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l GEORGIA WEATHER
Prtly cloudy with local thun.
tdershowers tonight or Thurs
day.
SSILUME NO. 9
RECLAIMED U. S. SUBMARINE, S-31, GOES AGROUND IN LONG TOW
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SINLVAGE CREWS HAD ALMOST
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" WITH PRIZE LONG SOUGHT.
UEW YORK, July 7—(#)—The
United States submarine, S-51 went
aground today hbetween ' Wililams
burg bridge and Queensboro bridge
in the East river while being towed
o the navy yard here. The subma
e had just passed through what
s believed to be her major perils
ofthe journey kere, the possible
sißking again in the deep waters of
the sound and the loss in the swirl
ing waters of Hellgate.
All seemed to be in order for a
speedy and safe arrival when the
uhedsea boat suddenly piled upon the
reef rock between the two bridges.
Officers said a missing buoy which
should have designated the rock and‘
the misguidance of the Civilian pilots
were the cause of the grounding.
Up to three or_four minutes be--
fore the submarine went aground.
the vestal had been leading the Flo
tilla. A signal had been flashed {rom
the Vestal “we have been ordered
to drop behind. The Civilian will
'xi]ot her the rest of the way.”
W Lieutenant Commander Sauer had
Lrought the undersea boat a hundred
and thirty five miles through open
seas, fogs, coastwise traffic, and oth
er dangers, the longest tow of its
kind on record.
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¥ AN, 104, OLDEST
. U.D. C. MEMBER, DIES
NORFOLK, Va., July 7T—(&)—Miss
Mary . Ann Binzley, reputed to be
years of age, and believed to be
oldest member of the United
pughters of Confederacy, died last
night at the Home for the Aged in
Portsmouth. Miss Bingley, whc
taught four generations of Ports-‘
mouth children, never revealed the
date of her birth, but was generally‘
believed to have been born in 1822 i
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| TO AID FLYERS ‘
MINEOLA, N. Y., July 7—(P)—
' Captains S. M. Berry, former air
mail pilot, hopped off from Roose-
Yelt Field today in a giant Sikorsky
plane from Seg@t‘le,' Washington, te
rick up and Fuflfli to New York, BEv
ans and Lintof*“Wél" who are seek
"ing to lower ¥ found the world
record. 10 eIERIK
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and refreshing
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sterilized bot
tles in our spot
less plant—no
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like it. *e e
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| Bottling Company
Cordele, Ga. Phone 87
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THE CORDELE DISPATCH
MEMBERS ASSOCIATED PRESS
Illinois Primary Expenses Will Be Probed By Jim Reed
PRICE TURNS UPWARD AS
GEORGIA MELONS MOVE
PRICES O NTRACKS GO BACK TO
RANGE OF $l5O, TO $275 PER
CAR, ACCORDING TO SIZE.
ATLANTA, Ga.,, July 7—(®P)—
Georgia and Ilorida supplied the
bulk of watermelons the past week
the United States department of Ag:
riculture said today in the weekly re
view of fruits and vegetables, Warm
er weather in the north and the holi
day season tended to inerease.con
sumption . ;
After reaching the low point on
July first, the South Georgia F. O. B
sales recovered to the general range
of a hundred and twenty five to twc
per carload for Tom Watsons, with
haulings heavy.
These sold in northern termina’
market at from three to five hun
dred dollars, according to size.
OFF HOT BATTLE
DEFEATED GIANTS YESTERDAY
IN GAME THA WENT NECK
AND NECK FOR SEVEN IN.
NINGS. :
The Pirates are victors again.
They defeated the Giants in a game
yesterday in the city league which
went five and five up through the
seventh inning. Then business picked
up and in the remaining two innings
the Pirates romped away with the
- contest.
The Giants gave the fans a full
run for their money in their fight
on Lee Espy’s top notchers and did
v@ it they,could to win. The Sena
tors play the Athletics this after
noon.
FDWARD R. THOMAS
MAJORITY OWNER MORNING
TEEGRAPH AND FINANCIER I 3
CLAIMED BY DEATH.
NEW YORK, July 7.—(AP)—Finan
cial, sporting, and publishing circles
today mourned Edward Russell Thom
as, majority owner of the Morning
Telegraph, who dieq yesterday after
three days of illness.
A picturesque figure in. Wall street
and on Broadway, he had a career
also as a racing enthusiast and pub
lisher. Born to wealth he lost his
fortune in the panic of nineteen sev
en, but immediately began to work
his way back to his former position.
Among the coups credited to him
was a two million dollar corner in the
cotton market.
FINAL RITES TODAY FOR CHILD;
WHO DIED IN AUTO CRASH
WAYCROS, Ga., July 7——Evelyl“
Louise Cook, 3-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Cook, of Jack
sonville, Fla.,S who was killed in an
automobile accident on the Dixie
highway between Wayeross and Folk
ton Monday, will be buried in Jack-:
sonville today the parents announced
today. The body was brought to Way
cross last night where it was pre
pared for burial.
The Cook family was returning
from Vienna to Jacksonville whenr
the automobile they were riding in
{ overturned, the child’s neck being
broken. The parents were slightly in
| jured,
CORDELE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1926
REPCRTS CLAIM 1
FOR COTTON CROP
FURTHER COMPLAINTS ARE
HEARD OF HOPPER DIAMAGE
FROM GEORGIA TO MISSISSIP.
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WASHINGTON, July T—(P)—
Weather conditions during the last
week were generally favorable for
cotton, the Départment of Agricul
ture reported today in a review cov
plihu the southern states.
Further complaints of damage by
hoppers reportsd from CGeorgia wesi
ward to the Mississippi valley.
Georgia cotton continues general.
1y fair to very good, though late
Tennessee cotton is excellent. Corn
wheat, and oats had their best show
ing. Tobacco plants are in the best
of condition. |
In South Carolina all erops arc
growing vigorously. ‘
FORTY RELATIVES OF GREA'I"
INDIAN FIGHTER WOULD PRE.
" SERVE HERO’S RELICS. l
CLEVELAND, July 7—(&)—Forty
members of the family of William
. (Buffalo Bill) Cody ecame here
today for a family reunion and at
their first meeting they discussed
the establishment of a Cody museum
in memory of the famous Indian
fighter,
The closest of kin amone the Cody
relatives is Mrs. Julia Cody Good
man, 83-year-old sister of Buffalo
Bill, who recently finished writing
a story about her brother and herself
The family is considering three
cites for the proposed maseum, Den
ver, Omaha, and Cody, Wyoming. It
will be further discussed at another
gathering tomorrow. -
Lindus Cody, 8%, a cousin of Mrs.
Goodman, is host to his relatives at
his summer home at Williugzhby.
Speaking inforinally of her broth
er’s experiences Mrs. Goodman said
the old dime novels exploiting the
adventures of Buffalo Bill were
purely the figments of writers imaei.
nation.
Shes about one sentence in o
whole story was true. He didn’t kill
people, pile up their bodies and burn
them. He was human.”
SPECIAL TRAIN WAS GREETED
BY LARGE GATHERING OF
COUNTRY PEOPLE.
PAULSMITHS, N. Y., July —#
—The special train carrying Presi--
dent and Mrs. Coolidge to the vaca
tion White House at White Pinc
Camp, arrived hercat nine-thiry this
‘morning. Leaving the private car the
"(J()U“llg(‘h' acknowledged the erecting
of a large gathering of country folk
on the station platform and pro-?.
ceeded to the camp six miles distant
: by automobile,
/ Members of the preszidential party
went to Paulsmith Hotel where ac
~comodations were reserved for them
" while the executives olfices close at
} hand were set in order for transact
ing what official business comes te
i the summer white house.
. The Yenisei, one of the world’s
! largest rivers, is free from ice at ite
| mouth only a few weeks cach year
CONGRESSMAN MORIN OF PITTS
BURGH WAS ON WITNESS
STAND IN PROBE TODAY.
WASHINGTON, July 7—(AP)—
The senate campaign funds committee
virtually compieted its inquiry into
the Pennsylvania republican primary
today by hearing Representative John
M. Morin of Pittsburgh testify that he
had no part in the handling of the
‘money end of the campaign except
‘:tu transfer the funds raised for Wil
liam S. Vare from one campaign
worker to another.
At the same time the committee
annocunced that its investigation of
the Illinois primary would begin in
’(‘hiuugu July twenty-sixth.
LONG PRISON TERM
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MADE RICH HAUL OF MAIL
TRUCK BUT WAS CAPTURED
WITH MONEY.
HAMMOND, Indiana, July 7—Dan
iecl ¥. Hesley, twenty-five, Chicago
athlete who turned mail bandit to
got funds to pay hospital fees for
his wife who was about to become
a mother, appeared in federal court
here today and changed his plea of
not giulty to guiity anfl was sen
tenced to twenty-five years in
Leavenworth penitentiary.
Hesgley robbed an Indiana Harbor
mail truck of pouches containing
thirty-seven thousand five hundred
dollars in currency, most of all of
which was recovered when he was
captured.
GUNWAN WANTED
IN FLORIDA CASE
CHICAGO, I, July 7—g—As
sistant United States Distriet Attor
ncy James G. Cotter today in a let
ter to the state board of pardons
and paroles requested the surrender
of Walter Stevens, gunman, who
served part eof a prison term for
shooting an Auvrcra policeman. Ste--
vens is wanted in Dade county
Florida on the bootlegeing charges
but as he was released from p:u*n]o}
federal offcials have been hzn'rml‘i
from removing him to IFlorida. |
Stevens has elaimed that the quum"!
charges are a subterfuee to get him
in Florida and charge him with mmlf
plicity in murder, of which he us--f
serted he is innocent, |
IFIT’S YOURKIDNEYS
DO NOT DELAY A MOMENT
Kidney troubles are dangerous., That weak
or aching back, those rhcumatic pains, that
scaldiag, scanty or too frequent urination,
means deadly URIC ACID in the system
Heal the kidneys so they can resume their
duties and filter out this insiduous poison,
DeWITT’S
KIDNEY & BLADDER PILLS
are recommended as the best remedy in the
world for kidney discases. They are heal
ing, antiseptic and wonderfully effective,
Many base imitations of these wonderful
Pills are placed on the market by unscrup
ulous manufacturers, whoeventry toimitate
the blue effect. Avoid such worthless imita
tions. Be sure that you get the genuine, Sold
cverywhere at 90c and $l.OO per pottle, Accept
no substitote.
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IF IT’S YOUR STOMACH
YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO NEGLECT IT.
Stomach troubles, such as Dyspepsia, Indi
gestion, Heartburn, ete., cause infinite suffer
ing and mar many thousands of lives. Give
WNature a chance and your Stomach a vaca
tion. Let
KODOL DYSPEFSIA TABLETS
do the work, They are of the highest diges
tive power: one of theirprincipal ingredients
will digest 3000 times inweightof albuminous
matter. Get Kodol Dyspepsia’lablets—NOrl
something clse=at any drug store=oiVc and
ALOO per box.
STEAD'S DRUG STORE
WOHRE Rl w LRI
YT AT
PHONE NO. 1
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT SES.
SIONS PROMISE MOST IMPOR
TANT INTERCLUB MEETINGS
With the opening of the Kiwanis
interclub meeting in the assembly
room at the public library tomorroy
afternoon at four o’clock, one of the
mosgt important Kiwanis ‘oceasions
in many months in this seetion will
be under way. It will ruh through
the afternoon to six thirty*and then
will be taken up apain at ‘seven fif
teen atthe dining room of the Su
wance Hotel, e
At the afternoon occasion Judge
Harry Reed of Wayeross, Georgio
distriet governor of Kiwanis, will
preside. At the night oeccasion at the
; hotel . Hoyt Davis of Vienna, will
| preside. Judge Reed will deliver the
- chief addres at the dinner at the ho
- tei.
| Local provision for the music and
i amusement of a, most entertaining
- nature has all been provided and the
night affair, to which the ladies are
invited, will be a most enjoyable one
Representatives in fairly eredita
ble numbers have already expiessed
their intention to come from (he
Vienna, Ashburn, Americus, Fitzger
ald and Tifton clubs and there will
be about 200 visitors during the even
ing and night occasions, ’
BARTHOLOMEW SOLD
i
’LOCAL HARDWARE STORE WILL
| BE CONDUCTED AS ACASH BUSI
- NESS IN FUTURE.
Frank L. Bartholomew, one of the
leading hardware men in this section,
and one of the most - progressive of
Cordele’s business men for the past
twenty years, sold his business this
morning to the Watt & Holmes [Tard
ware Company and will in the near
future move to Griffin where he will
have charge of the Buick Sales
Agency, |
The Watt & Holmesg people oper
ate several stores in this section of
Georgia and maintain the home store |
here. They expoct to operate lh»-!
Bartholomew store in the same slun:l"
as a cash business and will llll(|l'l‘-!
take to carry a complete line ag hoere- |
tofore. The change will take ]nlnv“f
a. week from today, i
In going out of business in Cor
dele, My, Bavtholomew gave out the|
fallowing statement this morning:; |
“It is with regret that condition of |
the hardware business in Cordele nec- |
essitates my re aching the conclusion
that my interest would bhe hettey rwr\'-:
ed hy ctnerine another line, 'l’hr'!
hardware business here hag heen nvvr?
done. Realizing (hig I have induced |
the Watt & Holmey Hardware 4'l».'
to purchase my siock, l
“It hag been g pleasure to serve |
years which 1 have spent in the store, |
and in passing the responsibility nn;
to others, I want to urge my I':iv»lll.'f;§,
to give them the game loyal .\'nmmrti
which they have given ne, i
“I am taking thig opportunity o
thank those who have given me lhr'ir‘
patronage,” |
BIRD OF PARADISE
STOLEN IS RULING
NEW YORK, July s—(4)—Af.
ter fourteen years of litigation, the
appellate division of {he supreme
court today affirmed the deci ior
that the Bird of Paradise had hbeen
plagiarized by Oliver Morosco, pro
ducer, and Richawd Walter Tully
playwright, from an unpublished
Manuscript entitled In Hawaii, writ
ten by Grake A, Fendloy,
The court also affirmed a lower
court decision for an accounting by
the producer and the playwright of
all moneys received in the produc:
tion of the play. |
ESTABLISHED IN 190§
HEAVY EARTHQUAKE SHAKES
CITIES IN LOWER AUSTRIA
WHILE SUBWAYS
SWITCHMEN JOIN SUBWAY
ELEVATED MOTORMEN AND
STRIKERS OVER NIGHT.
NEW YORK, July 7.—(AP)—Father
Knickerbocker and family are get
ting some unwonted exercise—walk
ing. The cause is a strike in his
pet subway which forms a huge I,
beneath the surface of Manhattan is
land and enables the New Yorker
part of the island to another, as the
result of high speed expresses and
local gervice in the four track tubes.
~ The KFirst day of the strike saw the
number of trains and the speed cut
in half, The secong day of the strike
opened with the strikers claiming the
cupport of motormen and switchmen
on the clevated lines.
Sixty clevated employes were said
to have joined the walkout during
the night.
WILL STOP MILLS
LANCASHIRE COTTON MILLS
CANNOT RUN MORE THAN A
WEEK LONGER ON SUPPLY.
LONDON, July 7—(P)—The
Daily Mail says almost a complete
stoppace of Lancashire cotton mills
is expected within a few days, owing
to the lack of coal supplies. Very
few firms have another week’s ;<up»i
ply and little likelihood their ;wt‘
ting more owinz to miners strikel
GOODRICH DROPS
ON TIRE PRICES
LCICAL DEALER PLEASED AT
ICHANCES TO HAND OUT GOOD
STUFF AT REDUCTIONS.
The Goodrich tires are back to the
old prices of two years ago and now
show a drop of fully twenty-five per
cent over the peak prices of last
year. This news was given out today
by R. A. McDonald of the Cordele
Auto Supply Company who are loeal
ales agents for the Goodrich tires.
The Goodrich tire lines are now
within reach of thiose who have gone
many thousands of miles on some
thing less costly heretofore and it
will be well to tafle a peep into the
datuation right away.
METAL SHOOTING FIREWORKS
KILL MAN AT DISPLAY
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., July 7—(/p)
—John Revelle, 75, for many years
maitre d' hotel at the Bellevue-
Stratford hotel until his retirement
recently, was killed, and Joseph Foy
er, 16, was injured by metal objects
contained in fiteworks which were
}wir:u exploded in a display here.
Anthony Tedeschi, of New ank‘
in charge of the display was arrest
ed. '
EASTERN TEXTILE MAN
DIES AT RIPE AGE
PAWTUCKET, July T—(/P)—
Charles R. Read, who rose from
clerk to president of five textile cor
porations, died today at hig summer
home at Warwick. Read, who was
cighty-cight, was president of Sayles
Finishing plants at the time of hi
death, He had held the presidency
of Hamlet Textile company, Slater
Yarn company, French River Textile
Company, and Poncham mills, ‘
PLEDGE OF LOYALTY
I shall welcome in my com
munity of all methods and
measures that have proven
beneficial in other communj
ties. '
NUMBER 200
OCCURS TO HOMES -
FLOODS IN JAPAN CAUSE LOSS
OF THIRTY LIVES AND 4,500
HOUSES, i
VIENNA, July 7.—(AP)—An earthis
quake today shook Syria, lower Ausy
tria and caused heavy damage in the
town of Muerzzuschlaz, near Mouns
Seumering. i
Repeated shocks caused terrof
among the population but there was
no loss of life. The school, brewery,
and courthouse were considerably
damaged and hardly a building I‘
town remaineq untouched. A
Advices from upper Austria tell of
continued flood damage with som§
loss of life, ‘
L i
THIRTY JAPANESE DROWN '
TOKYO, July 7.— (AP) — Heavy
rains in western Japan have drowned
thirty persons and destroyed . aboug
four thousand five hundred houses. .
SURPRISE OCCASION ’
TRADE BOARD DIRECTORS
Whe doesn’t like a surprise? The
Advizory Committee has planned an
agrecable surprise for those who will
be present at the Board of Directors
Meeting of the Crisp County Board of
Trade in the assembly room Friday
evening, at 8: 30 o’clock. The mem
bers of the Boar of Trade are wel
come, .
MISSING CHILD BELIEVED
PREY OF HUGE CONDOR
MENDOZE, Argntine, July 7—(®#)
—A condor, one of the huge birds of
prey common to this region, is be
lieved to have been responsible for
the death of a two-year-old boy
whose hones were found in the foot
hills near here Sunday. The baby
disappeared from his home near‘hSan
Rafeal nearly a month ago. Idenity
was established by remnants of
clothing. '
Childers
AND .
Puckett
AGENTS FOR THAT
FAMOUS
Henry .
Clay
- 'AND
Merry
Widow
FLOUR
THERE’S NONE
BETTER.
SPECIAL
PRICES BY
THE BARRELL,
PHONES 170-190 .
Cor. 6 St. and 8 Ave
CORDELE, GA, ,