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VOLUME NO. 9
VALDOSTA IS STILL BONE OF CONTENTION IN COURT DISTRICT
70 PUT VALDOSTA
~ INMIDDLE DIST.
;HARRIS AND GEORGE WILL MAKE
EFFORT TO GET HOUSE CHANCE
ASSIGNMENT ; ;
WASHINGTON, Apr. 30 (&P)—At
tempt to have the Valdosta division
of the southern Georgia judicial dis
trict included in the proposeq middle
district will be made in the senate
when that body begins censideration
of the Georgia judgeship bill passed
yesterday by the house.
The amendment will be pressed by
Senators Harris and George, who ex
pect to take the issue into confer
ence in an effort to have the house
agree to change the assignment. The
Valdosta district has been the only
point of contention among the Georgia
dclegation.
TWO COUNTY PRISONERS !
ESCAPED FROM GUARDS
While they were engaged in plow--
ing yesterday afternoon, A. C.
Carter, seventeen year old black ne
gro, serving a term for forgery, es
caped from the Crisp county prison
farm bv leaving their plows and hun
ninz for freedom. They were shack
led but still were fleet enough to
make their get away despite the fact
that the guards used their guns in an
effort to stop them. Rewards of fifty
dollars for Brooks and twenty-five
for Carter have been offered by
Warden T. C. Cox for the capture
of the escaped prisoners. |
Russian Engineers
Tour United States
'~ WASHINGTON, April 30—(P)—
Four ussian engineers making a
threfl' 9ths tour of the Unitcd‘
States ‘in preparation for construc--
tion on the Dniper in Ukraine ()t"i
~what they claim will be Europe’s
largest hydro-clectrical develonmcnt‘
have concluded a series of informal(
conferences with department of com
merce experts. i v gty I
- JACKS ON TRIAL
PIKEVILLE, Ky., Apr. 30 (£)--Joe
Jacks, Jr. went on trial in Fike cir
cuit court today charged with con
‘spiracy to murder in an insurance
!raud plot at McCarr. William H.
Turner, central figure in the alleged
plot, was convicted yesterday and
sentenced .to life imprisonment, %w:g
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Bottling Company
l Cordele, Ga. gy Phone 87
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
MEMBERS ASSOCIATED PRESS
|lOB YEARS OLD AND HAS
NEVER RODE ON
l A TRAIN
EASTFORD, Conn., April 30—(&)—
Never having ridden in a railroad or
trolley car so far as is known, and
never having listened to a radio, al
though she is one hundred and eight
vears old, is the reccerd of Mrs. Sarah
Poswgrth,of Bradway, probably the
oldest person in Ccnnecticut, who is
celebrating her birthday anniversary
tecday, Her father was a Revoluticn
ary soldier.
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SPECIAL JURY
TO INVESTIGATE
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BKTATE'S ATTORNEY SHOWS
| THREAT TO KILL SELF, KIDNAP
HIS CHILDREN AND BURN HOME
CHICAGO, Apr. 30 (£)—Order for
}imp:—:nne]ling a special grand jury to
investigate the slaying of Willim H.
‘McSwiggin, young assistant’s state's
attorney, and all other gang killings
‘and crime conditions in Chicago and
",.surrounding suburbs, was granted
' State’s Attorney Robert E. Crowe, tod
day by acting Chief Justice of Crimi
ilal Court William V. Brothers. Crowe
;)rescnted a petition revealing threats
-against his live, to kidnap his chil
?Jren and bomb his home.
’RIFFIANS GRANTED
' ANOTHER CHANCE REPLY
! PARIS, Apr. 30 (#)--The Riffians
*,have bectr! granted one more chance
to confer with Abd El Krim, before
replying definitely to the Franco-Span
ish peace offer, War Minister Pain
leve announced. After a conference
with Premier DBr'and the tribesmen
will be given until the second or third
,0f May.
%EDI‘TOP\S END TRIP AT
i WAYCROSS AFTER
| BREAKTFAST
WAYCROSS, Apr. 30 (&#)—The
spring meeting of the Georgia Press
Association was ended following
breakfast this morning, af which the
editors were guests of the Waycross
civic clubs. The meeting included a
sight seeing trip to Cuba, whence they
returned by way of Key West, Tam
pa, Clearwater and other Florida cit
lies. reaching here early today.
Winter Haven Host
WINTERHAVEN, Fla., Apr. 30 (&)
—About one ‘hundred and seventy
members of the Georgia Press Associa
tion and their wives were entertained
last night by the city of Winter Hav
en. The visitors were taken on a mo
torcade and was tendered a banquet
by civic clubs. They left on a special
train for Georgia, after a week’s tour
of ‘Florida and Cuba.
WHITTEMORE WILIL BE
RETURNED TO
BALTIMORE
' NEW YORK, Apr. 30 (#)—District
‘Attorney Banion announced today
‘that Richard Reese Whittemore, hold
3ip man and escaped convict, would
be returned to Baltimore for trial of
ithe murder of a Marylang state prison
guard, in 1925,
MARKETS AT GLANCE
NEW YORK COTTON
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,\J‘muary iy ABTB 1683 1682
CORDELE COTTON
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l LOCAL CREAM MARKET
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CORDELE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 50, 1926
OVER KILLINGS.
HUNT SLAYERS
GAMBLING DIVES RAIDED AND
MANY DEVICES SMASHEDRD—
HEARING TOMORROW
CTIICAGO, Apr. 30 (&)—Gambling
idives of Citcero, a turbulent suburb
of Chicago, and the scene of many
beer warlare slayings was visited by
officers who are wrath fromy the
sldeze nandiing of a policeman and
are searciting for clues to the kil]ing"
of Willian: Hi. McSwiggin, ace of thu‘
state attorney’s office and two com
panions who were killed by mu(_-him-l‘
| Ty, i
Faro la-ouls, roulette whzels, mm"
tblaciihoaid -, Cicy tables, and other
gambling devices were smashed m"
cliepsed to Lils, similar jate was- met |
by onec Chicage dive, where rzix‘..\'-fivc!
men were arrested.
| {Police are now scarching for two
men thought to he with the trio at
lt!le t'mie of the killing and are missingl
since the coroner’s jury yesterday
viewed the physical evidence and will}
start hearings'tomm‘rrv'.\' afterncon.
IBF AUTIFY ANTIOCH
CEMETERY FRIDAY
| iFAL] 8.9
THCSE WHO HAVE LOVED ONES
BURIED IN OL.LD CEMETERY ARE
INVITED TO COME AMND HELP
Thoze who have loved ones buried
lin Antioch cemetery on the National
Ihigh\\-’ay two miles north of Arabi are
%invit(‘d to come and take part next
I\,i'-‘ridu_v in heautifying and clearing up
"ilw grounds and for te purpose of
'making business plans for a sexton
éfor the coming year.
' Those who come should have a pic
l‘nic basket and their song books as a
;nemorial service and a song program
!"vill be rendered during the day.
BRITISH COMMISSION |
SUCCESSFUL ON TRIP:
57 I
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LONDON, Apr. 20 (/P)—-])i:sp:n(:h(‘.s;
from Allhabad, British India, report |
return of the British commission :".'ntf
to Burma to persuade the Naga and |
Kachin tribes to abandon slavery undj
human sacrifice. Through efforts of |
the commission thirty-five humlrud'
slaves we'rr- released and thi:'ty-fonrj
villages have consented to abandon
sacrifices. |
WINS GUARD PLANE RACE
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; LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Apr. 30 (4°)—
Captain K. D. Bradston, one hundred
and sixth observation squadron, Ala
bama National Guard, of Birmingham,
today won the fifty mile national
guard airplane race here.
JURY INVESTIGATES
FORT VALLEY, Ga., Apr. 30 (&)—
Bibh county grand jury continued an
investigation of the affairs of the Ex
change Bank of Fort Valley, which
closed its doors in June 1924, Sheriff
Anderson holds eleven indictments
said to charge a violation of state
banking laws.
Save Your
»
Baby Chicks
» Put AVICOL
v in the drinking water
Avicol is guaranteed for the
freatment and prevention of
white dm!'rh_neu or baby chick
e Deniive. Erive s whk Sr
Sold Under a Moneys
Back Guarantee.
StopsChick&?Dying
STEAL’S DRUG STORE
PHONE NO, 1
’ FALL OF AIRPLANE
WM. D. WILLS OF TEXAS AND ON
LY NEGRO AVIATRIX IN WORLD
THE VICTIMS
JACKSONVILLE, Fia., Apr. 30 (/P)
—William D. Wills, twonty-four a pub
licity man of Dallas Texas, and Bessiz
Coleman, said to be the only Negro
aviatrix“in the world, were killed this
miorning when their airplane, making
a practice flight overturned two thou
sand feet in the air. The negro wont
an fell out anq the man crashed to
carth 'with his plane and was cremat
ed in it, resulting from 2a fire started
when an onlooker struck 2 matceh near
the wreck. : j‘
MOTORCADE PARTY
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ENTERTARYED HERE
VISITORS TENDERED DINNER
AT CORDELIA HOTEL BY
BOARD OF TRADE.
Thursday evening at the Cordelia
Hotel the Crizp county Board of
Trade entertained the Motorcade en
route back to Atlanta from the
Rose Show at Thomasville at the
Cordelia Hotel at ginner.
Representative W. . Dorris acted
as toastmaster. The welcoming ad--
dress was delivered by Dr. T. J. Mc-
Athur in a very pleasing manner.
Respenze to the welcoming address
was made by Mr. Frank 1. Reynolds,
president of the Atlanta Motorcade
and he introduced Mr. 5. J. Slate,
stale auditor who gave some very
important and interesting facts con
cerning the revenue 6f Georgia.
Col. Dorris presented Crisp coun
ty’s water power project on Ilint
river, whichk is very important te
the people of the town and county,
just now. Col. Dorris endeavored to
tell his hearcrs of the importance uf‘
their support of the project. There
were several short talks given by
members of the party. These includ
cd talks by Mr. Harlee Branch of
the Atlanta Journal, Mrs. E. P. Cren
shaw, of the Civie Club of Atlania
and others. Among the short talks
from the people present of Cordele
were Mr. P. F. Fitzgibbons, presi
dent of the Board of Trade, Dr. Tip
ten and others.
The party were in high praise o®
the hospitality that had been shown
especially were they appreciative of
them on teir tour of South Georgia
the courtesies shown them while in
Cordele. They were delizhted with
the beauty, fertility and resources
of tis section.
The party spent the night in Cor
dele and left early Friday morning
cenroute to Atlanta.
HARRISON MOTION
WASHINGTON, Apr. 30 (2)—A mo
tion was made to bring farm reliel
I!(-gie,lzui(m immediately before the sen
ate today by Senator IHarrison, demo
rrat of Mississippi.
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The Mutual life Insurance
OF NEW YORK
is represcented in Cordele and surronnding
territory by
MRS. MAX E. LARND
She will be glad to show vou their new pol
icy which has many new and interesting
features,
TODAY INSURABLE-.--TOMORROW INCURABLE
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TRUCE ENDS IN
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} ENGLISH STRIKE
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-~ TIFUPMAY COME
.‘HAS ALREADY COST GOVERN
MENT TWENTY MILLION
POUNDS IN WAGES
I LONDON, Apr. 20 (P)—A truce in
\‘thu dispute between mine owners and
‘,’\\'(;l‘l;(\l‘;;. arranged by the government
|last year on basis with state subsidy,
ends at midnight tonight unless a set
il]em(‘m, is rcached. In the meantime,
;nmi('n that owners of mines will close
will hbecome effective and i!n_- coal in
‘(h::"t:y will be at a standstill. The
state subsidy, which has already cost
the government twenty million pounds
provided to pay wage;s which owners
(lm'l;u'cq were not just.
Chamberlain Talks
LONDON, Apr. 30 (&)—Chamber
'];xin. foreign secrelary, in an address
‘before a convention of women this
l;l!"!\:n()()ll said the coal dispute has
reached a very serious position, ac
l('nnlinz: ts information recaching him.
The statement is coincided with by
|r<-pm'ls; from all guarters interested
iin the negotiations to prevent a coal
ticup tomorrow.
BASERALL PLANS
il
MEETING TONIGHT
THOSE WHO WANT TO PLAY
SHOULD REGISTER AT ONCE
AT THE DRUG STORES.
There will be a meeting tonight at
cight o’clock of those who will make
plans for city league bazcball at the
plant of the Coca Cola Bottling Com
pany when final plans for baseball
in Cordele for the summer will be
made. .
Those who expect to play are urg
ed to register promptly at the drug
stores where lists are placed. The
initial fee for balls and bats will bhe
one dollar cach member.
Toll Of Death In Chicago
Gang War Reaches 92
CHICAGO, Ill.; April 30—(P)—
Chicago’s toll of death from the
cang wars of prohibition + yeached
the total of 92 with the triple mur
der of Prosecutor William H. Me-
Swiggan, James J. Doherty, beer
runner, and Thomas Duffy, a po
litical worker, it was announced to
day by Deputy Chief of Dectective
John Stege.
In the four months cf this ycar
there have been 25 booze killings as
compared to 43 for the whole of last
year, the deputy revealed.
SOUTH GA. ROAD VALUE
WASHINGTON, Apr. 30 (/B)--The
nterstate Commerce Commizzion to
day placed valuation of the South
Georg'a Railway as of June thirty,
ninetecn seventeen, at six hinndred
fifty seven thousand, eight hundred
dollars.,
ESTABLISHED IN 1908
| BOOTLEGGERS HAVE
4 EXCHANGE” IN
]
| CEMETERY
| i
| MANCHESTER, N. H,, Apr. 30 (P)
—This city's bootleggers have estab
lished "*an exchange” in Mount Cal
vary cemetery. Story of midnight
gatherings in the shadow of a large
tembstone, where local bootleggers re
ceive allotments from rum runners,
and who import the contraband, was
told in conrt by Clasis Auguer, who is
being tried on a liquor charge.
TW¢ WOUNDED BY
BEANK MESSENGER SUCCEEDS IN
KEEPING ROBBERS AWAY
FROM MONEY.
CINCINNATI, Ajpril 30.—(P)—Two
Bank messengers who were transpori
ing twenty thousand dollars by auto
mohile trom the Post Office to the
liret National Bank, at Norwood,
were sericusly wounded today in a
sun light with robbers, who made an
unsuccessful attempt to rolh them.
MEXICO PPLANS FOR
MAY DAY IN BIG
FASITTON
MEXICO CITY, April 30.—(/P)—-
Organized laber has completed jrepa
rations for the most extensive May
day celebration Mexico has ever
known. The regional confederaton of
labor has ordered a cessation of all
werk not absgolutely necessary to gov
ernment and public utilities.
Mexico City will be without news
papers and all business will be stopp
ed except milk shops and bakeries,
for a brief period in the morning and
street cars, taxicabs and telephones
will limit services.
$115,000 Liquor Cargo
Shipped To West Coast
LOUISVILLE, April 3)—(/P)—
One of the most valuable cargoes
sinee the advent of prohibition left
Louizville last night destined for the
Pacifie coast. The shipment cotnain--
ced 2,100 cascs of “old ]"nrn-"z:r"
consgiened to four wholesale drug
firms on the coast. The value of the
comoy ot medicinal prices was quoted
at $1156,000 but at bootleg prices
would probably treble that sum.
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When the wife or voungster
wants something it is hard
to have to say ‘““No.”” Save
all you can today <o that you
will he able to gratify the
next worthy wish they voiee
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GEORGTA
CORDELE, GEORGIA
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' PLEDGE OF LOYALTY
i 1 shall welcome in my com:
munity of all methods and
measures that have proveun
| beneficial in other communi
ties.
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NUMBER 142
WERE ASSEMBLED AT MEETING
| TO TEST RIOT ACT—NO ONE IN
{ JURED
PASSAIC, Apr. 30 (P)—Several
hundred persons who were gathering
in front of Delmont Park at Garfield
for a meeting to test the riot act were
driven away today by deputies armed
with riot guns, and uniformed police
‘men with clubs. No clash occurred
‘between the strikers and officers.
~ PASSAIC, Apr. 30 (P)—Deadlock in
the textile mill strike reached another
crisis today, with a meeting called
‘this afternoon by the American Civil
Liberties Union to test the riot aet.
[‘Shurifr (leorge P. Nimmo coutends
the act allows him to break up anvy
{sn.lm meetingt in the city. The union
planned the meeting as epecific tegt
'nr the sheriff’s power to prevent .
peacetul assemblage of strikers. If
[.succes:;ful. Albert Weishets, alrlic: qie
'ganizer, dec.ared the strikers will go
|a step farther anid rc-establich plekit
|linus about Garfield mills. /
Charity Is Given Most Of
Estate Of Millionaire
NEW YORK, April 30—(#)—The
Peoplos was part of the state’s. ex
hibit. It was found in the swamp
where the negro was killed.
Maude Roberts, a friend of Tracey
and Register testified she was with
them the night they met the negrn,
forced him into an automobile and
drove out of the city. Robbery is be
lieved to have been the motive, for
the killing. ¥
Tracey is under indictment in Os
ceola county for another murder. and
several bank robbery charges are
pending against him.
| Thomasville To Pave
,m;“".',“ll bt s
‘ THOMASVILLE, Ga., April 30—
| A bond issue for $90,000 to cover
the city’s share in a paving program
- which will run over $500,000, has
| been ordered by the city counéil.
l This program will take in all the
~ principal streets of the city that are
’ not paved and will make a total of
| eighty blocks. The estimates have
i been carefully prepared for the cost
|to the city and are ona basis of
| first type paving which will run over
|to $8,009, including engineering
| fees and all costs except for the
| bond issue and validation.