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OY DARES SISTERS TO WADE
%"u’m ALL THRCE DROWN
. BATESVILLE, Ark., June 2!—()
~-Three childven of Mr. and Mrs,
Glarence Barnes, of Stone county
vgérc drowned while bathing in White
river, near Walls Ferry, Saturday
n‘lghl. it was learned here today.
".They were Albert aged 16; Alice
15 and Ellen 12,
" Albert Waded into deep water and
dared his sisters to follow him. They
flépped into a hole and were swept
away by the swift current, in spite of
the efforte of their father to rescue
them. One body was found near thc"
fi;tne today, while the two others
were recovered about two miles
down the river,
TEXAS COTTON FLEA
. HITS AMERICUS FARMS
"VAMERICUS. Ca., June 21-—The
Texas cotton flea has been discover.
ed in fields about Americus, and un-l
less immediate steps are taken te
control the pest, 11. A. Clictt, county
agent, says immeasurable damage
may be done. The cotton flea usually
does greatest damage, Cliett says
during late June and July, and he
urges farmers hare to secure imme
diately suitable material for dustin;!'
their plants and exterminating the
insects,
Although the flea is usually con.
trolled with certainty through the ap
plication of sulphur and caleuim arsc
nate dusted upon cotton plants in the
proportion of five pounds to the
acre,
TOTAL OF TRAIN WRECK
VICT MS REACHES SiXTEEN
~ PITTSBURGH, Pa., June 21— The
number of victims of the wreck of
the Cincinnati limited and the Wash
ington express, fast Pennsylvania
passenger traing, near Blairsville in
tersection vas increased to 16 with
the death of Clarence Hipley, of Eric
Pa., in the Latrobe hospital.
X Y
BALANCE THIS WEEK
ML s g gi o G
L ekR .
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Thamme smdeminde BRI L o
All New Patterns—lleaviest Weight—Deep Wide Borders.
Get in on These Now. They Will
Not Last Long at These Prices
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Gleaton S I Jept. Store
123-125 ELEVENTH AVENUE CORDELE, GEORGIA
CHICKEN THIEF STILL |
SEEKS STARVATION END
[ DANVILLE, Ky., June 21— (#)—
John Middleton, confessed chicken
thicf, in jail here, remains steadfast
in his determination to never eat
and finished the third day of his
hunger strike.
Despite Jailer J, Shelby Best's
opinion that the prisoner will starvc=
himeelf rather than go back to pris
on, where Middleton says he fared
badly once before, the prisoner for
but an instant showed signs of weak
ening today. Peppermint candy is
FORMIR FOOTBALL STAR AND
LIQUOR RELEASED BY U S
BUFFALO, N, Y., June 21— (/P)—
Edwin Rafferty, wealthy sportsman
of Pittehurgh, Pa., and a former cap
tain of the Princcton Univbr::ity foot
ball cleven, was released by federal
authorities and charges of smuggling
liguor were dismissed. The federal
officers expressed themselves as
catisfied that the five gallons of al
cohol and a quantity of gin and ale
found aboad his yacht, the Rideau
were legally in Raiferty’s possession
The yacht was seized yesterday nt’
Dunkirk, N. Y. |
FLCXIDZAN IS VICTIM o
OF MYSTERY ATTA
. SARASOTA, Fla., June 21—(#)—
Ralph Lynch, 23, owner of "a local
automobile wash rack, was attackmll
as he was closing his establishment
by an unknown assailant who strua-k!
him from behind, eausing a fracture
of the sku!l and probable internal in-l
juries and then threw him inte th(-‘
oiling pit outside the garage, where
he lay unconscious for several hours
until discovered by a motorist, who,
in passing, heard his moans. He was
taken to a local hogpital and it is
feared his injuries will prove fatal
Rocovering consciousness bricfly, he
said that ne was tigaing to lock the
door when :jtruc!c from behind with
tome heavy insirument. No reason
has been asgigned for the attack.,
FLOR!DA BANDITS RETURN
TG PLACE OF BURIED LOOT
WINTER HAVEN, Fla,, June 21
—(/P)—"The bandit and accomplices
who rolbed the Lake Alfred bank
yesterday of §7,000, ' slugged the
cashier, W. R. Necly, were believed
to have returned today to the piacge
where had hidden the loot which
was found by Dave Roe, though they
again got away,
The deseription of the sen seen
by two Lake Alfred recidents to
turn oif the main highway at the
put where the saek containing the
$7,000 was found, tallics with that.
given by Jimmy Stilley, youthful op.
erator of a lunch stand where the
bandits were believed to have caten
breakfast yesterday morning,
The men believed to have been the
ones who commitied the holdup had
exchanged auvtomobiles and were rid
ing in two open model machines
whereas Yesterday they used a closed
automobile,
One pocuilarity whicn made ;msi-}
tive the identificaiion of the bandits
who held up the bank, was his wear
ing a pair of shoes turned ocer a!“
the sides, It was by means of the
tracks made by these shoes that the
loot was trailed. Stil ey also report-}
ed that the rougher character of the
two ate breakfast at his place wore
shoes worn at the sides.
The men who =aw the Landits this
merning in the vicinity of the plncc!
\ All Wool Tailored 3-piece Suilt
$25.00
French Dry Cleaning
Steam Pressing
Shoe Shining
Shoe Repairing l
Hot or Cold Shower Bath
FORD “U DRIVE IT SERVICE'
Closed Car, warm and comfort
able—Balloon Tires
Call 154 : !
| “Ask Your Neighbor” ”
THE CORDELF. DISPATCH
HUGE POSTERS PLEAD FOR
LVES OF SACCO’ VANZETTI
BROCKTON, Mass, June 2!—A
gilent appeal to the American people
writien across a picture of an elee
tric chair, was wade in behalf of
Niccla BSacco and Bartolomeo Vaa.
zotti, whose conviction of murder har
aroused interest in three continente
“Sacco and Vanzetti must not die,”
are the words on the “death chair”
pesters, which are Leing distributed
by the International Labor Defensge
couneil, .
Thoush Saceo and Vanzeiti were
convicted more than six years ago of
Eilling two payroll nesgengers, the
dealth sentence have not yet been im.
posed. This week their counsel war
granted o fortnight in which to {ile
affidavits supporting a plea for o
new trial, |
where the loot was found, also re--
ported the truned over shoes. They
rurhed back to Lake Alfred for aid
in capturing the thieves, but could
not get in toueh with the proper au
thorities before the bandits got away
his favorite delicacy, Jail attaches
have learned. Mention of the sweet
teday scemed to have some effect
on the mind of the prisoner. How
cver, after thinking the matter over
for a moment he declared that if any
peppermint candy was l;rought to him
he would throw it in the face of the
man bringing it. A fibei}
DON'T WAIT TOO LATE—GET
YOUR SUPPLY OF JARS AND
TOPS NOW WHILE YOU CAN GET
WIIAT YOU WANT.
GIVE US YOUR ORDER AND LET
Us SAVE THEM For you.
W.C. REYNOLDS
PHONE 100 CORDELLE, GA.
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With new elothing eoming to town for the 4th—and the 4th
coming 'to town almost tomorrow—this store begs the privilege
of arranging before you the finest style in good apparel and the
‘ fairest values that ave possible to produce or procure,
: Only New Stocks will Greet Your Eye. Only Fair }
Prices will Fall on Your Ear,
' MICHAELS-STERN SUITS FOR THE 4th—s3o.oo
TO S4O.OO—NEW STRAW HATS—SHIRTS
WITH COLLARS TO MATCH AND COL
LARS ATTACHED—COOL
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W. H. WESTBROOK
CORDELE, GEORGIA
BARBER SHAKTS HAND OF
PXNCE AS EL'TE WATCH
CAMBRIDGE, June 21—(#)—
For 20 cents, bewhiskered males can
now be shaved by the hand that
shook the hand of Gustavus Adol--
| phus,
And when a customer reclines ir
the barber's chair behind which Krik
Darrell officiates, he willi hear, not
of the weather or politics, but of how
Kiik hobnob Led wtih his royal hixh.
nes, the ¢rown nrince of Sweden.
Thirteen years ago Erik was a mem
ber of Helsighorg (Sweden) soceer
ceam, which was gponsored by -the
prince. Noi since then igd he seer
the Leir apparent, I"or the past twce
years Erik had beer employed in
Harvard gquare barber shop,
Saturday found Erik, in a bar
bers attire, among a group of spee
tators that had gathered in the Har.
vard university yard to greet the
prince.
As Gustavus Adelphus, acecompa
nicd by President A. Lawrence Low
ell, of Harvard, approached, society
on the sideline waited tensely in the
hope of being favored with a roya'
smile.
The smile was forthcoming, but te
Erik the prince gave more, He re
garded hmm curiously, recognized ip
him an old friend, chated with him
in Swedish, shook hand,
Royaity walked on. Society follow
ed, Erik returned to his razor and
bair tonic. “g fi‘m
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