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VOLUME NO. 9
FEUD BETWEEN FATTENING PROTECTED EAST AND OPPRESSED WEST
OLDFIELD SEES ‘
DEMOCRTIC LEAD
REVOLUTION IN REPUBLICAN
RANKS 1S WIDELY APPARENT
SAYS DEMOCRATIC LEADER.
WASHINGTON, June 30—(#)—
Senate rejection of the administra--
tion endorsed Fess farm credits bil’
was deseribed today by Chairmar
Oldfield of theo democratic congres
sional campaign committee as illu
strating “the estent of the revolu
tion within republican ranks result
ing from a lack of leadership sp ap
parent through Mr. Coolidge’s term
in office.”
He again predicted democratic vic
tories in, the Tall congressional elec
tions, asserting that republicans
were “torn asunder by great faction
al feud between the protected east
and the oppressed west.”
BRAVES WENT OFF TO GOQOD
START, BUT LOST IT IN - MID
DLE AND _LATTER CONTEST.
The Braves went off toa good
start with the top notchers, the
Pitates, yesterday afternoon and for
two terrible innings they held the
lead. In ail the others the Pirates
did what they pleased, scoring five
runs each in two innings. The fina'
score was seventcen to nine.
The game for this afternoon is
between the Senators and the Reds
BORGLUM SAYS STATE
OFFERS STEPHENS
' SHAFT JOB
STAMFORD, Connecticut, June 3¢
—(@»)—Cutzon Borglum, sculptor
announced today that he has been
commissioned by the state of Geor
gia to carve the monument to Alex
ander Stephens, vice president of thie
Confederacy. ‘
FOR RENT—Two or three furnished
rooms, Prefer couple. Phone 172
or 227. Mrs. Geo. Ballenger. ‘
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THE CORDELE DISPATCH
MEMBERS ASSOCIATED PRESS
LIQUOR ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED VARE IN PENN. PRIMARY
80,000 MEMBERS
VARE ELECTION
WET ORGANIZATION SPENDS
~ HALF MILLION A YEAR IN
TRYING TO ELECT WETS.
WASHINGTON, June 30-—(P)—
The association against the prohibi--
tion amendment was pul on the dis
secting table today by the senate
campaign funds committee and these
disclosures were the result:
The national wet organization has
a membership of seven hundred
twenty-six thousand and handled an
average of four hundred and eighty
thousand dollars yearly. The money
is used in pu'rt in political cam
paigns with a view to the selection
on a nonpartisan basis of public of
ficials who favor repeal of the dry
laws. .
During the Pennsylvania repub
lican' primary campaign officials of
the association worked for William
S. Vare, successful candidate for the
scnatorial nomiration, sending out
form letters asking for contributions
from eighty thousand members of or
ganization in that state.
Hhe story »f the organization’s
activities was told by its founder and
head, William E. Stayton.
THREE MEN KILLED
- IN GAS EXPLOSION
IGA\’:‘; STATION IS WRECKED WITH
.~ TOLL OF THREE LIVES' IN
~ TRAGEDY.
' SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, June 30.
—(AP)—Three man were killed in an
cxplosion that destroyed the Mid-Con
tinent Petvolecum Corporation’s gas
station four miles northwest of here
today.
The dead are Clarence Dryden,
Lloyd Wheeler and R. J. Booker, all
of Shamrock.
SWEET POTATOES ARE BEING
GAHEKED IN TOOMBS COUNTY
LYONS, Ga., June 30—Tooms
county cotton acrcage is about the
came as last year due to the increase
of other crops holding down the cot
ton acreage. Cotton, though small,
ig fruiting rapilly and heavily. 801 l
weevils are reperted very scattering
and have not yet done any material
damage. Plenty of poizon is on hand
and necessary machines for a deter
mined fight if infestation becomes
serious,
Sweet potato crop appears more
forward than last year, and the acre.
age has becn somewhat increased
over 1925. Prospective yield at this
time, due to liberal rains, is aboul
one-third more to the acre than 1927
There are approximately 1,200 acre:
of early sweet potatoes planted in
Toombs which will be marketed July
and August, consisting largely of Big
Stem Jerseys, but with about 200
acres of carly Porto Ricans, Plenty
of sweet potatoes are being brought
in now that weigh from one-half tc
three-quarters of a pound cach,
Grain creps in this county wa:
small as the farmers had an enor
mous surplus of corn and so did not
sow very much small grain last fall
Much corn still is being offered for
sale through the county agent,
Bight cart loads of earth are lifted
with every bite of a new electric
‘shovel. | K
CORDELE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30 1926
Southern Califdrnia Is Rocked By New Earthquake
UNDER TOPPLING l
QUAKE COMES A YEAR TO A
DAY FROM THAT WHICH
SHOOK COAST LAST YEAR.
LOS ANGELES, June 30-—(#)—
One death, that of a child, and minot
property damaces appeared today te
be the only toll exacted by an earth
quoke which shook points in south
ern California yesterday.
The tremblor swayyd the coast
from Santa bßarbara southward to
Los Angeles and came a year to a
day after the quake which rocked
Santa Barbara anad it was here thal
most of the damage was done yes
terdy.
Cooling Orr, three-year old boy
was killed when a chimney toppled
over on him, Cracks in buildings in
Santa Barbara caused by last ycar’s
quake and plastered over, werc re
opened.
KIWANIS PLANS
SIX CLUBS WILL TAKE PART IN
THURSDAY EVENING AND
NIGHT OCCASION WITH
LADIES.
Members of cix Kiwanis clubs ir
this area will take part next Thurs
day afternoon and night in a prog
ram which begins in the late after
noon and winds up in a dinner which
will be attend®d by State Governor
Harry D. Reed of Wayeross. He wil'
be chief speaker
The clubs taking part will be
Americus, Vienna, Ashburn, Tifton
“itzgerald and Cordele. The ladies of
the Cordele club will entertain the
visiting ladies from the visiting clubs
at a reception in the afternoon at
the parlors of the Suwanee Hotel,
The afternoon program will velate
to Kiwanis aims and methods. At
nicht there will he a dinner in the
dining room of the Suwanee Hctel
On this ocrasion eaih of the clubs
represented will have part in the
program. Governor Harry Reed of
Wayeross will be the chief speaker
at this oceasion. A most excellent
program is being worked out. The
local elub voled today not to have
a 2 Wednezday luncheon next week
but to join in making the Thursday
event a large one,
County Agent Luck reported a trip
to Ambrose, taken by himsgelf
Judge W. P, IPleming, O. H. Ham
mock, and Mizses Holbrook and Cobl
yesterday, where they studied the to
mato farms. John W. Greer came
over from Douglas cand invited the
party to lunc hir that city.
Misses Wava Dame, Nadine Littlc
and Myrtle MceGugan rendered mu
sic and readings and Mr, F. B, Leitz
sey offered some enjoyable humorous
ones and jokes, Tom Durrett was o
vigitor with his father at the lunch
con,
Ordinary Fleming reported briefly
on the Tifton trip of last week, and
R. L. Dekle and E, H. Stambaugh
told of their vizits to Columbug in
the interest of the coming fall fair
IN PONZI GAME!
FAMOUS ALLEGED CRIMINAL RE
FUSES TO BE EXTRADITED
SAVE TO ITpLY. NATIVE LAND.;
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HOUSTON, Téxas, June 30.—(AP)
—QGovernor Mirlam A, Ferguson proh
ably will deal the next card in Charles
Ponzi’s financiabgame, it was indicat
ed today. Ponzi, arrested in New Or
’l(\:n|z~; Monday, following a nationwide
search instigated by Massachusetts
and Florida officials, today stood by
his ultimatum that he will fight ex
tradition and agrees to leave his cell
here only on condition that he be
extradited to Ttaly, his native land,
The Massachubetts governor has re
guested that he be returned to Bos
ton to face sentence in connection
with his postal coupon reply scheme.
MAN SHOOTS DOWN WOMAN
HE LOVES THEN KILLS SELF
CHICAGO, Junc 30—Choosing
death rather than submit to aircst
Stanley Silwa ended his life after
police had wonnded him twice. ilc
had barricaded himegelf in his bed
room after shooting the woman he
was to marry ond his boarding house
keeper during a fit of jealousy.
John Bielinski, owner of the room
ing house, is in 2 serious condition
with a bullet near his heart, and Sil
wa's fiancee, Agnes Putea lgieliski
was wounded in the right arm.
Silwa was 35 years old. He and
Mre. Igiclski, who was divoreed May
6, were engazed. Sunday afternoon
he called at her home and pleaded
with her to marry him right away
He told her he would Lill himself
il she did not. |
Mrs. Igeilski said she must ask ‘
lawycer if it was all right to get !n;n'-?
ried so soon after her divorce. So
this afternoon she went to the house
where Silwa livea to have him take
her to see a lawyer, In front oi the ]
houze she met Jacob Anll."i.'.u",‘
another roomer, who entered — with
her i
She was seated in the dining room
with Biclginski when Silwa entered
Silwa ignored her grectines. He deft
the room, Ten minutes fater he re
turned. He fired a .22 caliber re
volver. The fivst shot hit his fiancee
The next struck Biclingki, |
IFIT°S YOUR KIDNEYS
d 5 A
DO NOT DELAY A MOMENT
Kidney troubles are dangerous. That weak
or aching back, those rhewmatic pains, that
scalding, scagy or too frequent urination,
means deadly URLC ACID in the system
Heal the kidneys so they can resume their
dutics and filter out s insiduous poison,
DeWIT’S
KIDNEY & BLADDER PILLS
are recommended as the best rewmedy in the
world for kiduey diseases. ‘They are heal
ing, antiseptic and wonderfully eftective
Miny base imitations of these wonderlul
Pills are placed on the market by unscrup
tlovs manufacturers, whoeventiy to imitate
the blue efiect. Avoid sich worthless imifa
tions. Pe sure that you goet the genuine, Sold
everywhere at 90c and §L.OO per pottle, Accept
g substitute,
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I¥ IT’S YOUR STOMACH
YOU CAKNOT AFFORD TC NEGLEGT IT.
Stomach troubles, such as Dyspepsia, Indi
gestion, Heartburn, ete,, cause wnfinite suffer
ing and mar many thousands of lives, Give
Nature a chance and your Stomach a 4 vaca
tion. Let
KODOL DYSPEPSIA TABLETS
do the work, They are of the highest diges
tive power: one of theirprincipal ingredients
will digest 3.0 times inweightol albuminon
matter, Get Kodol Dyspepsialablets— NOY)
something clac=at any drug store=ooC anud
ALOO per boxk.
STEAD'S DRUG STORE
) NI AT
PHONE NO, 1
TOO MANY BROWNS IN HIS
OFFICE TO SUIT FRED BRIDGES
BROWN - MILLS \
CONTEST GROWS
BRIDGES MAKES FIRST STATE
MENT SINCE BEING OUSTED
FROM OFFICE.
‘ ATLANTA, June 30.—(AP)—Ired
P, Bridges, former assistant commis
sioner of agriculture, said today:
“The question of the numerous
ll:rm\m: on the payroll formeq the
Ilmm- of contention between the com
missioner and myself,” This was his
first statement after severing connec
tion with the department following
his announced support of James T,
Mills, now geeking the seal held by
J. J. Brown.
- Bridges said his remonstrance “on
ly culminated in another Brown heing
added to the payroll and finally be
cause, 1 presume, of my lack of ap
preciation of the Brown employes, the
commissioner saw fit to place lwn?
more of the Brown family in my ul’-‘
fice,” ‘
“Walter Brown, who' had beon wroks
ing in the burean of market; at a
salary of forty dollars a month, was
transferred to my office at a salary of
twenty-four hundred dollars a year,
and Marion Brown, half hrother .of
Commissioner Brown, was also placed
in my office at a salary of eightecn
hundred a year, neither with any use
ful or necessary service to perform.
My remonstrance with the commis
sioner about this act brought out the |
fact that the entire machinery of tlu.-i
agricalture department was soon to
be turned over to this hoy, Walter, a
son of the commiszsioner.”
ALL CROPS REPORTED
IN FINE CONDITION
IN WAYCROSS SECTION
WAYCROSS, Ga., June 30—
Southeast Georeia is preparing fe
market its maost profitable tobucco
crop, according Lo repoits reaching
here fram all :"/"[inn of the Eleventl
diztriet.
Although = earcful survey of the
tobaceo helt shows that there will
he a slicht decreasze in acreage thi
vear, farmers are reported to have
cocured almost perfect stands, and
it would not be surpricing il the total
vield this year did not surpass that
of 1925, The quality alzo is expeeted
to he much better than that of 1925
Curine is now under way in the ma
jority of the countics in the eleventh
digtrict.
whore will be a slight inerease in
the acreage of cotton in Ware coun
ty and neighboring counties, 1 hie
crop is reported, however, to he
about two weeks late, and hol'
weevils are reperted extremely ae
tive in certain ceetions of the coun.
ty. Another di souracing clement ir
the cotton situation is that {he
farmers appear indifferent gver the
use of poizon to combat the pest,
The corn erops appear to he on a
par with former years. An unusua’
late spring held the crop back to o
cortain extent, and worms damaged
the young plants. Ixcellent seasons
however, have about balanced in-
ESTABLISHED IN 1908
WAR MATERIAL LEFT OVER
FROM WORLD WAR SHATTERS
POLISH COMPANY ON DRILL
GROUND.
KOWIEL, VOLHYNIA, Poland, June
20— (AP)— Thirty-cight soldiers, in
cluding two officers, were killed and
‘Hxirl_v injured seriously when a shrap
el shell, presumably left over from
(he world war, exploded here today.
} The accident occeurred while a com
‘puny of the Thirty-I'ifth regiment of
infantry was practicing on the field
l:mnl marched over an eighteen centi
meler shrapnel shell during its ma
}nt uvers, |
NICKEL PLATE
NEW PLAN IS OFFERED TO Dl--‘
RECTOR 3 TO MEET OBJEC
~ TIONS OF I. C. C. e
NEW YORK, June 30—Revision
of the billion dollar nickel plate
merger plan hag been completed and
will be presented to the directors
of the constituents for approval.
The new plan is designed to meet
the objections made by the Inter
state Commerce Commission in re:
jeeting the original proopsal last
March. A special meeting of the Erie
directors has Leen called for tomor
row to pass on the modified plan.
MACON, Ga.. June 80—(P)—Dal-
Ja: Ineram, 14, of the Masonic home
of this city, ¢limbed a tower of the
Central Georgia Power company to.
day and was so badly shocked by
cleetricity that doctors say there it
no chance to save his life. Sixty fimui
sand volts of clectricity paszed
through his body. The body fel'
about forty feet to the ground. Ter
ribly burned, he was conseious wherp
picked up.
With 20 others boys from the home
e was hoeing corn in a 100-acre
field a half-mile from the hum'"
Their work done, he elimbed the luw-‘
er until his headgame in contaet
with one of the upper wires. Then
the shock caused him to throw up
his right and,” erasping te wire
There wag an explogion, fire hurst
from the wires and the boy fell.
The shortaze of current stopped
cvery elevator in Macon, reducing
the supply of electricity to a single
line from the power station,
The injured boy has a brother and
cicter in the home, His mother lives
at Moultrie, where another brother
i employed hy the Moultrei Oh.
gerver,
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cel damagre,
A heavy yiold of pecans is expect |
ed by growers i nthis gection, Re
ports from all sections of the distriet
indicate a heavy crop Yedr
I'armers report excellent prospects
for melong, cantaloupes and potatoes
PLEDGE OF LOYALTY
I shall welcome in my com.
munity of all methods and
measures that have proven
beneficial in other communi:
ties.
NUMBER.I94
PLAGUE, HUNGER
; » .
- AND DEATH FOLLOW
~ IN WAKE OF FLOOD
}MEXICAN SEARCHERS ARE STILL
RECOVERING BODIES FROM
‘ DEBRIS. ‘
| LEON GUANAJUATO, Mexico, June
30.—(AP)—Plague, hunger and death
are riding in the wake of the disas
trous flood here last wcek. Starva
tion faces the populace and suffer
ing is extreme.
Six thousand families in all are
homeless and without food. Supply
trains are trickling into Leon but
their cargoes are inadequate to meet
the needs of the stricken communi
ty.
Work of searching for bodies is
continuing nq”vely. a hundred and
forty-five being recovered yesterday,
bringing the total of those found to
about two hundred and fifty.
G. 0. P. AT THROATS
NON-PARTISAN AND COOJW!
FACTIONS OFFER MYE AND
TOWNLEY TO VOTERS.
FARGO, N. D., June 30—{(#)—A
senatorial contest involving two re
publican factions and an attempted
political “comeback” by A. C. TOV(t}Q v
ley, once called “Czar of the Non
Partisan League,” vied for intereit"
in the North Dakota primary elees’
tion today. i
Results of *he poll will determine
the ;;upr(*m:wy of the two wings of
the republican party in the state in
national offices with republicans en
dorsed by the Non-partisan League:
and the “regular” or Coolidge re--;§
publicans, in conflict. The non-par--
tisan group is behind Senator Ger-:
ald P. Nye. : ‘
Childers
AND
Puckett
AGENTS FOR THAT
FAMOUS
Henry
Clay
AND
Merry
Widow
FLOUR
THERE’S NONE
BETTER.
SPECIAT,
PRICES BY
THE BARRELL.
PHONES 170-190
Cor. 6 St. and 8 'Ave
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