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- GEORGIA WEATHER
Partly cloudy and colder tonight,
preceded by rain cn coast; freez
ing temperature in northwest Wed.
B e et e e s eAt s
VOLUME NO. 10
RIGID WINTER COMES CALLING FAR INTO SUNNY SOUTHLAND
HEAVY DROP COMES
10 GEORGIA WITH
WAVE OUT OF WEST
NASHVILLE SHOWS RAPID DE
CLINE IN MERCURY IN
TWELVE HOURS. 24
By the Associated. Press
“Winter’s calii'rfg. cord was under
the south’s front door today. Tem
peratures had: trmbled within
twenty-four hours cter a large area
ond the forecast geenrally was for
much colder weather. Rain in sev
eral sections: was accompanied by
the sudden changa.
The cold wave out of the north
west has moved soutbward over Ken
‘ucky, into Tenness-e, Alabama, and
C.eorgia, branched cut to nip Vir
oinia, and is feit pcnerally as far
<outh as northwest Flcrida,
At Nashville, Tennessee, the drop
was from sity-nine deurees to twenty
three in twelve hours.
CTRCUS ELEPHANT IS
' WILD LOOSE IN
KANSAS
OTTAWAY, Kansas, Dec. 14.—(AP)
Hoping by the use of familiar objects
to attract a four-ton eclephant which
escaped from a circus four days ago
and has since been rambling through
southeastern Kansas, wrecking fenses
and buildings, an elephant trainer and
two circus horses set out today to
( attempt the cabture. :
The elephant spent the night near
Garnett, after having hig sides spray
ed with buckshot and bullets by men
attempting to bring him in.
PREA¢Z 218 DAUGHTER
SHOT DY PROHI
; AGENTS
NORFOLK, Va., Dec. 14—(AP) —
Bullets fired by two men claiming
to be prohibition agents last might
seriously wounded Dorothy Carring
ton, sixteen year old daughter of Rev.
W. B. Carrington, and hit at least
four automobiles passing along North
ampton county highway.
Several other vechicles were fired
on and some of their occupants de
clared they were shot at without
warning. T. H. Nottingham, common
wealth attorney, will direct an inves
tigation,
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JOSEPH WATKINS IS ALMOST IN
STANTLY KILLED IN A FOUR
STORY DROP.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 14.—(AP)—Joseph
S. Watkins, well known Augusta at
torney, fell from an office window
on the fourth floor of the Marion
building here today and was almogt
instantly - killed..
Watkins was in conference with
several Augiusta attorneys when the
tragedy occurred. The attorneys were
ieaving the office and Watkins who
was sitting in the window, was in
‘the act of getting to the floor when
he Jlost his balance and fell back
wards. He. attempted to catch the
bhottom of an wupraised window, but
}his fingers failed to hold.
} DOWN WITH BRIAND
| ROVALIST CRY
IN 2ARIS
PARIS, Dec. i4—(AP)—Shouts of
“down with Briand” and ‘“go to Ber
lin,” greeted the French foreign min
ister on his fet:!z'u from Geneva last
night.
At Genova the foreign ministers of
France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy
and Japan reached an agreemen: to
replace the interallied military con
trol in Germany with a commission
under the direction of the league of
nations. ‘
The shouts were accompanied by
catealls anq whisling, the equivalent
in France of hissing. _
The demonstrators were young
French royalists who number, accord
ing to their chicf, about fiffeen hun
dred. - 3 A ,:‘) 1
ORGANIZED WARFARE
UPON FOES OF '
BIBLE |
WILMORE, Kentucky, Dec. 14. —
(AP) — Organized warfare against
foes of the Bible literally constiued
wag planned at the sessions here to
day of the fundamentalists who align
ed themselves against ‘“‘modernistic
tendencies”,
The first convention of fundamen
talist association opened at the Meth
odist Episcopal caurch, south, of Wil
more, national headquarters of the as
sociation. :
The convention plansg to extend the
é,(-,lcpa of thé ¢rganization throughout
g)'xe’.;-_uq',tipx; and by means of organiza
iion achieve the nurpose of fundamen
talism and conifound the “enemies of
the Bible.”
GET THESE TREES AI\'I)I
PLANT THEM |
AT ONCE
County Agent J K. Luck §as™7},
uog Hbwood trees at bis home cornery
of third street and Twelfth avenue
for those who wish to get them and
beautify this season. He also has
some crepe myrtle. These can be had
at nominal cost if sume one goes for
them, They are gotten for theuse
of residents in Cordele to beautify
their places.
ELDER THOMAS AT
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST TONIGHT
Elder J. M. Thomas, of Jennings
Fla., will preach at the Primitive
Baptist church tonisht at 7:30 and
cach night through the week. Elder
Thomas is well and favorably known
here, having lived here a few years
ago and served as pastor of the lo
cal church. Many who Inow him
will be glad of th: opportunity to
fiear him again! Tne public is cor
dially invited.
CORDELE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1926
FARM RELIEF BATTLE OPENS IN SENATE
MCNARY REVIVES
MCNARY-HAUGEN
RELIEF MEASURE
MEASURE DESIGNED TO FACILI-‘
TATE THE HANDLING OF SUR
PLUS CROPS iN THIS COUNTRY}
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 14—(AP) —
The battle ovar farm relief legisla
tioniwas reopgmg;! teday in the sen
ate when the famous McNary-Haugen
bill was revived in an effort to win
the necessary sapport. It was intro
duced by Chairman McNary, of the
agiiculture committee. I
Through itg presentation farm re
lief advocates v}hn have bhecn aw:xiu‘.-l
ing a. vehicle of debate from now on'
will be in posilicn to press theiri
cause whenever the opportunity pre
sents itself. l
The measure which is designed to
facilitate the handling of surplusi
crops is described by McNary ag nec-!
essary to improv: the condition of;
the American favmer ang protect his
standard of livineg.
“It combines the plan for stabiliz
ing the five basic commodities, cot-|
ton, wheat, corn, hogs and rice, thrui
the use of the stabilizaticn trust
drawn from eacn with the credit plan}
for stabilizing a!l farm commodities,]
insofar ‘as can be done, through a
wide extension of credit to the co-{
operatives. It iz not in any particu-‘;
lar a pricefixing device or plan,” he‘
said. ‘
COTTON CONSUMPTION IS
INCREASED PAST MONTH
- WASHINGTON December 14—(P)
-—Cotton consumed during November
totalled five hunldred eighty three
thousand nine hundred fifty bales
of lint and sity two®housand nine
hundred seventy eight of linters as
compared with five hundred and six
¢ty eight thousand five hundred
thirty two of line and seventyfive
thougand five huni:cd thirty nine of
iinters in October this year and five
hundred forty three thousand four
tundred eighty eighs of lint and
seventy one thousind four hndred
cighty seven of ilatars in Nocember
last year the Census Bureau an
nounced today.
BOX SUPPER WIiLL
il GIVEN AT ZION HILL
There will be a hox supper at Zion
11ill school on Friday night. The
teachers Mrs. Ednl Wood and Miss
Magoie Adkins together with the
nupils are arranging a fine program i
nf entertainment for the occasion.
"he proceeds from tke sale of boxes
will go towards tiie purchase of a
niano for the church. |, i
MARKETS AT GLANCE
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~ NEW YORK COTTON
OPEN CLOSE P. C.
dan, s s 1206 1200 1196
July oannan a 0 1265 1261
Dec, . . iassh . 1289 1240 1220
CORDELE COTTON
Midaling cloged: ... ~0... i 10425
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LOCAL CREAM MARKET
Btandard Duttertat ... 49100
PEANUT MARKET
POANNLE chal i ian s 810500
l COTTON SEED MARKET
Cotton Sced, car lots . .. $23.00
AMERICA TAKES 0 AIR WITH UNEXPEGTED SPEED. SAVS HERBERT HOOVER
Ormiston Will be Sent
Back Answer Charges
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WARRANT COMES
10 CHICAGO FOR 1
ORMISTON ARREST
CHICAGC CHIEF SAYS STEPS.
WILL BE TAKEN TO RETURN
OPERATOR TO CUSTODY.
CHICAGO, Decemper| 14—(@P)—A
warrant was received today by po
lice Collins for ‘ne arrest of Ken
neth Ormiston, former radio opreator
sought in California in connection
with the Aimee Semple McPherson
Lidnapping case.
Collins said steps would be taken
to bring Ormiston into custody.
ELDER W. T. NIPPER IS
DEAD AT HOME
IN M ACON
Elder W. T| Nipper pastor of the
Cordele Primitive Baptist church and
aiso pastor of Corinth church in Ma
‘con died this afternoon following
o stroke of paralysis‘which came up
¢n him as he was preaching the
right sermon Sunday at Corinth
church. He suddenly became ill and
zat down in the pulpit. Members of
the congregation assisted him home
and he never rallieds = 7 WWINH
The remaing wili reach Cordele to
morrow afternooa at two o’clock over
the Southern arnd the funeral ser
viceg will be coaducted at the Primi
tive DBantist church here at three
o'clock in the atiernoon. Hlder Wal
ter M. Blackwell of Atlanta who was
pastor of the church inFitzgerald at
the time Elder Nipper became a mem
ber, will be in cuarge of the funeral
services. The remains will be laid to
rest in Sunnyside cemetery.
His widow and thrce children,
Mary, Marguerite, and Terrell, Jr.,
!sm‘vive him, H 2 was son of the late
S. J. W. Nipper, a native of Crisp
county -and greatly beloved here and
wherever he was known., His death
has brought sorrow to many people.
WILFORD CUNNIMGHAM IS
IN BATTLE FOR LIFF.
—— ¥ EEEE
Wilford Cunninghem who has been
aesperately ill at the local hospital
since an operation s:veral days ago
for appendicitis had a bad morning
huthas shown some improvehent in
the late afternoon and is restigg
casy at the preseas time. ;
ARDENT PATRIOT WHQ . l
KNOCKED OFF HAT iS JA!LED
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Leccm-!
Ler 14— Becaus> H. Schrcder, this:
city, knocked J. Beoker's hat}
from his head when Bockar f.iled toj
uncover during the playing of ¢h.¢ na-|
tional anthem here Sunduw after-!
noonn, he was fined $27 with an al~!
ternative sentenca of 90 Jaye ‘n jail |
in city court today. |
Schroeder says he will serve the
jail sentence and aas sturted tirae inl
tke city stockade, but toionds say .
:hey will pay his fino, l
TAX BOOKS CLOSE i
Don’t forget the City Tax bO()l’fiil
close December 19th. '
—S. J. HILL, City Manager
Ga. 12-10. |
Lo st e el l
A toy balioon, with a note attach-i
ed, was sent up by a boy at M:m-,
chester, Michigan. It was r(;cnvm-uli
' a few days later at Glendale, Cali-
Tornia.
IMAN AND WIEE
~ KILLED BY AUTO
- OF CORDELE MAN
TRIPLE TRAGEDY FALLS TO LOT
OF P. M. BROWNING ON WAY TO
SAVANNAH AT NIGHT. - .
Walter Mince,; and his wile were
killed instantly and their small son
died in a Vidalla hospital today as
the result of an accident which be
fell them on the road about four
miles this side ot Lyons early last
night. Mr. Browaing was driving., Mr.
M. H. Mulky was with him. They ran
inte the buggy n which the three
victimsg were rading just as they pass
ed another car driven by a deputy
:;hei‘ifl', the lights of the latter car
blinding Mr. Browhing so he did not
see the buggy of the victims.
Both Mr. Mulky and Mr, Browning
remained at tha scene throughout to
day and were stil) there late Tuesday
evening, 'The stevy of the tragedy as
‘Sent ouf f}'olfl Lyons ‘wus as follows:
| ‘¢‘Lycny, Ga., December 13.—Walter
| Mincey and his wifé were killed in
lsmntly and thair small son held in
ithe lap of Mrs. Mincey was seriously
lin]ln‘cd. tonight when the wagon in
{which they were riding was struck
!by an automobiie said to have been
ldriven by P. M. Brewning, of Cordele.
The accident waig caused, it is said,
'hy the Browniny car meeting another
ld!'ivon by Billie nell, which prevented
ihim seeing the Miicey wagon which
|hud no light. :
t Neither Browming ner his compan
lion, M. . Mutkey were injured. The
accident was consgidered unavoidable.
l The Mincey boy was rushed to a
Ihos:pitu] at Vidalia.”
‘ JAIL VISITING BOGY
AWARDED MERIT ZrRTIFICATE
’ The Crisp county Jzil Visiting
Committee consisting of Mre A, M,
{ Stead, Dr: M. R SmithiNMr: B B,
i Green and Miss Julia Johrste ie vep
| resenting the State Department of
Public Welfare, has hacn avwaraed a
certificate of merit by the state au
ltkoritin-s for its worlz tiiig 1926.
" The certificate states that this com
i mittee “has rendered a <igna! ser
l vice by making lawfally authorized
! inspection of the county jail, Ly re
| porting to the Department of Fublic
| Welfare the results of thege ‘nspec
! tions in a uniform and cuiisfactory
| manner, and by pertorming oth
| er duties incident to such incjcction
} as are prescribed Lv law In recog
without financial repiuverativa this
certificate is awarded ¢5 this com
mittee.” &
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SMALL SPIDERS WEAVING
WEBS WOREY FLORIDIANS
UNIVERSITY -~ Orf RLOTIDA,
GAINESVILLE, Fla., Decer.ber 14
- —(P)—The spidec 15 # husy insect
2 this time of year ard has a weak
ness for weaving wobs ‘n tuemiss
‘cons places.
| This, in substance, was the state
’l.-.('nt of J. R. Wabwe, Thitersity
il,; Florida entomologiz: ergurding
)1?-.0 visit to Miami of a maltitude of
small spiders that siip their webs
)mdmn's; and out, in t.olley ears and
i automobiles.
l Miami reported that itliere had
'Lu-n no rain there <ore ihrce aays
l :nd that it was a)ncrm=23'y verm.
, One of the longest prison sen
itoncos ever imposed was given to a
| mayor of Alba, Spain, in 1893, when
he was convicted on 217 counts of
!fm-:.:in'x public documents. He was
centenced to 3,893 years in prison.
i TTACK
SEVERE ATTACH
ON WITNESS IN
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CANTON MURDER
DEFENSE PUULLS RECORD OF
CHIF STATES WITNESS IN
MELLETT MURPRER TRIAL
CANTON, Ohio, December 14—
(#?)—-The record of Steve Kascholk,
the state’s star wiiness in the first
degree murder trizl of Patrick Eu
one MeDermott, vas brough out in
cowrt today during the cross ex
amination of E. L. Vills, defense at
torney.
Because Kascholk was admitted by
Feth sides to be an “important wit
ress” in the state’s efforts to con
viet McDermott ¢i the murder of
I'on R. Meliett, Canten publisher, the
cdefense attack on the youth was vig
crous,
Kaschok told the story of riding
hy the Mellett home in a street car
with MeDermott and testified that
Tat told him “thal’s where an edi
tor lives that we'ra going to slug.”
FOREIGN WIVES ANDI‘
CHILDREN ARE |
COMING l
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—(AP) —-—}
The senate voted today to open Um'
immigration ,L'zm,_'s to thirty-five (.h()ll-]
sand wives and minor children ",17;
aliens admitted prior to July first
1924, who have applied for naturali
zation,
LARGE CROWD GREETS
BIG VAUDEVILLE ACTS
Harry Cordray and his come
dians opened to 2 large and well
rleased audience at the Capitol Thea
tre last night, whizh i che keginning
of a series of hizh class vaudesule
within the next few weeks for inis
popular movie heuse. ‘
The Corduroy companry, consist
ing of six men and 6 weornen,fue
»ished oceans of langnter with
their musical comedy of the latesh,
Ligh class refined type. This com
pany carries a Leawiitul wardrobe
+nd all costumes are changed be
iween acts. They come from the
Keith circuit, whizn caters to noih
‘ag but high class acis and Cerdele
is indeed fortunate of heing or this
circuit, as eities mach Jarger’ than
Cordele cannot affor! to pay ‘he
prices asked for thewr acts.
Manager Lonis Milicr helieves the
people of Cordels wont high-class
vaudeville acts and will support them
and to this end i¢ sparing no ex
pense to see thas tnog oet the very
best.
The picture “Snarrews,” stare nr:'
Mary Pickford was relightfully re
ceived last night. This is une of her
ic st picture and wi!l e shown again
tonight. It took a gacd snri of money
16 bring this picture here.
The Corduroy ecompany will be
here all this week, with an ertlire
change of program every night and
on Wednesday night Pauline Frzder
ick will be seen in one of rer best
pictures, “Her Honor the Governor.”
WOUNDS AND EXPUSURE MAY
PROVE FATA LTO MAN
ATHENS, Ga., Decer:ber 14— Wil
liam Dillard, who live: near I'rince
ton, on Route A., is at the '.‘,'(nerull
Hospital not expected to yive from
the effects of a pistel wound inflict
ed Saturday night and exposura that
followed.
KIWANIS ELECTS OFFICERS
AT LUNCHEON TOMORROW
The Cordele Kiwanis Club will
name itsofficers at the noon lunch
con tomorrow at cne o‘clock at the
dining room of the Suwanee Hotel.
Other interesting features will be in
the program for the hour. The ladies
ot the ciie club will be in charge.
PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS
Established in 1908
MEMBERS ASSOCIATED PRESS
N e s
10,000 MILES OF
BY JULY NEXT YEAR
HOOVER WANTS FOUR MILLION
TO TAKE CARE. OF NEEDS
* FROM CONGRESS, o wa i
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" WASHINGTON, Dccember 14 —
¢-—The United States is taking - to
the air with unxpectod speed, secre
tary Hoover said today after survey
ing results of the Tni:imerce Depart
ment plans to fa:iittate commercial
aviation. i oegaW
Originally the decartment esti
mates provided {32 four thousand
miles of regulariy cperatde airways
to go into service a'iring the next fis
cal year but the c¢stimates have
have been raised L 5 ten thousand
miles,
The secretary said regular airplane
loutes wold be operated over this
distance by July. The department is
: sking four million doilars to provide
"ights, landing and ladio beacns.
Development of navigation in
Ameriea, he predisted would be
based on supplying 2ir and express
iransport, rather than in transporta
tion of passengers. ;
CABINET CRISIS. ON
COTTON IN
HEGYPT
LONDON Decomber Al4—(P)—
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Cairo Egypt says the slump in cot
ton threatens a ministerial crisis.
The correspont says there was a four
hour heated debate in the chamber
Monday regarding the suggestion
‘tat the government enter the cot
ten market addinz he understands
the cabinet is against the suggestion
but that the majority of members
of the chamber favoys it.
The session adjourned until Wed
nesday when the cakrinet will make
known itsdecision.
TWO CARPENTERS KILLED
WHEN CAR OVERTURNS
MIAMI Fla. De:ember 14—(P)—
Charles Stewart and an unidentified
companion were kilicd and N. J.
Hardcastel seriously ‘njured when an
automobile overtuined here today all
of them were carpanters on the way
to work. .
Ch ® GB RE
ristmas
P AT
STEADS DRUG
STORE
o Pibles, . !
Christmas Cards
Toilet Articles, all
kinds —Perfumes—
Stationery — and a
good line of Crepe
Papers and decora
tions, Tinsel Cords,
ete. Hull lhne: of
Spices and Extraets
for flavoring. .
Stead’s
Drug Store
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