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GEORGIA WEATHER
Partly cloudy tonight, show
ers in south portion. Wed
nesday fair.
VOLUME NO. 9
WOMEN'S FEDERATION UNCOMPROMISING IN DRY LAW PLEDGE
N€'. A SINGLE VOTE
SENATOR BORAH BEGINS NEW
ICAMPAIGN AGAINST LIQOR
POJ.LS OF COUNTRY.
ATLANTIC CITY, June 1—(/P)—
Uncompromising support of the
Eighteenth amendment and the Vol
‘slead Act were pledged today by thc
General Federation of Women’s
Clubs. No dissention voice arose
against the resolution and it was
adopted without discussion.
Another resolution favored estab
- lichment of a permanent legislative
bureau in Washington under federa--
tion auepices.
' Borah Climbs cn Wagon
. WASHINGTON, June I—(P)—
Senator Borah, republican of Idaho
‘inténds following up his campaign
against prohibition referendums in
the states, but said today he would
do so on his own initiative and re
eponsibility. His camrpaign formally
was launched before the Presbyter
ian general assembly in Baltimore
Sunday.
wewindGm”.d.U?C. .Eo3rin n uoion
HEARING ON SALE ROAD
PUT OFF BY COMMISSION
v —
" ATLANTA, June 1 .()—Hearing be
fore the Georgia Public Service Com
mission on the proposed sale of the
.Macon and Birmingham Railroad set
for today, was pestponed till June 21,
thQ cpmmbsslou announced this morn
ing. °
- COOLIDGE SEES NO
MORE TAX CUT
a BOON
7 WAWHINGTON, June 1 (#)—Presi
‘flent Coolidge has seen no opportuni
"ty for another tax reduction for sev
‘eral years, deéspite the apparent sur
plus which will be available at the
close of the fiscal year, June 30.
COOLIDGE ORDER IN DRY
FIGHT IS DISCUSSED
WASHINGTON, June 1 (#)—Legal
ity of President Coolidge's order au
thorizing employment of state offic
ials as federal prohibition agents, was
discusced for more than an hour hy
.tl}q sgnate judiciary sub-commitiee to
.day withaut, decision.. The committee
will meet again Wednesday.
Graduation
Presents
You would not
know it if we did
not tell you. ILook
over our line of
toilet articles,
compacts, station
ery, and candies,
We have other gifts
including Bibles.
We will be mighty
glad to show you
o »
- Stead’s
Drug Store
PHONE NO. 1
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
MEMBERS ASSOCIATED PRESS
600 Passengers Saved From Sinking River Steamer
- LINER, STEAMER
LARGEST RIVER STEAMER |IN
WORLD, WASHINGTON IRVING
I 8 VICTIM OF ACCIDENT
NEW YORK, June 1 (#)—With six
hundreq pz:sengers aboard, the Wash
ington Irving, the pride of the Hud
son River Bay Lines, Albany-New
York fleet, was rammed by a tanker
off Hoboken, N. J. today and sank.
All passengers were reporled res
cued. The ship was said to be the
largest passenger river boat in the
world, wag a side wheeler or four
thousand tons ang had just left the
pier when struck in a dense fog. A
large hole was torn below the water
line and the water came in so fast
that shortly after the last passenger
was taken off the boat had sunk to
such a depth that only the superstruc
ture showed above the surface.
PAPERS USING WHITTEMORE PIC
TURES ARE. HELD. FOR CON
TEMPT OF COURT
BALTIMORE, June 1 (/)—Manag
ing editor Harold E. Elliston of the
Baltimore Newg today was sentenced
to one day in jail and fineq five thou
sand dollars by Criminal Court Judge
Bugéne o’Dunne for ecntempt of court
in the publication of court room pic
tures of the Whittemore murder trial. !
City Editor Harry Clark of the!
News, 'Managing Editor Earl C. De
land of the Baltimore American and
William Klemm and William Strum,
photographers of the two ‘papers, each
were given a day in jail but no fine.
Defense counsel filed notice of ap-!
‘peal and.the five men were admitted |
to bail. ; |
b e SR S |
STATE OF EMERGENCY
STILL WORRIES BRITISH
LONDON, June I—(#)—Home
Secretary Joynson Hicks today pre
sented a formal message from King
George to the house of commons de
claring continuance of the state of
emergency which was first an
nounced during the recent general
strike.
A motion to consider the message
tomorrow was adopted.
Wanted
FIVE
THOUSAND
POUNDS
Large
Hens
AT
23 c Pound
FRIERS AND
EGGS AT
MARKET
PRICES
PHONE 170
Childers
And
Puckett
CORDELE, GA.
CORDELE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1926
DR. POWELL WILL
. : ‘
CLOSING EWERCISES AND AWARD‘
‘ OF DIPLOMAS AND MEDALS
WILL TAKE PLACE TONIGHT ‘
| aaviuiitiing
~ Beginr'ng at eight o'clock at the
auditoiium tonight, the closing oxer-]
ciscs af the City Public Schools will
be held. Tho:ze will consist of thnl
literary address my Dr. R. H. Powell
of Valdedty, the awarding of ‘diplomas
and ‘medals for: the year. There are!
fifty five hovs and girls going out thi:s‘
year from the hish school.
Dr. Poweil will -prove a speasker of |
power ‘amlt dhiquence and the audi
toriuwm rwill ‘ha'crowvded with peopie at
tending ike ‘e¥ercises. (These exer
ciscypwill -be rthe last of the year in
the city schocls.
The graduating class had a mest
creditable audience greeting them in
the presentation of “Assisted by Sa
die” in their program last night at
the auditorium and they presented
the class play with credit to each stu
dent taking part. It was a programl
which won favorable comment on all
sides from those ‘who attended. |
COUNTY AGENT CALLS ATTEN.
TION ‘TO NEED OF SUPPORT-.
ING THIS MARKET FOR POUL.
THE,
By J. K. Luck, County Agent
Tis poultry car is that is coming
here Friday come here every twe
weeks. This car has been here eight
- times’ this year buying poultry. So
- for ‘farmers from this county and
adjoining counties have sold over 20
000 pounds of poultry. This is the
best established market that the
farmers have for one of their prod
ucts. It is useless to say that they
thould support this market by bring
ing their poultry to it. Without this
established market you would. have
to scll your poultry ona market
that could not consume it and there
fore receive a lower price. You know
what poultry used to bring before
this car was operated. What would
we do here if 20,000 pound of poul
try was dumped on this market?
. 'Will you be supporting an estao
lished market when you sell at other
places? AL
The poultty ‘car will pay the fol.
lowing prices:
Hens, 22 cents; colored friers, 30
cts: White Leghorn friers, 25 cents:
roogerts, 8 cents, The price of hen:
] is good.
SUNDAY SINGING AT
ANTIOCH AT PATEVILLE
There will ho-u:l—a—ftornoon singing
service at Antioch church next Sun
day afternoon beginning at two
o'clock. The program will include ex
cellent vocal music and those who
wish to take part and those who wish
to enjoy this program are inviteq to
be present.
BAY SPRINGS WILL SING
ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON
~ The people of Bay Springs are plan
ning a song service to hegin at two
thirty and run through the afternoon.
Many good singers will he present
and take part. All those who enjoy
good music are invited to be present
and take part in the program,
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
FOR BRIAND MINISTRY
PARiS, June_T;_(/P;—The cham
ber of deputies voted confidence in
the Briand government this after--
noon three hundred and thirteen (o
" one hundred and forty seven.
Clarence Darrow Fights Tennessee “Ape” Law
J
NOBODY CLAIMS
~ EVOLUTION IS A
RELIGION, HE SAYS
CROWDED COURT ROOM HEARS
ATTACK ON ANTI-EVOLUTION
MEASURE IN HIGH COURT ‘
NASHVILLE, Juune 1 (/P)- (‘l;u’vm-c!
Darrow of Chicago today summed up
the argument for the appeal of John
Thomas Scopes from conviction at
Dayten of violating® the anti-evolution
law.
Speaking before the state supreme
couit, Darrow, whose frequent clash
¢s with William Jennings Bryan in
the recent trial are still fresh in the
many minds, today turned to the ur—‘
guments of K. T. McConnico for the
state who preceded him in the hear
ing. |
“Nobody on thig side of the case
pretends that evolution i: a religion.
I, is a science accepted by every man
of attainment in the ficld,” he said.
| He commented upcn the fact that
Theodorz Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson
and other great men accepted the
theory without sacrificing religion.
The courtroom was crowded.
PILSUDSKI'S CHOICE IS ELEVAT\
ED TO PLACE MADE VACANT IN
DICTATOR'S COUP
WARSAW, June 1 (/)—Professor
Ignatz Moscicki is the new president
of Poland elected by the national as-'
sembly today. e succeeds President
Wojciechowski, resigred following the
Filsudski military coup.
His election came on the sccond bal
lot. Moescicki received two hundred
and eighty-one votes. Count Bninski,
candidate of the right parties, two
hundred; Mr. Marek, socialist, one
vote. Sixty three ballot- were blank,
while seéven members were absent.,
Professor Moscicki was born in
1867. He studied chemistry at Riga
University and in Lon‘don. For a
time he tavght electro chemistry and
clectro physics in Swigs universities,
o He was Pilsudski’s choice for the
presidency.
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People Delicious and Refreshing,
say they
like it
because~
@ It’s ‘“the most
§ refreshing of
grinka’ ...
o » “delicious” . .
“delightful with
j food, especially
sandwiches” ....
j Buyitbythecase
‘ —keep it on ice
i at home.
b Cordele Coca-Cola
Bottiing Company
Cordele, Ga. Phone 87
AC, Towns, Manager
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As\ |
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) &\\ . 7 million
9""""’(‘ N\ aday
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BARTLETT WORKED TWO YEARS
IN BOMB USED TO SLAY ENEMY
JUDGE REGRETS
|
LIFE SENTENCE
'ALLHE CAN:GIVE
b et ol gl g i
SLAYER OF, ,THREE,, RBKUSED
SERVICE OF,ATTQ\RNBX,‘AND
WANTS TO GO TQ ERISON.
MUSKEGON,. Mich,, pJune I—CGir
cuit Judge Vandefwerp t,p(!z.x_v sen
tenced Asa K. Bartlett, Blye Lake
township constable, to life imprison
ment for the murder of August Kru
bach, biz daughter, Janet, and her
fiance, William Franke, killed by a
bomb Thursday. The pudge express
ed regret that the state law doces not
provide capital punishment.
Asa K. Bartlett, twenty-eight year
old Blue Lake township consiable
started two years ago constructing
the bomb which, sent through the
mails, caused the deat last Thursday
of August Krubach, daughter, Janet
and her fiance, William R. Franke
This was revealed when Bartlett’s
confession was made public today.
~ “I thought maybe I would want tc
use it, Bartlett explained. It was
two years ago that township politics
involved Krubach and Bartlett in
bitter opposition to each other.
Bartlett expressed regret that the
bomb kilied Janet and Franke “It
was meant for Krubach alone.”
Bartlett again refused the services
of an attorney engaged by his fath
er. He told officers he wanted to be
wanted to be on the way to prison as
soon aas possible,
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AS.
SEMBLY HEARS PROPOSAL TO
TIGHTEN CAUSES FOR SEP.
ARATION.
BALTIMORE, Md., June 1—(/P)—
Limitation of the causes of divoree
to a single cause came “efore H:t-l
general assembly of the Presbyterian |
chureh for consideration today in .'n'l
overture from the Presbytern of
Butler, ! l
Motion to refer the question t¢|
the general council, as a speeial cony |
mission met approval, but the vul,(”
was deferred until tomorrow when 1t |
will be determined whethey the mem. 1‘
bership of the council mects the ye |
quirements of suych commission. |
The laws of the church heretofore
countgnanced wilful desertion op
statutory offense as just causes for
divorce,
NEW YORK COTTON
OPEN CLOSE p. C.
July 1546 1836 1839
Octoher 1768 1779 1763
December 1763 1754 1756
e ——— ———
CORDELE COTTON
Middling closed . e, 10 1
e e e
LOCAL CREAM MARKET
Standard butferfat v 3 34
NEW YORK MARKETS
NEW YORK, June 1—(/P)—
Stocks, irreguldr; bonds, mixed: for.
eign exchange, steady; cotton, steady
sugar, irregular; coffee, lower,
CHICAGO MARKETS
CHICAGO, June !——(/P)—Wheat
steadyi corn, ecasier; cattle, steady:
hogs, firm and active, '
ESTABLISHED IN 1908
RELATIVE OF STATE WITNESS
IN SACCO-VANZETTI CASE
LOSES RESIDENCE TODAY.
WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass.
June 1-——(/P)—The home of Samue!
Johngon, brother-in-law of Mrs. Si
mon Johnson, one of the star wit--!
nesses of the state in the Sacco
Vanzetti prosecution, was dynamited
this morning. The housze was de
molished but members of the family
escaped injury.
The home is about a mile from
that formerly occupied by Bartolo
“meo Vanzetti, who with Nicolai Sac
co, were convicted of murder in con
l nection with the robbery of a pay
master in South Braintree, April 1
1920.
The case attracted internationa'l
attention, radicals in many cuuntriorw
undertaking to raise defense fundsi
When the men were convieted, nu
merous bombings atiributed to sym
pathizers and when the Massachu--
setts supreme court recently refused
an appeal, the United States em--
bassy in Argentine was bombed.
. Death sentences have been stayed
pending defense movs for nw trial.
ic. L. MMILLAN WILL HAVE EN
. TIRELY NEW PLANT READY
[ FOR WORK IN EARLY SEASON
C. L. McMillan announcas plans for
a new ginmery and warehouse at the
west end of Eleventh Avenue on the
site formerly occupied by the Atlan
tic Compress property. This plant
will consist of four ecighty-saw gins
and warchouse accomodation for all
trade reaching the new plant,
| Mr. McMillan iz an experienced gin
lnc-r,\' man, having for several years
|t,:n'|'.'n!l"l the ginnery in the plant of
;(,h«- ISmpire Cotton Oil Company here.
v’ g"?c‘
il r...i
Neither fate nor luek are -
safe relianees for sueeess in 8k
life. If you would achieve '\%; ‘i
independence, the surest R
method is through hard L 1
work, intelligent planning,
and the saving of your sur- e
plus carnings. Lk A
CORDELE, GEORGIA
PLEDGE OF LOYALTY
I shall welcome in.my com
munity of all ‘methods and
measures that have proven
beneficial in other commupl:
ties. '
NUMBER 169
PONZI FORFEITS = &
HEAVY BONDIN
BOSTON COURTS
BTG R (38 ~‘:"npl';!
LAWYERS SAY HE I 8 ;fi :m'!
SONVILLE DEBATING w !
TLE TO RETURN TO BOSTON. |
i Siaipia g
BOSTON, June 1—(P)-—Chikids ]
Ponzi, get-rich-quick findnciet;\y;m'\ég
der centence of nine years in flm
| chusetts as a “common and l‘iq{or-z
?’ ious theief,” failed to appear h} y}‘;l-';
perior criminal court today i9f tre
i sentencing after losing his appes). .
| Judpe Fosdiek ordered tardult of ;
%’ his ten thousane dollar bafid. il
1 i ) #
Ponzi in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June s '
(/P)—Charles Ponzi is here gttobfie |
¢aid today. They said he had nh{d‘- _~}
cided whether to go back to Buton
voluntarily or resist e:tf,‘l(y‘_ f
They said Ponzi- had not reeeiféd
official notification to appest ;'
Boston and would make no déciglon
until the papers were rec.iv.‘."-"fi*“:
st oSy "X
COAST LINEENGINE '~
MAKES DISTANT RUN
— — 3 ’; :":
SAVANNAH, Ga., June ' I—(@P)=,
So far as local officials:knowgiAt:
lantic Coast Line engine 'No. - "
which hauled the Tampa Shrines’
convention passing throughs l‘”“w '
nah yesterday morning, made. Ithe
longest continuous run of ‘any en"lm
on record. The distatice ;, ‘was 829
miles and the engine w‘hit;h.l@, a
claborately decorated wish ' Bhy
cmblems made thl‘o%biflh%ffifl
wichout mishap., i %”u,
The only delay of any ‘kind ‘W
when the train was held .up'at * B§+
vannar for 45 migutes to remova ¢ 3
of the Shriners woh wag takén’ fif
en route. : ek
He is :|lrmnl;—:.l-t_v.v‘r;;k on hid. new
plant and will rush it to cm'n];‘lbfiaf
in time for use at thh’”b‘fifilw'*
the coming sgeason. b W
The new plant will 'rnpr'mn.
est Y " wer Y sk
vestment of mbvu'ul tfio%‘\yw'