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Fair tonight and Friday
not quite 8d cold
VOLUME NO. 9
JOSEPH CANNON, 6. 0. P. STATESMAN, DIES AT AGE OF 90 YEARS
LOSES BATTLE OF
A YEAR AGAINST
FAILED TO VOTE THIS YEAR
FIRST TIME SINCE LINCOLN’S
ELECTION.
DANVILLE, lil., November 12—
(P)—“Uncle Joc” Cannon leader of
many het political battles, died here
today at the age of ninety. IHis
strength has been slowly ebbing dur
ing the last tweive months, He faked
to vote at the election November
second, the first time since he voted
for Lincoln inlB6o . He was too
weak to go to the polls.
In the rambling brick mansion he
had built for his bride many years
ago, life slowly ebbed away from
the old statesman whose iron handed
tactics in congress won him the
title of the czar of the public hack
in the days before his fall in 1910.
EFFORT TO BREAK DOWN .-
INSANITY PLEA OF MAN%EY
ATLANTA, Ga., November 12—
(P)—The state today continued its
offorts to break down the special in
sanity plea entered by counsel for
W. D. Manley Monday, after he was
brought to trial on indictment charg
ing him with the fraundulent failure
of the Farmers and Trades Bauk of
Atlanta, introdue'ng witnesses who
testified that Manley apparently
was fully sane in the business rela
tions they had with him. 5
PLAN .FK ON EVOLUTION |
IN‘T@;éfi STATES COURT
JACKSON, Miss., Nov, 12—(AP)—
The Clarion Ledger said today that:
a test of the Mississippi anti-evolu
tion law was being planned in fed
eral court by leaders of the opponents
to the act, and that George W. Rap
pleyea, cf Dayton, Tenn., original
prosecutor of the Scopes trial spent
several days here this week study
ing the local situation.
Other attorneys, it said, have becn
approached in connection with the
proposed test. although their names
wera hot divulged.
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THE CORDELE DISPATCH
MEMBERS ASSOCIATED PRESS
Borah Opposes, Others Reject President Coolidgse’s World Court Plan
BRITISH DO NOT
EXPECT U.S. WORLD
4 oo
'WALSH OF MONTANA SAYS COOL.-
IDGE ACCURATELY EXPRESSES
ATTITUDE OF SENATE, |
LONDON, Nov. 12.—(AP)-— Refer
ences by Ceolidge to debts in his Kan
sas City speech and his statement
that the United States would entor
the world court only on terms tho
United States senate desired, vre ai
tracting chief notice in editorial com
ment i@ the press today. |
‘“The speech must_virtually destroy
the expectationsg confidently held out
a few months ago that the United
States would adhere to the court. De
tachment from the court, if it bo-'
comes definite, must be chiefly at
tributed to misunderstanding and will
be a symptomn of the w‘ide divergence
of outlook which still separates the
new world from the old,” says the
Times. }
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World Court Will Survive ;
WASHINGTON, November 12—
(P)—Miexd feclings in which approv
al secmed to predominate were ex
pressed today in senztorial comment
upon Coolidge’s declaraticn yestcs-}
day at Kansas City that there was lit
tle prospect of American adherence
‘to the world court unless the nations;
now members accepted the senate
reservation. !
“Mighty good as far as it goes,”;
said Borah, republican of Idaho who |
lead a group of cighteen senators;
in vigorous orposition to Americani
adherence but Bruce, democrat of‘
Maryland., supperter of the court de-'
clared “the world court will hur-;
vive this valedictory” Walsh demo-:
crat of Montana said the prcsident‘s!
spzmech “accurately expresses the at~E
titude of the esnate.” l
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OLD GOLD MINE YME 7%
YEARS, T 0 BE RF@”FNEDI
GREENVLLE, November 12—(#)
——The old Cuttemon gold mine in thc‘i
upper section of Oconee county, idle |
for more than three quarters of a‘
century, will begin operations au,':xini
Friday morning. This ammuncement;
was made teday by Madison Andcx‘-—l
son, proprietor, who reecently an
nounced that he had secured an ()11-!
tion on the property and epected to]
operate the old mine on a large|
scale. ’
At the time the announcement
was made by Mr. Anderson stated
that he had sent a quantity of the
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CORDELE, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1926
PiG WOMAN RELAPSES, MAY NOT TESTIFY IN HALL-MILLS MURDER CASE
TRANSFUSION OF
BLOOD REEDED T 0
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+ RELIEVE PATIENT
SCOTCH MAID IN HALL HOME I 8
WITNESS AT TODAY'S SESSION
OF MURDER TR!AL.
NEW YORK, Nov. 12.—(AP)—Mrs,
Jane QGibson, witness in the Hall
Milis murder case at Somerville, who
collapsed in the court room a week
ago, had a relapse last night and
physicians arranged for her to under
£o blood transfusion this morning,
says the New York Times. J
Dr. Charles Kelly and Dr. Charles
Snyder, two physicians attending Mrs.
Gibson, are quoted by the Times as
saving her condition is fo grave that
it is doubtiul whether she can testi
fy next \vecl'(, as planned, even if the
transfusion is successful.
Her illness wag diagoseq as pyeli
tis, a kidney infection and there had
been reports that she has caaccr, al
though this is denied.
Scotch Maid on Stand.
SOMERVILLE. N. J,, Nov 12—(AP)
— Testimcny by Barbara Tough,
Scoach maid in the Hall home, as
to the names of “girls of the guild”
whom she had heard prattling about
the ‘friendliness” between Rev. I2d
ward W. Halt and Mrs. Eleancr Mills,
consumed a considerable portion of
the morning sessicn of the Hall-Mills
trial this morning.
RECEPTION FOR
BAPTIST PASTOR
NE W MINISTER WILL BE TEN
DERED RECEPTION CN AR
RIVAL HERE.
Rev. Andrew Caraker, new Baptist
pastor who arrives in Cordele Satur
day, will be tendered a reception by
the ladies of the church Saturday
will be tendered a reception by the
ladies of the church Saturday even
ing from eizht to ten at the pas
torium.
The occasion will be informal and i
is honed that a large number of the
membership can attend during these
hours and cxtend creetings to the
new pastor.
Light refreshments will be served
by the committee in charge.
o;c to.ALosfi Ang;l('s:.and 'o-ar‘;linati«m
bad proved it to be rich in gold. He
believes the workings will be found
rich enough in gold to warrant min
ing on a large scale.
Half a dozen men will go' into the
depths of the old Cutem mine to
morrow. If they meet with a large
vein of rich ore, other mmers in the
vieinity will be opened. Mr. Ander
son, who is an eperienced mine op
crator fr m the west but is now
making his home in this city, says
he believes other mines will show
that the same stream of gold exists
under the mountain section of
Oconee county.
LARGE TRACT OF SAWMILL
TIMBER PURCHASED BY RUSSELL
; VALDOSTA, Nov. 12.—(AP)—A. J.
Russell, of Chipley. Fla,, today closed
it‘m' purchase of the sawmill timber
\nf M. M. Blanton and T. J, Davis, ex
’tun(ling from Delmar on the Atlantic
l(.‘oast Line, to Barrett's on the Geor
gia and Florida Railroad, comprising
fifteen thousand and eighty acres,
VISIT T 0 ST. LOUIS
PRINCE NICHOLAS IS GULRST OF
Y. M. C. A. AT LUNCHEON PRE
PARED IN HIS HONOR.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. Id.--(ADP)--Queen
Marie and lLer party .are hoere today
for a twenty-four hour stop.
The long program for entertain
ment of Queen Marvie provides sever
al rest periods so she might have
plenty of relaxaticn afier many days
of almost continuous i;:x\'(r!ilxg:.
Prince Nicholag is the gucst of the
¥ M. € A at'h luncheon. 'Only &
few hundred perséns greeted the par
ty at the train, but thousands ‘gather
ed for the official demonstration later
in the morning.
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CASHIER SLAIN
BANK ROEBERS
FIVE MEN TOOK $140,000 FROM
ONE BANK WITH FORTY THOU
SAND IN CASH.
La Porte, Ind, Nov. 12.—(AP)—The
Trust and Savings bank of La Porte
was held up and 1‘61)1)9(1 today by
five armed men who escaped with
one hundred and forty thousand dol
lals of which forty thousand dellars
was cash and the remainder Sc'\".::‘i-;
tics. |
Robbers Slay Cashier |
MINOT. N. D.,, Nov. 12—(AP) —
Three bandits held up #he Cilizens
State bank of Wheelock, Williams
county, today an dshot and killed ll.}
M. Peterson, forty-five, cashier of the
bank. ;
FATHER AND CHILD ‘
CLAIMED BY DEATH
DOUGLAS, Ga., November 12«?
Angusths M, Wileox, b 5 and li-‘y(-;u“
old child, died only a few h'»m'.»;‘
apart yesterday at their home near
Broton, of complications growing n".!.i
of influenza, and their double funcr
al will be eonducted this afternoocn f'i,l
the family cemectery at Qak Grove
above Boxton. The father died .~tmn("
gseven or eight hours in advance nr'l
the child. |
Mr. Wilcox was a member of the
large pioneer and influential family
of Wilecoxes in Coffee county. H(-,!
was the son of Monroe Wilcox, Lll
Methodist preacher, and was* super
intendent of the Methodist Sumlu‘,’i
School for a number of years. He i«
survived by his wile and so'.'(-ml‘
children, his mother and one sister
and by a brother, Mr. W. A, Wilcox,‘
of Douglas. Services for the f:;th(rr'!
and child will be conducted at lh’:!
Broxton Methodist church, l
M'LEOD HAS MORE CLUES \
AS TO LEADERS OF MOBI
e emn |
COLUMBIA, S. C., November ]2"—-!
(P)—Additional cles to the idenity
of the lynchers of the three Lowman |
negroes in A'ken last month :m-}
in Governor McLeod’s hands tmlny“
as the result\of his personal invuxti-i
‘ gation now in progresg, ‘
BERGER BOOTLEG GANG USE
MACHINE GUNS UPON HOMES
KIWARIS TACKLES
ON CRISP CAUSE
KIWANIS PRESIDENT IN COR
DELE DIRECTS QUESTIONS
WHICH KEEPS SAVANNAH
CLUB BUSY.
President C. M. McKenz'e of the
Cordele Kiwanis Club directed the
following letter to the Savannah Ki
wanis Ciub recently zm;l it found
members’ of that body busy for a mo
ment—a a bare moment, in {heir
session this week,
The McKenzie letter follows:
“In order to head off any unjust
eriticism which may come before our
meeting next Wednesday, in regard
to the rcported unfair deal pull . on
on our people and county, ai the
polls in your city and county lasl
Tuesday, our club would anpreciate
any explination yor club wishe: to
make.
“You will no aoubt agree with us
when we make the statement that
Cordele Crisp county and tha peo
ple of this community, have always
bheen very friendly to your city an(il
county, and further more, have been
found pulling for Savannah. J
“Only about fifteen mo*nbs ago
your city sent out'thru Georria 'l(
splend’d get-together-port tour” and
when that excellent deelgation »cneh
ed Cordele, every whistle in t'he eity
sounded a welcome blast, and cur
people in great numbers greeted you -
committee with many hearty hand
shakes, Besides, this ereeting, our
geood ladies o fthe civie and o'bor
clubs furnishcd and scrved our dis
tinguished guest light vofreshimonts
out on the library iawn.
“Then too, our senator woilcd
hard and voted with your distingu’sh
ed senator to pass your amendment
through the senate, and then on Jast
Tuesday our voters supported your
proposition almost unanimously. |
“Now therefore in ('nnui(lernli',n‘
of the friendly feeling which has al
ways existed between the two wrr-‘;
munities, we would be very glad M 1
hear from your club in answer to the }
following questions: !
“Ist. Why was = Crisp county’s |
amendment singled out for (ll.'f'c.u'.’j
while all the other amendments were |
strongly supported? '
“2nd. Why were 50 many un-offi- |
cial ballots marked against (‘risp?
county, found in 38 of the voting
booths in yur city, by ur commitioo!
gent dwn there to look after or in
torest? |
“3rd. Why such a large vote polled |
in your city when there were nu!
contests? :
“4th. Do the good people of Su-!
vannah believe that one-half of thci
votes polled were legal votes? |
“These are some of the questi(msg
in the minds of this community at
the present time, hence this lottm‘.i
“The people of this community
greatly appreciate our 1301 voting’!
friends in that city and (-ommunity,i
and earnestly believe that many
more would have voted for our cause
had they known what was going on ‘
at the polls.” l
Savannah newspapers vesterday
ESTABLISHED IN 1908
ON NOVEMBER 22
CHEEK SLAYER IS RESEN
TENCEDR IN FULTON SUPERIOR
ICOURT.
ATLANTA, Ga., November 12—
(P)—Mell M. Gore, barber, condemn
ed to death as the result of the slay
ing of W. H. Cheek, grocer, was re
sentenced by Judge John D, Hum
phries in Fulten superior criminal
court today to die in the electric
chair at Milledgeville November 26.
ITe was convicted January twenty
first and sentenced to death, but was
granted a respite by Governor Walk
‘er.
NEW LINE SURVEY
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FORCE OF ENGINEERS WORKING
ING DOWN FLINT RIVER FOR
ENTIRELY NEW CONSTRUC
TION.
A fore of engineers for the Sea
board are busy from the Flint river
crossing of the Seaboard to Culloden
making surveys for what is reported
to be a new line needed by the sea
board in its Tampa to Atlanta short
The survey contemplates junction
points at Dapane for Seaboard busi
ness, with the line going down the
east side of the river through Crisp
but no plan for coming into Cordele,
printed the questions—only the ques
tions asked—in this letter and told
briefly of the reference to the pub
lic offairs committee. Rev. W. A.
Jennard, a member of the Savannah
club, added one question he wanted
answered—who paid for the marked
ballots used in the election in Chat
ham,
The matter went to the public re
lations committee of the Savannah
¢lub. No intimation h2s heen given
ac tto what will be done with the
subject.
President McKenzie of the Cor
dele Club has a reply today in which
the Savannah Club secretary writes
that their public affairs committee
wag directed to make an impartial
investigation and make a report back
to the club.
PADDOCK ENGAGED
TO BEBE DANIELS
ALBANY, N. Y., November 12-—
(/P)——Charlie Paddock, Olympia mid
dle distance and sprint champion,
has confirmed rumors of his engage
ment to Bebe Daniels, film star. The
news leaked out when I’add()ck,‘ a
guest at the University Club, put in
a long distance call to Hollywood,
remavking: ¢ am single yet but ¥
think I could save a lot of money
in telephone calls if 1 were not.”
Later in response to questions con
cerning the reports of his engage
ment to Miss Danicls, he admitted
the truth and said:
NEW INDUSTRIES
Crisp County is developing
14,000 horse power electric
plant on Flint River., New
:ndustries are tax free 6
years,
NUMBER 310
TWO SHELTONS ARRESTED AND
TAKEN AWAY ON TRAIN.
BENTON, 111., Nov. 12.--(AP)—Un
identified gunmen, believed to have
been members of the Birger bootleg
gang, early today fired with machine
near here, in a neighborhood formerly
frequenteq by rival Shelton gangsters.
No one was weunded. Shortly af
terward Car] and Bernie Shelton were
arrested in Benton by postal cfficers
and taken eastward by train, presum
ably to Danville.
WIFE RECANTS CHARGE
- HUSBAND TRIED TO KILL HER
NEW YORK, November 12-—(#)-—
Mrs. Helen Lupino recanted the
charge made that her husband
‘ drove their automobile off the dock
-as part of a plot to kill her so he
i'could collect ten thousand dollars
insurance. Lupino died yesterday as
the result of the plunge.
WAYCROSS HUNTER
BAGS HIS DEER
WAYCROSS, Ga., November 12—
Warren L. Hinson of Waycross is
added to the list of Waycross sports
men who have bagged deer since the
~opening of the season on November
' 1. Robert Peagler, Manor, a member
of the same party, is crediated with
a kill. _
Other Wayeross men on the hunt,
which was conducted on a preserva
on the Altamaha river near Ludowici,
were: W. D. O’Quinn, J. H, King,
W. E. Bates, Frank MecDonald, J.
S. Hiers and C. E. Layton. A
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