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WHOLE DIVISION U. S. DESTROYERS HEADED FOR MEXICO
WIDER REVOLT
-~ OVER MEXICO
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FULL INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO
COMMANDER IN CHARGE
No Outbreak Reported hut
Situation Causes Move
ment of Many War Craft.
LEAD MORE WARSHIP :
Washington, May s.—Secretary Dan
fels today ordered a division of des
tropers mow at New York with the
Atlantic fleet to sdil immediately for
Key West, where it will be held for
possible duty in Mexican waters.
The flotilla is commanded by Capt.
Byron Long on the tender Blackhawk
The destroyers - are the Ishwood,
Case, Lardner, Putnam, Dale and Reid
Secretary . Danfels said Capt. -Long
had been given full instructions at to
the policy to be pursugd in the event it
becomes: necessary to send the des
troyers to Mexicn . ports. Thus far
no reports of serious: disturbances in
Mexican ports have reached /the go’v:
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PREIGITT INCREASE -
s OFFIFTY PERCENT
VVa,,B_'hix_'ngvt'_c')fi{,: ‘Vla.y ‘s_.——~Freig_ht ‘rate
avance o Tthirty and nine tenths per
cent for southern reads has been pro
posed to ‘the interstate commerce
commission by the association of rail
road executives along with proposals
for other sectons of the country.
Call For
THE GENUINE
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TAKE W 0 SUBSTITUTES
CORDELE -
BOTTLING CO.
THE CORDELE DISPATCH
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SEVERAL REBEL TOWNS ARE
SMARTLY BOMBED
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JAUREZ UNDER NEW RULE
Gen, Gonzales Reported to
- Have Gone to Rebols“
. With Foree. K.
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Washington, May s.——-Am)arent'ly|
unable to get..upden- way any e ective
military expedition against the rev
lutionists, Carranza has begun using
airplanes to harass rebel held towns
in the neighhorhood of Mexico City,
acccording to adivee to revolutionary
headguarters here. .
" Cuernavaca and Cuatala are report
ed to have beeen smartly bombed. Re-]
ports also state that Pablo Gonzales,
a former ardent supporter of Car
ranza, has entered the revolution at
the head of a detahment of revoltiug{
federal troops. |
Three More States. "
. ‘Agua Prieta, May s.—Revolt or sub
jection of the border states of -Coahui
lo. Nuevoleon'aad ‘Tamsulipas s o
ced at miliary . headquarters o fthe
rebels here today. ;
WILLCLEANUP
PLANS MADE FOR EMPLOYING A
| KEEPER OF GRAVES
; ‘Plans have been made for a meeting
‘to be held ‘at Antioch cemetery next
‘Weednesday, May 12, for the purpose
of arranging for a keeper 'of the cem
etery. Those interested wil lbe ex
pected to come early i nthe ‘morn
ing- and help dispose of this matter
so that in the future proper care can
be given. A
This is an enlarged cemstery, onel
which has been estajjlished ,in the
jcomimunity more than thirty years
and is growing to such an extent that
proper caré is a matter of concern
to a wide community. : I
ELECTRICC POWER CLUB
~ BEGINS ANNUAL MEETING
p - e s A -«
Chattanooga, May bs.—~The annual
l meeti?fig. of the electric power club of
America, with some two hundred mem
l.hers from all parts of the country pres
ent, opened here today.
l METAL WORKFRS
S OFFER TROUBLE
}POLICE CARRY "RIOT GUNS FOR
¢ PARADERS
Weterberry, May 4.—The police
here went on street dufy today: arm
ed with riot guns after several thous
and strikers -of the brass and metal
working plants-had given notice that
|z“hey would parade 'without permit.
The Home Guard was held at the
'_gtate armory in-readiness for the call.
iGOVEgNOR COX WILL ot
| GET KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS
| Louisville, May s—Only the. dele
gatés at large were instructed last
night by the Democratic State Conven:
tion to Vote for Governor Cox, of
Ohio, “as long as his name remains
‘before the National Confiention," no
mention bing made of the ZB district
delegates. Cox, however, will have
20 of the state’s 26 votes, 16 delegates
having been ordered by their districts
to vote for him. The other six are
]uninstructed. i 5
FURTHER ADVANCE
NEWS PRINT PRICE
INTERNATIONAL SAYS INCREASE
i COMING JULY FIRST
" Washington. May 5.—-Further ad
vancas in print paper prices will he
made by the Intérnational Paper com
pany July First, sai a telegram from
Chester Lynn, vice president of the
company, présente today to the seunate’
committee investigating the paper
shortage. :
The message which was adressed ‘¢
Joseph Pulitzer, publisher of the St.
Louis Post Dispatch, said (hat small
publishers must be helped out by
the‘large consumers who re protecting
by 'cqn‘tmc’t. ; ;
In presnting the telegram Charles G.
Ross, Washington. c'orres;ponent of the
Post Dispach, said that paper was
strengly ogposd to government control
of thepaper ~industry to any fors
whatso-ever on the groun that it wouly,
In -effect ‘be a. government control of
the press.
James W. Brown of New York of
‘the Editor and Publisher, recommen
-1160 ZoopeTation between the publish
ers and ‘paper mnufacturers and a
committee or some goverament agen
cy in working out an agreement to re-
Heve the paper sitation by reducing
consumption until prouction could be
increase.
HEAD OF RUSSELLITE |
FAITH IS RELEASED
New York, May s—Joseph F. Ru- |
therford, head of the Russellite faith |
an eight of his' church officers were'
freed .toay in the federal court of |
Brooklyn when‘ inictments charging
violation of the espionage act against
eight an indicting charges’ of perjury
‘against the ninth were dismissed.
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM PLAYS
<" AMERICUS TEAM HERE
“ Tl?e lppp.l,. high sqh:eol\ Laseball team
is playing the Americus high school
team at the local park this afternoon.
ARG Torng it good P
ing. The local team went to Améri
cus last ‘Saturday and won a game
fromi the school teain: there and the
present engagement is a return game.
— st @eyet Ml
Elder W H. Crouse is here and oc
cupying his new home in° Northern
‘Heights. He is a splendid citizen and
he is being given a marm welcome.
RNere. ‘ |
e
My. R. J. Self who has been ill &
long time, is improving now. He is in
Tampa for several week’s visit.
KILLED REBLE WHO
REFUSED PERMIT
TO RETURN TO
‘ 7 OLD FAITH
| L ——
! Melila, (Spanish Morocco)—Grand
i Rahbbi Abraham G. Cohn was assassin
‘ated' hére today by a hebrew who re
cently embrace the Christian religion
an whose alleged petition that he be
sermitted to yeturn to the Jewish
faith had been refused. .
The murder occurred on the steps
of the synagogue. i :
TROY SHOWS GOOD GAIN .
ON NEW CENSUS COUNT
Washitigton, May s~Populations
announced today inclded Troy, Ala,
firfty-six hundred and ninety, an in
crease of 14.8 per cent; East Orange,
N. J,, fifty-five hundred and eighty
seven, an increase of 47.2 per cent.
COAL COMMITTEE ©
CCNFERENCES UNDER WAY AT
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR @
Waghington, May 4.—Conferend¥s
between Secnetary WhHlsorr and a: sub
seale committee of the anthiacite min
ers and operators loo,king to the new
wage agreement contidued today at
the department .of labor. The ses
sions were executive. -
lAESSENGERS IN CHICAGO
~ START STRIKE EXCITEMENT
Chicago, May s—The fourth stgike
of workers in Chicago was threaten
ed today when the newly or'ganized
telegraph messengers delivery union
presented demands for increased sal
aries-to the Western union and postal
companies.
They -ask an eight hour day and 23
dollars a week for day work and $25
for night work.
SORDELE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1920
5 L et Y
MONTREAL, TORONTO AND QUE-
B7EC WiLL BE SEARCHED.
New York, May &—The employes
and books of the /brokerage ; houses
banks in Montreal, Toronto au Que
beca will be examirted in a hunt for se
curities stolen in New York's five mil
lion dollar bond'plvot‘ and for races of
their maketers, it wag announced here
oday. Mg
It has previosly heen hinted that the
elusive master minds of the plot, Jules
W. Arnstein and I}Hclmlas Cohen, may
have established & marketing system
leading into @ number of brokers
houses in varioug eities in this coun
iry and the omi:’%fl. s ‘
~* CROPSIN CRISP
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ACREAGE IS SAME WITH MUCH
; PRRIGHTER PROSPECTS |
Mr. G.’B. Eunice, tobacco agent fcr]
‘the ‘A, B. & A. Railroad, who was
here on a visit to Coutny Agent C.‘
B. Culpepper yesterday ¢ame back |
off Crisp county fax~ms_smillng at the!
great prospect for a good crop. The
condition as compared with last yea;';
id remarkable in gains, he said, and
‘at the present time conditions m‘ei
very good. ' iui o ,""H‘m-‘
- "'The acreage is practically the sam!
as jast year, but the crops are in much‘
finer condition. J. L. Fenn has 20i
‘acres in splendid condition, also this
s true with the J. M. Hut 20 acres
and the Pawell farm 20 acves. Mr. 1.
| Walter Easom has five arcres in fine
_l condition. : :
M. Eunice will go to the southern
portion of the county at another time.
ki eTR il
- Thirteen local residents left lagt
night for Detroit to bring back Buitk
cars for the local dealer, Mr. S. T
Ryals. There were two more men in|
Detroit who wil join the party com:|
ing back. Those going from here are
S. L. Ryals L, A. Parker, James Cony,
W, D. Ryals, Ivey Powell, Charlie
Hunt, Emanuel Williamis, ‘L. O. White,
Ralph Wear, Otis Rogers J. C. Brown;
W. T. Perry, J. F. McGarrity. Thosef
already in Detroit ate L. B. Ivey and
R. I. Beecham. Fifteen cars in all will
be brought- back. . J
Just received fresh
shipment
thon Sets
Cabbage
Plants
and _
Tomato -
Plants
STEAD'S
DRUG STORE
WHIPPLE & McKENZIE BLDG
WILSON ASSAILED AS LEADING
FIGHT FOR POWER OF AUTOCRAFT
STEELSTOCKIS =
REPLOGE STEEL PRESENTS COM
' ING CORNER.
New York, May 5-—The stock ex
change through its committee of bus
iness conduct today ordered an in
vestigation into the ealings of reprogle
stegl. one of the most active issues
now dealth in on the exchange,
iy NG reason was given, bu tit is
thought the oxtraordinary activity has
given rise to an appreshension of &
possible corner. Reprogle is reported
to be econtrolle in part by the same in
terests which dominate the Stutz Mo
tor company. g
GEORGE HATCHER CARRRIES 1
- FINE CROWD OF BOYS
A ‘large number of the local mem
bers of the Boy Scouts left this af
ternoon for Macon where they go to
attend the meetings of the state body
of the order. Scout Master George
Hatcher went with the youngsters
and will see that they are safe and
back on time, Those who went are
as follows: s
‘ James Hall, Monrge Hunt, Junat‘
Stricklend, Dudley McCollum, Walter
iParrish.' Chag. Ward, James Bowen,
\Paul Wiear, Fred Perry. Alva Atkins,
‘Alpha Griffin, Harry 'Goddard, Gatis
Self, Taylor Calloway, Fred Goddard,
’Frank Barwick, Mike Lasseter, -an
‘kor Henry, Edward Kiker, J. T, West:
frook Bdwin Robuck, Jack Comer,
e, g i g o
et VAR AL Y SE P A e
NEGRO METHODISTWILL
DISCUSS UNION CHURCHES
Knoxvill, May b.~—Unification of
negro Methoist with a membership
exceeing two millions will be recomn
mended by a committee of the African
Methodist Episcopal and Zion church,
the general conference of which open- |
e here today. ‘
’MR, AND MRS, A. ROOBIN
I HERE ON A VISIT
. Mr. and Mys. A. Roobin, of Birming:
ham Mare here on a visit to Mr. and
Mrs. L. J. Roobin, They will proba
bly remain over till Sunday. Mr. A.
RRoobin is a brother to L, J. Roobin
and was formerly a merchant here.
He has large property interests in
Birmingham.
THALIAN CLUB ?
The Thalian Club is being entertain:
&d this afternoon at four o'clock at
the home of Mrs. U. V. Whipple. Mrs,
Mashburn is entertaining. '1
BIRMINGHAM EXAMPLE I 8 TAKEN
INTO ACCOUNT.
Washington, May s.—"The Patchem
and Wearem Club” plan inaugurated
in Birmingham, was endorsed today
by .Howard Figg, special assistant to
the attorney general in the govern
ment's cost of living campaign.
» Figg said he believed the organiza
tioh of such clubs was a step in the,
right direction to bring down prices
FRENCH RAILWAg m
CONDITIONS ARE REPORTED AS
: FAST IMPROVNG
Paris, May b.——Announcement, that
the strike of raliroad workers through
out France virtually was over was
made in official quarters here last
night. Since Saturday traffic has
been seriously embarrassed but volun
teers have given material aid and yes
terday a large number of strikers re
turned to their posts.
The miners in Anzin basin have
voted to go on % strike may seven,
but the situaton ir northern France
seems to be improving.
RESERVE BANKS -
EARNED PROFIT
100 MILLIONS
GAIN OF TEN MILLIONS OVER
LAST VEAR
HUNDRED AND 10 PERCENT
Dipcm{nt R.e;;;&;}-la.\*e No Ef
feet on Price of Libort_v‘
Bonds
Washington, May b6.—Barnings of
the Federal reserve-system this fiscal
year were estimated at a hundred, mil
lion dollars by QGovernor Harding of
the Federal reserve board, testitying
before the house rules committee.
‘He said the earnings were ten mil
lions over last year which represen
ted a return of a hundred and ten per-1
cent on thelcapital stock. ‘
. Not Affect Liberty Bonds
Washington, May s—The increased
discount rates allowed by the federal
reserve boar to member banks was not
responsible for -the - preseut 'market
prices of Liberty bonds, Gov. Harding
declare in' a detter today to Senator
‘Owen. Harding sai the boaid's effort
‘to slop inflation will do much to in
{cx'ease the market value of bous, -
ATHMEZE'D EL' BER S s s
|ko i P & T e
'FOR MEAT PROFIT
: NIRRT TR
fnsw ENGLAND MANAGER 18 DE
BT TINE_BY FEDERAL GENT
A A 7 ' ’F“"L" t eNm l
Boston, May 5.-—Profiteering in |
meats was charged today against Ar
mour & Company an its New England
manager, John E. Wilson. The letter
was arrested on a warrant issued by a I
United States commissioner on evi
dence from the istrict attorney’s offi
¢o that lamb was brought for less than
‘en cents, puls four cents freight
harges, and sold here for 25 and a
Lialf cents a pound.
PORT, KY., SCHOOLS,,
Newport, Ky, May s~When the
sutire teaching force of the publei
and graded high schools of Newport
went on and indefinite vacation this
zoraing because a demand for a sala
- increase of three hundred dollars
wag not granted, twentynine hundred
pupils rushed from the buildings, pa
rided the streets and shouted “more
pay the teachers.” ;
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“EORGIA DOCTORS
Program for First Day of State Con
vention Includes Thirty Papers
Macon, May 4—Five hundred Geor
gia doetors will assemble this morn
ing at nine thirty:in the Hotel Demp:
scy ball room for a three day’® ses
sion of the Medical Association of
Georgia. Without any preliminaries
the physicians will get down to bus
iress and will carry out a program of
thirty papers before the clése:of ;hp
das i b ;
Speakers for today's session incude
men in .the: medical profession from
Atlanta, ‘Albany, Augusta, Rome and
Savannah,
MAN ... i ops G 080 s 40.58
IV ek 38,47 38.36
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DEC. woeiniisiunens 35,85 86.54, 35.13
JADG il AT - 35.20, . S4B
LOCAL MARKET = '
Good Middling close ....40
EDITION
KNOX DECLARES
'WILSON WANTS
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- WAR PROLO
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE WOULD' RE
TAINPOWER =~ &
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AND RE AT
'AND REMAIN AUTOCRAT
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Knox 'Claims Wilson is Ap
bitrarily Holding the War
Still Exists.. i }
Washipgton, May s.—Opeding %
deébate on his resolution to declare g
state of war with Germany a‘ni‘&\&
tria at an end, Senator Knox d&% réd
in the Senate today that Wilson w;
arbitrarily maintaining that the flafl%v
was technically- at war in - order 1
‘coerce the senate into ratifyimg the'
peace treaty. He said there wail“lii
‘excuse whotsoever for m'en.;il‘;{;im_
longing the war beyond the sighatwr®
of the armistice and the “only’explg
nation for so doing was a deliberath
‘aim te retain all those autocratic coml
pulsory powers with which the
cutive hds been endowed for the pro
secution of the war in order that they
might be used for other :iu_rpo’gqgf; S
He declared the “welfare and safety
of the nation demands that we kngw
We have peace” . . . *‘i‘»‘#f ]
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WOMAN PMNTE!&M&%&!{
. AT COTTON CONYENTION.'
© Columbfa, 8. €., May 5-~Mrs’ G. 1%
Mathis, prominent ‘waman W Sfi
‘Gadsen. Ala, and 'B. €, Maddox id
Georgiu, were among the speakers i
the semi annual cofi%fifiog"_qf;;gw,}
South Carolina division of the Amer:
jean Cotton Association., 'l. ' ¢
Firm stand taken for I‘M“;‘% -
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Ice Cream Freezevs
and Oil Stoves is what,
you wans, . T ERE g
We can supply your .
needs in this line With"?i
good” goods at prices
that you can afford to 1
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Don’t forget us wfiéfif
you are buying any of .
these goods. . * - |-n
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NO. 147.