The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, March 11, 1920, AFTERNOON EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextMEMBERS ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL. 3. G. 0. P. HINT ACCEPTANCE MILD RESERVATION ARTICLE TEN REPORT CALL FOR 25 PER CENT INCREASE IN COAL WAGES : ! MINERS WAGES l SOFT COAL AREA MAY BE HIGHER | - — | } COMMISSION | MAKES NO ECHANGE WORKING CONDITION | i B i | HOURS TO REMAIN SAME Increase Planned to Absorb Present 14 Percent Added Wages Not Retroactive. ‘Wasbing.ton, Mar. 11.—A wage in crease of 25 per cent for the soft coal, miners was recommended in the majority report of the President’s coal commission. No change in working conditions or hours was recommen ded. The proposed increase will absorb the fourteen per cent granted in No vember, so that the actual raise is eleven per cent over the present ‘wages, not to be méde retroactive. 1 Miners Lose Plea § Birmingham, Mar. 11.—Members of he mine workers union who participa ;ed in the strike last November are dividually responsible. for that act, d their ei'nployers aré not obliged } reinstate them, according to a rul _: today by umpire R. H. Bryer, who & s appointed to adjudicate cases af ?( the miners complained to Attorney ‘General Palmer. _heir former employers had locked them out. \( ~ Sent to President 'Washitgton, Mar. 11,—The report of the coal strike settlement commission was sent today to President Wilson for approval before being made public. Officials would not discuss the con tents, nor confirm the reports that the. Call For THE GENUINE & e »5c a Bottle THKE KO SUBSTITUTES CORDELE BOTTLING CO. THE. CORDELE DISPATCH | F I | \ " HEE l INVESTIGATION ORDERED ON! ¢ | RESOLUTION OF REED | \ Recent Report of Federal Grand Jury in Spokane One More Excuse. * Washington, Mar. 11.—An investiga tion of the United States grain cor 'poration was ordered today by the ‘Senate, when that body adopted a “resolution by Senator Reed who intro ‘duced it as a result of the recent re port of the federal grand jury in ;'Spoka'ne. Wash. | g ity S SCRANTON POLICE | - TAKEOVER MINE RECKLESS AND ILLEGAL MINING CHARGED. : Scranton, Pa., Mar. 11.—City au thorities today are in possession of the Oxford Mine of the Peoples Coal Co., in.the exercise of police powers to prevent further operation. There have been disturbances at the mine for two days. The city author ities were seeking entrance to the Imine to investigate the alleged reck | less ang illegal mining. ' SOUTH CAROLINA FACES A SERIOUS COAL SHORTAGE Columbia, Mar. 11.—South Carclina i is threatened with a serious coal fam ine, reports from various parts of the state indicate. I _One large industry here has already been forced to close down because of ‘ the exhaustion of the supply. : C e e e e lcofnmission had recommended a 2j i per cent increase in the wages of bi fft'uminous miners. L R ity slewr o reom ‘LITTLE BOY ROBBERS ll ~ CHARGED MANY CRIMES I Loméville, Mar. 11.—In the arrest ’ot ten boys the police believe they ;’have the perpetrators of more than theirty robberies in the last few weeks. The boys with their ‘“cap taih," Glenn Hammond, aged ten, were arrested on a charge of stealing arti ‘cles from an automobile. Thefts from ofﬁces. jewelry stores, five and ten cents stores and churches are charged to the ganz. S. J. HILL INJURED LOCAL MEMBER OF COUNCIL HAD " 'CLOSE CALL YESTERDAY. Mr.: S. J. Hill was struck by a fall ing tree yesterday afternoon and re ‘oeived very pzinful, though not serious injuries about the face and head. Mr. Hill was superintending the cut ting of some trees on his farm near the river and in some way got too near and was struck by a falling limb. He was rushed home by his son, S. J. Hill, Jr., and given prompt medical attention. While painful, his injuries are not considered serious and he is resting very‘well today. : SIMS HOPES TO SUBSTITUTE THE CHARGE AGAINST NAVY BY HOOVER '550,000 NECKLACE STOLEN FROM WOMAN Chicage, Mar. 11.—A rope of pink pearls, valued at fifty thousand dollars said to consist of seventy-eight perfectly matched gems, was stolen from Mrs. Robert F. Carr, a Chicago society woman, at Watkins, N. Y., it became known today. A reward of fifteen thousand dol lars has been offered. \CHANGE INDESIGN ’ NOT FASHION'S WILL ‘MODISTES IN CHICAGO CONVEN ’ TION CLAIM IT COSTLY. t Chicago, Mar. 11.—Modistes will i hold a five day semi-annual convention ! here beginning March 15th in connec- I tion with the fashion show. The will iadvocate that there be no change in idesign. according to announcement ! today by Madame Alla Ripley, presi ‘dent of the Fashion Art League of | Awmerica. | “Prices of material and workman ‘ship combine to make radical change 'in styles impossible,” she said. " HARM AMERIC | ANS | e : {ADOPTS KIDNAPPING METHOD i FOR FRIENDLY PURPOSE. ‘ Washington, Mar. 11.—Relatives iand friends of Americans kidnapped !b_v Villa need have no fear for the !safety of person or effects of such | Americans if they repose full confi ldence in a communication recently received from the bandit leader. s Villa says he has adopted this E method to get into friendly conversa | tion with representative Americans. { [ENGLISH LABOR ~ ABANDONS STRIKE | ‘TRADE UNIONS CONGRESS | AGAINST STRIKE METHODS. l Londdn, Mar. 11.—The special trade ' union congress in session here voted ioverwhelmiugly today against the l strike policy and in favor of a contin | nance of efforts by constitutional i means to effect nationalization of the - mines. ; “GRADY HERE MAKING ? FURTHER HOTEL PLANS l 0. M. Grady of Macon is here to ' day making further plans for improve | ments on the Suwanee Hotel. It is not fannounced yet ags to when work will I‘3l(‘ started, but ex'ensive improve 'ments with dddition of twent rooms swill he starte\d within a short time in %ordr.r to miake this hotel meet the ‘needs of the fast growing community. | NEW YORK COTTON | Open Close EMAY: it 89,64 39.50 MBY G 808 D 36.53 SO s s 8080 33.77 FOBE Lel 814 b 21.55 Paie: o i 8010 30.60 ! LOCAL MARKEKT GOOD MIDDLING CLOSED .....30.50 CORDELE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1920. HOOVER CALLED . | SIMS REQUEST | WANTS HOOVER TO SUBSTAN=,= TIATE HIS OWN EVIDENCE I SIMS IS STILL BITTERI Heard Three Months After’ War Started First Word as To Policy. ; Washington, Mar. 11.—Herbert Hoo ver will be called to testify in the Sen ate investigation of the Navy's con duct of the war. Admiral Sims told the inquiry committee today that Mr. Hoover had intimate knowledge of the situation in Europe at the time Amer ica entered the war and asked that he be summoned to subsantiate the Ad miral’s testimony in regard to the gravity of the Allies‘lposition at that, time. : : Sims said he had a note from Hoo ver saying he would be here Saturday. Chairman Hale agreed to call him that day. A “Delayed” Policy Wiashinglion, Mar. 11.—Indications that'the Navy Department withheld the sending of all available American Naval Craft to Ehropean waters early in the war because of a desire to keep the main body of the nation’s seg strength intact for possible even ‘nmlitirs, were contained in Rear Ad miral Sinis tedtimony today before NOW IS THE .TIME TO BUY A CAMERA Look For The Sign The Name SENECA on Photographic Appara tus or Material of any kind is an Absolute Guar antee of Quality. “There is Something in vthe Name” Prices $3.00 to $20.00 Also a complete line of Films and Developing Material just received. STEAD'S WHIPPLE & McKENZIE BLDG PHONE 1 A. M. STEAD, Prop. LITTLE GIRL'S SLAYER PAYS FULL PENALTY Eddyville, Ky., Mar. 11.—Pe ter Kimbrough, uli;as Wil Lock ett, convicted slayer of little Geneva Hardman, confessed slayer of four women, died in the electric chair this morning. The negro died with little show of emotion. WILSON'S CHARGE SAYS POLITICAL WRITER IN PARIS PAPER. Paris, Mar. 11.—President Wilson’s charge against France, made in the letter he sent early this week to Sen ator Hitchcock is said by ‘‘Pertinax” political editor of Echo de Paris, to “be aimed at France by name, but at Marshal Foch in implication.” The so-called imperalism of France consists in a conviction fortified by all the lessons of history that to guar antee herself against attacks from Central Rurope, she must hold the ‘Rhine bridge heads. KANSAS DISTURBANCE REPORT: ED MOVING EAST. Washington, Mar. 11.—Southeast storm warnings were ordered by the weather bureau this morning for the Gulf coast from Pensacola to Carry belle, Fla. A disturbance was reported over Northwest Kansas, moving east. the senate comimittee. He read a cablegram from the Navy Department, dated in July’ nineteen seventeen, containing an outline of the policy. declaring that while a suc cessful termination of the present war must be the first Allied aim, the future position of the United States mlust in mo way be jeopardiized by an Hisintegration of our main fighting ‘fleet." Sims said this was the first defin ite statement of policy I had received.] arriving a few days over three mionths after we declared war.” | HEAVY LOANS MEAN | | , | - BIG IMPROVEMENTS LOCAL LOAN CONCERN HAS| { PLACED HALF A MILLION : | LATEL Y ‘z —_—— f ', The local firm of Dorris & Bmwn% ;Sl‘nmm‘ W. H. Dorris ang Jamies H,E "Brown, has placed since last July in‘ 'this gection of the state close to hnlf! 'a million dollars in loans on fnrmz fl:mds, mmst of it for farm imprnvo-! Elx)ltmts of one kind or another. i { This was a record for loans, al-| \hough this concern has been placing£ 'f:u'm loans a long timie in this seci tion. It took rapid handling and fast| i\w,rk on records, abstracts and otvhc-r: | papers always included in the negoti ‘nt'uns of such business. ‘ | e | .’ Friends of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Wal-, “ton on Sixteenth Avenue will regret to learn of their baby’s serious ill-| 'ness. ! SECRETARY HOUSTON SAYS WOULD BRING DISASTER Further Credit Expansion Would Send Living Cost Up ward Again. Washington, Mar. 11.—A bond is sue of two and a half billion to pay additional compensation to former service men “might result in disaster,” Secretary Houston told the House Ways and Means Committee consider ing soldier relief legislation. Increased taxes to extend aid to the former servicemen were suggested by the Secretary as the' least harm ful way,” bui lie said the propo=cd ex penditu:e of two billions would be “a serious om» for the pecy'e to confront at this time.” Further credit expansion, which has been a factor in the upward trend of living costs would be inevitable if an other bond issue ig approved, he said. NEW STRUCTURE NEXT HURT & WILBANKS STORE. Alderman S. J. Hill broke dirt to day on a new garage building to oc cupy ground adjacent to the Hurt & Wiilbanks store on Sixth Street and Ninith Avenue. This will be a hand some building and when completed will be occupied by his own business, Hurt and Wilbanks are also laying plans for additional building adjecent {o their gtore. This will frbnt both on Ninth Avenue and Sixth street. Their building will be a much laiger one and will contain a great deal of floor space when comipleted. WADE WRIGHT LOSES HOGS TO HYDROPHOBIA Wade Wright, one of the: leading farmers in the Pinia district of this county, has lost some valuable hogs this week due, as is it thought, to a mad dog which entéred the premises a short time ago. Several hogs died after becoming peculiarly affected and yesterday a valuable brood sow became a victim. A veterinarian was called, and an ex amination resulted in reaching the :onclusion that the mad dog had ‘aused the losses. Ot;{m' hogs, it is ‘eared have been bitten by the hogs that have died. Chicago, .\lar.’l-lf-'limirn control of the police department today passed into the hands of Chief of Police Gar rity. He announced t'hal he “would rid Chicago of crime in six months or resign.” All policemen mhy ordered into civilian clothes at the Chief’s discre tion under the new law. AFTERNOON EDITION SLIGHT CHANGE | | - MAY SATISFY ON : ]LEADERS PULLING OUT OF BAD | PREDICAMENT ’ON VEXING ARTICLE TEN i Senate is Again Considering Peace Treaty Compromise L.ooms Stronger. ' Washington, Mar. 11.—Senate ac-‘ tion on Article Ten was deferred ‘again today, while the leaders sought l'tn bring themselves out of the situa i'tion resulting from yesterday's break | up in the compromise negotiations. | Republican leaders are understood i'to have indicated that they might ac cept, with certain changes the substi {mta for the Article Ten reservx.lti’ons ias urged by the mild reservationists., DELEGATES NAMED | i LANE CONFERENCE GOVERNORS OF TWENTY STATEC ,HAVE NAMED REPRESENTATIVES | Washington, Mar. 11.—The govern !()l's o ftwenty states have appointed ‘delegates to the national conference | on community organization called’ by lF‘runklin Lane, former Secretary of ! the Interior, to meet here March 20th. Lane asked more than three hun dred organizations to participate in the meetings which will discuss the | relations of labor to the community i organization by neighborhood units as a means of combatting the cost of liv i ing and other questions. BEAUTIPUL—SERVICEABLE DURABLE \ 2 /1B \ .: ‘lB , » r W o ,There is no question about the quality of these goods Better Aluminum than Mirro Aluminum has never been made. The only trouble is that we can not get enough of these goods to supply the demand. We have just received a par tial shipment of an order placed with the factory more than six months ago. ENOUGH SAID R e oA . Vo, AT A UM IR NS PHONE 483 EIGHTH ST. McColium Building NO. 99