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VOLUME 5
THIRTY ARE DEAD IN ILLINOIS MINE STRIKER’S BATILE
lllinois Strip Mine Set on Fire,
Freight Train in Flame, Food
Supplies Looted.
NON UNION MEN ARE
SIXTEEN NON UNION MEN ARB‘
BUTCHERED WHILE OTHERS
ARE WOUNDED. |
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Herrin, June 22.—A check
up to noon today, made by the
Associated Press, showed 26
kpown dead and indications
that the total would be over
thirty, in the hositilities bet
ween striking union miners and
employes of Strip mines of the
Southern Illinois Coal Com
pany near here.
The bodies were spread over
an area of fifteen miles square.
Some were riddled with bullets,
.others were beaten to death.
Three were hanging .-by' ropes
from trees.
The Strip mine had been fired
and a freight train was also
burning, while miners looted
several cars of food supplies.
One group of six men were tied
together. All were wounded,
and lying in the road in the
scorching sun.
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Men Were Massacred
Herrin, June 22.—Nineteen are
known to have been killed in the
open warfare of union men and sym
pathizers with éfiployes at the Strin
mige near here of the southern Illi
nois coal company. An incomplete
check showed sixteen nonunion and
three union men dead. One non
union man was found hanging to a
tree, his body riddled with bullet.
Sixteen nonunion men were found in
the woods near the mine. It was
stated the men were massacred when
they attempted escape after, being
taken prisoner by the union forces.
Four others were found riddled
with bullets and are not expected to
recover. .
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’ Doesn’t Know War is Over
Springfield, Ills., June 22.—Adjut
ant general Black shortly before
noon declared that his telephone in
formation from Herrin was that the
local authorities have the situation
well in hand. Regarding the number
killed he said®Col. Hunter of his
staff had been unable to verify
the rumor that anybody had been
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JAPANESE OPPOSE
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U. S. YAP TREAIY
Tokio, June 22,—The Yap
treaty with the United States
was approved by the privy coun
c¢il and the Japanese prince re
gent today. The treaty fixes
the rights of each mnation on
the island which is under
Japanese mandate
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CRUM WAS SPEAKER
i ERATION
““ON COOP
4.10 NS LUNCHEON ATTENDER BY
" BIX VISITORS AT NOON TODAY
The Lion: noon luncheon today at
the Untion Lunch rcom was featured
by a very forceable and interesting ad
dress on cooperation delivered by
judge D. A. R. Crum. He was an honor
guest and made the young members
a fine talk.
Dr J. W. Mann also engaged in a
breif but interesting talk at this hour.
The club made plans for a base ball
game with the [Flitzgerald Kiwanis
, b here next Thursday. D. C. Browd
er won the attendance prize. Visitors
were Clyde Smith, J. H. Stern, Judge
«Crum Emmett Skelton, D. C. Browder
and Seward M. Smith.
A committees was appointed to as
+gist County Agent CSulpeper in se
furing scales for the cooperative hog
sales here. ; -l
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ENTIRETAYLOR
FAMILY KILLED
NO RELATIVES YET LOCATED AC
CIDENT UNAVOIDABLE, IS
VERDICT OF CORONERS JURY ‘\
Macon, Ga., June 22,—Unless in
structiong are reeeived during the
next few hours from relatives, the six
persons who met death here on Tues
day afternoon when a Central of
Georgia passenger train struck an au
tomobile at the Lorane crossing will
be buried in a local cemetery. |
Identification was established yes
terday,- but no elose relatives of the
dead persons were found which
would indicate that the entire family
of J. P. Taylor of Nichodsville Ky.
was wiped out |
The dead, according to identifiea
tion established by officials of the
Central of Georgia Railroal are :
J. P. Taylor and his wife, Mrs.
Howard Cox, their daughter, and
Mrs. Cox’s 1 year old daughter, Lee
Taylor, said to be an adapted son of
| J. P. and Mrs. Taylor, Marcum Tay
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ESCAPE / ° PARACHUTES |
BEFURE PLANE CRASHES
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Wichita, Kansas, June 22,—Pilot
Foy Snow, R. H. Norman and a wo
man passenger all of Oklaroma City
cscaped in parachut:s when iheir
airptane went into a tail spin at an
elevation of 3,000 f:ot and crashed
to the earth mear Bellaplaine, 15
miles south of here tolay. The planc
was demolished. Tite parachutes had
been strapped to the passengers Lo
fore the flight, Norman said,
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killed. :
Dyramite Blast
Herrin June 22.—Sounds of occas
ional shots were heard early today
from the direction of the mining camp
near here where striking union miners
have surrounded the camp in which
approximately a hundred non-union
workers were quartered,
19 Bodies are Counted
Herrin, June 22.—There were sev
eral thousand men and boys present
when sixteen men were killed this
morning. Forty-four men were taken
prisoners at the camp and herded in
front of their captors. When they
reached the woods between the camp
and Herrin the killings began. The
bodies of nineteen dead were counted
by an experienced conservative news
paperman,
GED MOONSHINE
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PREACHER AND SHERIFF LOSE
LIVES IN RAID ON STILL |
Albany, Ga., June 22,—Three bodics
torn by gunshot wounds were brought
here today. They were those of Rev.
Roy Healy, pastor ! of the First
Christian chureh here; sheriff C. M.
Kendall, of Linn county, and Dave
M. West a seventy year old rancher
The deaths were the result of a
raid on West‘s moonshine still yes
torday.
The sheriff and minister were kill
ed instantly by the . rancher, who
after barricading hisself in the house
and holding oft a posse for houas
erept from the building when night
came and in the barn blew off the
top of his own head with his rifle.
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BY SUDDEN DEATH
HIGHLY ESTEEMED CITIZEN‘
PASSED AWAY AT TEN
O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT. |
Death claimed Mr. P. C. Dill, for
a long time employed at the Cordele
Sash Door & Lumber Company, last
night at ten o’clock, at the family
home on Northern Heights following
a sudden attack which came while
he was at the supper table. It fol
lowed his day’s work and was pro
bably apoplexy. He was apparently
in good health prior to the attack.
Mr. Dill was 62 years of age and
one ofthebest men in the entire com
munity. He was loved and honored
wherever he was known. His widow
and one son, George, and four
daughters, Mrs. Gus Newsome of Al
pany, Mrs. Denver Todd of Amer
icus, and Misses Marian and Adel
of Cordele, survive him. |
Rev. Wallace Wear conducted the
funeral this afternoon at four o’clock |
at the house. The remains were laid ‘
to rest in Sunnysgide cemetery. The
pall bearers were Messrs. R. B. Gary,
J. L. Carmen, E. C Joyner, J. T.
Perry, J.D. Mitchell, and 8. C.
Dowdy. |
The entire community has bccni
thrown into deep sorrew at the news
of his death. 1
GOVERNMENT TURNED DOWN
ON PALESTINE MANDATE
AND FINANCIAL MEASURE
London June 22—The government
wag defeated on its financial amend
ment to the naticnal health insurance
pill in grand committee of the house
lof commons today .The coemmlittee
immediately adjourncd in order that
the government might consider its
position. The government waks de
feated in the Lords yesterday on the
question of the Palestine mandate.
The defeat was considered unlikely
to jead to modificaticn of the govern
ments policy.
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FUNERAL OF ERNEST REID
'HELD AT MOTHERS HOME
HERE AT ELEVEN TODAY
The funeral of Earnest Reid, who
died suddenly at hig home Tuesday
night at Hastings, Fla., was conduct
ed this morning at eleven o’clock at
the home of his mother Mrs. C.C.
Reid on Fifteenth Ave., The remains
were laid to rest in Sunnyside. Rev.
Wallace Wear conducted the services.
A large number of sorrowing friends
attended.
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PHYSICTAN LONG
PRACTICING HERE
GOES TO MIAMI
[ Dr. J. S. McKenzie left yesterday
ifor Miami, Fla., where he goes for
future practice. He has been in Cor
dele over twenty years and a physi
cian in this section nearly forty
years. He is widely known and loved
and his going will prove a matter of
deep legret on all sides.
Dr. Olin McKenzie moved to Miami
some months ago and his father has
now followed. Cordele and Crisp
county will migs him and his good
family a great deal,
AND DAILY SENTINEL
CORDELE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1922,
LABOR VOTESTO
WILL - ELECT OFFICERS OF
AMERICAN FEDERATION TO
MORROW.
(By Assoclated Press)
Cincinnati, June 22.—8 y an over
whelming vote the American feder
ation of labor convention today
adopted a program centering around
four proposed constitutional amend
ments, the repeal of the Sherman
antitrust law and other legislation, as
a means of curbing thé courts on ac
count of decisions adverse to labor.
The program was drafted by the
special policy committee and ac
cepted without a change by the con
ventiop.
Election of officers in the federa
tion was set for tomorrow morning.
LEAVES DELEGATION TO BE
_LIEVE MATTER OF TIME BE
FORE INDEPENDENCE WILL
COME.
Washington, June 7.———Thc Presi
dent told members of the Philippine
parliamentary commission today that
he could not yet urge upon congress
the desirability of Philippine inde
pendence.
Members of the mission said the
exceutive indicated that he was not
unalterably opposed to Philippine
autonomy but regarded the matter
as a question of time.
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LAW TO PROHIBIT
SALE OF GLANDS
FROM lIUMAN BODY
Chieago, Tlll., June 22,—Legislation
to prohibit traffic in human glands
will be introduced at the scssion ofi
the Illinois legislature, according to
Representatives O‘Grady and Ofßrien
They decarcd persons should be pro
hibited from selling anmy part of
their bodies or from buying tissues
cr glands from the body of another.
LENINE GETS VACATION |
TILL AUTUMN BECAUSE
OF HIS RECENT ILLNESS
Copenhagan, June 22,—A message
from Moscow to the Central News
says the Russian Couneil of the Com
missars has' granted Premieg, Lenine
leave of absence until autumn on ae
count of his illness. It is expeeted
adds the message, that Commissar
Tusupa, sccond vice president of - the
council, will act in his stead,
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the best in our
preseription or
ders. It is hon
est value ecvery
time. Are we
not entitled to
some of your
business?
Just Received a
Fresh Supply of
Bunch Butter
Beans
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BRITISH FIELD MARSHAL, SIR
HENRY WILSCN, SHOT TO DEATH
: BY TWO SINN FEIN ASSASSINS
- ANNUAL PARADE
RICHMOND REUNION WILL
‘ COME TO CLOSE WITH BALL
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Richmond, Va., June 22,—Wecary
and happy as children when night
comes the gray clad veterans of the
Confederacy, after passing through
the streets of their old capital today
were ready to turn their faccs home
ward.
The reunion comes officially to a
' close tonight with a grand ball. Ev
i(‘ry veteran who ecame to Richmond
- was seated in a motor vehicle for the
\p:n'n:lu, the escort of honor being
made up of veterans of ninety cight
i:md the World War, |
BANKERS CALLED
WAR FRAUDS GRAND JURY SUM.
MON BANKERS FROM FOUR
CITIES
Washngton June 22.—Officials of
panking - corpurations in New York
Phildelphja, New Orleans and Jack
/ismlvillu were supoenaed tg appear to
‘d:ly before the special war faauds
i:mu(l jury and produce all records of
transactions by J. L. Phillips, chair
man of the Georgia State republican
cemmittee, under chargeg of conspir
acy to defraud the government,
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GEORGIA STUDENT GIVES
BLOOD FOR ATHENS WOMAN!
Athens, Ga., June 22,——-Bccausc‘
Thomas J. Sasscr, of Savannah, stu
‘(‘wnt at the University of Georgia un
derwent a transsfusion npcrnti()n‘
Mrs. W. D. McGregor, aged Athenian
will live.
The operation was performed at
the Athcns general hospital, Tuesday
:lfl'v(‘l’lm()ll and was suceessful. Sasser
was one of the nine University stu--
dents who voluntered for the opera’
tion. He wag feeling ““fit as a fiddle‘ |
he said after the operation, l
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CROXTON PAYS CORDELE |
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VISIT AND FINDS CAUSE
FOR SMILES IN BUSINESS
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Mr. W. W. Croxton, genecral traf
fic manager of the A. B. & A. Rail
road, was here today attending to
husinegs. He had an encouraging
word to offer from his rounds in
south Georgia. Many improvements of
late have been noted and this section
of the state is recovering rapidly.
South Georgia has done a wonderful
truck and fruit business this spring
and summer.
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YOUTH WALKS 340 MILES
TO SUNDAY SCHOOL MEET
Savannah, Ga.,,” Junc 22,—Walking
the 350 miles from Savannah to Ath
eny, Ga., at least most of the way,
W. H. All Jr., 20 representing the
Sceond Baptist Church here is on his
way to attend the State B, Y. P. 7
mzeting at Athens. He is today be--
tween Maxey and Lexington, in good
conditions., He started ten days ago
About forty others go from Savannah
by train.
CORDELE COTTON MARKET
Good middling closed -o------22°5
NEW YORK COTTON
January ... 2207 2208 221}
Mareh ....... 2195 2192 2204
July oo 00, 228 D 2238 2247
October . _...,.. 2230 2238 2242
December ..... 2220 2219 ::2.".;1
ESTABLISHED IN 1908.
WATSON STOPS HOT
SENATE WORD BATTLE
Washington, June ‘.!:.’,-——Hvll:‘t«
tor Glass wag ecalled a ““liart’
today in the senate by Heflin
of Alabama, after the Virginia
member had deelared a state
ment by the Alabamian was
talse.
They were called to order by
Senator Watson of Goorgia,
and under the rule of cach was
required to take hig scat
SUN YAT SEN IS
- MADE PRISONER
WILL BE TURNED OVER TO RE.
PUBLICAN GOVERNMENT AT
PEKING
Peking June 22.—Sun Yat Sen des
posed president of the Canton gov
ernment is a priconer abgard the cru
jser Haithi. Thig with other vesselg of
the Chnese Navy at Canton will he
handed over to the provisional gov
ernment established there by Suns
enimies which will adhere to the re
publican government at Peking.
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COTTON SPINNING MORE
ACTIVE IN MAY THAN
IN APRIL SAYS REPORT
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~ Washington, June 22.—Cotton
spinning activity showed a slight in
| crease in May as compared with
} April, the average number of spindles
’ operated befig thirty two million,
’ five hundred and two thousand, six
hundred seventy four, as compared
with nearly thirty one million in
April, the census bureau announced
today.
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SPIRITS OF TURPENTINE
CONTINUES TS ADVANCE
Savannah, Ga., June 22.—The con
tinued rise in the price of spiritg of
turpentine is attracting wide atten
tion from dealers in naval stores,
paint men and others who use quan
titics of turpentine. The market has
steadily advanced during the past
week and was quoted at $1.09 1-2 at
today’s opening.
'SIAMESE SEXTETTE OF
KITTEN FREAKS OF NATURE
Newport News., June 22.—1 n no de
gree dismayed by recent discoveries
of freaks in nature such as the four
fisted quadrupled “fish” brought to
light from the marshlands near Rich
mond an aged gray cat which makes
sher home in the grocery store of B,
Levy this city a few days ago, offer
ed the world a “Siamese gexette” of
kitteng or kitten as the courts may
rule,
This contribution to the realm of
things outlandizh was - nothing out of
' the ordinary for “lottie,” that is the
‘num(-, she answers to, for since her
first kitten died she has lm:l tho=¢
families ranging in numbers from 3
to 6 and cach peculiar by the fact that
the indivdual members were joined
together at the hip.—omethiag after
the manner of the hetter known tribeg
of “hot dogs”. The first kittens were
}twu. They lived but a few hours and
from that day none of Lotties off--
springs have survived,
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DRUG OUTFIT IN CANE
} Chicago,—Federal agents here
arrested a man carrying a cane con
taining a long, slender phial filled
with cocaine.
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While castor and beige are the
leading shades in stockings at pres
ent all white stockings are in de
mand for wear with white pumps and
gandals. To gatisfy the demand and
an incereasing number of young wo
men the shops are now showing silk
and lisle stoekings in gay sport hucs
to he worn with white or beige shoes
in place of those of matching hue.
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NUMBER 191
ASSAILANTS ARE
FIGHT WITH POLICE
WILSON HAD JUST DELIVERED
SPEECH AT UNVAILING OF
WAR MEMORIAL.
(Associated Press) ,
London, June 22.—Field Mar
shal Sir Henry Hughes Wilson
was shot and killed outside his
house, Eton square, in London
this afternoon.
The ficld marshal had delivered a
gpeech at the Liperpool street stat
ion this morning in connection with
the unveiling of a war memorial and
apparently had just returned to his
home.
A central news account says Wil
son was stepping from his automo
bile when two men suddenly appear
ed and opened fire. The marshall
was struck by three shots and died
almost instantly.
His assailants turned their guns on
four policemen who rushed up,
wounding two of them.
The men arrested gave their names
as Connolly and Mcßrien.
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Commons Adjourns )
London, June 22.—The death of
field marshal Wilson was announced
in the commons by Austen Chamber
lain, government leader, who moved
adjournment as a mark of mourning.
With the Wilson assasination as their
immediate ‘incentivey the ‘,‘J hard”
conservatives will move adjournment
of the commons tomorrow to obtain
a statement from the government
as to what steps it is taking to pre
serve life in Ireland and England.
Sinn Feiners Blamed
Belfast, June 22.—News of the
agsassination of field marshal Wilson
ereated a sensation here where it is
feared it will provoke reprisals. Sinn
Fieners are popularly blamed for it.
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EDITOR NASHVILLE BANNER
DIES OF HEART TROUBLE
Nashville, Ga., June 23,—Richard
H. Yancey, aged 69 editor of the
Nashville Banner, died at his home
carly today of heart trouble, follow
ing an attack of influenza a few
months ago. In Tennessee he wag re
gardad as one of the strongest editor
inl writer ing the south,
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