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VOLUME NO. 9
HEAD FLORIDA CITIES FINANCE COMPANY JAILED ON FRAUD CHARGE
FivefHundred Loads Buckshot
Fired in Effort to Take Prisioner
MAN LOCKS SELFIN
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SET FIRE TO PLACE
BROWN’S BOOST THAT HE
WOULD NEVER BE TAKEN
ALIVE COMES TRUE. |
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga., April 22-——l
(#)—The body of Clint Brown, boast
ed that officers would never take';
him alive and who made good thei
boast by remaining in his burning
house after it had been fired by ‘ot'-;
ficers in an attempt to drive him
out, was recovered today. Officer:;%
gaid the battle with Brown ended‘
at .noon yesterday, after being in“
progress for several hours. A coun
ty policeman received a slight flesh(‘
wound. Small trees and underbrush
for one hundred yards around was
torn to shreds by more than five hun-‘
dved loads of buckshot fired during
the affray. '
. JAIL AND HANGFD
THIRTY MEN USE BLOW TORCH
AND BURN THREE HOLES IN
JAIL DOORS. |
GULFPORT, Miss., April 22—(&)
—Harold, “Doe,” Jackson, according
to advices reaching Gulfport today
¢ was lynched near Picayune this
morning. Jackson stories said he was
taken from jail at Poplarville and
hanged. He was held in connection
with the death of J. A. McLemore,
and W. M. Mingee, federal entomolo
gist. Jesse Fav»ecwas con victed at
¢ Bay St. Louis» . murder of the two
and sentencepm' life imprisonment.
Onthe witness stand he charged that
Jackson fired the fatal shots. Thirty
y Or mcre men are said to ave par
’ticipated in the removed of Jackson
frem jail a blow torch being used to‘
burn holes in the three doors. 1
LET*S PREPARE FOR WAR
Against mosquitoes and -~ other
germ pests. On Monday the 26th
Inst.,, we will put extra force to
&:lean up. I trust every one will coop-;
crate by putting anything that should
be moved-where wagons o rtruck can
get to it. |
—S. J. HILL, City Mgr 4-25
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GOVERNCOR WALKER AND HIGH
STATE OFFICIALS ' GUESTS
FOR OCCASION
LUMBER CITY, April 22—More
than ten thousand Georgians today
gathered near here to formally open
the new quarter million dollar bridge
which marks the completion of the
bee line route from Macon to Flori
da. High state officials, including
Governor Walker, were among those
who joined in the mecca of autorists
to attend the occasion. Five thous--
and pounds of meat, roasting over
barbecue fires, filled the early morn
ing air while thousands of spectators
attending the bridge opening con
tinued to arrive.
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MAY 7 FOR DEATH
MAN WHO WAS CONVICTED OF
KILLING MOTHER-IN-LAW
HEARS SECOND DEATH SEN
TENCE.
GRAY, Ga., April 23—(&)—John
D. Batchelor, 43, was sentenced to
die in the electric chair on May 17,
for the murder a year ago of his
mother-in-law, Mrs, Fannie Ander--
son, near here, by Judge James B.
Park in superior court this after-“
noon .
Batchelor received the new sen-‘
tence to death with a smile l'emark--“
ing: “I trust in God.” He had been~
convicted and sentenced last October
but appealed to the supreme court.‘
The appeal was denied three weeks,
ago, |
FRANCE HOPES REACH
EARLY DEBT AGREEMENT
PARIS, Apr. 22 (/)—An agreement
on settlement of the Frnch war debt
to the TUnited States is expected
shortly, it is confirmed in official cir
cles. Basis of the settlement will he
initial payments of twenty five mil
lion annaully and rising to one hun
dred million, until the limit of sixty
two years is reached. A compromise
is expected with reference to the safe
guard clause having to do with
France’s ability to pay in case Ger
many shoulq defauit in her reparation
installments.
Name Of Calles Not |
Mentioned Second Term
MEXICO CITY, April 22—(&)—
The name of President Calles has
not been mentioned- in connection
with the possibility of former Presi
dent Obdegon announcing his can
didacy, with General Francisco Ser-!
anno and Aumlfo Goman as poten
tian opponents,
If cither General Calles or Gen--
eral Obregon should decide to enter
the presidential race, it would be
necessary for congress to amend the
constitution, which provides against
a second term. .
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CORDELE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1926
CASE OF BUCKHEAD BARBER
FOR MURDER ARGUED BE
FORE SUPREME COURT.
ATLANTA, Ga., April 22—Appeal
of Mel Gore a Buckhead barber,
convicted in the slaying several
months ago of W. M. Cheek a gro--
cer, was argued before Georgia su
preme court today. One of the ar--
guments advanced today by the de
fense was that death in the electric
chair was unconstitutional and in--
human.
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2 By iR APPE]D MEN
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED
HOURS HAVE PASSED SINCE AC
~ CIDENT HAPPENED .
QUINCY, Cal,, Apr. 22 (#)—Hope
of saving the lives of the two remain
ing men in a cavein of Grizzly creek
tunnel, on Buck mountain dwindled
today when more than a hundred
hours had passed since entombment.
Three of the six entrappeq have becn
taken out dead. Thomas McDermott,
who was rescued Tuesday night, was
the only man found alive.
STRIPLING CAPTURES
ESCAPED 8188 CONVICT
Thomas Yaugmlite, who escap
ed Saturday evening from the Biob
’county chaingang, was recaptured
’Tuesday morning thirty miles rorth
west of Macon by D, IH. Stripling,
!doputy sheriff of Crisp county, wio
delivered him to the warden of Bibh
county. Yaughn is serving a thirteen
year term for arson committed in
Crawford county.
SKULL FRACTURED
ATLANTA, Ga., April 22—(&P)—
Oliver Worley, aged sixteén, of
Floyd, received a fractured skull
early today when an automobile in
which he was riding collided with
ancther machine near Manpleton.
Worley was brought to a local hos--
pital.
Ccroner Will Probe |
Accident In Maconl
MACON, Ga., April 22—(A>)—The;
funeral of James B. Smith, two-year-|
old son of Mr..and Mrs. W. L.
Smith, who' was killed Monday night'
in an automobile collision, was he]di
‘here this afternoon. i
T. Dorman, railway shopman,
driver of the car that collided with
the Smith machine; who is held
witout bail following the child’s
death, told newspapermen today that
he was not speeding and regretted
the affair exceedingly.
A coroner’s jury will meet again
Friday to complete a probe of the
wreck.
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Baby Chicks
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INVESTORS NEVER
ACTION WAS TAKEN AFTER COM
PANY MAKES REPORT—TO GET
HEARING THIS AFTERNOON
MIAMI, Apr. 22 (P)—M. C. Teb
bets, president of the Florida Cities
Finance (Company, owners and devel
opers of Fulford by the Sea, today
was held in the county jail under a
fifty thousand dollar bond, awaiting
hearing this afternoon before the
Uniteq States Commissioner, Sidney
I. Prager, on charges of using the
mails to defraud. ' ;
Action was taken after the com
pany furnished records showing it had
taken in three million dollars cash
and had seven million dollars out
standing on contact and had not ful
filleq the promises made to its inves
tors through letters circulated.
HOLDER ANNOUNCES
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CHAIRMAN OF STATE HIGHWAY
BOARD, ON TKIP TO CUBA
WITH PRESS CROWD.
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VALDOSTA, Ga., Arril 22.—(P)-~
That John N. Holder chairman of the
State Highway Board, will announce
for vaernm- upon his return from
Cuba with the Georgia Press Associa
tion, is information received rfrom
reliable sources here. The entrance
of }}h'. Holder has been expected fer
some time. .
HERRIN ELECTS.
DAY'S PEACEFUL
THREE ANTI-KLAN, ONE KLANS
MEN GET ALDERMANIC SEATS
HERRIN, 111., April 22—(P)—In
one of the most peaceful clections
ever to be held in the faction-torn
city, three anti-Klan and one Klan
candidate were elected to aldermanic
offices today.
Infantrymen of the Illinois na
tional guard, with drawn ,bayoncts
each of the four polling places, but
tonight not a single inciden was re
ported as a result of the day’s polling
Complexion of the Herrin city
council as a result of today’s elec--
tion will give the klan two votes, an
ti- klan including Mayor McCormick
six votes, one seat will be vacant due
to the death of Alderman Sizemore,
Klan leader, one of the six men kill
ed in the last Tuesday’s clash here.
Previously the councilmen had
been divided, focur Klan and as many
anti-Klan.
Athens had 400,000 slaves to 100,-
000 free citizens.
Copenhagen has about one-third of
the whole population of Denmark.
OF NEW YORK
is represented in Cordele and surrounding
territory hy
MRS. MAX E. LAND
She will be glad to show you their new pol
icy which has many new and interesting
features.
TODAY INSURABLE----TOMORROW INCURABLE
Wet and Dry Leaders Disagree
HEIRS FILE SUIT
LATE MRS. CORA B. WILLIAMS
WAS PRESIDENT OF G. F. AND
A RAILROAD
; ATLANTA, Apr. 22 (P)—Twenty
seven heirs of the late Mrs. Cora B.
Williams, former president of the
Georgia, Ilorida and Alabama Rail
road, today fileq suit in Fulton su
perior court, asking that the execut
or turn over to them.one half of the
estaie.
The suit seeks recovery of approxi
mately three million, five hundred
thousand dollars of the estate valued
at seven million, five hundred thou
sand, and consisting of railroad honds
and large parcels of land in Georgia
and Alabama, which was left entirely
to the sisters of Mrs. Williams, dhe
cther heirs (-laim.mg than an under
standing before her death was that
the estate would be divided between
all heirs.
NEW FLOW BREAKS OUT ON LINE
OF ERUPTION OF 1916
HILO, T. H., Apr. 22 ()—Mauna
Loa sent a new and devastating flow
of lava over the rich ranching coun
try of the Kona district yesterday af
ternoon. The river of lava which has
flowed thirty miles to the sea and had
begun to cool when a new flow broke
out on line of the 1916 eruption.
THORNTON‘S CONDITION
IS SLIGHTLY IMPROVED
A report late this afterncon from
attending physicians, is the effeet
,thut W. H. Thornton is resting in
satisfactory manner at the Coddele
hogpital. Unless complications set in.
they feel hopeful of his recovery.
““Ma’’ Ferguson Party
Stalled In Cloudburst
PHELPS, Texas, April 22-—()—
A cloudburst loosening between 10
and 12 inches of rain deluged this
section late today, flooding roads
and lowlands. Water knee deep cover
ed the International Great Northern
railway tracks and stranded Gov
ernor Miriam A, Ferguson’s party
returning to Houston from a visit te
the state penitentiary at Huntsville,
Water from more than an hour's
downpour proved too much for the
rescrvoir dam holding Huntsville’s
water supply and it gave way, vir
tually inundating the immediate vi
cinity, Phelps is ecight miles east of
Huntsville.
started the boom in the Transvaal.
New platinum discoveries recently
ESTABLISHED IN 1908
DELEGATES EXPRESS HOUE THAT
NECOTIATIONS WILL END SUC
CESSFULLY
OUJDA, Apr. 22 (&)—Morocco,
French and Spanish delegations still
profess the hope that their peace ne
gotiations with the Riffians will be
carried to a successful conclusion and
that resumption of war will be avert
ed in spite of repeated delays in reach
ing an agreement on the preliminary
terms. It is hoped in French official
<ircles that the contact with Riffian
delegates may be resumeq on Satur
day.
CANDLER VOTES
COUNTY ISSUE OF $125,000 IS EX
FECTED TO BE MATCHED BY
[ STATE AND FEDERAL AID.
METTER, Ga. April 21—(P)—Can
!d!(‘r county’s $125000 bhond issue for
11‘-:~ving~rnud:: passed today by an over
wielming majority, there being 1,142
votes for and only 78 ageinst bonds.
A more enthusiastic election hag
never been held in this county. The
citizens of Metter wore awakened
this morning at 5:30 o’clock hy ihe
fire whistle. Large crowds gathered
at the courthouse where the voting
took place just immediately after 6
c’'clock. Every precinct of the county
voted for bonds by a bid majority.
The Me‘t:r precinct polied 609 votes
‘lhm'v being 589 for bonds with only
;11 against. : \ivg
TROOPS WILL GO GUARD
DURING TRIAL MEN
MADISONVILLE, Ky., Apr. 22 ()—
Troops of the National Guard from
several points in the state were to
arrive here during the day for guard
duty in connection with the trial to
merrow of Nathan Bard, Bunyan Flem
ing and Columbus Tiollis, on charges
of attacking a sixteen year olq white
girl here about. two weeks ago.
YOUR
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Because you lost in the past,
i 5 no reason why vou should
not win in the future. Hold
tight to thrift and work, and
vou are bound to mount to
higher things on the exper
ienee vour errors of judge
nment teach, e
. Ko s. e aamirsms .st
CORDELE, GEORGIA
| PLEDGE OF LOYALTY
I.shall welcome in my com
munity of all methods and
| measures that have proven
‘l beneficial in other communij
| ties.
NUMBER 135
WRANGLING OVER
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SENATORS REED AND HARRELL
EXCHANGE SEVERAL VIGOROUS
REMARKS -
WASHINGTON, Apr. 22 (P)—A
disagreement today in the senate pro
hibition committea over the time to
be given the drys io conclude their
case. While witnesses for both the
wets and drys waited the committee
members began the session with a pro
longad wrangling match, after Sena
‘m‘ Reed and Senator ITarrell hag ex
changed several vigorous remarks,
The original (~mnm“it-n(\ ruling g'ving
the dry four hours and fiffren min
utes and the wets three btour:, was
left unchanged. The drys were givon
first turn and called E. C. Din: ddio,
superintendent c¢f the Nationa! Toia
perance Bureau to the stand.
Y 7 SO A]i
UPSHAW ASSALLS
NATION'S Ciiles
GEORGIA ATTACKS <COOLIDGE
FOR OPPOSING MOVIE CEN
SORSHIP.
WASHINGTON, April 23—“ Le
gislation from the White House was
assailed in a statement today by Rep
resentative Upshaw, Democrat, Geor
gia, as ‘“‘an alm'ming-' and undemo
cratic tendency in this administra--
tion.”
President Coolidge, in .opposing
federal regulation of motion pic
ture shows, “surely does not under
stand the purpose and scope of the
legislation.” Mr. Upshaw said, re
ferring to censorship bills introduced
by Representative Swope, Republi---
can, Pennsylvania, and himself.
“It seems to me that the presi--
dent of the United States, who comes
from the land where pure ideals are
supposed to reign” the Georgian con
tinued, “ought to join with the
force of righteousness in this high
and holy erusade rather than en--
courage the coinage of money at the
expense of national morality,
“I propose to take my stand be--
gide the homes of America = and
fight back every devilish tendency to
fascinate youth with gilded sin.”
The species of fish know: te
science number nearly 10,000.