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A T s D GEORGIA WEATHER | Cloudy tonight and Tuesday . probably showers, cooler to night { . WOLUME NO. 9 T S T e g eTRB VO R P e R T A £ E roun o o G o ' 284R1t B & ': & & "“ Cl;! L s e o e S att BB A B 2l R e e iB R K g'fl' ’N S N B ¥ .’7 B ¥ g :‘\ ¥ AN AR iA ¢ REy R bty il o B &l BAT OAR B o RN R el b = % BB 2 s 5% VI B o i &y B B i g N O ’ : &W B R e 1 bom o & @y & ¥ S B ¥, 3 4 o 5 WANT MEN ON JOB WHO HOLD WOMENS JIEWS ON LIGUOR WASHINGTON, Apr. 12 (Z)—lnter rupting the presentation of the case of the wests, a corps of sixty-five dele gates from the Civic Temperance and other women'’s organization passed be fore the senate prohibition commit tee today urging enforcement of the Volstead act and opposing any modi fication of the national dry laws. “We represent the homes, the church and the school,” was the sli gan contained in the testimony of the first witness, Mrs. Henry W. Peabody of Beverly, Mass., chairman of the Women’s National - Conference for Law Enforcement which is meeting hére. “We stand for' enforcement and no modification. We have a string feel ing that the women ought to be rep resented bv men who hold our views. We stand for the strongest thing in enforcement and the weakest thing in liquor,” Mrs. Peabody said, and the crowded committee room broke into applause. | Martha Hamon, Lieutenant-colonel of the Salvation Army, appeared for Commander Booth, declaring that con ditions among the poor had improved under prohibition. | YEGGMEN CRACK SAFE SECURE $6,000 IN CASH CHARLOTTE, N. C, Apr. 12 (P)— " Yeggmep operating early yesterday, blew two saves at Ivey’s Department Store here and escaped with more than six thousand dollars in currency. This became known today when it was announced at police headquarters The burglars left more than thirteen thousand 'in checks scattered about on the floor near the safes. AUTHOR AND NEPHEW OF STONE LOST IN SWAMP ' NORFOLK, Va., Apr. 12 (P)—Sher sff A. A. Dendell of Norfolk county lad a searching party into a dismal swamp today to try to find Polan Banks, author of Black Ivory, and Cameron Shipp, nephew of Melville E. Stone. Banks and Shipp, looking for local color, went into the swamp with an experienced guide, but were lost while A the guide was away from camp. Stop/ . 1 'Refres™ 5 I - yourse 5 (g o i .\rd» )y fi\ i ’f}i:‘fr\ | Jufiat ;}’i N\ ) What do . * you think all the ", red signs are for222° Drink Bottled Ceaetoln Delicious and Refreshing Cordele Coca=-Cola Bottling Company Cordele, Ga‘w o Phone 87 THE CORDELE DISPATCH MEMBERS ASSOCIATED PRESS Another Tanker Explodes, Killing and Burning 25 Men Assembly Plans Adjournment Sine Die Thurs. One OQ'clock HOUSE BEGINS WORK TODAY WITH EIGHT MEMBERS MORE ~ THAN QUORUM PRESENT | ] ATLANTA, Apr. 12 (£)—The sec ond extraordinary session of the gen eral assembly will adjourn sine die thursday at one o’clock. This was de cided definitely here today when the senate concurred in the house reso lution fixing that date and time for terminating the session which began March 19. With eight members more than a quorum: present the house began its work of concluding the extra session today and passed one deficiency bill and hegan consi(?eration of the calen dar adopted on retommendation of the rules committee. Sine die resolutions calling’ for im mediate adjournment were on the clerk’s desk and were scheduled for consideraticn today, but hefore they were brought up the house discussed the printing fund deficiency bill. By vote of thirty-one to nothing the’ upper branch passzd the educational hill by Senator Knight authorizing the trustees of loecal school digtriete to borrowt money for school needs in advance of the taxes collected for th. year. TOWN IS CLOSING FOR REVIVAL HGUR FIRST MORNING SERMON FOR WEEK WAS LARGELY AT TENDED. The revival at the Methodist church has begun to grip Cordele as the workers begin the second week of their campaign. The stores in the city will be closed from 10 to 11 a. m., this agreement having been reached this morning and many of the places of business were locked tight and a large number of the business men of the city were in at tendance upon the services to hear Rev. N. M. Lovein make an earnest plea to the Christian people to “Come ye yourselves apart.” The congrezations on Sunday were large and the evangelist melted and swayed the large audience as he preached on “A Bible Christian” Rarely has a congregation in Cordele been so visibly effected. ¥ | Last night the church auditorium overflowed and many of those who attended the services had to find a place in the Sunday School room. The evangelist seemed to be at his best as he preached on “Sin, as secen through the eyes of God.” It was a parallel between sin and leprsosy It was at this hour that the evange list turned with ridicule upon those who would find an easy or a human agency to do away with sin. “There is no human cure for leprosy, and there is none for sin” said Mr. Love in. ¢I know” said he, “of the teach-< ing of sume, relative to en‘.'ironment} and education and culture: T am ac-. quainted with all these doctors, but where are their patients now?"i “Where are the physicially fit” con tinued Mr. Lovein, and he answered his own question by saying that the physically fit men were in the prize rings and the women in the beauty contests, That this urgent, and plain spoken appeal made a profound im pression was clearly evidenced by the large show of hands for prayer at the conclusion of the evangelist’s message, | The pastor, Rev. J. B. Johnstone made an appeal for the business men of the city to stand back of the mecting during this week and has an nounced the hours of service to be at 10 a, m., and 8 p, m, | CORDELE, GEORGIA, MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1926 ’GYPSY BANDS ROBBED | AT MIDNIGHT | COUNCIL j&;@l&.r' 5 T MIAMI, Apr. 12 (£)—More than two hundred gypsies were corralled together and robbed at their camp near Miami today by eight men, the loot being valued at approximately three thousand dollars. Tha robhery was perpetrated while while nomads representing ten bands. of gypsies” were in open council até two o’clock this morning discussina plang for the summer. GREAT RELIGIOUS t U | THRONGS COMIRG BIRMINGHAM IS PROMISED TEN THOUSAND DELEGATES TO IN TERNATIONAL COUNCIL RELIG IOUS EDUCATION | BIRMINGHAM, Apr. 12 (P)—With three thousand five hundred delegates already arrived here for the conven tion of the International #Council of Religious Education, a record attend ance of ten thousand is confidently predicted by leaders. | This may break all convention rec ords for Birmingham. The largest pumber of delegates attendine the e nvention of this body was in 1922 in ITansas City where over seven thou sand registered. So far Canada and Pennsylvania are leading foreign countries and states respectively in the number of delegates sent here to the convention. i 1 COUNTY ARD CITY P9I LBR 4 Aadv3dS RaB R ~ FOR EXEMPTION 'KELECTION SATURDAY SHOWED I FOUR AGAINST IN CORDELE ' AND TWELVE IN COUNTY Four voters registered themselves Beainst the five year tax exemption ;plan for new industries in Cordel2 in . Saturday’s election and twelve in the ‘county. The city registered eighty iseven votes for the proposal and the "county registered two hundred a-d ';ne. A total of three hundred end four votes were cast in both cily and ;county on the measure. ' From today, April 12, the period he {gins to run. After five years nave ‘elapsed, thig provision( as provided "in the election of Saturday, will have ‘elapsed. Any new industry starting today will be entitled to the full five | years of exemption. Any starting a ‘year from now would enjoy only four vears of this privilege. If the law re 'mains as it now provides, another five | year period might be voted in th~ 'same manner at the end of the pres ‘ent five year period. | Listonia cast five votes for and ‘none against the measure. Coney cast two for and two against—only one ‘other than the election managers vot ing. Ilatley cast nine for and none |against. Arabi cast twenty for and 'seven against—the largest opposi Lion in the county. The Fourteenth | cast six for and two against. Cordele icast 159 for and one against. ! *_’T'_““‘— PIONEER TURPENTINE | MAN DEAD iN VIENNA ! R. E. Kelley, aged 68 years, died this morning at nine o'clock at the ' family home in Vienna. He had sus ‘tained an attack of flu some weeks ;}:::a and was thcught to have recov cered, but sudden illness last night and this morning soon ended his battel. «Te had been ill in all about three ' weeks., ; He is survived by his widow, Mrs, Lizzie Kelley, three sons, M. J., T. E. and P. H. Kelley, all of Florida, and two daughters, Misses Annie and Neo va, The funeral will occur Wednes. say afternoon at the residence in Vi l%nnu. DR. RAY ANDRE | DREWS i s & d URY - CAUGHT IN FU | i ) i ) «TWO BOMBS CAME VERY CLOSE i TO SCIENTIST AND EXPLORER f ON WAY TO GOB! t ! i PHISING, Apr 12 (/P)—lnc Roy é(‘,hupmau Andrews, American scien- Etist and explorer, had a narrow es ,cape frem death here today while af ithe railway station outside the East ;.‘1;1195 of the city arranging for irans ; portation of supplies for his fourth ex }pedition into Gobi desere. ! He was caught in an air raid. Mr. | | Andrews scarmbled under a {freight {car as planes came oversead. Two bombs fell twenty feet from the shel- I tering car and fragments o {steel rain ked down on it. : AYRY RN (TW ; PFREINS CIVEN | LIFE SENTENCE ; i Ba QRN d BNI | CONVICT CHARGED WiTH MUR i pER IIN ATLANTA BREAK FOR . LIBERTY GETS MERCY VERDICT ATLANTA, Apr. 12 (#)—David A. Perkins, convict charged with murder ‘n connection with the death of Cap tain Pat A. Newsome, was found guil ty by a jury in Fulton superior cour today. The jury recommended mercy of the court, the verdict carrying au f'mamlmsudm; AL J 0 dDUNUS IRO WILKINS IS RACK FROM ARCTIC TRIP EXPLORER 700 K SECOND LOAD OF SUPPLIES TO STATION AT POINT BARROW. FAIRBANKS, Arril 12—(P)— Captain George 11. Wilkins, acrial Arctie explorer, and Carl B. Eilson Lis pilot, were back in Fairbanks to day after a second trip to Point Bar row with a load of supvlies for fu ture flights over the Arctic ocean. The aviators flew over the route which Alexander Malcolm Smith ig following to Point Barrow with a dog team, but failed to see any trace ol the Smith party which was reported snort of food. 1 GROCERY STORES WILL BE CLOSED REVIVAL HOURS i Laiy Housekeepers in the cily are advis ed that the grocery stores of the city will be closed during the presont week through Friday between the l‘.mxrs of ten and ecleven for the re \,'ivzll services which are under way now at the First Methodist church. The drug store and other places of business have also agreed to close }'m' the hour. Save Your » Baby Chicks & Put AVICOL 9 in the drivking water Avicol is guarantecd for the treatment and prevention of white din‘rrlnn:x or baby chick syl e et e Sold Under a Moneys ’ Back Guaraniee, IRO, ANVIQQ StopsChickEDying STEAL’S DRUG STORE PHONE NO, 1 ! College Singing Girls | [ Popular Chautauqua Feature D e T T T T e L T Ty SR e L e o S :?25:1:5555"&'&:5-‘:2s::Ei'-fz.sl-s::.§E==-:‘rfs.---5-:2:l@%s'»:’-*»-1:';‘ S SRR 5%‘::»..;‘.:5125_:;;5;5 B A N R S R SN R ey e LS S e T e R N RSN S% B R eR A RR R e -"\'2-5’5" 3\, SRR »’*@"}‘:\* 2 A %\R wi oo AN -*-&\'.31531‘»;15:;';15,..-*: ii AR PR % O RGO aR g L SRR o ARy SRR ol T “"é\f QNG U e T :;\f;, o f\% Gl R b G TR E Heta ke iR ke D) 0 B R DN eR o %«‘r‘fi%:e?‘e 5% Rl gN1036 (g R T S 3 Ip-l-.:‘% M G SRR R E .',::5:3‘; BN ,d‘-%i S Pt A SRR :«&'&’g e S A “‘@"“\ ? 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L RRSI KL T AR EbeS RO iRS AC IRk i 1 RT L L TAESHCHEE T, ¢RO R SR Ro 5 R Y SRR R RLY N SO RN TLI e AT D PR iot Uil D i g?';‘, BN g SRS BT ; T R 10, 00 RO IR e N R R S s i ,#**xi,x\ ’“““‘««g” TR el oy R N S SIS i Rel ST ! &‘7‘& e ;-‘i-:f»i'i;;:';";2'\s:-:;--.5:: Bs s R e 1-‘E-if:"':"” e - setaii e e et el anuaho e ane it ost BRI The College Singing Girls, who will give a arand concert on the first after noon of the Redpath Chautauqua here, have proved to be one of the upique successes of the Lyceumn and Chautaugua. With five remarkably talented and versatile young women making up the persounel, a novel program will be given with just the right measure of dash and enthusiasm, From the time the Girls appear in maroon-colored college gowns and Oxford mortar boards, through a program requiring many changes of costume, including 5 g ) 8 Japanese robes and Scottish garb, the audience is in full sympathy with these pleasing entertainers, These young ladies are all professional concert artiste, but arve graduates, or have been students of American colleges and universities, WILEIGNS PILE AR EARN Sy B YRy % W s :T0 CUBA TO AID RATKS TN STRE RERI RN HAY o) B MR A CUEAN CRUISER ARRIVES WITH 43 MILLIONS TC CHECK RUN ON TWO BANKS HAVANA, Apr. 12 (P)—The Cuban cruiser, Cuba, arrived here today from Key Weet with forty three million dol lars on board with which to meet any renewal of the Tun on the Royal Bank of Canada and the National City Bank of New York which started Saturday. This money, in addition to other Jarge sumg dispatched here from New Orleans and Jacksonviile, is expected {o be more than gufficient to meet all demands at the banks here and thru out the island. Pickpockets in the crowds about the banks did a royal business on Saturday. | | PACRAD FICHTS i RIC FT QNN AT TRe L B oG ot b wA B FLa Ak KAI EVEN CHANCE TO KEEP CITY FROM GOING UNDER WATER IN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS. BAGDAD, April 12—(P)—With the Tieris rviver still rising and thousands of men fighting des perately to repair the dikes, the chances zeemaed about even this niorning that Baadad would be un der water within twenty-four hours Farm workers, as well as army con viets have been conseripted to asst the laree number of men who have labored on the embankments profect ing Bagdad from the flood waters which are already well “above the city level, DEETS AT 7 AM “ -l L 4 'y MARKETS AT GLANCE NEW VORK COTTON OPEN CLOSH P. C. May oo 1809 1900 18450 GeLohßr v 1107 1755 1967 December . 1724 1722 1726 e : CORDELE COTTON Middling closed 17¢ LOCAL CHEAM MARKET Standard buttor-fat 08 a 4 PEANUT' MARKET Cheice Clean No. 1, per ton .... $lOO,OO ESTABLISHED IN 1908 ' n ! TRIAL OF WILLIAMS | ~ . | : 4 i MARKED BY SALUTE ADMIRAL ARRIVES AT MARINE BASE FOR COURT MARTIAL HEARING MARINE BASE, San Diego, Apr. 121 (17— Preceded by a salute of thirteen et heralding the arrival of Admiral Thomas Washington, president of the court, the court martial’ of Col. Alex ander Williams of charge of intoxica tion, preferred by General Smedley Butler, opened here today. A handful of spectators, two score newspapermen and photographers were in attendance. ! YRR &NV ] SENATE WILI VOTE ON e 1 BROOHART CONTEST WASHINGTON, Apr. 12 (P)—The senate was under agreement today 1y wind up its debate on the lowa sena torial contest and make its decision before night fall. ONE STATE T ;fi? { ;r”: ‘( “:))"{u-\t.': o 4 &"‘" Cliy o ecountiy, north, onth. east or west, let us think as Georgians—not merely ns seetionalists. This hank is statewide in its in terest—and in its strength. iy NEae ey i 7 W 3 i Wt IS G J‘% )db 45N\ ) b 44 x\\} \\J”. Vi , PLEDGE OF LOYALTY I shall welcome in my coWlr ' munity of all methods and measures that bave provel | beneficial in other eommwfl ! ties. NUMBER 126 | & ONLY BLACKENED HULK - AND ~ WARPED PLATES LEFT OF TRAG, ~ EDY OF SEA PORT ARTHUR, Apr. 12 (#—The' blic . .ied nulk of the qil tanker, G\\t of Venesuela, today rode quietly om;: the waters of Port Arthur Bay whope! early vesterday a gasoline explosiom: aboard her tore out her vitals &n;x killed twenty-tive men, climaxing & week of oil disasters in the southwest. Buckled plaes, scorched sl_des.-;q,;‘; twisted superstructure of the tankef tell the mute story of how the H“J{i of the ship was heated to a glarif ¥ whiteness in twe furious hours dm&g\ which the twenty-five men were if’ cinerated. g VIENNA PASTOR WILL DIRECT DESTINIES OF BAPTIST SU"i DAY SCHOOLS IN GEORG|A FOR YEAR. oy ALBANY, Ga., April 12—Albsny Baptists were relaxing Friday fals lowing the conclusion Thuraday night of the sixth annual meeting of the Georgia Baptint Sunday .Qo,'nm! Convention. The three-dav mnw’:‘iu:’; brought nearly 1,500 visiting church workers to Albany and was declared by many of them to be the best convention Georgia Baptist Sunday School workers ever held. More than 759 of the delegates were en tertained in Aubany homes, while many from the nearby towns went back to their own homes at night or entertained themselves. : Columbus was selected as the 1927 mecting place, and April 6,7, and 8 were named as the convention dates. Rev. T. W. Tippett, pastor éf the Vienna Baptist church, wa# clected president; Rev. Martin A. Wood, pastor of the Vineville Bap.. tist church, Macon, secretary-treas urer; Joe Joe West, Albany; Mrs. Ji H. Parker, Millens C,.. J: Wyfltt; Rome; W. H. Faust, Atlanta, and W. H. Withoft, Fort Valley, wice presidents. Ak