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VOLUME NO. 9
375 KANSAS PRISONERS MUTINY AT BOTTOM DEEP MINE SHAFY
SND DEMANDS T 0
- HOLDING GUARDS
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WARDEN REFUSES TO ARBI-‘
TRATE WITH =REB£LLIOUS?
PRISONES WHO ASK CONFER
ENCE. i
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'LANSING, July 10—(P)—Leader:
of three hundred and sevep.ty-fivei
prnsoners in the state. penitentiary
_here who mutinied last night while‘
in a prison mine shaft, refusing to
come to 'sgtface or allow the guards}
to des¢end, asked for a conference
‘'with Warden W. H. Mackey thisi
merning. The warden informed the
prisoners they could talk with the'
‘This is the first word to zci=- ‘rom
the convicts who are holding thir
teen guards prisoners at the bottom
of the shaft.
After the rebellious convicts had.
sent five demands to the surface, thel
warden flatly refused to arbitrate.
The men demanded release of four
prisoners now in solitary confine
ment for taking part in teh riot of
the prison Thur‘sday night; a promise
that none of the mutineers would be
punished “three square meal a day:
and better housing conditions”
As assurance that the demands
hlye been met the prisoners ask that
copies of newspapers carrying their
derfian_ds under the governors pho
tograph be thrown down the mine
shaft. . \
DECISION IN CASE 599
; YEARS IN
Irl o COURT
g N}, Ay :
AIX EN PROVENCE, France, July
10.—(AP)—The appeal court here has
just delivered ‘judgement :1i a' case
which was first hearq five hundred
and ninety-nine years ago, in the
year thirteen twenty-seven,
The suit &ealt with some gix hun
dred acres of grazing land close to
the Italian frontier to which four
parishes laid claim. The land was
once the property of the royal house
of Anjou and was the subject of
the first decision in thirteen twenty
seven.
Final judgment, just .l_langed‘ down,
dividés“ft”&inoig “the claimants under
a scifethe’ d¥sWn “up by experts.
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off
the Ice!
; ' At your grocer’s
’ =at the refresh
ment stand—at
the ball park—
get it cold and
sparkling !
i BuY it bY d‘le‘case
; and keep it on
, ice at home. .
Cordele Coca-Cola
Bottling Company
Cordele, Ga. Phone 87
A.C. Towm, Manager
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MEMBERS ASSOCIATED PRESS
BOBBY JONES TAKES NATIONAL GOLF CROWN
AHEAD OF TURNESA
FINISHES FOURTH ROUND FOR
AHEAD OF MELHORN TODAY.
'COLUMBUS, Ohio; July 10—(P)—
Bobby Jones of Atlanta, today adder
national open championship to his
titles of the British open champion
and American amateur title holder
by scoring two-ninety-three for sev.
enty two holes at Scioto Country
Club.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 10—Bob
by Jones took th 2 lead in the nation:
al open golf championship with a
two-ninety three when he finished
his fourth round in seventy-three. He
stood one stroke nhead of Joe Tur
nesa of New York. 1
Melhorn needed seventy-four tc
catch Jones, Willie Gunter needed
seventy-two, and Chick Evans, seven.
MONTHLY MEETING LAST
NIGHT BROUGHT MANY LOCAL
BUSINESS AFFAIRS INTO
SHAPE. |
bAt a very spirited meeting of
lish At a very spirited meeting of
the. board of directors of the Crisp
County Board of Trade Friday even:
ing it was learned that all was ready
for the rer'nodeling of the Board ot
Trade office for a community dining
‘room. A reception room for the body
has been a need for sometime and it
is now a certainly, as the work will
be begun in the next few days. This
room will be open to all of the clubs
of Cordele.
A resolution of regret in losing
Vice-President F. L. Bartholomew
who has sold his hardware business
and goes to Grifin to make his iome
was passed. These commend to the
citizens of Griffin this public-spirited
coqstructive; hustling, big-hearted
business man. It is with a great deal
of' sorrow that this organizatiori it
losing this officer whom théy hold
in high esteem, Ti ‘ "!.
_‘fHa;tmon Field” formerly Wil
liams’ Park, was secured by the
Board of Trade with a loan from the
Harmon Foundation of New York
City, and it was agreed by the body
that the best way possible to handle
this debt was to take the matter be
fore the City Commissioners at their
nex meeting and ask the city to pro
cure this field, thereby making Har.
mon Field city property. This will
assure a permanent play ground for
the children of this city. A committec
will be appointed by the president
Mr. P. F. Fitzgibbons to take this
before the commissioners.
The president 'appointed Messrs W
H. McKenzie S. L. Ryals advisory
committee for the ensuing month.
At the close of the meeting
Messrs W. G| Gleaton and J. E. Eng
flish® who were the advisory com
mittee for this rionth, surprised the
directors and the members present
with a watermelon cutting. It was
much enjoyed by all and a vote of
appreciation was unanimously ex--
tended to them for their thoughtful
ness in giving them such an enjoya
ble occasion,
CORDELE, GEORGIA, SUNDAY, JULY 11, 1926
Bennetts Are Given New Trial In Tennessee Supreme Coit_r;:f;
MARTIN DURKIN GET%«%
YEARS IN ILLINOIS PRISON
SHIEK THIEF AND
SLAYER OF SHANNAHAN, FED.
ERAL AGENT, ESCAPES GAL
LOWS BY NARROW MARGIN.
Gors® —_
CHICAGO, 111.,, July 10—(P)—
Martin J. Durkin, shief automobile
thief and gunman, is guilty of mur
dering’ Edwin C. Shannan, federa!
agent. Thirty-five years in prison ig
the penalty recommended by the
jury.
' The youthful outlaw who fled to
California and back with one sweet
' heart, later to return and marry an
' other girl, was found to have shot
‘the officer while the latter was at-}
tempting his arrest for automobile
theft. b l
The state had pleaded for a hang
ing verdict while the defense con
tended that Durkin shot in self de
fense,
1 Durkin, who is twenty-four show
“ed no emotion when the verdict was
read. The jury had voted him guilty
al two a. m. after retiring at eleven
o’clock last night. Then for nearly
six hours, the jurors debated his
punishment, whether gallows or pris
on, and shortly before eight a. m.
reached an agreement. ! ]
ISSUES STATEMENT IN WHICH
HE DECLINES TO DEBATE ANY
THING ANYWHERE.
ATLANTA, July 10.—(AP)— J. J.
Brown, commissioner of agriculture
'al'ld;(}ét,ndldét(.‘, to continue in that po
sition, today refused to “debate any
t,hi‘nk anywhere” with Charles E.
Stewart of Axson. one of his oppo
nents, f
Stewart ' issued a challenge to
Brown through the newspapersg sev
eral days ago for a series of debates
on the fssues of the race.
Brown declared the only notice he
had of the challenge was what he saw
in the papers. ¢lf the challenge h:ul;
been received by me it would nm‘
have altered my position or unswvr."i
ABOUT STAMPS
Postmagter Griffin wished to ad
vise firms, corporations, and indivi
duals concerning the redemption of
Documentary Internal Revenue
Stamps; as they are no longer han
dleq through any of the Pos. Offices,
All parties who wish to have such
stamps redeemed by the United
States Government should communi
cate with the Collector of Internal
Revenue, Atlanta, Ga., requesting ap
propriate forms for making applica
tion for refund.
All parties who degire to purchase
such stamps may obtain them from
the collector of internal revenue to
whom th‘g remittance therefor must
be made in cash, certified check, or
Post Office Money Order,
- DOWN THE CHUTE
B N
JULY LOST SIX AND A HALF
DOLLARS A tm.a OTHER
MONTHS HOLD LESS LOSS.
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NEW YORK, July 10-()—The
rush of holders to wload July cotton
contracts just bef@re the close of
today, resulted in aggharp drop of six
dollars and a half a Bale from yester
day’s closing quotation.
July options cloged at 17.59
cents a pound. The balance of the
market closed only: fifty cents to a?
dollar a bale net lower. |
TWENTY-TWO SOLDIERS, FIVE
CIVILIANS AND ONE NATIVE
ARE MURDERED. i
ROME, July 10—(#)—Twenty-two
soldiers, five civillians, and one na-j
tive were killed by = Cyrenacian
brigafids in a surprise attack on a‘
wagon train proceeding from Apol-‘
lonia to Cyrene, the colonial officc}
announces. .
The train was enroute. to Cyrpne?
to break up wholesale brigandage in
that region. }
_ NEW MARKET
C. E. Watson of Ashburn has rent.
ed half of the storeroom occupied by
the Cash Grocery Co., 313 Sixth
ctreet, and is installing new fixtures
for the opening of a first-class meat
market. Announcements of the open
ing will appear in the Dispateh one
day next week.
Bible study at 10:39 a. m.
Preaching at 11:30 a. m., and 8:30
p. m. by Ellder Petty of Thomagville
The public is cordially invited.
IFIT’S YOURKIDNEYS
DO NOT DELAY A MOMENT
Kidney troubles are dangerous, That weak
or aching back, those rheumatic 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,
i DeWITT’S
KIDNEY & BLADDER PILLS
are recommended as the best remedy in the
world for kidney discascs. They are heal
ing, antiseptic and wonderfully effective,
Miany basc 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
everywhere at %0c and $l.OO per pottle, Accept
00 substitute. o
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IF IT’S YOUR STOMACH
YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO NEBLECT IT.
Stomach troubles, such as Dyspepsia, Indi
gestion, Heartburn, etc,, cause intinitesuffer
ing and mar many thousands of lives. Give
Nature a chance and your Stomach a vaca
tion. Let
KODOL DYSPEPSIA TABLETS
do the work., They are of the highest diges:
tive power; one of theirprincipalingredients
will digest3.oootimes inweightof albuminous
matter. Get Kodol DyspepsiaVablets -NO'Y
something else=at any drug store=oc and
8100 per box. ‘
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STEAD'S DRUG STORE
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BISHOPS TO SEND LETTERS URG
ING METHODISTS TO S|T|A|Y
AWAY WHILE EXPOSITION 18
OPEN ON. SUNDAY.
PHILADELPHIA, July, 10+ (AP)—
A nation-wide endeavor to haye Meth
odists of the- United States bhoycot
the = Sesqui-Centennial fpternational
exposition because itsigatgy, are. open
6n Sunday, was undep way, today.
Headed by Bishop Joseph E. Berry,
scnior bishop of the Methodist Epis
copal church, the plan calls for send
ing letters to four thousand minis
ters of his denomination signed by
himself and seven other bishops urg
ing clergymen to advise their congre
gations never to go near the exposi
tion as long as it remains open on
Sunday.
DECISION IS TAKEN
CALMLY BY
NAPIER
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MACON, Ga., July 10—(P)—In
formed by a Telegraph reporter in
his cell in the Bibb county jail tl}\lat
| i igsion had denied his
e R eferay Bi¥oe
Napier declined to comment on the
decision.
Napier was called by cellmates and
walked quietly out of his cell, speak
ing to no one. His bare statement of
having nothing that he wished to say
and the negative shake of his head
were the only signs made by him. He
bowed his head and shuffled his feet
as though scraping something from
the steel floor of the run around.
There were dark circles under hig
eyes bul he was dressed cleanly and
his hair was neatly brushed. 1
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Napier walked up and down the?
tier, head bowed and hands clasped
behind his back. There were some so-‘
cial workers on Murders’ Row and hix
only answer to questions addressedl
by them was a shake of the head. Ho{
had just received a letter from Mis
Bessie Bauman, sister of Ted
Coggeshall, yesterday prisoners said
Other prisoners in the cell said
the burden of his talk now is that
he is innocent. They said he tells
them if he is sent to the electric
chair he will go to his death for a
crime he did not commit.
When the prison workers left the
tier Napier was sitting in the corner
of the bar:, head bowed, und silent |
Mrs. W. T. Bigby, to whom Ted
Coggeshall and Floyd MeClelland con
fessed just before they went to their
death in the electric chair, stopped a
moment to speak to him and tell him
that if there was anything she could
do for him she would gladly do it.
He appeared not to notice her hand
thrust through the bars to give him
an encouraging pat on the shoulder
His only sign showing he had heard
her offer waz a nepative shake of
his head. '
APPENDICITIS ATTACK
I'riends will regret to know that
Misg Jennie Williams, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs, I. G. Wililams is at the
local hospital suffering from appen
dicitis. She underwent an operation
Thursday and is recovering in satis
factory manner, ]ry "’fi)
ESTABLISHED N 1908
TWELVE (!FN EISGy'IBéMIAIB{OICNEES
ARE IDENTIFIED BY RELA
TIVES OF DEAD.
NEW YORK, July 10.—(AP)—
Search for more bhodies in the sub
marine, S-51, has been abandoned.
Lieutenant Commander Young, aid to
Rear Admiral Plunkett, commandant
of the Brooklyn navy yard, announced
today that tho eighteen bodieg re-‘
covered yesterday were all that were
in the ill-fated submarine. |
Of the bodies recovered, twvlve!
have been identified. b
TAKES OATH BEFORE SIBLEY
AND WILL HOLD COURT FOR
LATTER IN N:ORH GEORGIA. |
ATLANTA, Ga,, July 10—(P)—
William J. ilson, recently appointed’
judge of the newly” created middle
Georgia l'edg:i'al district court, was
sworn in heré ‘today by Judge Sam
uel H. Sibley of the North Georgia
district. Judge Sibley, after the for
“matities; fmnted Tilson tow'figa'i":ffii“
calendar of criminal cases in the
north Georgia district court begin
ning July 20, and Tilson accepted'l
~ FRIDAY CONTEST
CALLAWAY'S COLTS ROMPED
AWAY WITH ATHLETICS IN
SCORE OF SIXTEEN TO TWELVE
The Reds had their way with the;
game yesterday in that they scored
on the Athletics enough to come out
victors, but they had to fight for it
and fight to the end.
week the city league has had. bet
ter games and larger crowds of fans‘
being the fashion. The Giants play
the Senators on Monday afternoon.
THIS CORN GROWER
au HAS FINE 7
FIELD / 1/,
Mr. F. M. Coker knows a fine field
of corn when he sees it and is or
dniarily modest about his own, but
he challenges the corn growers of
the vicinity to show something bet
ter than that in his brag field close
his home over in Northern Heights.
Corn in thig section has had the
finest season possible to have anq it
is showing it,
STUDENTS STEP INTO
SUBWAY STRIKERS JOBS
NEW YORK, July 10—(®)—
Trains were operated in the under
ground subways today despite the
apread of the strike to a number of
power house employes of the Inter:
horough’ Rapid Transit company. The
places of the power house men whe
joined the ranks of the motormen
and switchmen were temporarily fill
ed by men from other brahches and
also students from the institute of
technology of tke General Electrie
Company and Wpstinghouse Eele
tric company, officials of the Inter
borough announced. Gl® 4 B
PLEDGE OF wvm[
1 shall w mie ;AN my
munity '3‘”;"6 e thinds - add
measures that have proves
beneticial in other vommbing. |
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NUMBER 203
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COURT SCORES -3
TRIAL OF FORWR
GEORGIA (UIPLE
T Yy j
CHARGE THAT , DEFENDARY ,
WERE DEPRIV} D Q' BRE;’
SUMPTION OF NQCENCE u}
THEIR FAVOTj. . 0 . e
NASHVILLE, Tenn , July l“—*é
+-The Tennes see suprama’ dowié o
day reversed ' an.i rer-‘apd!d .for? ‘3
new trial the casc of W. ML Eannag
and wife, Mrs. line Reamsth ofi_;,
victed #n Tamiltny erun’y i Jfi?l}“j
voluntai'y manslavghte» jn” SAnas
tion wil.h the dea's ¢ M 4 el
ta Hoff:man, Benr:tt's A-int. i i ;
Their indictment 31" .waqd the findj
ing of 1+ woman’s __lefon in & eruti‘ '
grave in the basement of the hous
formerly occupied by ?hs'Bem\!.Q
in Chattanooga. i g ’!
¢ Thex court held thii ghe defond4
ants' were former ves dents of RM:I
Georgia, were deprived ‘of the pr*
sumption of ‘innovm"l.e. “hat attends
every person océl'.:'.e'd f crlmi
throughout the :,',p'l’;(;g! W 3 of investize’
tion in the trial corpt. - - =%
The court or'd’e'.e'd & nev trisl on
the grounds that the state relied on
clrcumstantial_,/ ezidence to - es:ablisk
the sequpus deliet] o, conmbetutin s
nets with the homicide and thlt.:tg,_
remains consisting of b-ongi‘ pt_:'v.s__,
duced no proof ss o the c_'h'#a&pt:
of violence. ' "oty R
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J. B. Jolustons, PW‘ 4
Preachin~ at 11:39 8. m. bn xfil{
pP. M, by the pesler. *"y ‘:»:’Qn:«,;
Sunday Schocl at 1" g, m;, C. ,A,g
Crowell, superintendent, Organigesd
classes for men snd wamen.’ A
Prayer mz=ting Vle:inelda.'p;.lfi?fi.fiz\
p. m, s Pk
Epworth League Thurt’dnfl"‘?!?r
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all. You will receive &' Wastty: sl .
come, i VR
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