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VOLUME NO. 9
GOV. WALKER ISSUES NEW CALL TO PROVIDE TAX LEGISLATION
RAISE REVENUES
SECOND'_iSSION WILL TAKE
. HOLD TUESDAY WITH SAME
STATUS ‘OF LEGISLATION.
ATLANTA, Ga., March 15—(&)—
In a new call invoking the general
assembly into the second extraordi
nary session, Governor Walker today
broadened the scope of matters for
consideration by the legislature by
~including the subjegt of taxation for
' issuance of state bonds for educa
tional improvements ~and highway
building.
The legislative session will con
tinue and all pending legislation will
fvemain in present form when the new
session begins tomorrow.
~ Declaring the state can raise addi
tion revenue of a million to four
g¢million dollars annually from taxes
Jupon notes, mortagages, stocks,
bonds and other intangible properties
now escaping taxation and that sev
eral hundred thousand doilars yearly
additional revenue can be raised by
amending the inheritance tax, the
executive issued the call in behalf
of the school children of Georgia,
whom he termed ‘‘as suffering from
the rankest discrimination”
Cold Halls Prevent Session
ATLANTA, Ga., March 15—(P)—
Governor Clifford Walker is pre
paring a new call to ‘the general as
semly which ‘will permit considera
tion of measures other than bonds
for highway construction ond educa
tional expansion. He plans to issue
the ‘call tomorrow. He declined to di
vulge the contents.
The house and senate adjourned
early today on account of cold ia
halls. -
LAST WEEK OF WINTER
FINDS COUNTRY
“ SHTVERING '
NEW YORK, March 15 (#)—The be
ginning of the last week of winter
fcund most }O[A,thc Uniteq States ex
cept the far west, shivering. With
spring looming on the horizon there
was plenty of zero and subzero weath
er yesterday in the northern and
eastern sections of the country, al
though rising temperatures in gener
al are expected.
Even the south has had unusually
cold weather, at Saranac Lake N. Y.,
it lras so coln that even rats ano
chickens ieclared a truce, a farmer's
wife finding seven rodents cuddling
up to the hens for warmth,
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THE CORDELE DISPATCH
248 PERSONS PERISH IN RAILROAD WRECK
ONE COACH WENT TO BOTTOM
OF RIVER—TWO LEFT HANG
ING.
SAN JOS, March 15—~—(2)—Two
hundred and forty eight persons
were killed and ninety‘ three injured
in Sunday’s disatrous train wreck on
the Costa Rican railroad, thus far it
has been established.
Three cars were demolished. One
fell to the bottom of Varilla river
from the bridge over the stream and
two others wee left hanging from
the hundred and ninety foot preci
pice, ni g
HEADSTONES FOR
CONGRESSMAN CRISP ADVISES OF
OFFER OF FEDERAL GOVERN
MENT
i e .
CGongressman (. R. Crisp has given
the féllowing information for the ben
efit of the people in this section:
“It may not be generally known
?that the government will furnish, free
{of charge, upon application duly made
lto the War Department, a white mar
ble headstone for the garve of every
gsoldier, sailor, or marine who served
f‘in the Army or Navy of the United
| States, whether regular or volunteer,
land whether he died in the service
~',or after honorable discharge. Of
‘:course this ~does not include Confed
!‘erate'soldi'e‘rs. . A
I “Civil and Spanish War headstones
'are 39 inches long, 12 inches wide,
f‘f.md 4 inches thinck, top slightly round
| ed, with emblem cut within a sunken
lshield. World war headstones are 42
iinches long, 13 inches wide, and 4
jinches thick, and within a small cir
cle will be cut either a Latin cross
for Christians, a star of David for He
brews, or no emblem, as elecied. The
inscription on every headstone will
lconsist of the soldier’s full name, the
istate from which he came, his rank,
ifiivision, and date of death. The
!}sl.ones will .be shipped, freight pre-
I-paid, by the government to the near
'est railroad station.
‘ If those desiring headstones for
i‘éheir deceased soldier or sailor loved
(ones will write to me, I will take
Epleasure in supplying them with all
‘hecessa,ry information and the proper
| blanks for use in making applica
| tion for the stones.”
LOWEST TRAFFIC TOLL
MANY MONTHS IN DIXIE
ATLANTA, March 15—(&)—Dixie
yielded one of the lowest tolls to
traffic during the week just ended
that has been recorded in several
months. Thirty four were killed and
331 injured, according to the Asso
ciated Press survey.
North Carolina was at the top of
the columns with six deaths. Georgia
had four killed and fifty five injured
South Carolina, two dead, and four
injured; Tennessee, three dead and
nineteen injured,
FUNDS FOR DEVELOPING
GEORGIA CUT OVER LANDS
WASHINGTON, March 13.—1 f a bill
’amn'ovud today by the Appropriations
committee of the senate, of which
’.“.unatox‘ Harris is a member, hecomes
a law, the Secretary of the Interior
I\\'ill be directed to obtain through the
Bureau of Reclamation, the necessary
information to determine how arid
and semi-arid, swamp and cut-over tim
ber lands in the Okefinoke swamp in
,’-‘()ulh Georgia and Florida and such
Iflun(ls in other states may best he de
}'elope(l. Fifteen thousand dollars for
the project ig carried in the measure
CORDELE, GEORGIA, MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1926
Crisis At
STRONG APPEAL IS SENT
BRAZIL NOT TO APPROVE
GERMAN ENTRY.
GENEVA, March 15—(&)—Again
today members of the League of Na
tions separated after a secret meet
ing without reaching agreement con
cerning reorganization of the council
in connection with Germany’s en
trance into the League. In order to
gain more time it was decided to
postpone the session of the assembly
scheduled for tomorrow until Wed
nesday. _
Never-the-less, some League of
ficials said an easing of the erisis
which began in the early hours of
the morning cuearly continued to ex
pand and they forecast that by Wed
nesday the main difficulty would be
solved.
Several members of the council
reported telegraphing their govern
ments concerning hew developments.
Foeign Minister of Great Pritain,
emerging from the session said, the
situation looked more hopeful, but
that it was too early to hazard a
guess regarding the direction in
which a solution would be found
Strong Appeal To Brazil
GENEVA. March 15—(#)—A su
preme appeal to Brazil not to oppose
the eceltion of Germany to member
ship in the League of Nations and a
permanent seat in the League coun
cil is being addressed to the Rio
Janiero government by the council,
the Associated Press is informed in
reliable quarters. |
NEW YORK SOLONS
PUSH DRY BALLOT
ALBANY, N. Y., March 15—A de
termined drive to pass the Korle
resolution proposing a referendum
on the prohibition question in New
York state is under way in the state
senate.
The measure is resting in the sen--
ate codes committee, seven votes are
needed to report it out, and of this
number. six are now believed K as
sured. Over the week-end every ef
fort will be made to induce two more
senators to vote for ~ the measure
when the committee meets next week
and thus assure action on the bill on
the floor of the*hpuse.
Proponents of the bill feel reason
ably certain that if the bill is not
smothered in the committee it - will
pass in the senate, as there is a
“wet” majoricy in the upper house.
WASHINGTON, March 15 (P)—An
unafavorable trade balance of thitry
gix million dollars was shown in the
preliminary estimates of American
foreign trade for February, issued to
day by the commerce department.
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October . 1750 1857 1757
JERURLY .0 1116 1722 1921
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CORDELE COTTON
Middling closed nnnath 17¢
LOCAL CREAM MARKET
Standard butter-fat i o 840
PEANUT MARKET
Choica Clean No. 1, per ton ... $lOO.OO
League Session ‘Said To Be Slowly Rising
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SUBSTITUTE FOR
S
I WOULD SET ASIDE ROAD
} RENTALS FOR PENSION USES
ATLANTA, Ga., March 15—(&)—
A pension bill designed to relieve
| the state of more than a million dol
[ lars and incerest charges has been
i‘prepared by representative J. P,
| Wilhot of Warren and will be intro
! duced as a substitute for the Cul
ipepper pension act.
l The Culpepper act authorizes the
’ governor to discount the western and
I‘Atlantic rental notes for a period
' not to exceed six years to pay Con
i federate pensions. Culpepper has an
’ nounced that he would seek to amend
hig bill to eight years intead of six
The Wilhoit bill would authorize
the governor to set aside the West
iern and Atlantic rentals as a special
fund and draw warrants on the
{treasury against the fund. It is claim
j ed the interest charges would there
;by be saved. Wilhoit says his ibill
- would save the state more than a mil
t_.lion dollars,
OIL MAGNATE WANTS PAY FOR
: TANKS IN ELK HILL NAVAL
RESERVE. :
WASHINGTON, March 15—(P)—
Edward Doheny asked the supreme
courl today to review the decisions
of the lower federal courts cancel
ling his lease for oil from the Elk
Hill naval reserve in Californa and
contracts for the erection of starge
tanks at Pearl Harbor.
The ruling of the circuit court of
appeals that he is not entitled to com
pensation for the storage tanks was
one of the grounds advanced for re
view.
The government counsel in its
brief contended that none of the
questions raised should be reviewed.
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ice along with them
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when there is care
to be exercised
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Great Bootleg Alcohol Conspiracy,
Including Rich Men, Turned up by Jury
112 INDICTMENTS
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AT ONE SWEEP IN
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- ALCOHOL CLEAN UP
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[FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. MILLION
" AIRES, REAL ESTATE MEN IN
CLUDED IN ACCUSATIONS
CLEVELAND, 0., March 15 . (&)
| Indictement naming a',hgip(l:red and
“welve persons in an ullleged.,bm)tlvz
‘alcohol conspiracy was returned by
’the federal grand jury here today.
"The document is probably the long
!('Hl ever returned and charges a hun
;'(lre(l and sixty-five overtacts and in
‘cluded millicnaires, real estate inen,
manufacturery, railroad employees,
warehousemen, government empOy
ees and bootleggers in twelve cities.
They are charged with conspiring
to violate the national prohibition
laws by dealing in, hauling and stor
ing illicit alcohol.
'MORRIS-HENSON
QUARTET COMING
{ EXCELLENT GROUP OF SINGERS
’ WILL APPEAR AT COURT
| HOUSE HERE WEDNESDAY
| NIGHT.
I The Morris-Henson male quartet,
| one of the most excellent musical
; groups in the state, will sing in a
Ideiightful program at the court
house here on. Wednesday night be
} ginning at cight-thirty o’clock. They
i will sing sveeral numbers at the mid
(weck Baptist praver service at the
| seven thirty hour. The services will
i be moved np half an hour in order
| to have this splendid musical treat
at the services. 1T e
: In their program at the court
shouse the quartet will sing the latest
s'xr.npu:l,!r songs, cpirituals, humorous
? songs, solos. and duets. Mr. H. E.
- Barnett, here two years ago with the
f‘t‘irst Vaughn quartet, is first tenor
“and manager. The other are A
~ Thomason. cecond tenor;J. T. Cook,
baritone; and Z. P. Royal, basso.
“The admission charges will be 25 and
35 cents.
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'FORBES AND THOMPSON
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DENIED COURT REVIEW
WASHINGTON, March 15—(P)— |
Charles R. Forbes, former dircetor '
of the Veterans Bureau, and John|
W. Thompson, St. Louis contractor
convicted at Chicago of conspiracy |
in connection with hospital (-«mtracts?
were denied o review by the supreme |
court today. |
American Trade Registered
| Gain During Past Year
| WASHINGTON, March 15—Ameri
can foreign trade made gratifying
. progress in 1925 in the opinion of
the commerce department and the
| outlook for 1926 is “altogether fa- |
| vorable.”
In a review made public today the
i deportment noted especially the in
creased exports to Furopean coun
tries, and voiced a hope that Furo
pean countries were entering: i
reriod of industrial progress “undis
turbed by internal contemplations.”
! The onethird deerease in ° this
I country’s favorable trade balance
lost year was attributed to normal,
healthy causes. It was pointed out |
;thu‘. the Unfted States now had be
[ come “a great creditor country to
| ward which intevest and principal |
payment must flow, thus tending to
lixm'easc imports,” i
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ENFORCEMENT HEAD HOPES TO
GET BACK SOME OF EXPENSES
OF HIS DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, March 15 (£)—
Plans t ouse the taxing power of the
government as a weapon against boot
leggers was announced today by As
gistant Secretary Andrews of the
treasury department in charge of the
prohibition enforcement.
Deputy internal revenue collectors
will be designated to serve with pro
hibition administrators and levy and
colleet taxes on the manufacture of
moonshine.
Not only should this prove an effi
cient enforcement step, in the opinion
of Andrews, but sufficient revenue
should result in a few years to defray
the entire cost of enforcement.
The law provides, it was pointed
out, for collection of six doilars and
forty cents a gallon on distilleq spirits
diverted to beverage purposes.
SILVER SERVICE WILL
\
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BE RETURNED TO GEORGIA
WASHINGTON, March 13.—Senator
ifarris was notified today by the
chairman of the Naval Aftairs Com
mittee of the.senate that it had tav
crably reported the bill authorizing
the Secretary of the Navy to deliver
10 the State of Georgia the silver
service presented to the Government
for the battleship Georgia, ang had
recommended passage of that meas
ure.
The battleship was authorized in
1899, and built by Bath Iron Works.
The vessel was scrapped under the
naval armament limitation treaty bho
tween the powers.
The silver service was presented to
the United States by the citizens of
Georgia for the vessel, and is now
i the navy vard at Mare Island. (ali
fornia.
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NUMBER 102
‘CHAPMAN LOSES ..
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REVIEW APPEAL *
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{NOTED MAIL BANDIT 18 SENTENC:
l ED TO DIE APRIL 6th IN CON:
| NECTICUT .
| Gty
WASHINGTON, March 15 (#)—Ger
tld Chapman, mail bandit under sen
‘lltncu to die April sixth today was
ire-!‘usv(l a review of hig case by the
supreme court. ’
' Tried and convicted of murder im
‘('«‘mnm'limn while serving a federal
isentence in Atlanta, Chapman Wwas
’uivcm commutation of the federal sen
“ivnm- by President Coolidge to enable
llhu state to execute the death sem-
I tence,
| Three reprieves have been g!"&){t_&,‘
Chapman, but he is now under sem:
!u-nm- to die April sixth.
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\MRS. J. C. FARSER DEAD
| FUNERAL AT ANTIOCH
~ The funeral of Mrs. J. C. Fraser
was conducted Sunday afterndon-a#f
Antioch cemetery. Rev. D. A. Las
tinger, pastor of the Arabi Methodist
church. was in charge of the ser
vices. At the request of Mis. Fraser;
Mr. J. T. Goodman, long time mem
ber of the Arabi Baptist church and
a deacon for years made a talk at
the services. oy
Mrs. Fraser died Saturday night
at ten o’clock after a lingering ill.-
ness. Her husband and seven chils,
dren, all boys, survive her. They will
have the deepest sympathies of the
entire community in their sad be
reavement. 'fl
NESBITT PLEADS NOT
GUILTY WIFE MURDER
TROY, 0., March 15 (£)—Jacoh
Nesbhitt, confessed slayer of his wifa,
Frances Drake Nesibtt, today pleaded
not guilty to the charge of first de
greo murder and was held to the Mi
ami county grand jury without bond.