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, GEORGIA WEATHER
Local thundershowers to
night or Wednesday; slight-
Iy cooler Wednesday.
VOLUME NO. 9
CHILD’S DEATH AND MACON MURDER OF COUPLE LAID T 0 LIQUOR
Twd MEN HELD
UN CHARCE OF VIOLATING
PROHIBITION LAWS, WITH
MORE ARRESTS COMING.
‘Macon, Ga., July 13.—(P)—Twc
men, G. L. Cobb and Bars Davis
are held in the Bibb county jail on
chargés of violating the prohibitior
Ta w.as a result of an investigation
/iuBo the brutal murders Saturdayi
fEhg o 8 E. W. Wilson, twenty-one
SO6O Miag Hilda Smith, twenty. I
v ,‘. "&: | James Hicks intimated}
that “other charges” might be pre
‘ferred and other arrests made be
fore the day is over. ; ‘
The bodies were found at sundowrl
yesterday in a swamp near the site
of Camp Wheeler by Davis in com
pany with Cobb and two other men
after Davis had reported seeing
blood by the roadside.
THURSDM FROM SIX TO TEN
IN EVENING AND NIGHT
. FRED CHICKKENAND (CHICK.
!/ EN PIE WILL BE SERVED. -
@&‘h& members of the Penia Bap
tist churchasgill offer a barbecue and
fried chicken dinner from six o’
clock till ten Thursday night at an
. rcasion at the church planned for
.'l'He purpose of raising funds for
the addition of several rooms and
improvements‘ at the church,
The ladies in charge will have @2
barbecue, chicken, both fried and in
pie, salads, sandwiches, and cake
and cream menu and for the plate
containing all these they will ask
only forty cents. |
Friends in Cordele are invited tc
come out and spend a short time at
this, occasion and lend a hand to
wards making it a success. 7
Mrs, S. D Morgan of Fort Pierce
Fla, who has been visiting her sis
ter, Mrs Susie Ledford, in this city
has gone. to Cookeville, Tenn., to
visit relatives.
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' Delcious end Rereshing Il
Every
bottle
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sterilized
_Come,visitour
plant. Note
how clean it is.
See the many
operations
.‘ that sterilize
the bottles and
seal in the
. goodness. :
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Cordele Coca-Cola
1 &Y Bottling Company
i \ Cordele,Ga. Phone 87
‘ ’J 57‘ A.C.Towns, Manager
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£ \ 7 million
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THE CORDELE DISPATCH
MEMBERS ASSOCIATED PRESS
CESSATION OF 'SHELL FFIRE
PERMITS SEARCH OFF PREM.
ISES WHERE EXPLOSION GC
CURRED. : '
DOVER, N. 1., July 13.—(#).—
Cessation of bombardment by shells
today warranted the recovery of
the dead and help to the living or
New Jersey’s peace time battle:
field.
Several hundred soldiers and ma
rines were on duty about Lake Den
mark naval depot searching for ad
ditional victims of exploding ammu:
nition caused by the flash of light
ning Saturday. There had beer
brought in today parts of nineteen
bodies, ten of which were identified
" Two More Identified
NEW YORK, July 13.—(®)—
Identification of two more bodies
taken from the devastatqd area al
Lake Denmark was reported at the
Brooklyn naval hospital today. They
were Lieutenant Herman Schrader
United States Navy, and Frank Car’
Wener, privote in the Marine corps
Schrader’s widow had hoped unti’
the last that her husband would be
found alive. When the expiosior
occurred he was at home with his
family. He told them all to rur
toward the gates, but }lMjgnse]t
jflumped into an automobflg'f and
staWor the scene. = ‘
MACON PEACH GRGOWER'’S SON
DIES WHEN ENGINE HITS
TRUCK—TWO INJURED.
MAICON, July 13 —(#&)—Mack
Bateman, sixtzeen, son of Rome
Bateman, well known Rome peach
grower, was killed and Stanley Dum.
as, Macon druggiét and peach grow:
er, and Albért Henderson, negre
farm hand, were injured last mid
might when a ‘Central (railway
freight engine cstruck their motor
truck.
Dumas is not seriously hurt, but
the negro is prcbably fatally injur
ed.
RITES IN AUGUSTA FOR FRANK
L MIMS SUBMARINE VICTIM
Augusta, Ga., July 13.—(#)—Last
rites . for Frank Lester Mims, Au
gusta boy who lost his life on the
submarine S-51, were held at four
o’clock this afternoon, with inier
ment in a local cemetery. }
Young Mims was the son of Mr
and Mrs. C. T. Mims, and is alsc‘
survived by three 'brothers and twc
sisters. He enlisted at the age o 1
17 and was 20 at the time of his
death.
His body was among the first re
covered from the ill-fated submar
ine Friday.
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L'NCOLN CARTER DEAD -
4
ment GGOSHEN, IND., July 13
~—(#).~.Lincoln J. Carter, whose
melodramas brought thrills to the
atre goers a decade ago, died today
at the age of sixty-one.
Misses Emma Maddox and Mary
McCoy are spending several days on
a vigit to Chipley friends and rela
tives,
Messrs. Olin McCoy and Mark Eat
man are in Tallahassee for a husiness
trip of two days, |
? . y’.,n_&:}_qks.‘.,.&.‘.
FRANCE GIVEN DEBT TERMS
BASED ON GERMAN PAYMENTS
CHURCHILL MAKES ANNOUNCE
MENT OF FRENCH WAR DEBT
TERMS IN HOUSE COMMONS.
LONDON, July 13.—(AP)—The set
tlement signed in London yesterday
by Rinance Minister Callaux covers
not only the French war debt, but
virtually all outstanding accounts be
tween Great Britain and France. An
nouncement to this effect was made
in the house of commons today by
lchancellor of the exchequer, Winston
Churchill, {
French payment, he said, would be
four million, six million, eight million!
and ten million pounds sterling, rising}
to twelve million five hundred thous
and annually, the last named flgure(
being reacheq in nineteen 'thh'ty. :
From nineteen thirty to fifty-six;
payments will be twelve million fivel‘
hundred thousand “annually, rising to
fourtecen million for the final thirty
one years.
There is no safeguarding clause
in the agrcementg itself, but letters
have heen exchanged between the
two governments making it clear that
Wi of complete or very se
rious, failure in Germany’s repara
}tion payments, France would be en-
Ititled to ask for reconsideration of
‘the arrangement.
MAJOR GENERAL WALKER
VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA
ATLANTIC €ITY, N. J., July 13
—(#)—Major General Littleton L
Waller, UUnited States marine corps
retired, died here Eoday of pneumon
ia. The gen'eral; who was in his
seventieth year, was a veteran of
many battles and had been failing
since he suffered a stroke three
years ago.
PEACH GROWERS ADOPT
MARKETING SYSTEM
MACON, GA., July 13.(P)—
Georgia peagh orowers and distrib:
utors met here today to discuss plan:
for the regulation of the peach ship
ments to main markets of the Unit
ed States, in the hope of getting bet.
ter prices for the fruit shipped.
They worked cut the plan of hav
ing a neutral agent, selected by thc
Growers’ association inspect the
princi[;al markets each day and re
port the total number of cars whick
may be shipped them, without glut
ting the market.
The growers pledged themselves
to follow the number set out by the
agent in their shipping. Not only
will the number of cars shipped to
the principal markets be regulated
but the number of cars hsiped each
day by the individual grower, will
be regulated in proportion of the
number of cars he is capable of
shipping and total number to be
are those to New York, Philadelphia
Boston, Baltimore, Chicago, De-l
troit, Cleveland, and St. Louis. The
growers will hold weekly meetings
to discuss problems which arise in
the work.
Friends will fegret to learn that
Mrs. Lee Whelchel ig ill at the local
sanitarium, ; ‘
& snhli bl bol A
CORDELE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1926
WETS START CAMPAIGN TO
INSURE LIBERAL CONGRESS
FRIED CHICKEN AT
LUNCHT?&\IN.. FOR
KIWANIS
¥ o Y
Mrs. A. J. Whelchel will be ir
charge of the civie club luncheon for
Kiwanis tomorrow at one o’clock at
the Suwanee dining room.
The meal will consist of fried‘
chicken, fried corn, creamed pota
toes, sliced tomatoes, Johnnie cake
plenty of hot biscuit and ice tes
and cherry pie. ’
A good program is in waiting for
the club members at this luncheon
FUUNERAL SERVICES CONDUCT
ED FROM RESIDENCE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON FOR LITTLE
BOY VICTIM.
i< IVR s
Funeral services for Rober%%-.nir
en year old son of Mr. and Mrs, W.
G. Webb, who cied late yesterday
from injuries sustained when he was
run.down by the automobilgidriver
by Mrs. W. C. Crumley of Tampa
ber husband be'ng with her in the
car at the time, were conducted at
the family home thig afternoon, Rev
J. B. Johnstone, pastor of the First
Methodist church, being in charge
The couple in the car remaine®
over a short time after the accident
and proceeded on their way, but
were advised on their way of the
death of the child. They never re
turned. Death came within an hour
or thereabout, internal injuries hav
ing caused death.
The pallbearers at the funera'
were A. J. Williams, Edwin Robuck
Edwin Kiker, ond Wallace Slade
Many beautiful flowers were sent by
friends. The vemains were laid tc
rest in Sunnyside cemetery.
Members of the bereaved family
will have the deepest sympathy of a
host of friends throughout the com
munity in their hour of sorrow. |
R P
Olin McCoy is at home from At
lanta where he attended a house
partly, . ‘
Mrs. Susie Ledford left today t'm"
Cookeville,, Tenn., where she ex
peets to spend a month with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam A. Morgan
IFIT’S YOUR KIDNEYS
DO NOT DELAY A MOMENT
Kidney troubles are dangerous. That weak
or aching back, those rheumatic pains, that
scalding, 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 diseases. They are heal
ing, antiseptic and wonderfully effective,
Many base imitations of these wonderful
Pills are placed on the market by unscrup
ulous manufacturers, who vvcntr{ to imitate
the blue effect. Avoid such worthless imita
tions. Be sure that you get the genuine. Sold
everywhere at 50c and $l.OO per pottle. Accept
00 substitute. *
9’
IF IT’S YOUR STOMACH
YOU CANNOT AFEORD TO NEGLECT IT.
Stomach troubles, such as Dyspepsia, Indi
fcstlon. Heartburn, etc., cause infinite suffer
ng and mar many thousands of lives. Give
Nature a chance and your Stomach a vaca
tion. Let
KODOL DYSPEPSIA TABLETS
do the work., They arc of the highest diges:
tive power; one of theirprincipal ingredients
will digest3,ooo times in weightof ?Ihuminous
matter. Get Kodol Dyspepsia Tablets—-NO'T
something els¢=at any drug store=Hoc and
ALOO per box.
STEAD’S DRUG STORE
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‘ PHONE NO. 1 ¢,
WWOULD HOLD REFERENDUM
IN STATES AND DISTRICTS
TO SECURE LIBERAL CANDI
DATES.
WASHINGTON, July 13.—(P).—
Plans for a nation wide cam-i
paign to elect .. “liberal congress’
and promote wet and dry referen
dums in various states were out
lined in a circular sent out today ir
calling for contsibutions to the cam
‘paign fund for the associatior
against the prohibition amendment
The circular was signed by a vol
untary committce of the district of
Columbia headed by Major Genera'
William M. Wright, retired.
It said “the association against
‘the prohibition amendment is now
’entering a nation wide campaign for
‘election of a liberal congress, part
ly by nomination of liberals in indi
vidual districts and states and part-
Iy'fhrbii'h‘ referendums in the var
ious states in which is obtaining
pledges from the present senator:
and congressmen that they will sup
port modification if their states or
dkistricts declare for it by theb
vote.”
COOLIDGE MAKES NO
PLAN TO HELP CAMPAIGN
PAUL SMITHS, N. Y., July 13
—(/P).—Presidenc Coolidge has nc
plan at present for participation in
the congressional campaign this fal
and in the absence of any announce
ment by him any references to the
subject that may abpear in print
should be regarded as mere suppo
sitions, it was made clear at the
executive offices today. |
" Friends of both Mrs. J. L. thlor‘
and Mrs. Edd Jones will learn with
regret that neither of them seem to
improve very rapidly. They have botk
been ill for several weeks.
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NEW YORK COTTON
| OPEN CLOSE P. C.
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Deo, s TAER 1729 1675
JBNYS silascisasesin 1710 1734 1679
CORDELE COTTON ‘
MIGARNE 010800 i i 180705
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LOCAL CREAM MARKET
Standard butterfat veiianras a 8 oo
. it st
NEW YORK MARKETS
NEW YORK, July 13 —(AP)-—
Stocks, strong; bonds, mixed; for
cign exchanges, firm; cotton, firm;
sugar, lower, coffee, easier,
CHICAGO MARKETS
CHICAGO, July 12.-—(AP)—Wheat,
strong; corn, higher; cattle, dull;
hogs, higher,
ESTABLISHED IN 1908
EVERY ELKSLODGE
URGES NEW HEAD
B I
PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC WEL
FARE DIRECTOR IS CHOSEN
NATONAL HCAD OF ELKKS. }
CHICAGO, July 13.—(#).—Chas
H. Grakelok of Philadelphia was un
animously elected Grand Exalted
Ruler of the Beaevolent and Protect
tive order of Elks by the grand lodge
today.
He is director of public welfare ir
his city and was nominated by W
Freeland Kendrick, Mayor of Phil.
adelphia.
} Acknowledging the elevation
Grakelow urged “‘every Elks lodge tc
‘ be directly known as tke civic cen
‘ ter in its community, the one great
meeting place where all pgatriotic
and charitable activities converge
and where unfortunates may come
for succor.”
LABORER FINDS SEVERED RE']
MAINS OF REFFINED WOMAN
IN BAG AND BOXES. ‘
BOSTON, July 13.—fl.—The body
of a woman, dismembered and care-‘
fully tied up in three r;ackages, was%
found this morcing in the rear of
Walkhill cemtetery in an dutlying’
distriet of the city by a laborer on
the way to work.
The dismembered parts were con
tained in two card board boxes and
a burlap bag.
Authorities said the victim had
been an attractive and apparently re.
fined women. [
POWER COPMANY TO
HOLD OPEN
HOUSE
The South Georgia Power Company
is holding open house at the local
business offices up town here tomor
row afternoon from three o’clock till
eight o'clock at night. A number of
invitations have been sent out, but
’all friends will 'find a hearty and a
“cool” welcome on this occasion.
I Manager Patterson and local offi
}clals are making plans for a wmost
Ipleuslng event for their visitors.
RIFFIAN CHIEF GOES
TO LOVELY |
EXILE 4
PARIS, July 13.— (AP)— Abd-EL
Krim, the Aiffian chief who seurrend
ered to the French, will be exileq to
Reunion Igland in the Indian ocean
under the terms of the Franco-Span-.
ish-Moroccan accord, signed here to
day.
DADE CITY BANK CLOSES
DADE CITY, Fla,, July 13.—(AP)-—
The Bank of Dade City failed to open
its doorg today and notice was post
ed which stated the directors had
decided to close the institution as
the cash reserves were below the le.
gal requirements,
Mrs., Myrtie Short Willlams and
children returned Monday from a
visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Short in Pinehurst,
‘}!m.’. -y ( ——
Mrs. W. D. Miller, of Waycross
arrived Sunday to be the guest of
her cousin, Mrs, E. L. Kiker unti!
Tuesday -+w Ligye kg
PLEDGE 0/ LOVALTY
I shall wele gme tn iy coms
munity of ali methods aad
measures that have provon
aemflcm in other tommunk
e.. /
NUMBER 205
FATHER OF FIVE-YEAR.OLD GIRL
IN MACON SAYS HE BOUGHT
LIQUOR FROM GRISWOLD,
MACON, July 13.—(AP)— George
Griswold, alleged,’ bootlegger, is held
in Bibb county jail on blanket charge
in connection with the death Sunday
night of Matiie May Dales, dged five
which was causetl. physicians bellgi'eé
by drinking poisontl whiskey.
Griswold was arrested on complaint,
of W. L. Dales, :fa'.her of the victim,
who charges tha‘ ‘he purchued hall
pint of moonst me’ whiskey from Gri4.
wold Saturday. , it was from this bot
tle the fathor; declaros that the girl
.drank the fat? 1 potion.-
GIANTSTCOK ONE
'FROM SENATORS
WITH, BUUT SI'AGLE RUN TC
'GCOD, GIANS WENT OFr
WITH FINE VICTORY.
The Giants, took _.':)'F/st_erday's city
léague game in a bat'fle'which had
btit the lone run ah'c;d./fi;lt it was
for they had a r‘ea}t' chase. Th
-9 fcore was fourtecn)/and.f»it.teen, th!}
Benators ‘going in/on the small en¢'
/ot the score. (i
r “'The Pirates /piay the Heds o
afternonn. A .
SUB'NAY STRIKE CUTS
INTERBOROUGH INCOME
NEW YORK, July 13.—(AP)—Ths
lflrst weck of the subway strike im(a
cost the Interborough Rapid Transi®
company the loss in revenue' of tvon
hun.edq aad thirtynine thousand
three kundred and ninety-nine doflars,
compruny officials announced : toddy,
Officials aleo announced that sincs
extending the time limit up to whieoh
th 2 strikers might return to their jobs
none had signified an intentfon of re.
turning. They predicted, howerver,
the strike would he broken within two
or three days. ;
Childefs
AND ~
Puckett
AGENTS FOR THAT
FAMOUS
Henry
Clay |
AND
Merry
Widow
FLOUR -
THERE’S NONE
BETTER. ¢
SPECTIAL
PRICES BY
THE BARRELL.
PHONES 170-190
Cor. 6 St, and 8 Ave
CORDELE, GA.