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VYOLUME NO. 9
GENERAL STRIKE IS CALLED IN ENGLAND T 0 BALK MINERS
[EMERGENCY STAGE
MILLION BRITISH COAL MINERS
WILL BE JOINED TUESDAY BY
OTHER FORCES
LONDON, May 1 (2)—A general
strike in support of the coal miners
has been declared for Tuesday. The
decision was reached by the trades
union conference today. The confer
ence decided to call out employees
in vital services, including transport
workers, if no settlement of the min
ers dispute is reached hefore Tuesday.
It was announced at the conference
that the trades unions would offer to
maintain by voluntary arrangement
the distribution of essential food
stuffs. !
More than a million miners were
idle throughout England today as the
result of failure to reach wages vand‘
working hours agreement with em
ployers, !
The government has proclaimed “a
stage of emergency exists” in conse-l
quence of the coal strike. thus assum-1
ing the power granted by the throne
to employ troops or take any other‘
measure necessary to maintain or
der and insure the welfare of the pop- 1
ulation. 00l
SEARCH ASKED FOR
MISSING GIRL
- STUDENT
CHICAGO, May 1 (#)—The police
hava been askeq to serach for Mar
garet Lawrence, freshman of the Uni
versity of‘ Chicago, missing from her
boarding house since Tuesday.
The young woman is from Elberta,
Alabama, and Chicago relatives asked
the police to make serach after a_ tel
egram to Elberta brought a reply
that she was not thera.
EWAGON -EXPLODES
) BURNING PART
OF TOWN
ONEONTA, Ala., May 1 (#)—The
city hall burned to the ground and
the post office and two stores were
partly razed today by fire starting
when an oil wagon exploded in the
middle of the town.
CLOSING NOTICE
All the retail grocery stores of
“Cofidélb have agreed to close at
spi;g‘pn" ,o.'clock on all week duiys ex
cer;t Sétfiydays, begining May 3rd
~d926, an‘(]v ending August 1, 1926, 5-2
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you think all the ™
red signs are for? 22 ' |
Drink ‘
‘ Bottled ;
Cezboly
Delicious and
- Refreshing
Cordele Coca-Cola
Bottling Company
Cordele, Ga. __ Phone 87
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
MEMBERS ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mexico May Convert Catholic Churches Into Schools
PRIESTS LEAVE CHURCHES IN
PROTEST AGAINST LAW SAY
NO MASSE. {
MEXICO CITY May 1-—([P)—-The§
religious situation growing out of |
the government’s enforcement of cer
tain clauses of the constitution has
reached an acute stage
Not a single Catholic church is
functioning in the states of Colima,
and Michacan because of the fact
that the priests in protest against the
law are declining to say masses
The government is ,considering
converting all Catholic churches into
government schools ¥l l
_ Attorney General Ortega, - under
order of the secretary of the Interior
has begun investigation with a view
to possible indictment of all Mexican,
archbishops and bishops I
RADICALS ARE OFF |
NO MAY DAY DEMONSTRATIONS!
SHOW UP AMONG ELEMENT IN
THIS COUNTRY '
WASHINGTON, May 1 (P)—May
Day found employment and stahle
wages high, industrial peace general
throughout the United States, with
radicalism showing little strength,
iand trade unions quietly expandingl
;their efforts to improve the economic
igar.-‘d cultural condition of their mem-l
' bers.
h The protest, which is the tradition-‘
jal mark of May Day in Europe, faded‘
in the United States before the bright
prospects observeq by the govemment‘
remployment service and the (lepart-%
‘ment of justice found no reason to
i‘,_take special precautions against un-;
‘lawful demonstrations. |
No Violence Expected
NEW YORK, May I—(&)—Extra
police guarded all prominent publie
officials, buildings, places of . wor
ship and homes of the wealthy and
prominent today to prevent possible
May Day acts.of violence of the part
| of radicals. 'Despite the precautions
l it was said by police officials that
' no violence was expected.
AIRPLANE BASE FOR i
MIAMI LIQUOR FIGHT
WASHINGTON, May I—(A)—The
organization of a prohibition airplane
base at Miami, was proposed to As
sistant Secretary Andrews in charge
of enforcement today by M. O. Dun
ning, dry coordinator of the south--
eastern states.
Dunning asked authority to have
transferred four hydroplanes from
the naval station at Pensacola which
he would use off Miami in fighting
rum smugglers along the coast.
J. HARRY CHESLEY, Vicar
Fourth Sunday after Easter.
There will be the office of the
Holy Communion 11:39 a, m,
MARKETS AT CLANEE
NEW YORK COTTON
| OPEN CLOSE P. C.
\)la)' Siahndians LBBD 18632 1857
IJotober .....c.... 1781 1728 1724
January ... 1678 1683 1682
CORDELE COTTON
:l\lid(lling SR s 10 18
LOCAL CREAM MARKET
Standard butte-fat ............... 7 344
CORDELE, GEORGIA, SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1926
SOUTH’S CASH CROP
SECRETARY URGES DIVERSI
FIED FARMING AND QUALITY
RATHER THAN OUR PRODUC.
TION.
POUMONA, Fla.,, May I—(P)—
The Tinches credit bill and the pend
ing cocperative marketing bill were
endorscd by Sceretary Jardine in an
address teday before the annual con
ference of the Farmers Union.
He also favors recognition through
higher prices for quality production
of cotton. He warned against over
production of the cigarette type of
tobacco in Virginia, the Carolinas,
and Georgia and insisted that im--
provement'of quality of crop rather
than larger production should be the
aim of producers.
He advocated greater diversifica--
tion of crops in the south as valuable
secondary activity and declared cot
ton was not likely to be supplanted
as the most important eash crop of
the southeastern states.
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DAY TO REGISTER
CANNOT VOTE IN FALL ELE‘.C-;
TIOS UNLESS REGISTERED IN
COUNTY ON MONDAY. ‘
Voters of Crisp county are warned
that Monday is the last day to reg
ister for the elections that will be
held this year in the state and coun
lyty. The registration list has prac
“tically been built all over again with
in the past month, but those who
, have not qualified under the law will
~find thmselves on the outside when
it is too late.
Monday is the last day. A lega!
registration is required for those whe
wish to vote. It cannot count after
~ Monday. ;
CORDELE BOY NAMED {
FOR ANAPOLIS PLACE
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David A. Harris, son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. L. Harris of Cordele, has!
been appointed to the United States?
Military Academy at Annapolis by
Scnator George. He is a student at’
North Georgia Agricultural College
dat Dahlonega and is leading his clafas;
and also has the second highest
record in the school. He has already!
passed his examinations with the ex-!
ception of the physical. Friends here,
will be delighted with the good for
tune which has attended this Cor--
dele boy in his plans for training for
the futre. !
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JONES AND GUNN GONE |
TO PLAY ENGILSH GOLFi
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ATLANTA, May 1 (#)—Bobby|
Jones, national amatzur champion mnli
Watts Gunn, runner up, left late to-|
day for New York whence they will |
sail May fifth for England to play in{
the British amateur open and Walker |
cup tournaments, ‘
Save Your
Baby Chicks
» Put AVICOL
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Avicol is guaranteed for the
treatment and prevention of
white diarrhoea or baby chick
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STEAD’S DRUG STORE
PHONE NO. 1
FIRST GAME COMES
CITY LEAGUE BALL
MONDAY AFTERNOON
City League Baseball opens Monday‘i
afternoon at six o’clock on the old.
diamond on the old grounds at thei
cast end of Elevénth avenue. Five
teams are listed, captains chosen,
and a schedule is made for two
weeks. The players are going into
the game with the greatest possible
enthusiasm. They missed it last year
and this year they do not expect to
pass this form of diversion. The
game is on and the whole town is in
it. The playing will go through the
summer between the hours of six and
seven o’clock, y ]
Those who have made plans for
the game are delighted at the pros
reet of offering a delightful oxer--‘
cise and diversion for those who
work all day in a vocation which
does not provide any form of exer
cise. The teams, managers and
schedule for the two weeks will
serve merely to get the game started
Those who are not yet on teams and’
wish to play, should sece any of the
five team managers, register, pay the‘
dollar for expenses and get ready to
.be included. There will be places to
be filled and all who come in can
play. If there are too many appli
cants the league will be enlarged at
the end of the two weeks and thescl
additional players mrought into the'
new teams so that all who want to
play may do so. Some of the play
ers already listed on the team per--
sonnel have not paid their fees.
These should be paid at once to
Treasurer E. C. Taylor or to the;
team manager to which the player
belongs. g ‘
Team and schedule are as follows:
Braves—R. L. Bulloch, Manager:
A. R. Rogers, C. R. Bulloch, Douglas
Shefficld, Dalias Hunt, T. E. Arvani
ti, WL, Carter; B, W. Berry, E. H,
Stambaugh.
Pirates—E. C. Taylor, Manager:
Morris Atking, Wiley Johnson, IKdzar
Fletcher, Concy Cunningham, B.
Hogsett, A. J. Blackstock, G. W.
Wrright, G. E. Bass, Mr. Braswell. ,
Giants—N. G. Lotridge, Manager;
Red Lewis, John Williams, K. A. Wal
drip, W. C. Sanders, C. V. Arnold
Bill Murray, R. L. Webb, W. M Gaf
fey, F. B. Calloway.
Cubs—W. G. Hatcher, Manager-*
L. C. Lewis, Theo Williams, Lee Es
py, Bill Howard, Edwin Robuck, Joe
Wililamson, A. C. Towns, Mr. House,
C. E. Brown.
White Sox—H. Joy, Manager; Dr.
J. W. Mann, W. G. Fleming, D. G.
McGugan, Mark Tyson, W. M. Gor
man, F. C, Starr, W. P. Cunningham,
Dr. Grubbs, John Brown , ,
Two Weeks Schedule
May 3—White Sox vs Cubs.
May 4—~Giants vs. Pirates.
y2May s—White Sox vs Braves,
May 6—Cubs vs Giants. 5
May 7-—Braves vs. Pirates.
May 10—White Sox vs. Giants.
May 11—Cubs vs. Pirates.
May 12—DBraves vs. Giants.
May 13—White Sox vs. Pirates,
May 14—Cubs vs. Braves. |
COMEOUT
Come to Sunday School and lets
talk about a surenough flood.
S, J. Hill Tch. Mens Bible (lass
MADRID, May I—(#)~—Peace ne--
gotiations between the Franco-Span
ish and Riffian delegates at Oujda
have been broken off.
Mrs, Pruitt, nee Miss Emily Web
ster, of Atlanta, is the guest for a
week of Mrs. Seward Smith at the
home of Mr. and Mrg, Jerry Slade on
Twelfth avenue,
Alabama Prison Camp Conditions
Are Termed Despotism Unequalled,
WHITE CONVICTS
OFFER STATEMENT
CARRYING CHARGE
’ AWFUL EXA;:IO;JS REQUIRED
' (B)l:Ml:Jl:I;CI)'SROTNU NATES IN ALA
‘ BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 1 (P)—
Sixty white convicts at Flat Top mine
{in a formal statement, part of:the
record now heing written by the Jef
ferson county grand jury investigat
ing convict conditions, characterize
former camp conditions as a regime
!of despotism unequalled in the annals
of crime ‘history in Alabama.
l The statement wags published in the
local newspaper, but it was unexplain
jedq how the convits reached the news
ipaper with the communication, inas
much as a rigid censorship was said
‘to exist.
* The grand jury is inquiring is in
quiring into the mysterious death of
:Jumos W. Knox, convict. The Hix'.\;
, White convicts in the statement invit
ed “anybody of persons interested” to
‘visit Flat Top “and make it their busi
ness to learn the true facts of howi
their unfortunate brothers have heen
|.lmndlv9d in the payment of their doht}
to the state of Alabama.” i
NINETEEN ENTRIES FOR
300 MILE AUTO RACE
SPEEDWAY, N. J, May 1 (&)—
Ninentezn of the foremost drivers had
their motors tuned to perfection today
for the three hundred mile race
around the new mile and a half hoard
oval here for prize money aggregating
thirty thousand.
Ralph De Paolo, Bob McDonogh,
Ralph Hepburn ang others are among
the entries. The races start at one
P. M. eastern standard time.
MARTHUR ON BOARD
MEDICAL EXAMINERS
Dr. Thomas J. McArthur has heen
named a member of the state board
of medical examiners to fill the place
of Dr. L. A. Baker, formerly of Tif
ton, now residing in Florida. The
place is one coveted by members of
the medical profession all over the
state and is an honor which hiz
friends will be delighted to know has
been conferred upon Dr. McArthur.
The notice of his appointment came
from Governor Walker yesterday.
DEATH MRS. RITCHIE
GCCURRED AT ARAB!
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The death of Mrs. Mary Frances |
Ritchie occurred at Arabi Friday even |
ing following a lingering illness. Sh"!
jwas 70 vears of age and is survived
by three daughters, Mrs. N. M. Rn,\'nl.f;
Mrs. M. H. Jackson, and Mrs. T. H. '
Langford, and two sons, T. J. and J. |
A. Ritchie. She was a life long mem
ber of the Primitive Baptist church
and had scores of friends on all sides |
who will be deeply grieved to learn |
of her passing. The funeral occurred ‘
at three o'clock at Antioch, i
METHODIST CHURCH
W
J. B. Johnstone, Pastor %
11:30 a. m, address by Col. Sam
A. Nunn, !
8:15 p. m. preaching by the pastor|
Subject: “The Disposition of Christ”|
Sunday School at 10 a, m, C. A.!
(‘rowell, superintendent, |
Intermediate and Junior Leagues
at 716 p. m. '
Prayer mecting Wednesday even-|
ing at 8:30 o'clock. |
Epworth League Thursday cven--|
ing at 8:30 o'cloek,
ESTABLISHED IN 1908
GCGOODYEA MAN GOES DOWN IN
VIRGINIA AHEAD OF OTHERS
LITTLE ROCK, May 1 ()—War T.
Vanorman, twice winner of the Litch
field trophy, who guided the Goodyear
tourth in the race started from here
i'l‘hm-:;day, was far in the lead of all
pilots who have landeq thus far, when
he came to earth just south of Peters
burg, Virginia at two o'clock this
morning, approximately seven hun
dred and eighty miles from Little
Roclk.
MCCORMICK MAKES |
EFFORT TO KEEP WIFE FROM
GETTING TRUST ESTATE
PROFITS
CHICAGO, May I—(&)—Appeal
from an adverse decision of Federal
Judge Baltzell of Indiana in the
cight million standard oil stock
trusts estate for the children of
Havold I. McCormick ond his former
wife, Mrs. Edith Rockefeller Me
(,‘orm,ick* was filed today by McCor
mick in tT?‘obT!nitod States eireult of
appeal: here,
The suit involves the question cf
whether stock dividends payable on
the stock in trust should go to Mrs.
McCormick who is entitled to the in
come from the trust or become part‘
of the trust estate to go to the chil
dren and grandcehildren. 1
' ANOTHER NEGRO GETS
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'AWAY FRGM COUNTY GANG
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i Willie Dennis, eightecn year old
Ixu :2ro boy, escaped from the machine
jerow on the highway near Arabi and
i'\\’:n':lnns T. C. Cox and H. B. Cox are
[nmow in search for the escape, having
j'n."furud areward of twenty-five dol
:-izn':s'. He was serving a term of 2ight
months for carrying concealed weap
fone. No trace of the two who escap
i¢d from the farm while at the plow
vesterday has been found up to today.
Constant
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Watchfulness
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This bank is constantly ; Y
alive to the interests of its ;
clients. Let us handle your !
banking affairs and prove &
to yvou the surprising num
her of ways in which we can
serve, :
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CORDELE, GEORGIA
PLEDGE OF LOYALTY!
I shall welcome in my -Go;
munity of all methods. BBG
measures that have proves
beneficial in other comumup¥
ties. S
NUMBER 143
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‘SCORE OUAKER
GET PINK SLIP!
—_— AT B LY
REORGANIZATION OF PHILADEL |
PHIA FORCES IS BRINING SHAKE f
up : i
WASHINGTON, May 1 (}P)filiw'z
missal of more than a score of D!q\’&-
'l)ition agents in, the ‘\Phll.adolymf;’fl»}
fice was recommended to Assigtadt
’Secretary Andrews in churge bf n-’
iforcement today by I. C. Baird, Pmfl',"f
burg administrator, who recentsy mg
’usked to reorganize the Philadelphin '’
district. 0 O o
PENITENT H.USB’:\N? 3
WOULD SHAKE 4
ALIMONY vl
CHICAGO, May 1 (xp)—toulnggn‘ he E
was broken in health and unablg to §
concentrate on business becauge of 7
domestic trouble, Ferdinand F. Neljs- |
sen, former president of the Nfl&#l- ;’
al Engraving Company, has filed -,_tnij
icourt a petition of “sorrow_angd: re- ',
’})entam'e" in an endeavoring ton;; H
‘back his estranged wife. He akes
the position that if the petitiop: 18 i
nored by his wife, he ought not @ -
forced to pay alimony. ' M -'_’;,:"-’".v Iy
Hearing was set for m e}:&w
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THIRTY GIRLS - HAVE
| CLOSE CALL %
IN FIRE oy
S Y e
BLOUNTSVILLE, Ala,, May 1 (#}—
Two persons were injured and thirty
voung women students narrowly ess
caped when the girls' dormitory at
the <tate secondary school here’#we
destroyed by fire last mldninfl;’ ¥
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Mother’s Day “As one Whom; His
Mother Comforteth, So Will ¥ Com--
fort You.! ¥ Fa
Sermon by tre pastor, Rev, Carl
Barth, 11:30. Text for the ew%inp:
“Though You Have Lien Among the
Pots, Yet Shall ye Be as tbe‘"iw
of 2 Dove covered with Silv’é}‘,"!fld
Feathers with Yellow gold.”. " * '