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GEORGIA WEATHER |
Rain tonight and Tuesday,
not much change in tém-:
perature, . flg'fifli
VOLUME NO. 9
HOUSE REFUSES TO CALL ON HIGHWAY DEPT. FOR INFORMATION
Horgfi\mums ‘
RESOLUTION REMAINS ON
TABLE ONE DAY FOR DISCUS-
W SION AT TUESDAY SESSION.
15\ TR ey i
'} ATLANTA, Ga., March 22—(®)—
the house refused to commit a deso- |
‘ tion calling on the state highway‘
' Jor certain information t oday, and{l
after the vote was taken, adjourned
until tomorrow at ten o’clock.
The vote was 70 to 34 on the reso- 1
lution hy Representative Lindsay of
DeKalb which would have referred
to the con\nittey on public high
ways the r-olution ssking for Ner
tain highway information. Under ‘the
rules of the house the resolution re
mains on the table for one day and
then becomes privileged for discus--
sion.
A bare quorum was present on the
vote for adiournment.
WILL SUMMON MABEL
NORMAN IN TAYLOR CASE
DETROIT, March 22—(#)—Mabel
Norman, moving picture actress, will
be summoned to his office for ques--
tioning” in connection with the Wil--
Jiam Desmond Taylor murder as soon
as he gets back to Los Angeles, Asa
Keyes, prosecuting attorney of Los
Angeles said today.
INJURED BY TRAIN AT
DOOR OF OWN
HOME
. CHARLESTON, March 22—(P)—
Mrs. George “L| Sands, her mother--i
in-law and her two children were
painfully inju,&tchPesterday = when |
the motor'{ 'which they were
riding was *’(iic%on with a pas
senger train of the Atlantic Coast
Line Railway. ioo ‘
The accident happened three hun
dred feet from the Sands home. The}
infured were brought to a local hos- !
‘pltal. e ‘ P o 8& iy _ ‘:: w"‘fi"
FSEng DEATH WHEN:
ESTRANGED BY
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' COLUMBUS, Ga, March 22 (P)—;
Corporal ’Lester Kirkland of Company
:-'H, Fort .';Benning. remained in seriouxj
/condjtioxflf', at the military post hospital
‘Yoday as; the result of poison he swal
lowed S\}mday because he was said to
have been despondent since he and
’is wife{ were estranged a week ago. |
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Cordele Coca=-Cola
Bottling Company
Cordele, Ga. . Phone 87
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
MEMBERS ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wright Slayers Lose Supreme
Court Fight To Escape Death
CLEMENCY NEXT
MANDAMUS AGAINST JUDGE
‘PARKS IS DENIED AT HEAR
ING SUPREME COURT.
ATLANTA, Ga., March 22—(&)—
The supreme court today declined
to issue a mandamus absolute against
Judge James B. Park in the case of
Ted Coggezhall of Clayton, Illinois,
and Floyd McClellan of Union City,
Pa., under sentence of death next
Thursday for the murder a year ago
of Professor W. C. Wright, super
intendent of schools of Putnam coun
ty. .
The only hope the men now have
is for executive commutation of their
sentence, pending before the prison
commission for hearing. No time has
as yet been set for the hearing of
the petition before the prison com--
mission.
COOLIDGE BACK
AT WHITE HOUSE
PRESIDENT AND WIFE APPAR
ENTLY DID NOT SUFFER FROM
RAW WEATHER.
WASHINGTON, March 22—(#P)—
President Coolidge was back at his
desk today apparently none the
worse from the exposure to raw
weather during his stay in Vermont
where his father was buried Satur
day.
Mrs. Coolidge, who like the presi
dent, had a severe cold recently, also
apreared to be in the gest of health,
COTTON CROWERS
7 .
COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AC
TIVITIES WILL BE PRESENTED
AT MEETING WEDNESDAY
i The activities of the Cooperative
s“otton Growers Association will be
rpresented at a meeting of the Crisp
;'mmty members to be held at the
gourt house at ten o’clock Wednes
day morniliz. All farmers interested
in the’ work of the association and the
nrogram for the new year will be giv
en a cordial welcome at the meeting.
Qh‘. J. C. Greer and others will de
liver addresses at thej meeting.
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DISCOVERS PROCESS |
i TO SAVE OLD NEWS PULP
| ITHACA, N. Y., March 22—(#)---'
! Dr. F. H. Rhodes, Professor of B |
! dustrial chemistry at Cornell Uni- |
| versity, has evolved a successfu];
| process for removing ink from old
| newspapers so that they may ge turn
| ed back into newsprint recovered
| paper. Prof. Rhodes says is as dura
{ ble as the origina.. |
| The process effects mo marked
| change in the nature of the pulp, bui |
| there is a loss of abous ten wercent. !
1 The process effects no marked |
| change in the nature of the pulp. but
i there sia loss of about ten percent.,
| The discovery will solve, to a great
! extent, the serious problem of the
| diminishing supply of wood pulp, Dr.
Rhodes believes.
S — ]
. ATTENTION, LADIES
i it |
"~ Every lady in Cordele is rrged to.
! attend a mass meeting to be held at
the Presbyterian church on Tuesday
afternoon at four o’dlork. A civicE
rclub is to be organized and you are
needed.
i Mr. and Mrs. James Gary, of
| Americus, spent yesterday here with
3 Mrrs. Gary’s mother, Mrs. Dean, who
is quite ill, ‘
CORDELE, GEORGIA, MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1926
"SE-RIOUS ASPECT ATTENDS CITIES
ALONG RIVER WHERE ICE
~ BREAKS WITH RAIN ;
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OIL CITY, Pa., March 22 (#)—ln
dusry was at a standstill, the princi
pal markets of the city closed and sev
eral hundred hag been driven from
their homes here today as the result
of flood conditions which, f:‘ollowed
the partial movement of 'a twenty-five
mile series cf ice gores in the Alle
ghany river last night.
The river was rising, a weather
forecas of rain for tonight and to
morrow gave the situation a still more
serious aspect.
Low lying sections of Franklin were
inundated. The river stage was twen
ty and six tenths feet. More than
five feet above flood level. :
TAKEN BY DEATH
PROMINENT CITIZEN AND FEAR
LESS WRITER WAS LONG
UNIQUE CHARACTER IN GEOR
GIA POLITICAL CIRCLES
PHILADELPHIA Pa.,, March 22
—(&)—Thomas W. Loyless, former
editor of The Augusta (Ga) Chroni
cle and the Columbus (Ga.) Enquir
er-Sun, died here today at the home
of Patrick H. Mell, his son-in-law.
' Mr. Loyless had been ill for sev
eral months and his death was not
nnexpected. The body will be sent to
Macon, Ga., where the funeral will
be held Wednesday.
Wias Well Known Georgia Editor
AUGUSTA, Ga., March 2—(P)—
Thomas W. Loyless, prominent
Georgia newspaper man and former
editor of The Augusta Chronicle and
the Columbus Enquirer-Sun, died at
11:30 o’clock this morning in Phila
delphia, it was learned by wire here
today. Mr. Loyless had been in ill
health for some time at the home of
his son-in-law, Patrick Mell, in Phila
delphia.
He had not been actively engaged
in newsparer work for several years,
but vprior to that time had been an
out-standing figure in Georgia jour
nalizm. ;
The funeral will be held in Ma
con, Ga., Wednesday.
He formerly did newspaper work
in Atlanta, comling from that city to
the Chronicle He left Augusta to be
come connected with Julian Harris,
son of Joel Chandler Harris in the
publication of the Columbus Enquir
er-Sun at Columeus. After leaving
that paper several years ago he in--
vested in prorperty at Warm Springs,
Ga., where he spent much of his
time in late years.
He was known as a fearless and
forceful writer and even after leav
ing active newspaper work continued
to discuss Georgia’s affairs through
state newspapers.
MARKETS AT GLANCE
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[ CORDELE COTTON
UMAGAURE CIOBOL ..iiiiiiiicnninniit . 210
© LOCAL CREAM MARKET
Standard butterfat .........c....... 40 1-2
PEANUT MARKET
i Choice Clean No. 1, per ton ... $lOO.OO
AND DAILY SENTINEL
.
[FUBLIC HEARINGS
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- WITH EQUAL TIME
i
. SENATE SUB COMMITTEE
. AGREES TO SIX DAYS FOR
i EACH SIDE ON LIQUOR LAW
i CHANGES.
f WASHINGTON March 22— (P)—
Public hearings on the prohibition
- question were ordered today by the
| senate judiciary committee.
i Senator Walsh of Montano, alone
i opposed the recommendation of the
; sub committee of fitte in favor of
' open hearings. |
' The sub-committeé will conduct
; the hearings, giving six days to the
" wete and an equal length of time to
‘ tke drys.
! No date has been set for the hear
| ings. .
GOGD SERVICES AT
- BAPTIST CHIIRCH
DR. W. L. PICKARD PREACHED
TO FULL HOUSE AT MERGING
CF CHURCH AND SUNDAY
SCHOOL SERVICES.
Dr. W. L. Pickard preached to a
full house yesterday at the first
Baptist church when for the first
time both the Sunday School and the
church services were merged. The
services began at eleven twenty and
the song services were a notable
feature.
Next Sunday this same program
will he followed again and further
«fforte will he made to enlaree the
attendance on the vregular church
soervices, The nicht services were
likewise well attended.
THALTANS FAVOR NEW
WAY OUT FOR
WHITE WAY
A communication from the local
Thalian Clug, signed by Mrs. 0. T.
Gower as secretary, indicates that
this local woman’s club favors the
change in the Seventh Streea way
out of twon to the north for the Na
tional Highway, giving Cordele a
much loneer white way for the fu
future and a drive which will be
straizht for two miles.
The communication says: “We
most heartily endorse the proposed
plan of change in the National High
way through our city.” This matter
has just been acted upon by the
Thalian Club and the communication
follows:
The county forces continue to
straighten out the highway in the
orading on the southern approach
and when it is completed, from the
county farm directly through Cor--
dele to the turn in Seventh street
north will be a straight drive. The
purpose is to carry the highway on
to the city limits through the re--
maining portion of Seventh street
and then over the Southern Railway
back to the present route.
Save Your
D
Baby Chicks
< Put AVICOL
9 in the drinking water
Avicol is guaranteed for the
treatment and prevention of
white diarrhoea or baby chick
cholera, I'Zusil?"‘\lx.n'u;:vl fxr’ld inexe
- pcnsg";:l.d ‘L";l‘c;o:-ul: I‘V‘l‘g‘nz;-
Back Guarantee,
StopsChick¥Byinag
STEAD’S DRUG STORFE
PHONE NO. 1
WHEN STRUCK BY
ALLEGED DRUNKEN AUTO DRIV
ER IN ATLANTA IS HELD WITH
OUT BOND .
ATLANTA, March 22 (&)—Joseph
Finn, aged twenty-five, of Detroit.
Mich., died here today of injuries re
meived last night when crusheg be
neath a white way post which fell af
ter being struck by an automobile.
} Huie Reeves, alleged driver of the
machine, was held by the police on
!f;v. charge of operating the automobile
Ewhile drunk. After the death of Finn
‘the charged were amended and Reev
‘es is held without bond.
Finn was walking along Spring St.
'when the automobile swerved toward
|the sidewalk and struck the post with
‘such force that it was severed at the
:base. Finn was on his way to Lake:
land, Fla., to visi¢ his parents.
CEMETERY PICKED
| eR ia Y LA §- X} :
~ AS SUICIDE SPOT
- CORONER’S JURY INVESTIGAT.--
. ING DEATH OF BOWMAN MAN
. RETURNS VERDICT OF SUI--
CIDE.
. BOWMAN, Ga., March 22—A ver
' dict of suicide was returned this af
ternoon gy a coroner’s jury investi--
| cating the circumstances of finding
| the dead body of C. E. Richey, 56,
at Holly Springs cemetery, two miles
{ east of Bowman.
! The body was found parly reclin
ing against a tree. In his pocket was
found a notebook on which was serib
bled the information that his will
could be found in a safe ot Royston;
- also the request that his body be pre
| nared for intcrment hefore heine
- carried home, In his pocket was
found $166 in cash and a 2 denagit slip
for $1,500 in a Florida bank,
~ He had spent most of his life near
Bowman and moved to Florida about
two years ago and selling out there
“had j ust returned to Bowman. He
~arrived in Bowman last night about
10 o’clock and walked the two miles
fo the old family churchyard. Under
the church steps was found a bottle
containing poison.
He was twice married. First to a
Mics Tnrner who died about 10 years
ago, leaving one daughter who also
died. His second wife was a Misg
Allerwine, who survives.
GET YOUR COIMNS
."31!... 6 &% F.i‘ 3 i k%
i
BEFORE APRIL 1
AFTER THAT DATE MEMORIAL
COINS WILL COST TWICE PRESY
ENT PRICE TO ALL PURCHAS.
ERS
The Stone Mountain Memorial Coin
will cost two dollars after April Ist,
This fact is announced locally }’y
hose in charge of the coin driva in
order that those who want Lo save a
dollar on the coin purchases may o
s 0 before April comes, Thae coins can
be purchased at a dollar each at press
ent and this price wiil prevail (o
April 1,
Those who want to purchase coins
to help the memorial fund should do
S 0 at any of the local banks before
slarch is gone,
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SEARCIT FOR 1.007 OF
BLOODY CRIME |
GANG
NEW YORK, March 22 (/P)—A safe’
deposit box which police believe holds
part of five hundred thousand dollars
foot of numerous crimes in four cities
alleged to have bheen committeed hy
the gang led by Richard I)hittnmm'e.;
escaped convict, wag sought today.
The police also were working on evi
dence tending to link the gang to
feven murders committed lilfln more
than a year apo in Baltimore, Buffa
lo, New York City and New Jersey,
Miss Audrey Bunkler, of Reesia
Tift College, is the guest of Miss
Wilmer Little for several days. ‘
ESTABLISHED IN 1908
JAVA WIPES OUT
LEADER OF BAND SLAYING
TEN DUTCH SOLDIERS IS KILL
ED IN FIGHT.
BATAVIA, March 22—(#)—Thir
teen Chinese rebels have been killed
in a fight with a Dutch military de
tachment sent to Achin, Sumatra,
where trouble broke out early this
month.
Among the rebels killed was the
leader of the band which attacked
a Dutch patrol on March third, kill
ing ten soldiers and wounding six.
One Dutch sergeant has been
killed and three soldiers of the re--
lief force seriously wounded in the
latest crash.
|
~ AFFRAY SUNDAY
'A. E. HENDERSON USED KNIFE ON
. SON-IN.-LAW—ONE IN JAIL OTH
~ ER IN HOSPITAL
| ey
‘ A, B I»fenderson, known throughout
Hho community asz “Spike” Henderson,
'is in the county jail and his son-in
ilaw. J. A. Thomas, is in the local
l~mlitm‘ium suffering from deep gach
!ruz on both sides of his neck danger:
iously close to the juglar vein as the
|resnlt of a difficulty engaged in by
Whe two men at their home in west
| Cordele last night.
' Tt -was reported that they were
firinkinz heavily and the fight start
{ed over alleged mistreatment wf
Thomas to his young wife, who is
lthe daughter of Henderson. The in
\"jured man wag married to Miss Au
fdrey May Henderson only a few
{nlouths ago and they have resided at
3o Tl'mderson home since.
|- Thomas is in as good condition this
Fnl’tm-noon as could be expected under
Iflm circumstances and unless compli
cations set in, he has a good chance of
' ‘recovering. The father-in-law will
;ihrx held in jail awaiting the outcome
‘,'ot‘ hjs injuries.
| S
EA\NOTHER VICTIM OF
; ROYSTON MOB
IS DEAD
+ ANDERSON, March 22 (P)—Her
man Bighy, who was wounded in a
eun fieht with a band of masked men
at Rovston, Ga., about ten days ago,
died Sunday at a local hospital.
Y R ipt
When you pay bills by
checks, vour cancelled
checks are your receipts. It
nicans aceuracy and simplic
ity. It would be a good idea
to zive the wife an account,
<o that she can enjoy the
same serviee for her house
hold finu.mfcs. .
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CORDELE, GEORGIA
PLEDGE OF LOYALTY |
1 shall welcome in my cnm-§
munity of all methods and|
measures that have proven
beneficial in other communi-|
ties. |
S R e e e
NUMBER 108
LEASES OF DOHENY
CIVIL CASES GREW OUT OF
SENATE INVESTIGATION OF
NAVAL OIL LEASES.
WASHINCTON, March 22—(P)—
Sypreme court agreed today to re~
view the lower court decision can--
celling oil leases and contracts which
Edward L. Doheny negotiated with
Albert B. Fall as secretary of the
interior.
Civil actions at issue grew out of
the sensational senate investigation
two Years ago into the leases made
by Fall with both Doheny and Harry
F. Sinclair, the latter involving the
Teapot Dome naval oil reserve in
Wyoming.
|A'I'TAC KON GEORGIA LOAN
' LAW FAILS IN HIGH COURT
‘ WASHINGTON, March 22—Su
{ preme court today refused to grant
| a review in the case in which 8. J.
| Faircloth questioned the validity ot
| the Georgia law relating to loans
i'negotiatcd by a person within four
. months before being adjudged bank
-1 rupt.
| TFaircloth had made the loan to H.
y F. Lilly of Quitman, Ga.
'NATIONAL ARMY FORCES
|
’ EVACUATE TIENTSIN
}; PEKING, March 22 (/P)—Members
‘nf the cahinet which resigned Satur
{day are retaining their posts tempo
|rarily at the request of the chief ex
teentive, hut it is assumed there will
ibe a realienment shortly.
| Wvacuation of Tientsin and general
retirement of the national army
{forces are reported at their head
{quartere here. Whether an effort will
{he made to hold Peking appears to be
'undecided.
IFRENCH APPROVE NEW
INDIRECT TAX METHOD
| PARIS, March 22 (#)—The cabinet
today approved Finance Minister
Peret’s projects including an increase
in business turnover tax from one
thirty to two percent.
Informing newspaper men of this
lafter the (.-uhinef meeting, M. Peret
‘quid the government’s intention was
jto raise revenue by increased indirect
jtuxution. notably on tobacco.