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Tuesday, except probably 10-:
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VOLUME NO. 9
SHELL-BURST CEASES IN AREA DESOLATE AS FRENCH ARGO4NE
oHN W. WEEKS, FORMER
WAR SECRETARY, IS DEAD
BODY WILL FINALLY REST IN
ARLINGTON NATICNAL CEME.
TERY AT WASHINGTON.
) LANCASTER, N. H. July 12—(®)
—John W. Weeks, war secretary un
der President Harding and Coolidge |
died here at his suammer home, Mount ‘
Prospect, at threc o’clock this morn
ing. Death came from angina pector
is and followed a long fight for
health.
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day at his home in West Newton
Maszachusetts, and the body wiil be
.temporarily placed in a vault there
to be transferred to its permanent
resting place in Arlington nationa!
cemetery, Washingfon. 4
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SPLENDID AWARDS ARE ‘
+ OFFERED GEORGIA GIRLS,
Through the cooperation of Mr. A.
0. Bailey ‘of the Southern Cotton Oil
Trading Company of Savannah, Geor
gia, is offering one long term scholar
ship of $200.00 in Home Kconomics
to the Georgia State College of Agri
“ culture and two trips to the National
Club Camp at Washington, D, c.,i
June, 1927. i
To be eligible for the gcholarship a
girl must have done acceptable cluhl
woerk at least one year previous to
1926 anq she must be in the third or
¢ mrth year high school. She must
e - at the Southeastern Fair, At
‘r’m‘:’tmcorgia, Hctober 2-9, 1926, an
exhibit of canned vegetables (either
general garden, special, tomato or
pepper exhibit); an exhibit of fruit
products (either special pear, special
peach, special grape or special fig
exhibit); and an exhibit of clothing as i
required by the club program. 'l‘hosc}
exhibits must be accompanied by a
story of her complete club experience
and her Girl's 4-H Club Record Book
for the year 1926.
The score card to be used in judg
ing thig contest will be the one givenl
in the Southeastern Fair catalog of
this year. )
~ Tln order to be eligible for a trip to
\Yao‘hington a girl must be 15 )'(-zll‘s'
of age or over by June, 1927. She
must have completad at least two
years of acceptable club work bpre-
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THE CORDELE DISPATCH
MEMBERS ASSOCIATED PRESS
TENNESSEE COURT UPHOLDS
RIGHT TO EXTEND BROA D
STREET THROUGH RAIL YARDS
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn,,. July 12.—
(AP)—The right of the city of Chat
tanooga to extend Broad street thru
the freight yards of the Western zuuli
Atlantic railway property of Georgia
was upheld in a decision here tu(luyi
by Circuit Judge Oscar Yarnell, ‘
The omunt of damages fixed by the |
original jury of view was affirmed |
by the court. ‘
ONE KILLED WHEN
YOUNG MAN LOSES LIFE IN
ROAD CONSTRUCTION WORK
IN NORTH GEORGIA.
BLYTHE, Ga., July 12—(P)—
John T. Stapleton, nincteen of this
city, was instantly killed and Rob
ert Johnson, twenty-one, sustained
minor injuries today when their au
tomobile trucks collided on the high
way where they were employed in
road construction work, near here.
DR. PICKARD WILL SUPPLY
AT JACKSONVILLE CHURCH
Dr. W. L. Pickard, pastor at the
First Baptist ihurch here, will sup
ply in Jacksonviile five Sunday-. the
last in July and four in August. He
will preach here on Sunday morning
and niiht, next, and then be away
five Sundays. The local churcr will
supply till he reutrns.
FENNING ASKED TO RESIGN
- POST BY NEWSPAPERS
WAHINGTON, July 12—(&)—
The capital, where nobody votes, is
having its troubles with its city
government.
President Coolidge hintcd strongly
several days ago that he expected
one of the district commissioners,
Frederick H. Fenning, to i‘esign as.B
result of revelations of his gdardian-‘
ship of world war veterans. t
Fenning will stick to his office, in
the face of prominent displays ir
local newspapers asking when he ex.
peets to get out. {
Today Cuno H. Rudolph, another
district commissioner, announced his
intention of resigning, giving as his
reason a desire to retire and trave:
abroad. e has been a commissioner’
for many years, and there has beer
no fight on him.
There is only one other commis:-
sioner,
Congress legislates for this dis
triet of Columbia and votes expenszes
The government is in the hands of
three commissioners apponted by the
president.
vious to 1926,
This is a splendid opportunity for
the girls of Crisp County to show
what they can do and it is hoped that
a number will try for these fine
awards.
R. J. HUDSON, WARWICK
R. J. Hudson, aged 81, died Sat
urday at his home, Oakfield. He was¢
well known in his home county
where he had resided many years
The funeral services will be held this
afterncon at Harmony church, . °
CORDELE, GEORGIA, MONDAY, JULY 12, 1926
BROTHER ADMITS SLAYINC
DRUG CLERK FOR WHOSE
DEATH RUSSELL SCOTT SEN.
. TENCED TO HANG.
CHICAGO, July 12—(#)—Robert
Scott teday pleaded guilty to the
murder of Joseph Maurer, drug
clerk fho whose slaying the prison
cr’s brother, Rugssell Scott, has been
»sentenced to hang October 15th.
TOURIST CAR STRUCK LITTLE
FELLOW AS HE RAN INTO
ROAD TO GET HIS TOP.
Ag he ran into the street opposzite
his wome ¢ South Seventh Street
late this afternoon little Robert
cight year old son of Mr. and Mrs
W. G. Webb was probably fatally in
jured when he came into collision
with the automobile of Mr, and Mrs.
W. C. Crumbley of Tampa, Fla., whc
were passing at the moment on their
way north. He was knocked down,
but was ‘not run over it was said. A
shoulder was broken and he was oth
erwise badly injured.
The ecjtent of the injury was not
definitely known at sir o’clock this
afternoon. He had been playing in
the yard of the home when his top
bounded out into the street, it was
¢aid, and when he went after it, he
came into the path of the car. Hc
was knocked aside. Mr. Crumbley
stopped and took the child into the
house and is with the parenis and
physicians attending.
SHERIFF NOBLE BACK HOME
WITH PRISCNER HELD IN UR
BANA FOR LCIC”AL CRIME.
Sheriff C. O. Noble and deputy
Arnold are back home from Urbana
Ohio, where they went to return ar
alleged stolen automobile with the
man who was held, S. E. Putnam
formerly a aprisoner here with the
woman, Mae Porter on terms of
forgery.
Sheriff Jake Bosler of Urbana
was a prince ¢f a good fellow, Sher
iff Noble said. When he reached Ur
bana, the Ohio sheriff took him all
over the county and then dined him
at his own home. Te local sheriff
and newspaper editor were hospithle
nd kind nd showed te Crigp visitors
one f te fnesi countes in all Ohio.
Sheriff Noble returned Fritay with
his prisoner and stolen car by way
«,r»l(“,in(:inuuti‘ glp'(l Otlanta.
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BOND 1S ALLOWED WOMAN
SENTENCED CGN ARSON CHARGE
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky., July 12—
() —Mrs, Ora Lee Henderson Thack
er, I'ccer‘.t.]? sentenced to five years
for arson, was rcleased from jai)
here on bond of $5OO to arrange an
appeal. A stay of sentence until Sep
tember 1 for Judge Charles H, Bush
Mrs. Thacker was arrested five
months ogo in connection with the
death of her second husband, Lewis
Robert “Serap” Thacker.
Devcelopments in connection with
the case causged her to be indicted for
poisoning her first husband four
years previously but she was acquit
ted of the charge, She is still before
the grand jury in connection with
the death of her sccond husband.
MRS. MARY WATSON DEAD
Mrs. Mary Watson, age 70, of
Warwick, died Saturday at 3 p . m
Mrs. Watson had been in declining
health for several years, The fu
neral will be held today a% the
Union cemetery, .
CHECK OF DAMAGE
\
AND DEATH IS YET
LETED
SIXTEEN DEAD AND EIGHTY
SIX INJURED IS FIGURE, WITH'
MANY MISSING AS CHECKING;
GIOES ON.
DOVER, N. J., July "12—(P)—
Ravaged as by merciless artillery at
tack of an invader in war time the!
country surrounding Lake I)omn:n‘ki
naval ammunition depot smouldered
ander the summer sun today, |
Marines and soldiers moved cau
tiously through the shell-wracked
arca determined to wrest from the
smoking ruins the grim secrets of
death and destruction hidden among
the devastated ruins.
Shells which had rained death deal
ing steel fragments since the bolt of
lightning first ignited the stores of
T. N. T. Saturday ceased their inter
mittent thunder this morning at it
was hoped the worst had passed.
The number of known dead at
noon today was sixteen, with sev.
eral times that number missing. It
was not believed an accurate check
of human loss could be completed
today. The navy did not attempt to
day to estimate the total damage
done.
Eighty-Six Injured
In the army’s Pictatinny arsenal
adjoining the naval ammunition
dump, there still remained vast stores
of explosive which might be ignited
by a vagrant shell fragment from
Lake Denmark. If this should occur,
officers admitted that the whole grim
disaster might be reenacted.
Red Cross headquarters was in co
operation with the navy officials in
the relicf work. One telephone re
port from T. R. Buchannan in charge
o the Red Cross activities at Dover
said the number of civillians affect
ed as estimated at from a thousand
to three thpusand.
He gave the number of person:
known to be under treatment for in
juries as eighty-six.
War-Torn Mo-Man’s Land
ROCKAWAY. N. J., July 12—(/)
—Refugees from a shell-rocked area
surrounding the burning navy am
munition depot at Lake Denmark re
turned today to find their homes 2
war-torn no-man’s land. The ex
rlosion wkich destroyed the arsenal
and rained death on ncarby towns ir
two days of fiery bombardment, has
wiped out an entire town and made
of a peaceful mining valley a devas
ated arca as desolate as those of the
Argonne. Ten square miles ahout the
ssenl is an evacuated area, its roads
gurded by sentries.
Refugees crezping bek to theit
ruined homes to search for their
treasures are aliowed to pass. War
time heroism of the animal kingdom
recorded itself in such little incident:
as the finding of a shepherd dog
within the shell studded reservation
standing watch over his dead master
Dr. T. E. Jennings has ‘so' im
proved frim his recent operation in
Macon that he is able to be back at
home and at his post of duty.
IFIT’S YOURKIDNEYS
DO NOT DELAY A MOMENT
Kidney troubles are dangerous. That weak
or aching back, those rheumatic pains, that
scalding, scanty or too frequent urination,
x)n(:;411< deadly URIC ACID in the systcem.
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 diseases. They are heal
ing, antiseptic and wonderfully effective,
Many basc imitations of these wonderful
Pills arc placed on the market by unscrup
ulous manufacturers, whoeventry to imitate
the blue effect. Avoid such worthless imita:
tions. Be sure that you get the genuine, Sold
evervwhere at boc and $l.OO per pottle, Accept
no substitute. |
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IF IT’S YOUR STOMACH
YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO NEGLECT IT.
Stomach troubles, such as Dyspepsia, Indi
gestion, Heartburn, etc., cause infinitesuffer
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.ooo times inweightof albuminous
matter. Get Kodol Dyspepsia Tablets -NO'L
comething else=at any drug store=ooc anc
3100 per box,
STEAD'S DRUG STORE
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PHONE NO. 1 *'
CALLAUX AND CHURCHILL REACH
TERMS ON MONEY DUE ENG
LAND.
LONDON, July 12—(AP)—Finance
Minister Callaux of France and Brit
ish chancellor of the exchequer, Win
ston Churchill, today reached com
plete agreement on terms for funding
the French war debt to Great Britain,
The terms will be published tomor
row. :
ACCLAIMED AS
GREAT@!?G‘&SFER
} ' T oL, A
BRITISH AND AMERICAN 'WRIT.
« ERS CREDIT'HIM WITH GREAT
FIGHTING ABHTY, « vrof
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NEW YORK, July" 12.+48%P)— n
the chorus of praise fm':fß‘(fl)‘py' Jones
as the world’s greatest golfer there
appeared a new note today. Long
recognized as the master stylist with
the wood and iron, the winner of two
blue ribbons of the links this year,
was hailed as a man of steel, a fight
er against heavy odds.
Only a few days ago there arrived
from Kurope a ynm‘l;:st(-r worn by
the rigors of a long siege of golf in
which he *acquired the British opén
title. Ile admitted he was tired and
asserted he would go to the Ameri
can championship at Columbus “to
have some fun.” Today' New York
critics echoed British writers’ com
ments after the Jones victory in the
British championships that he was
the best golfer in the world and em
prasized Bobby's fighting ability in
addition.
COOLIDGE CATCHES A
SIX POUND
PIKE
Paul Smiths, New York, July 12—
(AP)—A six-pound pike was caught
by President Coolidge from his canoe
in Lake Osgood today, It took the
president ten minutes to land the fish
which was twenty inches long.
CROWDER OPERATED ON
HAVANA, Cuba, July 12— (P)—
Major General Enoch H. Crowder
American ambassador to Cuba, who
has been undergoing treatment at
Camp Columbia military hospital for
several weeks, was operated on today
for hernia. Reports from the bed.
side announced he was in excellent
condition and that a quick recovery
was expected. , }
MARKETS AT GLANCE
NEW YORK COTTON
OPEN CLOSE P. C.
OL, ~ 10DE 1684 1708
Bee. ... 1888 1675 1707
gany, ... 1701 1679 1710
e et o e e
CORDELE COTTON
Middling closed .. ... 16:25
e o et et s el ;
LOCAL CREAM MARKET
— \
Standard butterfat N . 38:76
NEW YORK MARKETS
NEW YORK, July 12(P)—
Stocks, irregular; bonds, steady: for !
eign exchanges, weak; cotton, (-:lsy';
sugar, steady; coffee, higher, 1
Co e B |
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CHICAGO MARKETS '
CHICAGO, July 12—(/#)—Wheat, |
lower, corn, higher; cattle, lower ‘
hogs, steady.
An (V-IJ:(‘U'ic Vp«.;\\'rr'r V.wh]}j)l?\"m“lll' Lhat
has been placed in operation in New
South Wales is believed to be the
longest in the British Empire, |
ESTABLISHED IN 1908
THREE PERISH IN GUMMAN'S
EFFORT TO STEAL AUTUMOBILE
JOHN ENGLISH HAS FIRST PRIZE
AND A SECOND PRIZE FOR IN
CREASE IN FREIGHTS.
Freight Agent John English of the
A. B. & A. holds a fifty dollar
check and the other employes of th 2
local agency hold their prizes in the
same form for having gone first vin
the largest business increase on the
entire line and its branches folr the
third quarter in 1925. The hold simi
lar prizes, but not so large for hav
ing woh second place on the second
quarter in the same year.
The pfficials awardga first, second
and thirw prize to thsf egency show
ings are evidence of fhe fact that
Cordele had the lead over any other
agencies where the lines touch.
PROTRACTED MEETING
I TO BEGIN AT TREMONY
D iios J
The protraci@ !l meeting will begir'
at Tremont church Saturday night a¥%
seven thirty. The pastor, Rev. D. C
Busscll, will be in charge of the ser
vices.
A Sonday afternoon singino ser
vice will be held at the choreh and
all singers and those who enjoy good
vocal music are invited to attend.
TRADE BOARD DIRECTORS COM
MEND FRANK BARTHOLOMEW
TO GRIFFIN CHAMBER.
At their Friday night session the
directors of the Crisp County Board
of Trade passed resolutions upon the
departure of Frank L. Bartholomew,
who will soon become a resident of |
Griffin, Georgia.
The resolutions follow:
“Whereas, Mr. F. L, Bartholomew
has sold his business interests in Cor
dele ang is making his plans to be
come a citizen of Griffin, Georgia; |
and
“Whereas, He has for more than
twenty years been one of the out
i:fl:nuling business men and one of the
‘most progressive public-spirited eiti
zens of Cordele; and
“Whereas, He is now actitig in the
capacity of Vice-President of the
Crisp County Board of Trade and
during his long anq useful residence
here he has served faithfully and ef
fectively in many other places of
gimilar responsibility for hig town
and community;
“THEREFORE BE 1T RESOLVED
That the Directors of the Crisp Coun
ty Board of Trade, now in regular
monthly :4or:4§itfi!l, £0 on record as he
ing deeply regretful of his departure
and also express grateful and lasting
appreciation of his unselfish and un
tiring service during hig long husi
ness career here; ang
“BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
That copies of this resolution be
spread on the minutes of thig hody
and also furnished the Griffin Chamb
er of Commerce,
“8, L. RYALS,
“J. L. STRICKLAND
“CHARLES B, BROWN"”
BANQUET POSTPONED
Seeretary E. R Overby advises
members of the local Camp, W, O
W. that the banquet and barbecue
scheduled for this week is postponed
to a later date.
Mrs, Fannie Walker and son Ed
win, who were nere over the week
end o na visit to the Neal family
left today on a trip of several weeks
to Ashville, N. C,
PLEDGE OF LOYALTY
1 shall walcowns "« iy « 'O
munity of all wethods od
measures that have provet
blenetlclal in other communl
ties.
NUMBER 204
TAXICAB R
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SLAIN IN CHICAGO
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AFTER MAD CHASE MURDERER
1S CAPTURE! WHILE PAL
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CHICAGO, TIl., July 12—(#)—
Cicero, the scenc of the recent speé:
tacular McSwiggan party slaying
counted three more kill:ngs today
apparently prompied by the desire 0"
~ holdup men to ohtrin automebiled forr
marauding expeiitions. : !
A taxicab chauflfenr who protest
ed the surrending of his car to a pair
| of rchbers was mortally wounded
’ stripped of his wiform nd theowr
from the machii~, while less than r
' block away a young man and wolltan
sitting in car in froni of the lab
ter's home were slain when they rem
onstrated against giving up their aw
tomobile. ;
The police are holding Thomas Me
Swain, twenty-four, from whom they
obtained a statement implicating hin
self and a man known to them only
as “Curly” McWain was captured.af
‘ter an exciting chase. ;
! McWain was described as a “float
er” from the Madison street dis-:
‘ tricts, taken by the police when the
stolen taxicab was driving crashed
through the railroad gates after near
ly wrecking a police car. It over
turned and pinned him underneattr
The other man escaped.
McWain caid he and “Curly” hire¢
ithe cab to go to Cicero and that they
!shot the chauffeur, ‘Ludwig Rose, te
obtain his car. Shartly afterward they
spied an autcmobile occupied by
Fred Hein, twenty-six and Miss M
Blank, twenty-three, and demanzg
the surrender of the thachine, Wher
this was protested, both he and Miss
Blank were shot to death
LUTHER HOOD FREED
FLCRIDA MURDER CASE
MIAMIL Fla., July 12—(#)—Lu
ther M. Hood formerly of Commerc
"Ga., charged with murder in connéc
tion with the death of Mrs. Ethe’
Grace Wooten, of Atlanta, on May
21, near Home:tead, Fla., was releas
ed today when the case in cireuit
court nolle prossed.
Childers
AND
Puckett
AGENTS FOR THAT
FAMOUS
Henry
Clay
/ AND
Merry
Widow
I“LOUR
THERE'S NONE
BETTER. ;
SPECIAL
PRICES BY
THE BARRELL.
PHONES 170-190
Cor. 6 St. and 8 Ave
CORDELE, GA.