The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, April 14, 1920, AFTERNOON EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextMEMBERS ASSOCIATED PRESS. VOL. 3. RUSSIAN REDS FINANCED U. S. ILLEGAL RAIL STPIKES - " FOR PURPOSE OF STARTING REVOLUTION IN AMERICA * WILSCN MEETS CABINET TODAY | IN VIGOROUS STRIKE SESSION WILSON COME TO MEETING IN EXCELLENT HUMOR . PAIMER.IS VERY ACTIVE Wilson’s Labor« Board Dis cussed all Day by Senate, - But Not Approved. Washington, Apr. 14, —DPresident Wilson and his cabinetl discussed the railroad strike for more than am hear today and appareatly reachcd some conclusion, but there was no intima tion as to its natwre. Attorney Gen " eral Palmer made this statement as he left the White House “It is fair to conclude the sirlke situation was dis cussed but am not preparved to say what eonclugions, were reached.” " Other menthers of the cabinet would make no stotement. ¢ : Some intimatod, however, that a de finite decision had been made one way or the other as to government in tervention. - « Pregident Wilson, 'wearmg a husi official family as they were ushered into his study e in the opening of the session, ho took a seat behind his big desk, with the members crouped in a semi-circle it frony of him in the order of thei rank. Dr. Grayson said the president enjoyed the meeting of his adwisers.’ * “It did him good,” he added. (abi net officers declared the president was in excellent humor and laughed anil joked with him. ~ After a long conference with his as- Call For THE GENUINE T SR | PN = A 5¢ a Bottle TAKE NO SUBSTITUTES CORDELE BOTTLING CO. THE |O:“ELE -1 |PATCH A mRE VEHICLE FORGREATMOVE 'COMM.UNISTS FINANCING. THE STRIKE THROUGH 1. W. W. l R T ! N ARRESTS ‘N NEW ORLEANS ; i (rand Juries Investigating (fases—Vast Amount of v - Evidence is Gatheved. Washington, Apr 14.—Evidence obtained by ‘the bepartment of s Justice was said today to show that the Russian communist inter nationals were undertaking to use -the railroad strike as a vehicle - for the creation of a mass strike in the United Stotes, that the ~ communists were financing and otherwise aiding the strike ~ through the agency of the Indus-6 trial ' Workers of the World. It ~ is understood the evidence was laid before the President and his cabinet today. The evidence thz department re ceived was declared to justify the ~ statement that the strike would known of the communist group, and that the end and aim was a mass strike, to be followed by revolution. Central West Improves Chicago. April 14 —lmprovement of freight traffic conditions in the cen tral west continued today with insur gent railroad men returning to work at several points. But the industrial situation in Ohio and Michigan has reached a crisis as the result of the stoppage of fue! supplies. In the far west where a doz en passengers trains had been stalled in Soutern California, the sit uation became increasingly serious. Eight Leaders Arrested New Orleans, April 14.—Further ac tivities of the federal authorities here in connection with the strike of Illi nois Central Yeardmen’s Association members late yesterday were promis ed today. Eight leaders were arrest ed in a raid on a meeting of the strikers. A police reserve of special watch | men and federal officers today guard | ed the Illinois Central property. | Militia Called to Riots. i Springfield, 111., Apr. 14.——5m’er;:‘i units of the Illinois reserve militia . will be sent to Kan Kakee at the re } gnest of Sheriff Wilson of Henry coun- | ty, who said the strike riots had got | ten bevond his control. ‘ New Orleans, April 14.—Federal; Judge Foster today called a special | session of the federal grand jury to| consider the cases of the eight *“out | law” strike leaders arrested last | night by federal agents, charged with | interfering with interstate commerce . violation of the Lever act and inter | fering with the mail. i sistants, Mr. Palmer returned to lheg White House for a conference with | Secretary Tumulty, cn the strike sit ‘ muation. He still maintained silt'nm% as to the goveramcni's plans. ! Attorney General Palmer went (li‘f rect to his office and immediately sum | moned for a conference his assistants who have been keeping in touch with! the strike situation. - - Senate Stalls on Nominations. ; Washington, Apr. 14—After discus ! sing the railroad board uumin;nliou.-i in executive session tow hours, the | senate finally deterred action until 1o '} morrow. . ‘ L i J. L. BULLOCH IS MAKING | WOOD YARDIMPROVEMENTS Mr. J. L. Bulloch is making exten | sive improvements in his wood and coal yard in the southern portion of the city. When the work is completed many advantages will have been ad ded. Sheds are bheing constructed and enlerged and other improveny:nts made. _ Wi CORDELE, GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY, APR. 14, 1920 | BIG FOUR BUSY \ & i ® VOLUNTEER RAILROAD HELP 1S ; POURING IN \ Chaotic Conditions Still Prevail in Kast—O{fers ot Peace Again., . New York, April 14 —Officials of the “Big Four” railroad bhrotherhoods renewed their efforts today to bring an end to the unauthorized rail strikcs in this district, while thousands of volunteer railroaders ‘poured in with offers ‘of their services to break the traffic tie-up which has paralyzed most of the lines entering New York. Although the initial peace . ovér ,tur?s were unanimously rejected by the! strikers at Jersey City last night, brotherhdod leaders expected to re new their proposal that the strikers return to work and submit their griev ances to the new railroad labor board. Twenty-two trains on the Lackawa na road were manned today by vol unteer crews, The freight situation remained chaotic todgl, except for "ood prices continued to soar and vie federal authorities issued a warnivsg that arrets would follow the inflation of prices. ] Omaha, Apr. 14—The attempt o! Prof. Todd of Amherst College to sig nal Mars from a balloon will be mad: April 23, accordfng to announcemen by A. Leo Stevens, ballon” expert ai Fort Omaha, whose gas bag will b> used in the effort. The professor suggests next wee't because Mars is then to be neares: ta the earth. THOSE WHO ARE |INTERESTED ARE INVITED TO BE PRESENT Those who are interested in the Overall Club in Cordele are asked to be at a meeting on the public libra ry lawn tomorrow evening at six o'clock, those who have previously joined or signed lists. The local club is proposed to fol low lines similar to thise taken by the clubs in other communities. If you are interested or wish to Lecome, a member, be present. \ AMERICAN TOBACCO STOCK l YIELDS SIXTY-SEVEN PERCENT} T l New York, Apr. 14-—Directors ul‘f the American tobaceo company today | anngunced a common stock dividend | of seventy-five. per cent, payable lu' holders of class B common stock ui'l vecord July 15th. | e DR. ANGELL BECOMES NEW | CARNEGIE FOUNDATION HEAD | e — ] New York, Apr. 14—Dr. James Row- | and Angell, many years dean of the University of Chicago, has been elec ted president and cheif executive ofri cer of the Carnegie Foundation, it was announced today. SMALL BLAZE STARTS CHIMNEY AT NOON A small blaze which started in the roof of the residence occupied hy Miss Melie Roberts’ hoarding house on 12th avenue at noon today caused slight damage. 1f was started around the dining room chimney, but the fire de partment soon had it extinguished and the loss is cmoparatively small. e —————— S s e D . £ e e S e e S icki “It P Scene From Rollicking Comedy, “It Pays tise,” 1 Ch .to Advertise,” Fourth Night of Chautauqua ; eet A il ooni st i oertesieebreeibiammresd ity siisemaieiscadnsndes e T T s S Mg e b N RIS PR A~ 3 L FRUTTTR R e R T R TR eT P R g R N TR Y \&Ff R :&1, 8P S 2’:‘l B LR, - T Ve T e T L B ; A 2SR R Aol g ‘RT N e R Bt ; KRN AN ol D e weoer o rRC NAR & J .-:1;0."' e % TBB g A AR .‘.‘v&“ ST R S e e R ¢ ERCEAER RDR A R e RN . ; EISE TR R o eSR R s 3 )f" Z‘.,‘:’.\\(.i‘?f-" ~e‘f‘?é-‘»\.;:v&éi RbAi Tl i ROy " e (50 e OItA ST g Sl 4 s S s R b R ,‘?i'-,?‘{ésixé-ﬁ-' R R i gNS 3 NAR DO et €T e e &AR Sy \ !et i Si R R 3‘39 R ¥ ; 2 DBRLEE ARt R TOO 1 S MRI R 1 ':r."'-‘ 5,. 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RO .v"{;&i’ e g "'g;:;s;e;;;/,;: f;,‘a”" > PR o men R L SRR o o R Re e R s *ﬁ;’»»’ eL D asDaa R[y e "'i'—".;:t;fg TR, A g e R BN RS EEE g~ R e s 3 e A ‘g\‘ . &R) o P o ot BT Lo B T R s onnne T L NG SRR . oot - A Ri R e o i P e B commmegis Rl i it SBOS S R b *’i:".wi.v-' PR OTI L enc R R SRR MY ORI R LRI 2 SRR RS & ARi RS M so R S S M | RR NI A e bT 4 i e RSOt L TRICE TR SIRAARIS “It Pays to Advertise,” which appears here on the fourth night of the Redpath Chautaugua, is absolutely clean and wholesome. and this faet. com bined with theé rich Americanism of its humor, the rapid-fire idioms contained in the dialogue and the many clever situations effected marked itg New York production as the most successtul comedy drama in years, The story Is told with contagious verve and vigor and the dialogue is written with a real feeling Tor that particular typ® of humor that has been recognized as purely American since the days of Ben Franklin, EDUCATIONAL MEET . " e » .‘n LVd COUNTRY-WIDE STUDY OF PROB Washington, April 14.—Reépresenta tive citizens from every state were called today by Commissioner of HEd ucation Claxton to meet in ‘Waching ton May 19-21, to® “consigdler the prag. sing problems:of education- from the standpoint of statesmanship, and pub lic welfare.” Special invitations were sent to various governors, to the heads of state delegations, business _men, farmers, labor leaders, mem bers of hoards of education and e(le tors were among those invited. I Onion Sets We are always sup plied with the best gar den sceds and plants, We have been furnish ing them to the growers in this conmmunity for a quarter of a century. That’s long enough to know something about the best, is it not? Small or large, it will he to vour advantage to get vou orders filled here. We will do our hest to see that vou get the right kind, a de pendable kind. The prices are right. WHIPPLE & McKENZIE BLDG PHONE 1 A. M. STEAD, Prop. 1 * ] OVERALL CLUBS @ TAKING ATEANTA CALL FOR CENTRAL ORGANIZA -3 ¥ ) S ISS = U 3 = Atlanta, April 14—The “Overall Club” movement has hit Atlante and Fulton county. A mass meeting for Mpbnday to form a central. organiza tion has been called by Rev., John W. Ham, pastor of the Baptist Taberna cle, and John A. Manget, fair price commissioner for Georgia. Numerous lesser organizations have been formed in the city and suburbs. Student Body Joins | Jockson, Miss,, April 14.—Nearly | five hundred students of Mississippi college for bows heve donned over alls and formally organized. | Thirty-nine of the forty members of the law school of the University ol Mississippi, at Oxford, came out this morning in klue denim, The fortieth member, a girl, wore ginghams. | Cotton Stockings Movement | Ashville, April 14.—Horace Qver | man was elected president of the Overall Club organized in the Stu dents High School last night. Schoo girls today ave organizing cottol stockings clubs. i SOCIAL WORKERS P 5 ; "~ OF ALL COUNTRIE! [ 4 i IATTEND FORTY-SEVENTH CON FERENCE IN NEW ORLEANS | New Orlenas, April 14.—Nearl: every part of the New World . anc many Old World countries are vepre sented zmong the delegates here t day to the various organizations mak ing up the National Conference on s cial work which opened its forty-se\ enth annual convention today to con tinue through Sunday. ARMISTICE 1S ~ SIGNED RY CABER/ UNIONISTS PROPOSE THAT HE LEAVE COUNTRY Washington, April 14.-—An armistice Letween the unionists in Guatamald and the forces of President’ Kstrad: (abrera has been signed and a pro posal made that Cabrera leave the | countly, zecording to advices today at the State Department, ‘ NEW YORK COTTON Open Close Jan. 03.20 35.0 May . 41.15 41.91 Oct, : 30.11 3013 July % 29.10 29,07 Ve, s el 34.00 1 OCAL. MARKET Good Middling close ..................40.50 | i | | | ; i S | | BILL. WILL BE PRESENTED TO HOUSE IN WEEK \ a gt PASS BEFORE MAY FIRST Senate Has Promised to 'Press Bill Before Conven tions in June, Washington, April 114.—A (-umpo-l site soldier relief bill granting an ad justed (:plll}mxmation of a dollar l'm-I each day's service to um)roximul.vlyl three million former service men willl reported to the house within a week, Chairman Fordney of the Ways um]i Means committee announced 'Lm.luy.t‘ Passage of the measure by the house is planned hefore May 1, svn{ ate leaders having announced that ll}(z; bill will be aproved by the senzte be-| fore the June conventions, should it be passed by the house this month.‘ R | LOVDEN CARRIES . 0. P. INPRIMARY GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS WINS OVER GEN. WOOD Chicago, April 14.—The lams‘t re turns today show that Lowden won the Republican presidential prefer ence primary in Illinois yesterday by carried Cook county (Chicago) by 'more than 27,000 and Johnson had his name written on more, than 45,000 bal lots. . DECLARES MARTENS SENATE COMMITTEE SAYS HE BE LONGS TO DEPARTMENT JUSTICE Washington, Apr. 14.—Declaring that Lutewig Martens, self-styled Rus sian Soviet ambassador to the United States, is a German subject, “and in consequence an enemy alien,” the sen ate committee which has investigated hig case, reported today that his ac tivities had been such “as to render him more suitable for the investiga tion and action of the Department of Justice than by a committee of the Senate. r ’ 1 : FNGLANDS JOYTO | | | - MOUNT JOY PRISON | { ‘ | WILL DEAL DIFFERENTLY WITHi IRISH PRISONERS ! SRR | London, - Apr. 14—Andrew Bonar | Law, government spoksman, said in | the commons today the lish govera- | ment had decided to treat those pris l oners in Mount Joy prison, arrested on suspicion by competent military authority, differently from other clas:, : es of prisoners and they would re | ceive Amelorative treatment. ! Irish Strike Continues | Dublin, April 14.—The generyg | strike declared yesterday in protesi| against the treatment of Irish hnn ger strikers at Mount Joy prison wi: continued today with added tenesnes: and increased fears of serious develop ments. Sixty thousand workers in } Dublin alone are op a strike, ‘ THESE TWO TOWNS HEAD ALL U- S. CENSUS GAINE Washington, Apr. 14— Poulation statistics included Wingto-Salem, N (~ forty-eight thousand. three Imn" dred and ninety-five, an increase oi 113 per cent; Port Arthur, Texas, twenty-two thousand, two Immlruxﬂ and fifty-one, an increase of 190 pr-ri cent, | Mr and Mrs. B. F. Doolittle ave botl recovering from a long attack of in fluenza. ; AFTERNOON EDTION MEXIC BATTLE t FOR SUPREMACY ¢ s CARRANZA TROOPS MOVING ON. | el i ol b " FORTIFYING WITH VIGOR: % "o “ o Gov Huerta Declares Wholg 1 . ye “ . A % State is With Him in Ses cession Move, ol ik brem % i. b Agua Prieta, (Sonora).-—'l‘hlg{.bo:- dey town is the objective of Carran - za troops under Col. Fox in tire open ling campaign to bring. Sonora back into the Mexican federation of states land' is being prepared today to medt the invaders with force. y ~ Sonora public officials estimated that the first battle was a week away, !Lrenches are heing dug and vantage points are being fortified against the | federal troops scheduled to leawe Ju arez toddy. ) : Bigs ' At Hermosillo yesterday Governgy | Huerta, provisional presiden( of tha republic declared that the entive !st.atc was supporting him in the se cession movement, % Asks Carranza to Resign A Washington, April 14.—Private ad vices from Neuvo Laredo today said that General Gonzales, formerly chief military leader under the pre . sent Mexjcan government, had, rojoin ed his cimmand and issued a procia " mation calling on Carranza to tesici, He said the supreme eourt shosld name a provisional president and 'r\fgd tl}e‘ elections. g & R ,J.;,w,.;um;'e‘*""i"“ QMFR 7 Bl;-mx PATIENT = l; ‘ 4 = X 1 '," WP . GEORGIA BAPTIST HOSPITAL | Friends of Homer Wheeler wil-:g; i gret to know that he is in the Ge"’- i gia Baptist Hospital in Atlanta, ' where he is to- undergo. an operation | His_ brothers John L., and Arthg | Wheeler spent Saturday and Sunda; ;with him. He was cheerful ‘and 'net ; in any apparent danger, but is a qiq& | man. His wife is with him, . & WMIRRO . . BEAUTIFUL—SERVICEABLE i DURABLE '« @ /;\ v ‘__v__,‘_;-—-i-.:'--..:,-,.‘,_?_\? e } = &“\) n ‘1;:: \:“'TW R L ’\‘Q_‘._“""‘ ~ /;’ A \o" : ' Uhere is no question about the quality of these goods LA Better Aluminum than Mirrr’:"‘ Aluminum has never been mada. The only troubla is that we can not get enough of these zoods to supply the demand. We have just received a par- ' tial shripment of an order placed with the factory more than six months ago. o ‘ . ¥ 1 ENOUGH SAID ?l Ae A S ST TR SRR PHONE 483 EIGHTH ST. McCollum Building NO. 129.