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GEORGIA WEATHER
Fair tonight, light frost in
in interior, slightly colder
on coast,
VOLUME NO. 9
HAVANA HAS 30 DEAD WITH 30 MILLIONS IN PROPERTY LOSS
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FLZRIDA MISSES ‘
CENTER OF STORM
- AND NOW IS SAFE
GREAT DAMAGE WROUCHT INI
HARBOR AT HAVANA. \
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HAVANA, October 21—(.4’)»—»T01l‘
of the hurricane which struck Ha
vana yesterday was cstimated today
at twenty-five to thirty dead.
eightecn hundred injured, and thirty
million dollars damage,
A list of the casualties issued by
the- municipality contained no
names of Americans. Addresses of
the victims indicated that they lived
in the poorer sections of thecity.
Many small ships and at least two
large steamers weer sunk in the port
of Havana where the greatest dam
age occurred.
Florida Escpaes ]
WEST PALM BEACH, Uctsuer ma
—(P)—Bright weather is allaying
the fears of the populace that the
hurricane which yesterday swept
Cuba and hammered Key West might
strike lcwer Florida with full fury.
Efforts wecr Abcinp: directed today te
communicate with the Bahama Is
lands in the vicinity in which the
storm is reported passing.
While the lower cosat suffered
from gales and high winds last night
reports brought here from tae storm
area indicate that no great damage
in Miami and other commuities was
in the path of the wind.
Key West is said to have escaped
the center of the storm which took a
toll of thirty lives and three injur';:d
{ ["Ma_na. One man was killed in
o ami iyva falling sign.
LEE FAREWELL ORDER
TO BE SOLD AT
AUCTION .
RICHMOND, V., October 21-—
(#)—General order number nine,
Robert E. Lee’s original farewell to
the northern -army of Virginia, writ
ten after the surrender at Appo
matox, is to be ‘sold z\t publiec aue
tion in Philadelphia.
The sale will occur among those
papers in the collection of historical
documents belonging to the esstate
of J. E. Barr.
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THE CORDELE DISPA'TCH
MEMBERS ASSOCIATED PRESS
Here is Power Development Which is Pride of People
GREAT LESSON'IN
CRISP COUNTY MIGHT HAVE
USERS MAKING SAME HEAD
WAY HERE.
Do it with electricity!
That is what the City of Jackson
ville,Florida, is teaching its 100,000
inkabitants.
And they are apt pupilg, for with
a good deal less than a year gone by
since the city began to develop one
of its greatest resources—its own
clectrie light and power plant—ra
sults far greater than were dreame:l
of at the start have been accomn
plished. ;
The campaign to popularize the
use of electricity for cooking and
water heating is just three years old,
but nearly a 2 stove a day has been
installed in Jacksonville and places
of business.
It is estimated that 21,000 clectrie
ranges are now in use, to say noth
ing of the great number of water
heaters and other electric appliances.
Electrical dealers who were antago
nistic to the city’s plans at the be
ginning are now the city’s biggest
boosters for the sale of ranges and
heaters, for their business, in some
case, has as much as quadrupled .
But the campaign is just in its in
fancy. It is a healthy child, saying:
“Day by day, in every way, I am
getting bigger and bigger.”
The campaign was launched May
8, 1922, but not before a good deal
of prepg.ration. The city had long
suffered from what was claimed (o
ke an excessive gas rate. The idea of
using electricity as a weapon in its
fight for lower rates occurred *+o
the city commission. While it was
successful in securing a reduction in
the gas rate, it was not satisfied.
Moreover, it was enthused with its
clectrical plang, so after many con
ferences and planning the campaizn
was put under way
Eleciricity For Cocking New Idea
The outlook at first was not very
brigkt. Un to that time not more
than fifty clectric stoves were in use
in the city. Electricity for cookinz
was a new thing to most people and
the city had to overcome something
that amounted to almost superstition
in the new way of cooking. Fven one
of the members of the commission
was not favorable to the plan., But
the other four members were con
vinced and they went ahead, deter
mined to win,
One of the first steps was the
opening of an clectrical kitchen and
display room in a ‘building about a
half block from the city hall, Before
this had been done electric ranges of
all sizes were placed on display in
the city hall lobby and the public
was invited to inspect them. Day by
day the people began to zet interesi
cd, The sale of ranges and heaters
began to pick up, and before many
weeks the demand was greater than
the supply.
The commission’s plans was to
place the ranges in the homes of the
pecple without the middieman’s prof
it. The city contracted with electrical
manufacturcrs for ranges and heat
ers and worked out a plan where
they could be sold to the people on
easy terms, covering a period of thir
teén months. Many people who could
not afford to buy ranges otherwise,
purchased them on the installment
plan, They paid a c¢omparatively
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CORDELE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1926
WESTERN FARMER TO SUPPORT
CAUSE SOUTHERN COTTON GROWER
T 0 ST. LOUIS MEET
FARM RELIEF SOUGHT MAY
JOIN FORRCES CF FARMING
SOUTH AND WEST.
DES MOINES, October 21--(A)—
Support of the cotton growers of the
south in the fight for farm relief to
be resumed before congress in De
cember now is the goal of the legisla
tive committee representing thirty
middle western farm organizations
which have a total embership of one
million.
ARAE] CLINIC STARTS
DIPHTHERIA PREVENTION
Last Saturday, under the auspices
of the Woman’s Club 102 of the chil
dren of the community were treated
ip a clinie in which they were vacei
nated with toxin-antitoxin for the
prrevention of diphtheria. It will run
thrcugh a veriod of three weeks for
the first group of children, that be
ing the necessary time to immunize.
Dr. V. O. Harvard, who is presi
dent of the Medical Assceiation of
Georgia, states that under the recent
law the state board of health has
been empowered to furnish vaccine
for 200 children in each county free
of charge.
FURMAN SPORTSMAN
WALKS BACK
HOME
GREENVILLE, N. C., October 21
—(/P)—Norwood Cleveland, wealthy
sportsman, ended his one hundied
and one mile hike heer yesterday as
a novel way of celebrating the vie
{tory of Furman over the University
of Georgia Saturday.
He walked to Greenville from Ath
cng after saying publicly that he
would walk back if Furman won.
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HUNTERS BEWARE
County Game Warden, C. T, Stew
art warns the dove hunters that they
must have hunting licenses before
they can lawfully shoot doves, al
though the season is open, That
is the case in all seasons. The hunt
er must get the license first. The
law will be strictly enforced.
MARKETS AT GLANCE
NEW YORK COTTON
OPEN CLOSR P. C.
AN e s 1808 1235 1252
SRy B 51820 1301 1327
DAG R EAD 1247 12556
CORDELE COTTON |
Midding cloied Loianciianne 1100
LOCAL CREAM MARKET
Standard butterfat i.................... 43:00
PEANUT MARKET
PRANNEE. i de . $90.00
COTTON SEED MARKET
Cotton seed .............. $20.00 & $23.00
CREW, PASSENGERS |
RESCUED FROM |
PLANK |
FOLKSTONE, England, Octulwri
21-—(#)—Ten passengers and t!m%
crew of an air liner e¢nroute from |
Croydon to Paris were rescued today {
when the plane landed in (listrcstsé
in the sea off this plase. i
YOUNG MINISTER * %
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GETS CREDENTIALS
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ORDINATION SERVICE FOR 808 |
WHIPPLE HELD AT THE BAP
TIST CHURCH WEDNESDAY
EVENING.
The service at the First Baptisti
chureh last evening was one of the
largest ever held on regular prayer
meeting night, the special oceasion
being the ordination for Bob Whip
ple for the Baptist ministry. It was
one of the most beautiful. most im
pressive services ever held here.
The young man’s friends, , were
there in great numbers. All seemed
‘deeply interested in lLis early de
cision to devote his life and ser
vices to the miinstry.
Five ministers took part in the ser
vice last night, Dr. )*’ L. Pickard,
acting as pastor for the church here,
and every detail was carried out in
mosgt solemn manner. Mr. Whipple
nad been examined and found quali
fied by the First chureh of Macon.
Dr. Russel Owen bein gin charge of
the eramination. Secriptures bearing
on the minister’s duty were read by
Rev. C. P. McGougan. The churp;vl
to the voung minister was made byi
Dr. Pickard, who offered very fitting |
and thought provoking remarks
which greatly impressed his hearers. !
Dr. Rufus W. Weaver, president |
of Mercer, then delivered the ordi-'
nation sermon which was full of in- |
spitation which should be valuable |
to the young minister who is now a!
ctudent at the university where Dr.g
Weaver is president. Both Dr, Pick-;
ard likewise -has been president of
this institution.
After ll;ae‘ scrmon, the five minis
ters came up and laid their hands
on the young preacher, while Rev,
Mr. Tippett offered prayer. The ser
vice was closed with the bhendiction
by young Bob Whipple. After con
gratulations from the congregation
and deacons present the meeting
was closed,
Mr. T. J, Durrett acted as clerk,
keeping a record of the various steps,
in the ordination service,
Mr. Whipple is already in charge
of a church in Laurens conty and
will baptize a candidate Sunday who
has himself chosen the Ministry as
his life work.
Bob Whipple is the youngest son
of Judge and Mrs, U, V. Whipple
and it was quite fiting that he should
be ordained where he has so many
friends and where he hag spent his
youth.
DAWSON LOSES PEANUT
SHELLING PLANT IN FIRE
DAWSON, October 21—(P)—Fire
last night destroyed the peanut zhell
ing plant of the Southern Cotton 01l
Company here with estimated dam
age of ceventy five thousand, Other
buildings nearby were threatened,
THOMAS OSBORNE
AUBURN, N. Y., October 21-—(&)
~Thomas Mott Osborne, sixty-cight,
roted for his activity in prison re
form, is dead, Stricken on the street
with hard disease last night, he was
identified at an undertaker’s
through a little metal check with the
name, Tom Brown, engraved upon
it which Mr. Osborne received when
he voluntarily entered Aubrn prison
as a prisoner to study actual life of
the conviets,
Mr. Oshorne was not only active
in prison reform but was also active
in civie and political aftairs.
- He was warden of Sing Sing and
head of the naval prison at Ports
mouth, New Hampshire,
CRISP PAVING IS
POWER BOND ENTHSUIAST
REFUTES ALLEGED TAX BUR
DENS ARCUMENT HERE.
A power bond enthusiast hit the
“aginers” a haid blow today when
fe told them that they were party
to a half million dollar exenditure
in the county already—paying for
the paving of the National High
way from one end of the county to
the other-—paying for the county’s
ghare of it out of current funds—
and that without even knowing it.
“l doubt sericusly if there:is one
man in the county who opposed the
power plaut, which will he o great
money earner, that ean tell you how
we are getting the paving which is
now being done on the National
Highway through Crisp county, It 13
costing half a million dollars, there
about. The county commissioners
will tell you so. Up until last year (-'-:-{
ery time the federal government put
down a dollar, the county tax rm:,'-i
ers put down one. It was half and
half. This year, it has Leen cll:my,(:!l,i
g 0 that the tax payers put in less!
than half, but our share of Lh<-§
paving is paid Ly the county cum-§
missioners out of the public l,r(-us’.'..'r_-,'!
It has gone thus far out of the tu.\:?
funds—and the poor burdened tax |
pavers of Crisp county Dbas not|
even known it so he could tell iL«~2
the burden wasn’t so heavy, isn't
80 heavy, will not be o heavy, ul,!
any time as to make it possible fnr;l
the “aginers” to say it hurts. (Iri:‘pg
bas a twelve-dollar tax rate, plus hr«'f
educational fund, Other ('uunlicsf
around us have as high as forty dol-i
lars on the thousand in taxes. [
“We have an issued of $250,000 in;
paving bonds validated and in our
vaults. They are not going to be use 'if
for they will not he needed. We huvz-?
a board of county commissioners i
who have applicd strict business !
methods to our county affairs unti’
it has had telling effect. It is mak-]
ing the paving possible and we :xr(-fi
payvipg for it out of our current|
funds. It coes into the hundreds ofi
thousands and nobody has a right|
to yell “tax burden.” So it \villé
ESTABLISHED IN 1908
HEADS KIWANIS
BRUNSWICK GETS NEXT SES
SION OF STATE CONVENTION.
AUGUSTA, October 21—(/)- I\'i-t
waniang of the Georgia distriet will
meet at Brunswick next year. Offi
cers elected this morning weer Ar
thur L. Brooke, distdict governor;!
Lieutenant governor, eastern dl |
vision, G A. Saicken, Augusta; wcst-]
ern division, W, F. Smith, Americus
Southern division, W. L. H&u‘\'.'v“..!
Brunswick; northern division, Em-‘
mett Williams, Monroe, i
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RED CROSS APPRECIATES
FUNDS SENT FROM HERE
=T !
Mr. F. A. Vinson, treasurer, has
‘received a letter from Mr. J. A. Jef
fers, assistant to the president of the
Amcrican Red Cross in which appre
ciation is cxpresed for the fine
pirit shown in the contributions
sent to Florida storm sufferers. The
letter is as follows:
“My dear Mr, Vinson:
“In behalf of Judge Payne, it is
my privilege to acknowledge your
check for $222.65 as a contribution
Fundtowar dthe Florida Storm Relief
IF'und. Our official receipt No. 47180
is attached. ‘I chould lik¢ to thank
you especially for your quick re
sponse, Your check at this time gives
vour contribution double value.
“By this time you have received
Judge Payne’s letter explaining that
the disaster is of greater extent than§
at first indicated and that fully $5,-§
0000 will 'be necessary to cover thv;
need. 1
“Thanking you again for your
gplendid support.” i
REED IS WARNED 'TOO
KEEP EYE ON |
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, October 21(/1')‘
The United States senate election ex- !
was formally called upon today to!
keep “close watch” on the cx]n-n-l
ditures in the Ohio campaign with a
view of “conducting a careful und’l
sweeping investigation” immcdifltclyt
after the clection.
The request was made by the demo
cratie state chairman, Thomas K.
Dye, in a letter to Scnuldr Reed who
is now in Chicago, I
EVANGELIST . WANTS ,
FOLLOWERS '
AT TRIAL l
LOS ANGELES, October 214"
—Reseinding previous instructionsi
to her followers to stay away from |
her triul, Mrs. Aimee Semple Me- |
Phersdn, evangelist accused of crimi-i
nal congpiracy, today issued an in- |
vitation to them to attend the pre-!
liminary hearing during the prescn-|
tation of the defense testimony. l
;«- \t'.".itl;th.(-”w\':( r plant. There isn-’t.[
going to be any tax burden. lerei
is going to be one of the greatest |
assets a county ever owned in thci
power plant on Flint river and it is!
going to bring a prosperous era tn}
our county and =eetion hecause it isl
going to give us all a greater (\arn-l
ing power for our time, our lamls.!
our money, We should never pas.:z
the opportunity to vote for the Crisp |
county power plant bonds.” J
NEW INDUSTR.ES
Crisp County 18 developing
14,000 horse power electric
plant on Flint River. New
industries are tax free 6
years, 5
NUMBER 291
FRIENDS OF CRISP POWER
BONDS WILL MEET FRIDAY
NIGHT AT EIGHT O'CLOCK.
The friends of the Crisp county
power bonds will meet again tomor
row night at the assembly rooms of
the county board of trade at eight
o’clock and at this hour more of the
advantages of the power develop
ment in Crisp will be presented. En
gineer Killebrew who has done the
oreliminary work on the survey for
teh plant in Flint river will be pres
ent and ready to answer questions
with regard to the cost of construc
tion and operation.
Those in charges of the cause are
still very enthusiastic over the fine
gupport which a great number _ of
progressive men and women through
out the county are giving and this
gives every assurance that the
[ cause will win by a large margin.
L The program at the meeting will in
' clude a number of iportant address
- es from those who know the advan
tages to be derived out of the plant.
All friends of the cause are invited
to attend and help make the cam
paign a great success.
QUEEN MARIE WAS
UP EARLY
TODAY
NEW YORK, October 21—(#)—
Queen Marie was up before sunrise
today, despite the fact that she did
nol retire until one last night, after
the fesivities of a reception by New
York society at the Ritz. ?
She ordered writing material soon
after breakfast and then passed
through the lobby and entered an au
tomobiie and drove to the public li
hriry, where she viewed the portraits
and paintings and rare volumes dur
ing the morning.
Unless you can make yourself nec
cazary to somebody or something,
you're unnecessary.
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purchase will entitle the holder
to one of our NEW CHOCO.-
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