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GEORGIA WEATHER
Fair tonight and Friday,
slightly warmer in north and
central portions
VOLUME NO. 9
“BEER RACKET” IS
;. TTORNEY’S DEATH
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OFFICERS RAID APARTMENT AND
EEIZE ARMS AND MACHINE GUN
. BOOK }
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- CHICAGO, Apr. 29 (P)— “A beeri
racket” was today thought to be the
motive for the triple slaying by ma
chine gun gangsters in the death of
“hanging prosecutor” McSwiggin, and
is regarded as incidental to alcohol
war. Officers think the killing of
Jameg J. Doherty, Cicero beer runner
was long planned by rival beer run-z
ners and the killing of McSwiggin and ‘
Thomas Duffy in the car with him:
was incidental. ; '
The police are conducting an' ex
haustive search. Police Sargeant, An-:
thony McSwiggin, father of the slain |
brosecutor said, “I thought my life{
work over, but it has just begun; I;
won't rest until I've killed my boy’s :
slayers or have seen them hanged.” |
Officers seeking “Scarface” Capo-i
ni arrested his brother Ralph, the»l
latter’y wife and Charles Fishitti, in
Ralph’s apartment and seized a quan-’
tity of arms, a catalogue listing ma-!
chine guns, and a hook with machine
gun instructions. Scarface was un-'
taken. 5
DILL RADIO BILL IS
APPROVED BY |
SENATE - I
WASHINGTON, Aptil 29—(11’)—-!
Ignoring President Coolidge’s warn
ing to congress against the establish-‘;
_ing of any more independent fed-~
eral agencies, the senate interstate
Commerce Committee today ap-!
‘proved the Dill Radio bill, providing
for a cimmission to control air com
munication.
Holland Preparing To
Receive Hotel Men of U. 8.
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o DAAGUE, April 29—(&)—Hol
lnn§fi?’making elaborate plans- for
for the entertainment of the Ameri
can Hotel Association’s touring
party tomorrow and part of Friday. }
‘ At Rosendaal, on the Dutch-Bel-“
gian frontier, the tourists will be of
ficially weleomed tomorrow and a
gpecial train placed at their disposal%
\
Arriving at The Hague they will
make a tour of the city in sightsee--
ing cars and then will be guests at
a luncheon presided over by the may
or and with cabinet members in at
tendance.
They will have a fleeting glimpse
of the Dutch bulb fields, now in
their full- glory, from their train to
Amsterdam’ which city they will
reach about 4:30 p. m. and after be
ing enteitAined there they will leave
for Germany. Friday noon.
Drink Coca Cola in
bottles. Visit our
plant. You’ll enjoy
your visit. You'll
be glad to know
just how Coca Cola
is kept pure and
wholesome. Sce
how Coca Cola is
bottled by a won
derful new auto
matie bottling ma
-4 chine. Every hot
tle steralized.
CORDELE COCA COLA
BOTTLING CO.
PHONE 87
A. C. TOWNS, MGR.
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
MEMBERS ASSOCIATED PRESS
THANKS GIVEN FOR
ESCAPE PREMIER
MUSSOLINI
ROME, April 29—«(/P)—The cham
ber of deputies today called a spe
cial session for national thanksgiv
ing for Premier Mussolini’s escape in
a recent attempt on his life.
STORM’S FURY DOES
ARIZ. MOVIE CAMP
JAMES TOWNSEND SERIOUSLY
INJURED—SEVERAL HUN
DRED NARROWLY ESCAPE.
YUMA, Ariz.,, April 29—(P)—
James Townsend, Metro Goldwyn
and motion picture production man
ager was zeriously injured in a wind
and electrical storm last night which
demolished the movie camp eighteenf
miles west of here.
Several hundred persons narrowly
escaped injury when a chautauqua
tent was blown dowfi. Rudolph Val-l
entino and one hundred and twenty
five other actors left camp yesterday]
for Los Angeles. l
SEVERAL FRENCH SOLDIERS
KILLED WHEN RIFFS GO ON
OFFENSIVE.
OUJIDA, April 29—(P)—Tribes
which have been dickering With
Freneh and Spanish for peace have
openel hostilities, necessitating of
French artillery reprisals. Several
French soldiers were killed or wound
ed when the Riffians, lead by Beni
Mestara, went on an offensive yes
terday. Fire of the French artillery
quelled the disorders. The Spainsh
occupied new positions in the Melilia
sector.
GEORGIA FACES LOSS
OF TIMBER RESOURCES
THOMASVILLE, Ga., April 29—
(P)—Georgia faces the loss of a
large portion of timber resources,
unless steps are taken toward refor
estation, B. M. Lufburrow told the
State Forestry Association in ses--
sion here today.
G e e
PISTOL WOUNDS FATAL
TO CHICAGO POLICEMAN
CHICAGO, A]):—‘Z_Q—(/P)—Frank Blaz
ey, a young policeman, died today
from pistol wounds and a beating mys
teriously administered last night. He
was found unconscious in a police de
partment automobile a few minutes
after he hag reported to headquarters.
SECOND DAY SESSIONS
OF TRADES COUNCIL
CHARLESTOI:,—S’.-C., Apr. 29 (P)—
Trade with the far east and south
‘Africa dominated discussions in the
second day's sessions of the thir
teenth annual Foreign Trade Council
“here today, with the European situa
tion getting a share of limelight.
All the retail grocery stores of
Cordele have agreed to close at
seven o’clock on all week days ex
cept Saturdays, beginning May 3rd
1926, and ending August 1, 1926.
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NEW YORK COTTON
OPEN CLOSE P. C.
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January ............ 1686 1682 1683
CORDELE COTTON
MIGRINE CIORBd ...l 10 1568
LOCAL CREAM MARKET
Standard butter-fat s DBO
CORDELE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1926
FINE RECEPTION
GIVEN CORDELE
PARTY BY JOURNAL
Members of the Cordele party,
who with their director, Mrs. E. H.
Stambaugh, put on a splendid radio
program from the Atlanta Journal
Station WSB on Monday evening,
are loeud in their praises of the very
fine reception given them by Mr
Lampkin Kay, and Mr. Dobbs of the
Journal broadeasting station. These
two men showed them every cour--
tesy possible, changing the hour for
their performance in order to ac
comodate the yeople in Cordele who
were holding a banquet at the Su--l
wanee IHotel to receive the radio
program. l
The Cordele party was entertained
at the Biltmore Hotel where the A‘c-I
lanta Journal siation is located on
the cleventh floor. Mr. Kay sni('.‘
that he wished to congratulaie cach)
one on the Crisp county program--,
that there was not a bobble in itl'
from start to' finish. That the man-,
ner of its delivery, the matter of the|
program and the spirit of the Cor--
dele crowd made it, in his judgment,
as good or better than any perform
ance that ever went over WSB. He
told them that the studio was open
to them at any time and asked them
to come again. Mr. Kay had many
kindly things to say of Judge Flem
ing’s address, and stated that his
voice “went through the air like a
whiplash.”
The participants had planned to‘\
leave for home on Tuesday morning |
but the director, Mrs. Stambaug‘h,‘
was urged by a representative of
the Journal to go to the Journal
studio and have a picture made toj
be used in the Rotogravure section.
This was done and the photo wil! be
used at an carly date. |
While the program was being put
on, several scores of teleprams and
phone messages were received at {w#
studio, all saying that the program
was coming in fine and was being
greatly enjoyed. They all congratu
lated Cordele and Crisp county.
These messages covered an area as
far north as Illinois, and a number
came from Texas and Floridt, one
from New York City and one from
Washington, D. C. ‘
The program put on by Cordele
artists was as follows: ;
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 LGv-‘
rence. |
Vacal Solo—Mrs. Edgar Fletcher.
Organ or Piano Solo—Miss Mamie
Laura Harris, |
Veocal Solo—Miss Mary McCoy.
Duet—Mrs. Edgar Fletcher, and
Mr. Henry Jennings with Mrs. Jen
nings at piano.
Violin Solo—Mr. J. I. Cofield with
Miss Lawrence at piano.
Quartet—Jennings Brothers
EVAKS TRIAL IN JULY
PARIS, Tenn., Apr. 29 (P)—Cloys
Martin, charged with the murder of
Thomas Evans, law enforcement lead
er, will be tried at the regular term
of the Henry court next July, it was
announced today. lEvans’ body has
hzen exhumed for a postmortem ex
aminaticn to aid expert medical testi
mony. Conditions are quiet today.
Save Your
Baby Chicks
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STEAD’S DRUG STORE
PHONE NO, 1
ELIMINATION RACE
WILL BEGIN THIS
AFTERNOON
LITTLE ROCK, April 29—(P)—
Bright skys and a brisk wind greeted
aeronauts and aviators as they made
ready today for a series of air plane
races and will start late this after--
noon in the national baloon elimina
tion.
Y
T 0 NAME TRUSTEES
FOR FUNDAMENTAL
q 1
COLLEGESINU. S.
ASSOCIATION APPROVES PLAN
OF PRES. JAMES LUCKY OF
HOUGHTON COLLEGE.
TRONTO, April 29—(P)—The
Werld Christian Fundamental Asso
ciation has unanimously approved
the plan put forward by President
James Luckey, of Houghton College
Hiughton, New York, for a twenty
five million dollar Biyvan foundation
to establish colleges throughout the
United States and Canada for the ad
vancement of christian fundamental
ism education. Appointment of {rus--
tees to the foundation will be made!
at a meeting of the orthodox ('nllcgvs}
assiciation in Chicago next weeck. |
TWO TO HANG AKD
~ EARS
ONE GETS 20 YEARS
THREE NEGROES GIVEN SEN
TENCES FOR ATTACK ON
WHITE GIRL.
MADISONVILLE, Ky., April 29—
Columbus Hollins, the third negro
charged with attacking a sixteen
vear old Mobile, Alabama, girl was
placed on trial here today. Bunyan
Fleming was tried Tuesday and Na--
than Bard was ‘tried yesterday.
Both were found guilty and will be
sentenced to hang.
Found Chilty
MADISONCILLE, Ky., April 29—
(P)—Hollis was found guilty and hiz
punishment fixed at twenty years in
state penitentiary. 5
Realtor Charged With
Cruelty T'o Forty Mules
TAMPA, Fla.,, April 29—(P)—
Charges of cruelty to animals will be
filed against N. E. Jones, prominent
subdivision developer here, whose
company is accused by humane so
ciety officials of allowing forty
mules used in construction work to
o without food for four days and
of otherwise mistreating them, Coun
ty Solicitor Chauncy announced.
The mules received no food from
the night of April 13 to April 17,
and would not have received any
then had the county humane society
not paid a bill of $99, Dr. H. L.
Clough, humane society president,
charged.
The mules were without food
again Tuesday, it was said, but the
humane society was preparing to
care for them temporarily.
Jones was said to be out of the
city.
The Mutual Life Insurance
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 inferesting
features, :
TODAY ANSURABLE----TOMUORROW INCHAABLE
FRENCH REPLY TO
U. S. REQUEST FOR
? C—
'WILL BE TAKEN UP BY DEBT COM
i MISSION LATE TODAY
WASHINGTON, Apr. 29 (P)—
France's reply to the American re
quest for ravision of her debt settle
ment offer has heen received here,
ang will b taken up by the debt com
[missiun late today.
} An early answer f{from IFranca on
‘the revision or her war debt settle
[mvnl is expected by the American
{fil(.‘.)l commission. Ambassador Beren
wer indicated ‘he expecti word from
ll’illi.‘% late today or tomorrow, on
"Amm'i('u's demand for a change of his
original proposal. Indications arn
that he expects a favorable reply and
Ythe hope is for an early settlement.
~ France was expected to increaze the
originial offer to a twenty-five million
dollar initial payment, which was the
chief objection of the commission.
DINNFR GIVEN FOR
T I
MOTCRCADE PARTY
ATLANTA FARTY WILL SPEND¢
NIGHT HERE ON RETURN TRiP
The Atlanta motorcade which spent
vesterday and most of today in
Thomasville attending the Rose Fes
tival will reach Cordele this evening
about six o’clock from Valdosta on
their return trip to Atlanta.
A committee from the local clubs.
the Kiwanis, Woman’s Civie Club
and the Crisp County Board of
Trade, will meet the visitors upon
their arrival, and plans have been
made for a dinner this cvening at
nine o’clock at the Cordelia Hotel.
Judge U. V. Whipple will make the
address of welcome, and there will
be other short speeches from other
Cordele citizens.
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| SEEK GIRARD CIRL
COLUMBUS, Ga., April 28.—(Pi—
I:’l‘hu disappearance of Miss Ruth KEd
‘munds, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
;l-]. KRdmunds, prominent tfamily of the
Cirard section of Phenix City, Ala,
Monday night, has comyletely baf
il‘lml police authcrities of the Alabama
i:\ml (ieorgia cities. Fear that she
may have met with foul play or that
?Hh@ may have selected to end her life
;in the river has been advanced by
members of the family and friends,
i Miss Rdmunds, it is stated, ieft her
home Monday night ahout 8 o’clock
and n» trace of her has heen found
‘since for her mysterious disappearancy
UNVEILING NOTICE
The Cordele Camp, Woodmen of
the World, will unveil the monument
of Thomas W. Cox at Zion Hope
Cemetary next Sunday May 2, al 4
b
The public is cordially invited.
All members in good standing will
meet at the hall at 3:45.
J. J. CRUMBLEY, Cor. Com,
J. C. STEPHENS, Clerk.
ESTABLISHED IN 1908
FORMER MINISTER '['()}
ITALY DIED |
TODAY
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April 29—
(P)—William Potter, former minis--
ter to Italy died at Jefferson hos
pital today. He was seventy four
years old.
'TOWNSPEOPLE AND
T
1
MILITARY FIGHT
’ F SEIGE ON
- STATE OF SEI
MRELIGIOUS SITUATION IN MEXICO
| CAUSES BLOODGHED—SEVERAL
| WOUNDED
i MEXICO CITY, April 29 (P)—
| What amounts to virtually a state o
'vvig(\ has been established in Zitacu
aro, as the outgrowth of fighting be
tween townzpeople and the military
tover the religious situation Tuesday,
idln'ing which Captain Ruiz, of the
{:n’m,w' and one civilian was killed and
[several wounded.
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EXPECT DECISIVE
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TURN PEACE PLANS
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RIFFS ACCEPT FRANCO-SPANISH‘
CEMAND FOR REPLY TO TERMS !
LZFORZ MAY ONE : 1
OUJDA, Apr. 29 (&)—Riffians lmvn]
accepteq the Franco-Spanish demand
for.a reply to the peace terms I)('fm'ol
May one. A courier from Ah(lvlkrimg
is expected from Targuist this after
noon and when the conference ro(-un-‘
venes at six-thirty, a decisive turn in!
the negotiations is expectad, ‘
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Youth Is Killed
’
By Nashville Police
NASHVILLE, Tenn.,, April 29—
(P)—A youth, apparently 20 years
of age, thought by police to be
“Chick” Lawrence of South Nash--
ville, was shot to death early today
by Patrolman John Wehrenberp
when the officer was attacked in the
darkness as he searched a suburban
theater for intruders. Another youth
dashed through a rear door and made
his escape. i
Police are trying to locate rela
tives of the dead youth, or positively
establish his idenity. |
Officer Wehdenberg, a hig six
footer, known for his efficiency, was
in tears as he told of the shooting.
“I pulled my pistol and shot. I shot
twice. The easping arm turned loose
in the daritness, When I put my light
on him I saw I had killed the lad.” }
A midget fountain pen that will‘
hold only a drop of ink and write
300 words has been designed. I
DONY BE TOO
STINGY
T ——
1t is folly to squander yonr
substance. But it is also fol-
Iy to act the miser. Spend
wisely and feave a surplus
as imsurance against future
want. Otherwise, huy what
you want and enjoy it while
Youbmay.
R
CORDELE, GEORGIA
PLEDGE OF LOYALTY
1 shall welcome in my com
munity of all methods nd‘
measures that have provén
beneficial in other communj- l
ties.
NUMBER 141
‘WAS ACCUSED OF DYNAMITING
MINE IN ORDER TO COLLECT IN
SURANCE ON OWN LIFE
PIKEVILLE, Ky., Apr. 29 (#)—Wil
liam H. Turner, on trial for the mur
'dvr of two persons and defrauding an
;insurzmce company of eighty-nine
’thnusaml dollars, was giv.en life im
prisonment in Pike county circuit
](:um't by the jury, which deliberated
for three hous and forty minutes.
Turner was accused of dynamiting
|n'mine of which he was superintend
¥nt, in order to collect insurance on
{his own life. Two men were Kkilled
'in the explosion, one Henry Wilson
!mul the other was never identified
and it was thought to have heen Turn
|m' who disappeared. The family col-
Electe(l the insurance.
YOUNG VANDERBILT IS
| TRYING TO SAVE
IS PAPERS
NEW. YORK, April 29——{(#)~—~Car
nelius Vanderbilt Jr., heir to the
Vanderbilt millions, today was ious
ing for the three hundred thousand
dollar loan, for which he is wi'ling
to pledge a one million, five hun.
dred thousand dollar patrimony, to
avert a crash of his chain ot newqi
papers.,
The family has withdrawn fi
nancial approval, but the twenty
eight year old publisher, handiegp
ped by ill health is still confident fhf’
can prevent disaster for five thous
and stockholders in the five million
dollar enterprises and plans to “fight
it through.” i ok
PREACHER KIDNAPPED
\
i
| BY CHINESE BANDITS
. [TANKOW, China, Apr. 29 (/)—Bap
dits have kidnapped ev. K. Wllhelip.
of the Liebenseller mission, in the
‘province of Hunan. Authorities at
Yuanchow are trying to obtain his
j release.
HUSBAND GIVEN FIFTEEN
- YEARS FOR MURDER WIFE
t GRAYSON, Ky., Apr. 29 (P)—Jerry
‘)S!idh:lm. age seventy-four, charged
‘with the murder of his wife, Nancy, .
was convicted today and sentencéd to
;l’irtven years. £y
; FISH FRY POSTPONED
~ The Baptist Baraca Class will not
have the fish fry Friday evening oh
account of causes that have developed
since it was planned. It will he DORT
poned until a later _datd,_