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GEORGIA WEATHER
Fair tonight, somewhat colder in
the extreme east with increasing
cloudiness Wednesday.
VOLUME NO. 10
246 MEN ARE CALLED FOR JURY SERVICE IN WRIGHT LYNCHING
10 BE@ TRIALS
ONLY LYNCHING IN GEORGIA
THIS YEAR THAT OF WHITE
MAN AT DOUGLAS,
DOUGLAS, November 16—(P)—
With two hundred and forty six ve
nirement called for jury service in
conneciton with the trial of alleéed
lynchers who were indicted follow
ing the lynching of Dave Wright
here in September, the special term
of court convened today. “
Wright, who was the only person
to be lynched 'in Georgia this year,
was taken from Jjail here by masked
men and lynched after he had been
placed in jail charged with the mur
der of a woman. :
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FAMOUS BELLS ARE
STOLEN FROM
' MISSION |
SAN DIEGO, Calif., November 16 !
—(P)—The famous bells of Santa
Ysabel mission, valued at t wenty
thousand dollars and cast of gold
alloy which made them noted for
their brilliant tone, have been stolen
it was reported here by Indians of
the ‘mission who regard the place as
a shrine. The mission was built a
hundred and fifty. years. ago.
FORT GAINES MAN
: KILLED IN ACCIDENT
FORT GAINES, Ga., November 16‘
—Allen H., Martin about 30 yearsl
old, was almost instantly killed this’
afternoon on the Hartford road near‘
town, when the radius rod of his |
roadster fell, cafi's‘inig‘"_hig‘car to col-‘
lide with another sutobobile parked
on the roadside. His body was hurled !
15 or 25 feet !g ‘je impact and his
skull and neck wi. § broken. Severall
negroes working ":carby rushed to
him and summoned help but he died
before medical aid arrived.
A wet slippery road were factors
that prevented him from controlling
the car, it was said.
" He si survived by his widow and
three small children. His mother and
five brothers also live in this sec
tion.
He was a member of Motnt” Ver
non Baptist c'.E?ERT"'““‘ TR
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Catholic Court Charges Consuelo Vanderbilt Had American Sweetheart
SEEK TO JUSTIFY
‘CHARGE MOTHER’S DEMANDS 3
, CAUSED YOUNG WOMAN 'TO
" ABANDON HER OWN LOVE.
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LONDON?‘;iNovember 16—(#)—-
Love of Consuelo Vanderbilt for a
| young American when she married
the Duke of Marlborough thirty-one
years ago, is among the latest reve
lations as to the causé of the an
nulment by the Catholic church of
; her marriage to the Duke. |
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Rome says that part of the evidence
presented to the diocesan court con
sisted of letters to her from a young
“‘American whom she would have mar
'ried had her mother not prevailed
“against her. 1
That the mather’s “commands,
threats, and importunities,” induced
the seventeen year old heiress to
abandon her American swecetheart
for a “splendid marriage” was said
'unofficially to have been confirmed
before the Catholic diocesan court
at South Mark which granted the an
nulment. ‘
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EPISCOPAL CHURCH SINOD ‘
IN MEETING AT JACKSONVILLE}
JACKSONVILLE, Nov. 16.—(AP)——!
More than five hundred representa
tives of the Episcopal church in Ala-]
bama, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Tennessee and the Caro
linas are here for the meeting of
the eighth synod of the province of
Sewanee.
The chief address of the meeting
tonight wil] be given by miss Mar-l
garet Weed, daughter of the Ilate
Bishop W. G. Weed, and president'
of the women’s auxiliary in the prov-|
ince to t}i,e national council.
GOOD KIWANIS PROGRAM
IN SHAPE FOR WEDNESDAY |
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The Kiwanis Club will have theirl
regular weckly mecting tomorrow,l
-Wednesday, at the dining room of
‘the Suwawee, Hotel, from 1 ‘to = 2
o’clock, and?anothcr good programi
"g being arranged. |
X This is a very important meeting
for committees will be appointed to
‘fimfiat"q officers for next year. An-,
other important matter fo be consid
ered, will bt to make arrangementsl
to Americus to the Inter-Club meet
ing scheduled for next week. I
The ladies will again furnish andl
serve the luncheon. !
'DRUNKEN PARTY ON HOUSE
] BOAT COST SIX LIVES
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, November
16—(®»)—A party aboard a house
'boat on the Mississippi river here‘
ended in tragedy last night when six
of the merrymakers, attempting to;
" escape from the law were drowned in
the river where a small duck boat
sank.
i The others believed drowned were
Charles Randall, owner ‘of the
houseboat, Nick Becker, and an un
identified woman.
Mrs. Nick Becker, Gertrude Swan
son, and George Lavalle, all of St.
Paul, were rescued.
The tragedy occurred when those
on the houseboat tried to flee as two
policemen appeared in response to
a call from a neizhboring boat which
reported that a drunken fight was
in progress on the Randall eraft,
CORDELE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1926
Manley Pleads Not Guilty And Defies Prosecution With Appeals
SANE BY HIS JURY
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- IN WEEK OF FIGHT
LAWYERS ASSERT THEY WILL
TAKE APPEAL TO HIGHEST
COURTS TO UPTURN RESULTS
ATLANTA, Nov. 16—(AP)—W. D.
Manley, former head of the Bankers
Trust Company of Atlanta, who is
under cighteen indictments in connec
tion with the closing of that institu
tion and eighty-three correspondent
banks in Ceorgia anq Florida, today
pleaded not guilty in Fulton superior
court to an indictment charging him
with “fradulent failure” of the Farm
ers and Tradérs Bank of Atlanta.
The jury last night returned a ver
dict of sane on Manley’s special plea
of insanity, around which a vigorous
legal battle has been waged for a
week.
The banker's attomneys indicated
that they would fight all the indict
ments in superior court and in the
case of adverse verdicts, would carry
the fight to the state supreme court
and the United States supreme court,
if necessary.
FORMER DRY HEAD FREED .OF
CHARGES OF SELLING WINES
CHICAGO, November - 16—(P)—
Perry B. Owen; former prohibition
director of Illinois, and State Sena
tor Lowell B. Mason, accused prin
cipals in a wine ring which was al
leged to have diverted $15,0000
worth of sacramental wines into
straight drinking channels, were ac-}‘
quitted late Monday by a federal
jury after one hour’s deliberation.
The case gre wout of the alleged
wine permit sales from which Owen
and Mason were charged with taking
a general slice of the profits. Sev
eral other alleged prinicpals an
nearly a score of lesser aides in the
ring are still to be tried.
TRAFPERS WAR BRING DEATH
TO DEPUTY, INJURY TO SEVEN
NEW ORLEANS, November 16—
(#P)—Sam Gowland, deputy sheriff
was killed and seven others, jnj;.lregl
in a fight with machine guns'a‘r.ul
pistols in Gentilly Bayou, Dela Croix
Island, today.
The fight marked the renewal of
the trappers war which has been
waged several seasons.
SMOTHERED CHICKEN IS
ON KIWANIS LUNCHEON CARD
A committee of ladies from the
Civiec Club, with Mrs. A, 0. Willocks
as chairman will serve the Kiwanis
luncheon tomorrow. The menu will
include, smothered chicken, steamed
rice, turnips and pork, candied sweet‘
potatoes, vegetable salad, bread
sticks, hot rolls, Up-side-down Cake!
with whipped cream and coffee. |
'CHICAGO SHERIFF ELECT
SUCCUMBS TO HIS ILLNESS
CHICAGO, November 16—(P)—
Patrick J. Carr, seheriff-elect of
Cook county who was hurried to the
hospital on election night after lead
ing the democratic ticket in Chica
go, died today. Two blood transfu
sions were made yesterday in an at
tempt to save his iife, |
SOUTH AiD WEST MEET IN
EFFORT GET FARM RELIEF
'FRANK LAWDx;; .
TWO DAY SESSION INGT. LOUIS
WILL SEEK COMMO ARM RE
LIEF, ’
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 16.+(AP)— The
cotton growing south a q the grain
producing west are tog ihcr today
for a two day session -tin'ough the
medium, of repre‘sentativeé of farmer
organizations of fourteen states, six
of which are southern, in order to
formulate joint demands for-congres
sional relief for agricullfurc.
This is the first time the two great
agricultural sections ever reached
the point of meeting together and
the move which wasg sought for
months by grhin producers was in
fluenced largely by conditions in the
over-production of cotton.
Among the spéakers are Senator
Caraway of Arkansas, Frank O.' Low
den, former governor of lllinois, and
A. D. Waldauer of Memplis, Tennas
see, attorney for the Tennessee cot
ton Growers association.
LOCAL EFFORT TO GET MISSES
INTERESTED IN COTTON GOODS
\ King cotton and Santa Claus will
?furnish to the young misses of the
;community an opportunity to win a
number of splendid prizes.
A very unique idea has been con
ceiveq by W. J. Hall, pr(:grcs.fl;ive’
citizen, nad quite a number of mer
chants and professional men are of
fering premiums to the young ladies
between the ages of ten to eightieen,
who will be the most tastily attired
in all white cotton material.
Mr. Hall, who originated the idca,
offers the first prize, a humlflomo;
electric floor lamp. This lamp will
be displayed in Siead's drug swre}
wiuddw, also some other prmuiumss.?
The contestants will be expcctedi
to attend a community Christmas
tree attired in all white cotton, wherc}
the premiums wil] be awarded. |
The purpose of this contest is m‘
encourage the use of cotton material,
thereby creating a greater (lumamll
for the southern staple. ‘
Those desiring to enter the con
test are requested to register at
Stead's Drug Store where all (lutuilsl
will be explained.
SHORT STORY AND LECTURE
I#J‘-‘ WRITER DIES OF INJURIES
ATLANTA, Ga., November 16—
() —Thomas E. Tulley, sixty-seven,
author of short stories and special
features, died here today asthe re
sult of injuries reccived yesterday
'when struck by an automobile while
ihe was crossing the street.
| Tulley who was a native of
}Charleston, was with the Veterans
Burecau here.
| STATE AND COUNTY TAXES
’ The books are now open for pay
ment of State ang County Taxes.
They will be closed December 20th,
and thereafter extra expenses will
attach. Pay now.
J. H. PITTS, Tax Collector;
l Itw; 1220
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- OFF REBELS WHO
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SMALL BAND OF REBELS DOING
DAMAGE IN NORTHERN MEX]-
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EL PASO, November | 16—(P)—
Federal troops ‘f.rom" ,C}uhauhau ,’ha'Vc
been sent in pursuit of & small band
of rebels ‘which éi)p'égi'cd"fig't‘v‘veén
Villa Coronda and' Jimenez( cutting
the telephone wires, according to ad
vices received here| ‘
No reports of rebe: activities have
been received from other parts of
Chihauhau, althoukh several mines
are shut down in the vicinity of
Chihauhau and the prodection cur
tailed becausc of Mexican labor leg
islation it is reported.
MILLEN LAWYER WRITES
~ ABOUT WHAT TOOK PLACE IN
RECENT ELECTION.
Mr. G. L. Dekle of Cordele has re
ceived a letter from a cousin, Mr.
G. C. Dekle, lawyer at Millen, in
which some interesting statements}
arc made about the Crisp power‘
amendment fight. He says:
“I peceived yuor card asking my
help in putting over the Constitution
'al amendment which your county wis
especially interested.
“Since I have been mayor here for
some three years, the power concern
have been trying to get this plant,
but I have prevented its sale nor do
I expect to dispose of it or permit
it to be done before I go out of ot'-[
fice in 1928,
“There should be a general law nn
this state permitting every county
to do just what your county contem
plates and this wouldtoday be true
kt for the fact that the power com:
panies have boght up those who at
one time advocated it. T'regret to
say that a former representative of
ours, who at one time sponsored
a bill permitting counties or groups
of them through constitutional
amendment to isse bonds is order to
generate electric current for their in
habitants, wound up on the employ
ment of the power trust. In this way.
this bill which every patriot should
have championed was fought to its
death. \
“On election day I was in Waynes
boro (after having voted here and
put in some work for your amend
‘ment) and there to my surprise ll
found a number of prominent men
working against your legislation. l’
secured anumbe r of votes through |
‘your car, and left it with an advo--|
cate of yor side of the question.
With personal regards, 1 am, your
Your friend,
G. C. DEKLE.".
Mrs. R. L. Brooks is back home
from Macon where she has been un-|
der treatment of a specialist several
days. l
COUNSEL CONTENDS STATUTE
CREATING ELECTRIC CHAIR
IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
MACON, Ga., November I—Four
days before he was to die in the
electric chair for the murder of a
deputy sheriff, John Hewell was
granted a stay of sentence by Judge
H. A, Matthews, of the Superio»
Court of Houston county, at Perry
yesterday afternoon. The move
throws the Howell sase back into
court for an indefinite period.
At the same time Solicitgr Genera!
Charles H. Garrett was notified that
“he must show cause on November
27 why the sentence of death should
not be set aside.
W. A. McClellan, attorney for
Howell, filed a petition with Judge
Matthews yesterday afternoon in
which he stated that the law creat
ing the electric chair was unconstitu
tional in that it set forth that the
condemned man should be killed by
the warden of the State Farm and
as a matter of afct there is no war
den, officially, of the farm. The pe
tition also alleges that the death
sentence which was passed on How
ell, the last time was unconstitution
al .in that Howell was reesntenced
after the remittur from the Geor
‘ gia Supreme Court, denying him a
new trial, without being personally
or by attorney present i nthe court.
Law Attacked
Solicitor General Garrett said last
night that he had not yet been
cerved with a copy of the petition
but that he had been expecting the
constitutionality of the law to be at-]
tacked. [
At present, Judge B. H. Dunaway,
superintendent of the State Farm,
holds the title of superintendent and
not that of warden. The law creat
ing the electric chair orders that
condemned men shall be killed by the |
warden. Mr. McClellan contends that
Howell éannot be legally killed by
either the superintendent or anyonc
deputized by him.
The question of whether or not a
judge can resentence a prisoner
without him or his attorney being
present has not yet been fought out
as it is a new law.
The validity of Howell’spleacou 1d
not be ascertained from attorneys
last night as they each insisted that
they would not give an opinion un
til after it had been threshed out
in court.
In event Mr. MCcClellan wins his
case it will deevlop that each person
excecuted by the state under the
present electric chair law was illegal
ly killed.
PALM BEACH REALTOR PLUNGES
NINE STORIES TO HIS DEATH
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Nov.
16.—(AP)—Bernard Nelms, forty-five,
real estate broker of West Palm
Beach and Charlotte, N. C., plunged
to his death here today from the
ninth floor of a Clematis street of
fice building.
TAX BOOKS CLOSE
Don’t forget the City Tax books
close December 19th.
—SB. I. HILL, City Manager
1110, .- - - 3 g¢' 4PN
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PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS
Established in 1908
MEMBERS ASSOCIATED PRESS.‘
’OVER HUNDRED LEADING GROW
ERS OF STATE IN MEETING
IN MACON TODAY. .
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1 MACON, Ga., November 16— (#)
——Approximately one hundred lead
ers in the Georgia peach industry
gathered here today for a confér:
ence in which it is believed some'pian
will be eovlved limiting the produc
tion and shipment of inferior fruit
The conference is one similar to
those recently held over the coun‘
try in the interest of the cotton
growers. .
$750,000 BLAZE IN
LARGE SUGAR ‘
STOCK N
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PUEBLO, Colo., November 16—(&)
—Fire which started in the ware
house of the Holly Sugar Corpora
tion last night was under control to
day after causing damage estimated
at seven hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. It was expected to burn for
several days, as the sacked sugar
smouldered today. ' .
COOLIDGE ASKED TO URGLE
REPEAL OF ESTATE LEVY.
WASHINGTON, November 16—
(P)—A ta xrevision program which
would include overhauling the cor
poration tax and repeal of the ex
cise and inheritance vlevies', was
placed before President Coolidge to
day by the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States.
Without mentioning the white
house plan for an income tax refund
already a matter of active contro
versy among members of congress,
the cahmber’s recommendation de
clared flatly that the tax burden
should be reduced “when it is next
possible to make a revision of our
tax program.
FOR THE
GARDEN
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Onion Sets — Garden
Seed—Cabbage Plants
—Plant your Garden
now — A full line of
Garden Peas for
Fall planting. Just
- received — Seed
Rye — Rape — *
* Turnips — ete.
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Stead’s
Drug Store
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