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/. VOLUME NO. 10
<IETY-ONE PERSONS ARE DEAD N PATH OF NOVEMBER TORNADO
FIFTEEN BLOCKS
4OF HOMES SWEPT
“AWAY AT ONE PLACE
‘BRI‘CI; AND-STONE BUILDINGS
ARE LEVELED BW FIERCE
T“‘IST!-;R, j ;
: By A‘ssoéiated Press
A late'Nbvember tornado, traval
ing a zig-zag path through portions
of Louisiana, Arkansas, and Missou
ri, turned Thanksgiving into a day
' of sorrow for hundreds of persons.
Fifty-one killed and probably a
-h'und}l or more injured as = the
twister tore through several small
@ommunities. %
" The stom'ntlwféis apparently an in
tensification of the disturbance
w‘hich, has ‘been pushing eastward
* from the ‘Pacific coast. It struck
with greatest fury in central Arkan
sas. Heber Springs, Arkansas, where
fi‘meteen are known to be dead, saw
:i;;fif:teen blocks of dwellings destroy
“ed.
i Heavy Toll is Taken
The disturbance took a heavy toll
of two families in Louisiana. Near
Merrouge, Bob Lott, a farmer and
his wife were kiiled, when their home
was demolished and two of their thir
t:pen children injured so seriously
that they died in ahospita 1 later. All
‘.q‘f the other children suffered in
jries, |
fiee children of Mr. ond Mrs.
,&fis‘gSmith, living near Hainesviile,
W' ¥lled when the twister leveled
im\\" .lé’&\g{ Mrs. Smith and another
wl\l obably were fatally injurcd.
?’Refugees from Heber Springs, Ar
kansas, Trictured a scene of deso
lation, brick and stone structurecs be
ing leveled as if of paper constrie
tién, "and:the frame buildings torn
”i'i;-to bits and spread over a wide area.
. Fire added to the havoe.
Fourteen ‘qther deaths were re--
ported from Arkansas, five from
Opello, eight from Moscow, one from
Sheridan.
Merrouge, Louisiana, virtually was
wiped off the map, only one building
being left standings.
Relief agencies swung into action
in fihq stricken districts as soon as
the‘}‘;qvoc’;’}l‘?ec\énle‘ known. The sani
taripm at Hainesville was filled with
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CORDELE DISPATCH
STEVENS DETECTIVE FACES ARREST ACCESSORY TO MURDER
BELIEVED WARRANT WILL BE
SERVED AFTER HE LEAVES
COURT. et
COMERVILLE, Nov. 26.—(AP) —
Felix Dimartini, employed as private
detective by Mrs. Frances Stevens
¥all after the slaying of her husbn‘nd
and Mrs. Eleanor Mills, was sworn
just. before the luncheon recess in
the Hall-Mills trial today.
Dimartini, who had been threaten-;
ed with arrest on a yyarrant charging
him with being accessory after the
fact of murder, did not begin his tes
timony, but he wag 4sworn so he
might be placed under protection of
the court. He will testify during the
afternoon. ¥ 3
George Sipel, who was on the stand
as the hour approached for recess,
was withdrown temporarily that Di
martini rhight take the oath and bo‘
immune from arrest. Sipel, a neigh-;
bor of Mrs. Jone Gibson, had been
put forward to attack the woman:
farmer’s story. ; 1
" As soon as Dimartini walked to the
witness stand today, Alexander Simp.‘
son, special prosecutor, told Inspec
tor John J. Underywood to arrest him.
The Jersey City police official“
started toward the witness, hut coun-l
sel for Mrs. Halj called attention of
the court to the fact that the witne’sa'
was under protection of the court. l
It was believed a warrant will be‘
gerved on him when he completes!
his testimony and leaves the couxti
room. Cross examination of‘threg {dwe-z
fense finger-print experts was c.o'n-l
cluded, the trend:of the state’s. ques
tions indicating 'an attempt would be!
made to show that the emlarged pho-!
tographs of finger prints submitted
by the defense are not complete rep
resentations.
FLORIDA DAIRYMAN KILLED
'MIAMI, Fla., November 26—(#)—
Henry E. Stenecker, dariyman,
formerly of Indianapolis, Ind., was
kiil‘led instantly on his 45th birthday
Wednesday by a northbound Florida
Fast Coast' passenger train at Hal-
Tgndale, near here. Stenecker met his
'kf_eath on a crossing when he stepped
from' behind a southbound train on
to the path of the locomotive on the
next track. :
injured and an emergency hospital
set up at Heber Sjrings courthouse
was crowded with hospital beds.
MARKETS AT GLANCE
NEW YORK COTTON
. OPEN CLOSE P. C.
IJan. b 1958 1252 1256
Caudy Lal 818 1315 1318
]Dec. ntmeis 10000 1264 1250
l "~ CORDELE COTTON
tl\liddling oloned ... it i 11305
I LOCAL CREFAM MARKET
‘Standard butterfat, .. il 44:00
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l PEANUT MARKET
LRI (i $105.00
l COTTON SEED MARKET
Cotton Seed, car lots .............. $21.00
CORDELE, GEORGTIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1926
Doheny Defense Smashes at OQil Conspiracy Prosecution
SEEK TO EXCLUDE
DRIVE TO BREAK UP WHOLE
PLAN OF GOVERNMENT AT
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.—(AP) —
The defense in the Fall-Doheny oil
conspiracy trial thrust repcatedly to
day at the very heart of the case
the government attorneys are trying
to build up gaainst Kdward L. Doheny
and Albert B. Fall.
Not only did defense attorneys de
mand that the court exclude testi
mony given before the senate oil oom#‘
mittee relied upon by prosecution to “\‘
show the hundreg thousand dollars ll
passed between the oil man and the |
then secretary of the interior, butl,
they made a smashing attack upon !
the whole government plan of cam-|
paign. ‘
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‘GOULD LAYS CHARGES TO |'
BREWSTER AND KU KLUX |
AUGUSTA, Maine, November 26‘
—(P)—Charges, of excessive pri-‘
mary campaign expenditures against |
Arthur R. Gould, republican nominee 4
for the United States senate, werc!
laid at the door of Governor Ralph }
0. Brewster, and the Ku Klux Klan"
today by counsel for Gould. '
At the opening of the hearing Oni
Gould’s sampaign expgnses, Gould’s »
attorney said Governor Brewster !
conferred with Imperial Wizard Ev- '
ans concerning prosecution of the ]‘
charges. t
THANKSGIVING SERVICES .
IMPRESSIVE OBSERVANCE
The Thanksgiving services at the’
First Baptist church Wednesday
night which were turned into u'r
union program were impressive in;
every feature and were attended by
‘peonle from all congregations of the |
city. The pastor, Rev. T. A. Caraker, |
and Rev. J. B. Johnstone, pastor ofi
the First Methodist church here had
part in the program, Rev. Mr. Cara-l
ker delivering a short message On |
‘the meaning'“ and significance ofl
Than"&sgi'ving. There was appioprfiite |
‘music for the occasion and the ser-{
vices ‘were greatly enjoyed. |
SKELETON OF MAN DEAD FOR l‘
MONTHS IS FOUND IN. WOODS
GREENVILLHE, Ala, Nov. 25—(/\]’)‘
—A human skeleton, thought to be
that of an elderly, red-haired white‘
man, was found a few miles south |
of Greenville in a dense wocds nezu‘}
the Louisville & Nashville right oti
way by negroes. The negroes re!_mrt-?
ed their find to the sheriff’s office.
Several officials went to the scene. j
The man’s clothes were there zmdi
were found to be patched and ragged. |
Nothing was found that would lou«l!
to identification.
It is thought that the man had}
been dead several months. |
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STATE AND COUNTY TAXES
The books are now open for pay
ment of State and Nounty Taxes.
They will be closed December 20[]1,1
and thercafter extra expenses Wwill
attach. Pay now. |
J. H. PITTS, fax Collector.
1t w; 12:20
The foriress of Sanits Peter and
Paul in Leningrad, long famous as a
prison, is to be converted into an
historical museum.
AGAIN TO REACH:
"‘OTHER PLANE GOES FOR "RE
PAIRS ON HERENGINE.
WASHINGTON, November 26—
(#P)—Navy seaplane, PNTen number
two, carrying Lieutenant Command
er H. T. Bartlett and his crew of
three, took off at sit fifty this morn
ing from Cape Francis, Siguanea
Bay, Isle of Pines, to complete the
flight to Colon, Canal Zone, inter
rupted Wednesday when the plane
} was forced down from lack of fuel.
\ It was estimated that more than
‘sl‘ten hours would be required to com
plete the hop to Colon. The other'
i' plane, PNTen number one, also
I'forced down after traveling approxi
-1" mately a thougand four hundred and
Iforty eight miles, today was being
‘towcd to Guantanamo bay with 2
l;_/‘broken connecting rod in the engine.
MELL GORE CRANTED
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| TEMPORARY STAY ALEOWED
| ON GROUNDS THAT WARDEN
' WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN EXE-~
CUTIONER.
GREENSBORO, Ga., November
__Mell Gore, sentenced to die at the
‘state farm on Friday for his con
nection wtih the slaying of W. H.
‘Cheek, Atlanta storekeeper, gained
‘another‘ lease on life tonight -at 7
lo’clock when Judge James B. Park,
‘of the Ocmulgee circuit, Georgia Su
perior Court granted a temporary in
yjunction staying the execution on the
-grounds that there is no warden to
execute Gore and that if exe
cuted by any person except a
.“warden” the execution would be il
legal. The temporary injunction is to
‘be heard Monday at Gray.
Lewis Maritzer and Leonard S.
James, attorneys for Gore, appeared
before Judge Park tonight and pre
sented a petition, which set = forth
that the act legalizing death by dlec
trocution in Georgia states that the
“warden shall electrocute” and that
Georgia has no warden authorized
!to electrocute prisoners. .
v Knew Something Would Happen
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga., November
26—(P)—“I knew that something
would take place that would save me
from the chair tomorrow,” said Meli
Gore in death cell her%'gfi;.tonight when
informed of the action of Judge J. B.
‘Park. i
" Throughout the day' Gore had been
'unusually, happy, telling his friends
\that something would delay the exe
\cution.
‘ Gore said that hé wanted to cor
rect statements that had ‘gone out to
the effect that his wife had not vis
ited him. n,
' “She has been here twice,” said
"Gom, “and she gets a letter from
,me every day.”
A deep sea-diver walked on the
bottom of the Elizabeth River from
Portsmouth to Norfolk Virginia, a
'distance of more than a mile, in
;fifty minutes. His progress was
Mmarked for those on ‘the surface
by a little cork buoy which was at
fbtached by a cord from his shoulders.,
DOOLY CONTRACT FOR PAVIN¢
AWARDED TO ARTHUR BROOK
LINK UP TO CRISP
WILL BE DONE IN
TWO AND ONE HALF MILES LET
ALONG WITH OTHER PRO
JECTS TODAY.
ATLANTA, Ga., November 26—
(P)—The State Highway Board this
afternoon awarded ‘road and bridze
’contracts, including Dooly county
two an sity seven hundred to miles
;,Of paved road on the Cordele-Vien
-na highway, beginning at the Crisp
‘line and etending toward Vienna, to
Arthur Brooks for fifty six thousand
;six hundred and seventy nine dollars
and fifty six cents.
THOMAS BUFORD HAYES
WAS LAID TO REST TUESDAY
; The remains of Thomas Buford
Hayes were laid to rest in the
Dorough cemetery near Cordele
“‘l‘uesday afternoon, November 23rd.
“Mr, Hayes was 25 years of age, and
though he had recently lived in Lake
land, Florida, he was teared in Crisp
county and lived a good portion of
his life here. '
His death was due to heart trouble,
and, though he suffered a gn{eat deal
during the year and more of his last
illness, he was patient, and cheer
ful to his last hours. Some eight or
nine physicians gave every possible
attention, but were unable to give
relief and cure. Death came at Al
bany, Ga., at the home of Mr. John
Banks, a former resident of Crisp
county, on Saturday November 20th,
1926, and the body was bhrought here
for interment. .
Mr. Hayes was a mernbhoer of ¥ihe
Catholic chrech and Father Kecnan
of ‘Albany came here for the last
rites. Services were conducted hy
Father Keenan at the home of Mr.
John Hayes, an uncle of the deceased
‘and were followed by a very fitting
talk at the grave.
The Catholic faith as it relates
to departed loved ones, the influence
of prayers of loved ones left here
on the departed ones, and their final
entrance into the eternal home, was
%the subject of the remarks at the
i{ravu, and held the interest and at
tention of the numerous friends of
the deceased and his family gatherel
at the cemetery.
Mr. Hayes was the son of T. P.
and Ellen Hayes, who before hcri
marriage was Ellen Weldon of this%
county. A number of uncles and|
aunts and many other relatives li\'ci
in Crisp conty. They have the sym
pathy of the entire community. ‘
FOUR, HURT AS TRAIN HITS
l MOTOR CAR, DIE IN HOSPITAL
| SPRINGKIELD, Mo. Nov 25.—(AP)
—our persons were fatally injured
‘luto': vesterday when their antomobile
was struck by a fast Frisco passenger
train at West ‘Plaing, Mo. Mrs. I,
J. Cromer, 61, and her six-year-old
grandson, Donald Ray Brisco, were
killed instantly, Misgs Venta Cromer,
21, daughter of Mrs. Cromer, and
+ Misg” Aileen Nale, 13, died today.
SECRETARY PRISON COMMIS
SION SAYS THREE PERSONS
LEGALLY AUTHORIZED,
ATLANTA, Ga., November 26—
(#)—V. L. Stanley, secretary of the
Georgia State Prison Commission, in
commenting today on the eleventh
hour stay of the death sentence of
Mell M. Gore, granted by Judge J.
B. Park on the contention of Gore’s
attorneys that there was no legal
warden at the state prison.
He declared there were three war
dens at the farme empowered to car
ry out the eecution. Judge B. H. Dun
naway, superintendent of the prison,
is warden of the male camp, Stanley
said, while W. L. Practor holds the
title of warden of the tuberculosis
camp, and Jee Smith, warden of the
women’s camp.
Jydge Park in granting the stay
set November twenty-ninth as the
date for determining whether the or
der should be made permanent. Gore
was to have been electrocuted for
the murder of the Atlanta grocer
last Christmas.
ACQUITTED OF WIFE
' SLAYING, DOCTOR IS
] SUED FOR $25,000
I SEATTLE, Wash.,, Nov. 25.—(AP)
' -—R. W. Huntoon, Seattle attorney,
iammuncefl Wednesday night that he
ihad gerved a complaint asking $25,
000 for alienation of affections, upon
il)r. Paul D. Moore, physician, of Se-
Eqnin, Wash., and Nashville, Tenn.,
iwh'; was acquitted at Part Angeles,
qush., IFriday, of wife murder,
- Carroll C. Kendall, a cheese maker,
twlm lives near Sequin, is the plain
{Hi'f and accuses Dr. Moore of hav
ing improper relations with his wife,
;Mrs. Charlotte M. Kendall, before and
after Mrs. Moore's death, July 10. |
I Simultaneously, John F. Dore, at-]
torney, of this city, announced that;
il')r. Moore will bring a $lOO,OOO dum-‘
age suit against three persons wh()‘
{l,estil‘iml against him in the murtlur;
[l.l'ifll. He said conspiracy to t':xlse,-l_\"
!oh:n'gu Moore with murder will be
alleged. ‘
| A divoree suit by Mrs. Kendall is
on file in superior court here, as is
a counter complaint by her husband.
- Mrs. Kendall was subpoenaed as a
witnesg in the Moore trial but did|
not testify. Moore was accused by
the state of having poisoned his wife,
CHICAGO HAS SEVERAL
VICTIMS OF BLACK HAND
CHICAGO, Nov. 26.—(AP) — One
man was killed and another probably
fatally wounded today in the second
street ghooting of the night. Samuel
de Salve was instantly killed by gun
fire from a passing automobile and
James D. Brigzco wounded only a few
hours after. The men had been
wounded in an exchange of shots
nearby in the southwest section of
the city.
Police believe DeSalve and his com
panions were victims of a black handl
plot.
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TEN MEN PERISH
“FLOODS BREAK IN
DAM AT CREEK BROKEN' BY
FLOODS LETS TUNNEL WORK:
ERS DROWN. i
MARTINEZ, Cal, Nov. 26.—(AP)—
Ten men met sudden death in Contra
Costa hills last night when San Pa'bld
creek, swollen by heavy rain, burst 4
temporary dam and senf a torrent ofi;
water rushing into a tunnel in which
they were working.
The victims’ bodies are still in the
tunnel with no chance of being re
covered until the flood recedes ami
the water is pumped from the tunnel;
e $
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BERLIN IS FATHER OR
BLUE-EYED '}
GIRL "t
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NEW YORK, Nov. 26.—(AP)— Iry
ing Berlin, king of Tinpan 'A'lley.l ang
his wife, the former Ellin Maqfikay of
the fashionable world, are parents"dl
a seven pound blue-eyed éaug‘htei:u"
Mary Ellin Berlin was bofn yestéx;-‘
day in a private hospital here while
Berlin neglected his ’l‘h‘anksgivlng
dinner to pace the corridors,
BEROWNING, FAMOUS ARMS
INVENTOR IS DEAD
OGDEN, Utah, Nov. 26.— (AP) —
John M. Browning, world famous in
ventor of firearms, is dead.in Bel
gium, a cablegram to rela'tiy"eis hea“g
announced today. i
STEEL MAGNATE DIES !
PITTSBURG, Nov. 26.—(AP)—Wil-
Jiam Warimer Jones, sixty-dna, preqi
dent of Jones and Laughlin Steel cni'.
poration died at his home here last
night of pneumomia after a brief in
ness. Y
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