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VOLUME NO. 9
LIQUOR CONTROVERSY KEEPS ABLE MEN OUT OF OFFICE, SAYS MAYOR
Negro Tells Court Solicitor
‘Threatened to Cut His Throat
If Talk Was Not Favorable
EXPECTED THAT PROSECUTION
WILL CONCLUDE ITS CASE
TODAY. '
GRAY, Ga., April 28—(@)—It is
expected 'that prosecution will con
clude presentation of its case today
in the trial of Atkinson Etheridge.
for the slaying last August of two
county policement. Tense moments
marked the closing hours of yester
day’s court, during which time, Aus
tin Pitts, a negro witness declared cn
eross examination that Solicitor
Joe Duke had threatened to “cut my
throat” if I did not testify favorably
to the prosecution. The courtroom
was thrown into-an uproad. The
prosecution disclaimed allegations of
the negro witness. 5 99
EXERCISES TC BE HELD AT‘
SCHOQL AUDITORIUM MON
' DAY. ; |
The' Memorial’Day program which‘
will be given by the school children
this vear, will be held in the schooll
auditorium Monday morning at 11:30
and will be as follows: J
l‘zjt'Heatio,n—*Rev. J. B. Jonstone. |
Chorus—Junior Symphony Club. ‘
Speaker—Welborn Kiker.
First Prize Essay Northern Heights
School—Pearl Cohen.
Chorus—Junior Symphony Club.
First Prize Essay O’Neal Junior
High—Catherine Brown.
Delivery of Prizes and Service
(Crosses—Miss Tallulah Atkins.
Georgia Land-—School children.
Pageant—History of the Confed
erate Flags—Mildred Brown, Dorris
Bryan, Maxine Land, Violet Denni--
son, Mary Clements; Mary Wakefield
Dixie—Audience.
Presentation of Confederate Flags
to Cordele High School—Mus. Jake
Sheppard.
Benediction—Rev. Carl Barth.
Music by orchestra, s
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THE CORDELE DISPATCH
MEMBERS ASSOCIATED PRESS
ITS U. S. WAR DEBT
PROPOSITION WILL BE TAKEN
UNDER CONSIDERATION BY
DEBT COMMISSION TOMORROW
WASHINGTON, Apr. 23 (P)—
France today submitted to the United
States a new offer for the settlement
of its four billion war debt.
The propesition: was not taken un
der consideration by the American
debt commission until tomorrow,
when it will meet again. Ground
work for the offer had been carefully
canvassed in recent conferences be
tween Ambassador Berenger and Sec
retary Mellon, and it was indicated
the commission will not be long in
making a decision.
Depew Credits Long Life !
- Ability “‘Spread Smiles”|
NE YORK, April 23—(P)—At
tributing his long life to his policy
of moderation in all things and his
motto that God’s most useful crea--
ture is “he who makes two smilesl
grow where there was one before."‘
Chaunecey M. Depew, who will be 92‘
tomorrow, today granted to report--
ers his twenty-third “birthday inter-!
view.” 1
Custom .of the birthday interview
started, said the lawyer statesman
and witness, when he was 70, and the
chain has not been broken since.‘
Today he used the occasion to ex
vress his opinion on a variety of na
tional and international issues. Re--
ligion seems to Mr. Depew the vital
need of the world today. “No young
man starting out in life can afford
to ignore religion unless he wishes to
be a failure” he said, declaring that
nothing he had seen in the 92 years
of his life has served to shake his
faith. ‘
The world in general is a better
place for a greater number of peo-]
rle today, he felt, with “marriages
happier, in spite of the greater nuni.
ber of divorees.” .
“Radio and the automobile,” he
said, “are the greatest modern fac-~
tors for happiness. f
Prohibition does not interest him
much he said. He used to drink a
‘pint of champagne a day, but gave
it up many years ago because it did
not agree with him, although, he asid
“I still love it.” ‘
MACON WOMAN HURT
IN COLLISION OF CARS
ALBANY, Ga., April 23—(&P)—
Mys. Fred Stroberg of Macon, was
painfully injured today when the car
'she was riding crashed inte that of
C. L. Grover. The accident was de
clared to have been unavoidable.
Her injuriest are not considered
critical,
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‘Science number nearly 10,000,
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CORDELE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1926
ARE BEING TRIED
CHARGED WITH ATTACKING
WHITE GIRL AND HER COM
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MADISONVILLE, Ky., April 23—
(P)—With five hundred troops of
the Kentucky National Guard or
duty here patrolling the vicinity of
the court house and jail where three
negroes are being held on charges
of attacking a sixteen year old white
girl. The Hopkins county grand jury
is today investigating the vase. The
negroes were brought here last night
under soldier guards from the state
prison, where they have been held at
ter Adair Stum, aged twenty-four
was robbed and beaten by the ne
groes and the girl companion attack
ed. i
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RADIO PROGRAM
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MONDAY EVENING
BANQUET AND FINE OCCASION
PLANNED BY LOCAL CLUBS.
The Woman’s Civie Club, Kiwanis
Club and Crisp County Board of
Trade will have a joint banquet in
the Suwance Hotel dining room Mon
day evening, April 26 at 8:30
o’clock. Cordele and Crisp county
are broadeasting over Radio Station‘
WSB, Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, andl
the artists who are participating as
always will give an enjoyable prog
ram and one that will be long re
membered to. those who hear it.
There will be a good program b('forcs}
the program over the radio and the
ladies promise to have some good
“eats” The proceeds from the ban
quet will be used by the Civie Club
for the beautification of Cordele. and
it is hoped that a great number of
the public-spirited people will attend.
Everyone who loves Cordele and
Crisp county and wishes to help Cor
dele grow and prosper are urged to
be present.
The following is the radio prog
ram which will begin at 9:45:
Address—Cordele and Crisp Coun
ty Interests—Judge W. P. Fleming.
Piano Solo—Miss Mary Ballenger.
Tenor Solo—Mr. Henry Jennings.
Piano Solo—Miss Elizabeth Law
rence.
Vocal Solo—Mrs, Edgar Fletcher.
Organ or piano solo—Miss Mamie
Laurie Harris.
Vocal Solo—Miss Mary McCoy.
Duet—Mrs. Edgar Fletcher, and
Mr. Henry Jennings with Mrs. Jen
nings at piano.
Violin Solo— Violin Solo--Mr.
J. I Cofield with Miss Lawrence at
piano.
Quartet—Jennings Brothers.
Tickets for the banquet can be
bought from dMesdames E. H. Stam
baugh, Guyt Gleaton, Frank Wil
liamg, Henry Williams, and Miss Or
ba Cobb. Sece them immediately in
order for the ladies to know how
many plates to prepare. Those who
‘ wish to attend should procure their
tickets before Saturday night,
By a new system of pouring con
crete, houses are being built in nine
weeks in England.
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METHODIST CHURCH. 1
Dr. Minor C. Baldwin, world ‘[:\-}
mous organist, is in;the city, and w 2
give two organ recitals at the Firsti
Methodist church durng his stay——‘
one tonight, and another Sumlu,\"
night. This announcement will be Ofi
pleasurable interest to hundreds in
Cordele who heard Dr. Baldwin \‘.'l:Qll‘
he appeared here ‘in concert last
winter; and doubtless all will take
advantage of the | opportunity to
acain listen to this master of music
in his performance tonight and Sun
day night. Dr. Baldwin is enroute
north from Florida where he has
spent some monthg, and will go from
here to Knoxville where he is to ap
pear on a May Day Festival occasion
The concert this evening will be
at ecight o’clock and at the same
hour Sunday evening in the place
of the usual service, and on both oe
casions a si'ver offering will be
taken, to be nsed on the organ fund.
Builder Of Roses
Grandstand Is Guilty
LOS ANGELES, April 23—(P)—
Paul F. Mahoney, builder of a grand
stand which collapsed during the an
nual tournament of roses at Pasa--
dena New Year’s Day was convieted
of manglaughter in superior court
here.
The jury after announcing that it
was unable to reach a verdict in the
case of Mahoney’s co-defendant, C.
B. Bucknall, 2 former deputy build
ing inspector, was sent back to de--
liberate further,
Specifically, the two were charged
with manslaughter in connection
with the death of Mrs. P. S. Borich,
of Dallas, Texas. Three persons were
killed outright in the crash and nine
others died later., More than one
hundred were injured.
OF NEW YORK
is represcnted in Cordele and surrounding
territory by
MRS. MAX E. LAND
She will be glad to show you their new pol
icy which has many new and inferesting
features,
TODAY INSURABLE----TOMCRAOW INCURABLE
WILL ESTABLISH NEW LINK BE.
TWEEN WESTERN POINTS
AND FLORIDA AND GULF
PORTS.
ATLANTA, Ga., April 28—(P)—
The Seaboard Airline Railway will
begin almost immediately in obtain
ing rights of way for two trunk linesi
which will establish a new connect:
ing link between the western point#'
and the Florida. and Alabama ;:‘uH'!
ports S. Davies Warfield, president |
of the road told the Associated Press
today. The project. is largest in (h’el
history of the railway with the possi
ble exeeption of the route from the|
east to the west coast of Flm‘ida,:
Warfield said, and when completed
will give a new short route from At-‘
santa and northern points to the|
west coast of Florida as well ag cz‘.s;tl
coast. 4
DEAD IN CEMETERY
DISCOVERED BY OFFICERS WHO
'WERE ATTRACTED TO SCENE
BY BARKING DOG.
SAVANNAI, Ga., April 23—
[—The body of J. L. Warmack aged
sixty-five, a prominent and wealthy
Bulloch county citizen was found
in the Colonial cemetery here to--
day, with a pistol n his hand. Mem
bers of the family believe he com--
mitted suicide because of financial
difficulties. He avose early today and
walked into the cemetery, where his
body was discovered by officers who
were attracted by a dog barking.,
‘Two 11l Shooters
| Killed In Explosion
[ GROVE CITY, Pa., April 23—(P)-—
>T\\'o oil well shooters were killed to
day when a can of nitroglycerin ex
'plmlml cn a farm near here. The
Ivvivos of the victims witnessed the ac
cident. ..
James Barnes and Robert Winters,
both of Plain. Grove, Pa., teok their
‘wiv(-s to witness the shocting of the
!wf'll. After the shot was fired, the
‘n:vn, leaving their wives near the
derrick, went to their automobile
‘ncznb_\' to get some tcols, A can of
pitroglycerine in the machine © ox
;plmlml as the men were about to
jenl(sr the car. .
i The . women were knocked down,
They are in a serious couadition as a
result of nervous shock.
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000 free citizens.
} Copenhagen has about one-third of
the whole population of Denmark.
ESTABLISHED IN 1908
PULPIT UTTERANCE
IFHARGES IN SERMON THAT PAR
ENTS NOT DEVOTING PROPER
AMOUNT OF ATTENTION TO
CHILDREN
LOUISVILE, Ky., Apr. 23 (#)—His
‘charges in a sermon that parents in
his congregation were not devoting
!H\v proper amount of attention to chil
idro‘nv has resulted in the ousting of
‘Rev. L. W. Benedict, pastor of the
Parkland Baptist church here, but
the pastor refuses to abide by the de
cision. |
Recently the pastor won his point
in a regular meeting of the church,
which has a membership of (-](-vun‘
hundred, by a majority of six votes,
but when the members forced a hnsi-%
ness session during the mid-week
prayer service last night he lost l)_\"
a vote of one seventy six to one hun
dred.
PIONEER FITZGERALD
CITIZEN DIED TODAY
FITZGERALD (Ga.,, April 23—
John D. Mosher, a pioneer citizen of
Fitzgerald, and a prominent mem
ber of the Grand Army of the Re
public, died here today at the age
of eighty-four. He had served as
commander in chief of the Georgia
and South Carolina department of
the Grand Army for several terms.
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Reserve Bank Reduces
| Rediscount Rate
' NEW YORK, April 23.—(P)—The
New York Federal Reserve bank to
day reduced its rediscount rate from
4 to 312 per cent.
The 4 per cent rate has been in ef
feet since January 9. last.
The reduction reflects the recent
decrease in rediscounts by member
banks and the drastic reduction in
brokers loans as a result of the sharp
decline in prices since March 1.
LETS PREPARE FOR WAR
Against mosquitoes and other
germ pests. On Monday the 26th
Inst.,, we will put extra force to
clean up. I trust every one will coop
crate by putting anything that should
be moved where wagons o rtruck can
get to it.
—3. J. HILL, City Mgy 4-25°
N ———
Don’t be discomraged by the
failures of the present leg
islature. Georgin’s destiny
15 too elorious to b wreeked
by little men. We'll eleet a
bhetter legislature next time
and do the thigigs we failed
to do this time,
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STATE BANK
CORDELE, GEORGILA
| PLEDGE OF LOVALTY
| I shall welcome in my com
munity of all methods and
; measures that have proven
‘ beneficial in other communi
ties. .
NUMBER 136
DEVER TELLS OF *
CONDITIONS IN
CHICAGO TODAY
' HOPE TIME WILL COME WHEN
RELIEF WILL COME FROM SIT
UATION
- WASHINGTON, Apr. 23* ()—De
claring it is impossible under pres
ent conditions to elect able men to
office in great cities because of the
liquor controversy, Mayor Dever, of
Chicago, told the senate prohibition
commitiee today that he hoped the
day would come when a different sit
uation would obtain,
After saying that in some Chicago
wards that men could be elected to
the city council if they had the temer
ity to declare in favor of prohibition
and while in others the opposite was
the case, with the result that able
men are kept out of the office.
The mayor declared, “I am hoping
that the day will come when we can
be relieved of this situation. Th:re
is a crying need to leck :It't’«.-x' other
activities of the government, but we
must give, too. much time {9 this pro
hibition question.”
STORES TO CLOSE MONDAY
FOR MEMORIAL EXERCISES
The Daughters of the Confederacy
request every store and office to,close
from 11 a. m. to 1:30: p. m. Monday,
April 26, account Memorial Day. The
exercises will he held at the school
anditorium, beginning at 11:50 a. m.,
and will be interesting. Everybody
invited to come.
Chances In Favor Of U. S.
Murderer, Judge Declares
CHICAGO 111., April 23—(P)—
The chances of being executed in
America for a deliberate murder are
only 1 to 110 in favor of the slayer,
figures compiled by Judge Marcus
Kavanaugh, Chicago reveal.
A survey just completed by the
judee shows marked contrast in the
crime records of America and Eng
land, where a murderer has almost
no chance of escaping the death
penalty. Less than 11 murders were
committee in England and Wales in
1921, while there were 10,009 in
America.
started the boom in the Transvaal.
New platinum discoveries recently
A report says that the entire coun
try of Tibet has only one motor ve
hicle—a motoreyele.