour. ‘Their original &8
mand was a dollar and ja{,qud_i'tei"j‘g'
hour, which was re_duéed’to.g 'dtél,ll“.
but still the employgrs "re_tqlugd to *7 3
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NEW TRIALS DENIED *
IN EXPRESS CASES
JUDGE EVANS ,Ruusii,éfimfih}
ALL BUT ONE or,mm_‘:fl:‘}f;
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Macon, July 13—Except: in‘the-case
of Dan McLendon, the mo’tidfi?fii‘inwé.
trials filed by seventeen otthn;.tllm:“l
six defendants in the allegéd ,c‘onfinlfil'-'
acy to rob the American Raillway: Bx
press company of a m.flllot‘l,; doiltn,
worth of goods was genied Jyete to.qty'.
by ederal Judge Evans, pasEL
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