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WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1921,
OEVEN TIMES IN GALLOWS
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. SAVED BY GOVERNOR
DEATH SENTNCE COMMUTED TO
LIFE IMPRISONMENT YESITER.-
DAY ON GROUND NEGRO IS IN.
SANE. 13 i
Macon, Ga., July 12—Joe *James.
Twliggs county n2glo who was re:
moved vesterday from the Bibb coun
ty jail to Jeffersonville jaily where
he was to be hanged on Wednosiday
morning will not have to pay the ex
treme penalty of the lavg for killing
Ross Brown on the night of July !H.i
1919, Governor Thomas W. Hardwiclk
having yesterday commuted the sen
tenee to life imprisonment. John R
Cooper and W. O. Cooper Jr.,; i whi
represented James were notified vs- |
terday morning at ten o’clock “of the
action taken hy the Covernor,
With the commutation,of the death
sentence one of the most unusua
fights ever made for » condemned
man in the history.of the state is
ended. Seven times James was with
in. three days of the gallows when
the execution of death seentence was|
stayed ecither by the trial judge, Su
preme«-Court or by the Governor. °
One time " the gallows was erected
at Jeffersonville when an order fiwmn’
Governor Hugh M. Doisev postponed
the date of execution. Deputies from
‘Twiggs connty oven came to Macon
where they received instructions from
Sheriff J. R, Hicks, Jr., as to just how
the rope should he tied ete., hut when
they returned the negro had ben
l)m'nght to Macon where he has been
confined in the Bibb county jail for
safe keeping. £e
Saved Three Times By DOrsey
The execution of the sontence \\';lS‘
stayed three times by Governor Dor-;
sey, twice by the Suprems Court and
twice by the trial judge..
Jame§ was convieted- on August 2(
1919 of ome of the most biutal mur
ders ever committed in Twiggs coun
ty. The body of the woman he killed
was mutilated beyond recoginition,
the head being severed from the re
niaincder of the body and deep stab
wounds in the stomaech,
Attorneys John R. Cooper and W.
0. Cooper, Jr., argued the motion for
a cowmutation befere the prison com
mission last Tuesday and the board
recommeded that the petition be
aranted by the governor. The matter
was discussed with Governor Hard
wick by W. O. Cooper, Jr., Saturday.
Ineanity was the plea that finally
prevented the nogra from being
hanged. Dr. T. E. Pritehard president
of ‘the First National Bank of Ty Ty
who: examined James while jul’ the
Bibh county jail'signed an affidavit
that he did not bhelizve James had
good sense. This affidavit and others
from white propie who knew James
since childhood. are believed to have
caused tho Governor to take the ae
tion he did.
NEW YORKS DESTRUCTION
THIS MONTH IS PREDICTED
Washington,—New York City des
troyed!
That will be a headline in every
newspaper in the world some time
during the month of July, according
to information which has been placed
in the hands of American Ambassador
Harvey in London, and made available
to government officials here. The
prediction is made by Kdgar Cole, oi
Philadelphia who is pursuing scientif
is courses Tn London. e was former
1y connected with the United States
Food Administration and the Philadel
phia Rapid Transit Co.
If you don’t believe Cole’s predic
tion, you aren’t disappointing him, for
he frankly states that he expects to b
derided and ridiculed. But he is pre
pared to accept all odium and ridicule
that may be heaped on him, while he
tells the world about the forthcoming
cataclysm, and he is going to tell the
world too, fo° humanity’'s sake, he
declares in a letter received here.
Scientific study of geological struc
ture of New York combined with
study of astronomical effects, has con
vinceg Cole that the mietropolitian
area is going to slip »ight into the sea,
following a real earth tremor, which
will come this month if running on
schedule time.
WEAK; RUN-DOWH |
Carolina Lady Got So She Cotild,
Just Drag.—*“Cardui Built e
Up,” She Declares.
Kernersville, N. C—ln an interest
ing statement regarding Cardui, the
Woman'’s® Tonic, Mrs. Wesley Mabe, of
near here, recently sald: “I have
known Cardui for years, but never
knew its worth until a year or 80 aBO.
I was in a weakened, run-down con
dition. I became draggy—didn't eat or
sleep to do any gocd; couldn’t do any
thing without a great effort. I tried
different remedies and medicines, yet
I continued to drag.
o] decided to give Cardul a trial,
and found it was just what I really
peeded. It made me feel much strong:
er soon after I began to use it. I be
gen to eat more, anpd the nervous,
weak feeling began to leave. Soon I
was sleeping good.
“Cardui built me up &8 DO other
tonic ever did.
«f used Cardul with one daughter
who was-puny, felt bad and” tired out
all the time. It brought her right out,
and soon she was as well as a girl
could be. We think there is mothing
like Cardui.”
Do not allow yourself to become
weak and run-down from womanly
troubles.. Take Cardul. You may find
it just what you really need. For
more than 40 years it has been used by
thousands and thousands, and found
just as Mrs. Mabe describes,
At your druggist’s. NC-142
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HARRIS & BALLENGER
INSURANCCE AND SURETY BONDS
Cordele, Georgla.
GOVERNMENT TO SLAUGHTER
30,000 SEALS THIS YEAR
Seattle, Wash.—Seal skin coats—as
Mmany as can he made from ahout 30,
000 skins—will be the objective this
gimmwes in the government's drizs on
its sealpreserves on the Pribylov Is
lands, which lie in the Bering Sea oif
Alaskay oo BRI
-iémaugl.ifiéfi.b;}thé Pribylov ®als will
iuL'a'g'i-r,xE,thl‘s} yearin early June #ld con
tinue through summer months, it was
anpounced recently. . Last year 28,
000 seals were recently taken and this
year it is hoped to get 30,000, © .
‘Recengly the U. 8.8 Saturn, of the
navy- department’s. fransport: service,
artived here to load supplies for the
‘annual summer campaign on' the is
lands. The .Saturn is takingsto the
Pribylov’s sight expert furriers from
a St, Fouis firm which acts as the sell
ing agent for the governmefit. -
lixcept for the monthg of -the seal
harvest: the Pribylovs are inhabited
by natives only. The government for
several years has been trying to im
prove living conditions for thlese in
habitants and this year is shipping
north a complete modern water sys
tem,
'A. B. & A. PASSENGER SERVICE
~ Overhead Paddle Eletric Faas,
The usual daylight passenger ser
vice is being maintained between all
South Georgia and points reached by
this line and to and from Atlanta, or
the following schedule:
Northbound Southbound
(Eastern Time)
5:45 AM Lv Brunswick, ar 9:00 AM
9:40 AM Ar Douglas, Lv 5:25 PM
| *1:00 AM Ar Fitzgerald, Lv 4:05 PM
5:20 PM Ar Tifton, Lv 9:50 AM
6:30 PM Ar Moultrie, Lv 840 AM
7:40 PM Ar ThomasvilieLv 7:35 AM
12:30 PM Ar Cordele, Ar 2:50 PM
4:40 PM Ar Albany, Ar 7:15 AM
6:15 PM Ar Atlanta, Lv 7:15 AM
# S :
. Ask your Ticket agent for a ticket
through to your destination and
check baggage to the end of your
trip, ;
The service slogan of the A, B. &
A, Railway is “The Public Be Pleas
eddl 5
& Report to the undersigned cases of
paticularly courteous service by em
ployees—No trouble to answer ques
tiens. b=27-17.
H, S. RICE, TPA,,
3 Fitzgerald, Ga,
W. W, CROXTON, PTM.,
Atlanta, Ga.
Through Sleeper
MACON, GA,, TO ASHVILLE, N.C,
% Via
SOUTHERN RAILWAY 3YSTEM
Effective Sunday, May 29th, Sou
thern Railway System will establish
througr sleeping car service from
Macon, Ga., to Ashville, N. C, Sleep
er will leave Macon each afternoon
on, Southern Railway train No, 26 at
5.26 P, M. and returning from Ash
ville will arrive Macon 11.50 A, M,,
TP'or further information relative
to schedules, round trip fares and
Pullman reservations, apply to near
est Southern Raiiway Ticket Agent,
or C. B, Rhodes,
' General Passenger Agent,
Macon, Ga,
FRANCE WILL STAY ON RHINE
UNTIL TREATY IS FULFILLED
Paris, July 13,—Iranee has inform
ed Germany she will continue the oc
“Zupation of the Rhin eregfion until
Geimany has complied with the con
ditions of the treasury of Versailles
relative .to the punis]nm-fit of those
who violated the rules of the civilized
j\varfarc of ' the World Wlar, 1’1'4.-11—xivr
ißriand told the senate today. !
During his thirty year’s pastorate
at a Cincinnati church,- a ministe:
kept eight colonies of pees in the
church tower. It is said theyv would
rasige fifteen ‘miles for honey.
too worn out | <.
to succeed? L
R g o NG
Nothing will turn ambx-kfi} »
tion into ill-tempered £ \':\\f‘ 3
“laziness quicker .é?&g i
than con.stxpa.txon.\&\:fig
And nothing will ren- F
der the bedy more liable to
dangerous diseases than this
same poisonous condition,
. Don’t be constipated! It isn’t safe!" ¢
isn't sepsible! it isn’t necessary! Be
well—but don’t rely on ordinary laxatives
to help you. Try instead the newest
scientific treatment for constipation —
RICH-LAX
This preparation not only overcomes cone
stipation, but it does away with all the
nausea, cramping and deranged digestion
caused by ordinary laxatives,
Guaranteed ot Our Store. We are o sure that
Rich-Lax will please you that we want you to
come to our store and get a bottle and try it en
tirely at our risk, 1f it doesn’t suit you, if it isn't
the best laxative medicine you ever used, simpl
tell us so and w¢ will vromntly refund the &l{
~ purchase pricé,
l STEADS DRUG STORE.
Lucky
STRIKE
f/Its
STATE MELON MOVEMENT -
PASSES 7,000 CAR MARK
Shipments to Northern and Eastern
, ‘Markets ExCeed Same Period L3asg
Year by 6,000 Carloads.
1 Shipments of Georgia watermetons
to the Northern and Eastern markets
have passed the 7,000 carload mark,
more than 6,600 cars ahead of the cor
responding period one year ggo. The
total movement up to Thuarsday, the
Bureau of Markets reported yester
day, was 6,521 cars, which was 1,300
cgrs ahead of the total seagon move
ment. Out of the Macon district 180
cars of melons were moved last night.
Atlanta continues to be a good
buyer of South Georgia melohs, 67
cars Dbeing sold there ‘Wlednesday.
Chicago took 49 carg and Cincinnati
31, Other shipments were scattered.
Considerable buying of watermelons
is being done from local headquarters
of the Northern buyers at the lotel
Macon. All of the big buyers of the
country will establish headquarters
at the Hotel Macon on Monday, In
the group will be Jameg L. Leonard,
of Leonardg, C:ro;ssutt and Riiey, Bfl
Cincinnati, who is known as the melon
king. The Bureau of Markets will
also open an office at the Hotel Ma
con.” There will also be @ number of
railroad traffic representatives from
various parts of the country at. the
same hotel to accommodate the buy
ers. 3 :
ANOTHER GOROELE CASE
It Proves That There's a Way Out
Cor Many Suffering Cordele Folks.
Just another report of a case in
Jordele. Another typical case. Kid
ney ailments relieved in Cordele
with Dean’s Kidney Pills, i
H. B, Wilson, stone cutter, 506 Sev
snth St., Cordele, says: “My kidneys
were in a terrible condition and 1
fad such severe paing in the small
of my back I was unable to do any
work at all. Some days I could
hardly get around. The kidney secre
tions passed too often and were
scanty at times and then again they
were too frequent and highly colored.
When T sat down I could hardly get
up on account of a severe, sharp,
skooting pain in my back. I was
»othered a lot with dizziness, too.
After taking two boxes of Doan’s Kid
nev Pills I was cured and I haven't
had any trouble since.”
LASTING RESULTS. |
The above statement was given on
May 6, 1914, and on April 20, 1918,
Mr Wilson said: “I know Doan’s
Kidney Pills are a fine kidney medi
cine. I use them occasionally as a
preventive when I feel I need them
and they never fail to fix me up in
fine shape. I have a great deal of
faith in Doan’s.”
60e, at all dealers, Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N Y.
A. B. & A. PASSENGER
SERVICE TO WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA POINTS
Read Down Read Uy,
12:30pm Lv Cordele Ar. 2,50 pm
6:lspm Ar. Atlanta Lv. 7:l6am
9:lsam Lv Atlanta Ar 6:25an
6:25am Ar. Henders'nville Lv 9:3opm
- 7:3oam.Ar. Ashville Lv B§2spm
Through sleeping cars from At
anta to Hendersonville and Ashville,
Round-trip Summer Tourist Fares to
Tendersonville -wceae in-. . $24.84
B 0 Ashaville &ii.iic viinan 82800
Reduced round trip fares in same
roportion to other points.
C. D. BERCAW, General
Ticket Agent AB&A Ry.
Danger that is known is a guide
post to safety.
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
V. M. & W. SOON TO
1 v
. GO TO THE JUNK PILE
Moultrie, Ga,, July 12—It is now
‘accepted as a foregone conciusion
‘here that the Valdosta, Moultrie &
‘Western railroad is going to the
Junk- pile. In fact, it even iy reported
that the actual work of dismantling
the road will begin this week.
All negotiations for its purchase
as a going concern have heen enlled
off, it is said in railroad circles
here. C. L. Jones who bought in the
road under court sale at Valdogta
about two months ago for a little
less than $90,000 retused an offer of
$125,000 for it »s a going concern,
making the bidders a counter pro
posal which they rejected.
Trains have been run over . the
road during the melon geason hut
regular scrvice was suspended two
days after Mr. Jones bhousght the
road. Under the termg of the sule
he was required to ‘keep the line in
tact until gfter the melon geason
after .which he has the authority to
make whatever disposition of it that
he sees fit. It iy said that the work
of dismantling the road wiil begin
on the Moultrie end and that the
rails, crogsties, ete¢, will be moved to
Valdosta for gshipment from that
point,
STRAW VOTE IS HEAVILY ,
_ AG,INST COLQUITT POLICE
"~ FENCE ADVOCATES WIN
Moultrie, Ga., July B.—The no
fence advocates lost out in the spe
cial election held on the question in
Colquitt county Wednesday by a vote
of more than two to one. The offi
cial consolidation gave the results
as follows: For fence. 1,385; against
fenice, 599. '
The no-fence people carried only
one of the seventeen militia districts
in the county. This was Doeerun
which gave 27 voteg for tence and 94
against.
| In the BMoulirie district just a few
‘over 400 of the 1450 registered
voters went to the polls. Voting was
‘heavy in the country districts, how
ever, agnd 1,984 ballots were cast in
the election.
Interest centered largely in the
straw vote on the county police
force, as it wag generally known
that the no-fence advocates had no
chance to win. It wag also gcneml-i
ly believed that the vote against Hu-i
country police would he heavy, but
every onc. seemed to he anxious to
sce just haw “unpopular” the “dry”.
officers. WErs, i e Su. i
There . was nothing official - ahout |
this straw election, but those who|
handled the votc at the various pre
cincts say that strict election law
rules were followed. According: to
figures they fuyrnished 1,335 .voted
against a continuance of the work
of the comnty, policemen while only
469 spokein favor of it. The result
of . this-/b#iot swill be submitted to
the * county' commissioners.
Money back without question “ ”
if HUNT'S GUARANTEED _ J/¥#
SKIN DISEASE REMEDIES /& /
(Hunt's Salve and Soap),failin g I '
the treatment of Itch, Eczema, ,r & !
Ringworm,Tetterorotheritch- ; a
ing skin diseages. Try thie
treatment at our risk,
STEAD'S DRUG STORE.
WILLIAM H. THORNTON
* TRANSFER AND STORAGE
CONTRACTOR'S WORK A SPECIALTY
ALL KINDS OF MOVING DRA YAGE AND HEAVY HAULING
ON SHO RT NOTICE
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make heavy machinery repairs and
construet new machieny lay-out for
any kind of plant.
We carry full line of Shafting, Pulleys,
Pipe Fittings, Belts and Mill Supplies.
Call us and Get Quick Service at Moderate Cost '.
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We give you quick scrvice on any make
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as good as the best. All work .guuaran
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Auto & Radiator Repair Co.
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Phone 229 J. E. CALHOUN, Manager.
;PAIR CONFESSED TO
L FLORIDA MURDER
; ———
~ Bainbridge, Ga., July 12.—Joe Mar
tin, 30, of Brunswick, Ca., and Jim
I.ingon, alias S. F. Ponsell, 26 of Milan
Ga, today confesse to the murder
of John M, Tuggle, of Chipley, Fla.,
near Deerland on Jaly 4, according to
a statement made. by Sheriff. S. W.
Martin, of Decatur county, following
the arrest of the pair on suspicion.
The prisoncrs were taken to Jack
sonville where they were turn'ed over
to Florida officials.
The capture of .the {wo men came
as the result of a charge of stealing
two shirts placed against Martin by
a mah residing in the same boarding
house that Martin was stopping at
since he arrived here from Florida a
few days ago. Martin was taken into
custody and when he wls brought be
fore Sheriff Martin his description
answered that sent out by Florida of
ficials shortly after the crime was
discovered. i
Lingo was arrested swhils he was at
work in the office of a local lumber
company after officers are alleged to
have searched Martin and recovered
Tuggle's gold watclh. Martin was the
first to confess and alleged that Lingo
perpetuated the crime, while Lingo in
hig confession placeq the blame on
Martin. |
Head Crushed by Jack.
Tuggle, on July 3, while enroute in
an auatomobile from his home in
Chipley to Milton overtook Martin and
Lingo walking on the highway. He
invited them to ride with him as far
as Milton, They acceptied the invita
tion. Tuggle went to Milton and
while rcturning home on the Fourth
again met up with the two men. He
picked them up and while riding along
I'e is alleged to have been slain by the
two men.
When Tuggle failed to arrive home
a search was instigateq and his body
was found lying beside his automobile
about one half mile off the main high
way. His head was badly mutilated
and a blooq spattered jack nearby in
dicated that it had been used as a
weapon. Tuggle's money and watch
were missing as well as his extra
clothes which had heen in a suait case,.
Laundry n.arks cut from the clothes
were ford beside the car.,
Martin, in his confession to Sheriff
Martin, stateq that both the men had
taken part in the robbery and murder,
but claims that Lingo was the one who
struck Tuggle over the head with the
automobile jack. Lingo claims that
Martin struck the autoist many blows
SHOULD BE TREATED THRU THE BLOOD
Medical authorities now agree
that rheumatism, with its aches
and pains, is caused by germs that
pour poison into your blood
stream. Rubbing will not give per
manent relief. Thousends of rheu
matic suffercrs have stopped their
agony with 8. 8. 8.
For Special Bookl>¢ or for indi
vidualadvice,without charge,
write Chief IMedical Advisor,
5.8.5.C0., Dep't 441, Atlanta, Ga.
Get 8. S. S. at your druggist.
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