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Falr tonight and Tuesday
except possible showers on
the coast,
HOLUME 5
BUTCHERY AT HERRIN IS
BLOODIEST IN HISTORY
" OF MODERN LAWLESSNESS
EVEN WOMEN KICKED AND
] CURSED DYING WORKERS.
T . AT
By The Associated Press
Herrin, 111, June 26,—Herrin tod\yl
remained quiet after the wild disor
ders of yesterday In chizh at l‘ast'
27 men were killed and an unknown
number wounded when 5,000 union
miners and, sympathizers attacked a
half hundred non-union miners and
laborers working in the Lester strip
pit of the Southern Illinol§ Coal:
Company.
County officials maintained th-iltl
gince no one remained to work in the
strip pit that of itself was a guaran-'
tee against further outbreaks, and
asserted that the 1,000 members ofj
the Illinois National Guard ordered
to mobillize in Chicago for posaiblel
duty here were necessary.
: Inquest to Be Held
An inquest into the carnage
/\wrought by the miners and their sup
porters when, influenced by moon
shine whisky and angered at the
efforts of the strip pit workers, who'
had been termed in a telegram vfrom‘
ithe mine workers’ international
chief ‘‘common strike-breakers’’ they
bore down at dawn on the huddled,
group, war set for today. Howwor,l
until late last night, no official step
in the affairs had been taken. No'
grand jury had been summoned, and
no arrests had been made. ‘
Miners in Herrrin streets openly;
boasted that they participatel in the
infliction of deaths by gunfire, hang
ing, and dragging through the streets
in a veritable Roman holiday, but
there was no action against them.
Fifteen Bodies in Pond
That the death list would be in
creased today seemed to be the con
sensus of opinion, Fifteen bodies
'\ were weighted about the necks and
\ cast into a pond, a miner told the
correspondent for -the Associated
Press, and the arca over which kill
ings occurredf was estimated at 15
square miles of hilly, timbered land.
-The statement of Frank Farrin,«z-{
ton, president of the Illinois branchi
of the United Mine Workers of
America, fissued at Clincinnati, that{
his information indicated that 44
men had been killed was interpreted‘
as meaning that the entire number“
of besieged strike-breakers had per
ished although of his own knowledge
the Associated Press corrrepondent
could account for but even more
than a score of bodies. Mr. Farring-?
ton was expected to reach Herrin to
night. |
The dead at first were reported ac
counted for in a pitched battle be-
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THE CORDELE DISPATCH
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
WOULD ADMIT GERMANY
TO LEAGUE MEMBERSHIP
London, June 26.—Replying
to a question in the commons,
Lloyd George declared that
Great, Britian will be willing to
support the proposal for ad-'
mission of Germany to the lea
gue of nations. _
SLAYERS OF LATH FIELD MAR
SHALL ARE ADJUDGED GUILTY|
OF MURDER ‘
London, June 26,—Londoners by
hundreds of thousands today paid'
tribute to the .late Field Marshal]l
Sir Henry Wilson, the vietim of
assassins. For hours they stood
patiently in line in a drizzling rain,
to watch the solemn funeral proces
sion making its way to the sound of
muffled drums from the home in
Eaton Place to St. Paul‘s Cathedral.
The three mile route was choked
with spectators. Traffic was at 'xl
standstill and the flag was half
masted throughout the ecity.
Held for Murder ‘
London, June 26.—A verdict of
‘wilful murder against James Con
nolly, and James O’Brien was re
turned this afterncon by a coroner’s
jury in the inquest into the killing
|of Field Marshall Sir James Wilson,
assassinated last Thursday.
The accused men did not attend
the hearing on the advice of counsel. |
tween the strikers and sym‘pathizcrs{
and the imported pit strippers, when
the local men attacked the barricad
ed workers at dawn. '
Missacre Is Indicated |
Later, however, open statements
from a score of persons on thel
strects here were to the effect that
the working men surrendered at the
first onslaught and, . after h'aving“
been tied into groups of three and
six, were cruelly massaered; told to
‘run a gauntlet.of rifle fire only to be
hot to death at distances of a few
feet when wounded, one or two of A
group would fall and drag the others
to the ground; stabbed and hacked to
dGeath wit knives; beaten with clubs
and at least tiirce of them hanged;
while in the instance of six men at
least, they were said to have been
dragged over a rough, rocky road be
hind an automobile, : l
Women Urge Men On l
The women, some carrying infants
urged the men on, it was stated, and
in at least one instance, the Associa®-
ed Press corrcspondent observed un
, belicved cruelty by a woman. H 2
came across . group lying in the road,'
one of them badly mauled, and his
shoulder shot sway. Begging pitcous-t
ty for water, ¢nd evidently naar
death, the worker was only Jjerred nt'
by the m:m snd owmen about. The
correspondent dashed into a house and{
chtained water, but was restrained
Ey men who pointed pistols. A mo-l
ment later & woman, carrying a baky,
spurncd the dying man with her
" foot, and toid him she would “inoe
Fhim in hell’? tefore he could drink. i
Many Wounded in Hospitals
In the wounded list there were 1€
in the Herrin hospital, three report
ed in the Carbonale hospital, and a
number of others—union strikingl
miners—said to be lying in tllOit!
homes. There was little question
that the account of the dead will noti
be accurately known for a day or|
two. Searching parties have been or-l
ganized to hunt the woods for bodics!
Many persons in the county up-l
holds the slaughter as rightful act‘
of judgment. Citizens gathering on
strect cornmers lat night and today
laughed and joked over the uffairl
and proudly boasted that ‘‘some of
these days people will realize it does.
not pay to break a strike in Wil
liamson county.’’ 1
In the morgue, women and children
as they passed through, commented
— |
(Continued on page 6) “
CORDELE, GEORGIA, MONDAY, JUNE 26, 1922.
GERMAN CRISIS
FACED-BY WIRTH.
~ SINGLE HANDED
GERMAN CHANCELLOR ‘' MAY
. NOT SELECT FOREIGN MINIS
\' TER AT ONCE. |
l (By The Associated Press.) ‘
‘ Berlin, June 26.—The selection of
a man to fill the post of foreign
minister, made vacant by the assas
sination of Rathenau, presents dif
ficulties of some magnitude to
chancellor Wirth, This is not only
because of the death of available
men, but also for “inner political
reasons.” |
The question of realignment of the
coalition is one of, the possibilities
growing out of the present situa
tion. ‘
Parliamentary circles believ-:‘
Wirth will direct the office wuntil
a man is found. ‘
Eyes on Wiliiam
London, June 26.-—Apprehension
exists in Holland lest the former
German kaiser attempts to slip away
from Doorn and reenter Germany in
the event of a royalist rising result
ing from assassination of Rathenau,
according to the correspondent of the
daily mail at the Hague.
| Suspects Arrésted.
i Berlin, June 26.—Eleven persons al
i leged to be :members of the Bavarian
‘secret organization known as “The
ICouncil” were arrested here yester
' day, it was announced by the police
‘today. The police expressed the
opinion that the organization, whichl
|
is suspected of playing a prominent
part in the murder of former Minis
ter of Finance Erzberger, also is im
plicated in the murder of Rathenau
last week,
KIDNAPED LAST NIGHT AND
CARRIED TO WOODS—ORDER
ED TO LEAVE.
Macon, Ga., June 26.—Following
‘his experience Saturday when he
claimed he was blindfolded and
gagged and carried into the coun
.try, by kidnapers and ordered tol
ileave town, Dr. Eugene Schricber,
| said to be the brother of the former
l mayor of Cincinnati, has moved his
living quarters from the residential
section to a downtown hotel and is
making preparations, he says, to
leave the city immediately.
Schrieber says he can assign no
motive for his abduction.
: —_—
MOUNT EVEREST
BAFFLES BEST OF
EFFORTS TO SCALE
(By The Associated Press)
London, June 26.—Mount Everest |
has again baffled the best efforts o‘i‘l
man. A Calcultta correspondent of
‘the Daily Telegraph today confirrg
}.ptcvious reports that Brig Gen.
‘Bruce, head of the present expedition
‘has been forced to the conclusion
'that persistence in an effort to scale
the peak would only result in use
less tragedy.
COTTON MARKET MAKES
FURTHER DECLINES ON
REPORTS OF GOOD WEATHER
New York, June 26.—The cotton
market expericnced a fu:'ther sharp
decline today on reports of continued
good growing weather in the south
and easing on market in Liverpool,
with a private croAp report placing
‘the June condition at 74.9, cempared
'with 89.3 a month ago.
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'WOMAN DEAD, CHILDREN
i MISSING RESULT EXPLOSION
ON POWDER LADEN BARGE
Oneida, N. Y., June 26.—Mrs. Ellis
Green is dead and her two children
missing with her husband and sev
eral others suffering from severe
lburns as the result of an explosion
last night of a powder laden harge.
AND DAILY SENTINEL
BIELASKI, WIFE AND FRIENDS
HELD FOR RANSOM IN MEX
-ICO.
(By The Associated Press)
Mexico City, June 26.—A Bruce
‘Bielaski, chief of the burecau of in
vestigation of the United States de
partment of justic during the war,
is held for ransom by seven bandits
who held up his automobile seven
miles west of Cuernavac, state of
Morelos, yesterday.
Bielaski with his wife and friends
‘were on the way to view some Aztec
‘ruins near town.
Mexican federal troops have been
jsent after the bandits.
| Ransom on Way.
New York, June 26.—Ten thou
‘sand pesos, or five thousand in
American money is on the way from
Mexico City to Cuernavaca hills to
,Ranson A. Bruce Bielaski, seized by
Mexican bandits, it was announced
foday.
NOT EFFECT STRIKE
DECISIONS OF LABOR BOARD
WILL HAVE LITTLE 'TO DO
WITH WALKOUT. 4
(By The Associated Press)
Chicago, June 26.—Saturday’s
decisions by United States railroad
labor board, holding several roads in
violation of the transportation act
by farming out work to contractors
and pending opinions in thirty or
more cases which were posted for!
hearing today are expected in rail
road circles to have little influence
on union leaders toward averting
the threatened rail strike next month,
The board indicated that it would
follow the same general principles in
future decisions in contract cases.
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FORDNEY TO QUIT
PLACE IN CONGRESS
SAYS A TELEGRAM
Saginaw Mich,, Juné 26,—Con
gressman Joseph W. Tordney, chair
mian of the house ways and means
committe, author of the tariff bill an’
nounced positively this morning in a
telegram to the Saginaw News and
Courier that he would not bhe a candi
date for reclection,
He plans to retire at the end of
the preesnt term, after 24 years of
continucous serviee in congress, He is
aged sixty nine ‘
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PRINCE OF MOROCO DIES |
IN PARIS THIS AFTERNGON
Paris, June 26.—Prince Albert
Honore, Charles of the Principality
of Monaco, died here this afternoon.l
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE USE OF
‘) f CALCIUM ARSENATE
(M g
Just before the squa}?d of the cotton are large enough for the
weevils to puncture antd ' deposit their eggs, which is usually
about the time the first cotton bloom appears in the field, if you
have any weevils, the cotton should be dusted twice at an inter
val of three to tour days. Then watch ycur field carefully, and
when you find infested spotls, if there are any, dust these spots
two or three times at about three day intervals, and pick up each
time all of the punctured squares. Later, when you find the wee
vils infesting your field, dust the cotton every five or six days.
Should the infestation be heavy, dust every four days for three
or four dustings, or until the weevil is under control,
If the weather is dry it is best to continue to dust so that the
poll wgevil will be under control should wet weather set in.
If the weather is wet, continue to dust, as dusting in wet wea
‘her is very effectiv unless there comes a hard rain immediately
after: the application, Should this happen repeat the application.
Continue your application during the season until the cotton is
matured beyond damage from the weevil.
With an average infestation we recommend that the farmers
supply themselves with 26 to 35 pounds of dust p‘vr acre for the
geason. Dust at night or early in the morning when the dew is
on the cotton. The atmospheric conditions are much better at
this time for success,
Use an average of about 5 pounds of calcium arsenate per acre.
It will require more when the cotton is large, and less when cotton
is small.
A hand gun is very satisfactory for a small acreage and for
dusting infested spots, A two-row or Mule-Back duster is good
for a larger acreage and still better for a larger acreage is the
Threerow Traction Duster. The board has already sent out a list
of approved machines. If you have not received one, you can get
this list by writing to the State Board of Entomology, Atlanta, Ga.
If you will dust carefully and properly, applying it as directed,
you will have success. Do it right and succeed,
GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF ENTOMOLOGY,
By Ira W. Williams, Gen. Field Agt.
CHURCHILL TI'—L‘LLS COMMONS
TROUBLE CAME IN EFFORT TO
BREAK DOWN ULSTER GOVERN
MENT.
London, June 26.—1 n starting his
promised statement of Irish affairs in
the commons this afternoon, Secre
tary for the colonies, Winston
Churchill, said the government desir
ed the fullest, freeest decbate, one
that could be terminated by division.
Churchill declared he did not hesi
tate to say that all the horyors that
occurred in Belfast._ were due to
the organization in northern territory
of two divisions of the Irish republi
'(:an army and the continuous efforts
to break down the Ulster government
and force Ulster against its will to
come under the rule of Dublin,
WILL PRESIDE AT CONSTITU
TION OF RHODES COMMAND
ERY IN HAWKINSVILLE NEXT
THURSDAY.
Quite a large body of the members
of Cyrene Commandery, Knights
Templar, will leave Cordele Thurs
day morning at ten o’clock in cars
to go to Hawkinsville to constitute
Rhodes Commandery No. 34,
Knights Templar, and to install new
officers. Mr. A. C. Atkins, past grand
commander, Knights Templar of
Georgia, will be in charge of the
ceremonies, The program follows:
1:30 P. M. Assembly of Sir Kinghts
if()l‘ Constitution of Commandery
and Installation of officers, by Right
‘Eminent, Sir A. C. Atkins, Past
i(}rzmd Commander Knights Templar
of Georgia.
3:00 P. M. Red Cross degree con
ferred by Past Eminent Commander
Sir Watts Powell, of Vienna, Ga. and
assistants.
| 5:00 P, M. Knights of Malta de
‘pree conferred by Past Eminent Com
'mander Sir. L. L. Blackmon, of Cor
dele and assistants.
7:00 P. M. Refreshments at. Nick’s
Cafe.
8:00 P. M. Knights Templar de
gree conferred by Right Eminent Sir
A. C. Atkins, Past Grand Command
er Knights Templar of Georgia, as
%fiistcd by Past Eminent Commanders
Sir Watts Powell, Vienna, Ga; Sir
'W. H. McKenzie, Cordeld, Ga.; Sir
L. L. Blackmon, Cordele, Ga.; Sir
Fred Harder, Cordele, Gay; Sir R. R.
‘H;m'is, Cordele, Ga.; Sir Robt. Har
{‘,ris and others of Cyrene Comman
dery No. 13, of Cordele, Ga.,
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A paper tape measure is being
.mllcd into German bolts of cloth.
. This permits the salesmen ta tell at
a glance the measure of cloth re
‘maining in the bolt, thus economiz
ing labor and time. The tape is mark
ed off in yards and meters,
ESTABLISHED IN 1908.
DAVIS AND HARDING
WEST VIRGINIA MINERS MAR
' CHING TO RELEASE NINETY
ONE PRISONERS.
Washington, June 26.—John L.
Lewis, president of the United Mine
‘workers of America, who arrived in
Washington yesterday for a series of
conferences with government of
ficials conferred with secretary of
labor Davis this morning. Later he
went to the White House with Davis
to discuss coal strike matters with
the President.
To Stop New March
Fairmont, W. Va., June 26,—The
entire Tairmont police foree and all
“Marion county deputy sheriffs were
mobilized at noon today to stop the
reported march of striking miners
and sympathizers from Mongohela, a
mining town, ten miles, south. Au
thorities are said to have been in
formed that an attempt would be
made to liberate 91 prisoncrs from
the county jail arrested last Friday.
DEMPSEY TO SIGN
FOR FIGHT WITH
NEGRO PUGILIST
New York, June 26.—Articles for
the contest between Jack Dempsey
and Harry Willis, negro challenger,
| may be signed today or tomorrow.
\Dempsey arrived yesterday from his
home in Los Angeles.
R e
}BROOKS COUNTY FARMERS
UNION TO FEED EDITORS
Quitman, Ga., June 26.—Brooks
County Farmers' union will have the
National Farmers’ union president,
Charles S. Barrett, as chief speaker
at, the big inter-county union meet
‘ing at Blue Springs in this county
on July 19. Other speakers who have
accepted the invitation are D In
Mills, state president of the union,
and John Valentino, railroad labor
head in Georgia and state senator,
' from Savannah, The local farmers
union has also invited the Georgia
‘Press association, which will be in
segsion at Quitman at that time, to
be the guests of the farmers at din
ner. Committees are already at work
planning for the day.
R
CLEAR SKIES FOR REGATTA
(By The Associated Press.)
Poughkeepyie, June 26.—Unrulf
fled skies and water greeted oars
men and s))cctutors here today for
the twenty-sixth regatta of the in
’tercollcgiutu rowing association,
starting late this afternoon.
CORDELE COTTON MARKET
Good middling closed --._....___ 2050
NEW YORK COTTON
January --...-. 2090 2079 2108
Marneh == . 2080 2065 2101
JUly . oieae--o 2120 2095 2140
Oatober. ... 212 b 2103 2140
December -.... 2107 2091 2122
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for over 100,000 ncople,
NUMBER 194
TIED AND BEATEN,
THOMASVILLE MAN KIDNIPPED
. SATURDAY NIGHT BY FOUR
MEN.
‘ Thomasville, June 26.—0. Hasel
} grove, cigar manufacturer, was kid
" napped Saturday night by four men
in an auto and taken to the lonely
woods, tied to a tree and beaten and
then tarred and feathered. He
promised to leave town within sixty
hours. i
' According to his statement, seven:
'men in the party took a ballot as’
"to his fate and decided on the min,
l or punishment. He was taken to the
court house square and freed. i
The affair occurred at ten o’clock.
Haselgrove was engaged in a shoot~
.ing affair a short time ago because
of a young woman working in his
factory. ; i
| Investigation Kidnapiing ‘
Thomasville, June 26.—County
authorities are investigating the kid
naping last night of O. Haselgrové,
cigar manufacturer, who was taken
into the country, bound to a tree
and whipped and tarred and feather:
ed. He was then brought back to the
courthouse and warned to leave:
town. The men are said to have dc+
cused him of personal misconduét. ’
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WIFE OF ILLINOIS :
GOVERNOR IS DEAD
FROM APOPLEXY
Kankakee, Ills., June 2 .—Mrs.
Len Small, wife of the governor of
Illinois, died here this morning:
The governor sat at her bedside
throughout the night and was presert
when the end came. Death resulted
from apoplexy with which she was
stricken at the celebration over the
acquittal of her husband Saturday.
PUBLISHERS ARE GONE
ON INITIAL TRIP OVER
MOUNT MITCHELL ROAD
S i
lAgheville, June 26—A party of 2
hundred and five publishers and oth
ers went from over the south, left
here this morning for an initial trip
over the recently completed motor
road to the summit-of Mount Mitchell,
the highest peak east of the Rockies
WOMENS CLUBS CONCERNED
ABOUT PUBLIC WELFARE
Chattauqua, June 26.—Conferences
on public welfare, music, and Ameri
can citizenship occupied the atten
tion of the General Federation of
Womens Clubs here today, The wom
ens' foundation for health was fea
tured in the addresses on public wel
fare.
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