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SLAYERS OF MEXICAN PRESIDENT HELD AS PRISONERS SCUTTLE NAVY DANIELS SAYS o A LR A i 1 UNFAIR, AND UNFOUNDED smpll CLAIMS - | Secretary Resents Effort to - A oie 5 Reflect on Condition of War Ships : } . o o 4 i -~ ‘Washington—Declaring the “steam l rollex” was being used on him, Secre tary Daniels told the Senate Commit tee that he would appeal to the t‘ul]l committe if chairman Hale insisted is the record an “unfair and unfounded” statement as to the condition of the American warships when the war be n. * ga : ¢ EIGHT MORE BATTALIONS ' TRCOPS FOR IRELAND London, Mhy 26.—Aside from fresh troops recently sent to Ireland, eight | more battalions were i\eidm reserve for transfer thither on short notice, according to the Daily Méli.‘ I:T'f; Ly 5 ‘<_r:;v"2r';;.x“ ‘; ~,1 i . ’“ ‘l “ ‘_l RATI .in‘. 4. 4 OPPOSE INCREASE FOR WORKING FROCE o AR : ; : Chicago—Railroads of ‘the United States are not opposed -to a*fair in. crease of wiges for thheir employes if th@ employes can guarantee that they will give honest, conscientious work in return, E. T. Whiter, repre senting the roads, told the Railroad Lahor Board today. . ! BREAD STILL: 10 & 13¢- A eIST SO Ul TSSES Ro) There‘scmn& to be a misunderstanding about the pljice "of our bread. : I"rices are the same— 10c and 16¢c—=Size of the loaf has been slightly reduced, hut prices maintained. If your grocer cannot supply you phone -us and ’W( will. ‘ | _ ; STANDARD C. L. Lifs;:y ~ D. L. Bullock Phone 121 THE CORDELE DISPATCH COURT QUASHED ‘ j TWELVE : ~ ‘ 5 MINERS' TRIALS | J | v ANDERSON HEARS FIGHT ON LEVERL[AW MINERS ADJOURN T 0 HEAR Ask Lewis for Explanation . Of New Ruling in Cases on Trial . X ; Indianapolis, aMy 26—Three sec tions of the Lever act were held un constitutional by ederal Court Judge Anderson who guashed twelve of the pighteen counts in the indictment dgainst the miners and operators§ held on, these sedyions, in his ruling fidn the motion of Chas. E. Hughes to guash the indictments. Counts one, two, three four and seventeen, based on section nine of the Lever lay, were not - quashed. Count fteen, basedg on. section 37, was also quashed. ! : ; Miners Interested Wilkesbarre; May 26.-—The Tri-dis trict convention of anthracite mine workers adourned until tomorrow af: son's decision had been read to the delegates. The motion for adjour. ment vmtovida Imf !_ Pmsildep,,? el“i vention his interpretation of the. court’s decision. ¢ ! A The delegates declared they were entitled to know before proceeding with further buSimess it they were permitted o strike i nthe. event an amicable settlement is impossible. Miners Condemn Actoin Wilkesbarre, May 26.—The . action of eFderal Judge Anderson in sum-- moning John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, and. Phillip Murray, vice-president, to appear in court in Indianapolis at this “critical moment” was declared “cbntrury to the wishes of high goyernment oifi cials” and ample proof of the neces sity of having eFdeml’Judges elected by the people fo ra term not exceed ing six years, in a' resoltion unani mously adopted here today b ythe Tri district convention of Anthracite coal workers. MIAMI LEADS ALL ; :.’ - e HAS CENSUS GAIN OF JOVER FOUR - HUNDRED PER CENT Washington— Miami, Fla., shown a population of twenty-nine thousand {ive hundred and forty nine, an in trease of 440.1 per céut; Florence,S. (~ ten thhousand nine hh%ndred and sixty-eighth, -an increase of 55.4 per cent; Alabama City, Ala,, fifty-four ‘hundred and thirty two, an increase of '25.9 per cent. Miami's increase is, the 4largest shhown by any southern city. . GOES TO FAMILY HELD IN TRUST FOR SURVIVING | {, DAUGHTERS n v el 'z' Washingtion, May 26.~—An estate pationjestimated a:a shrdl hrdlm !-astinfli_ted at ten. millions was dispos od of iih the will of Leyi P. Morton, | tormer’ vice-president of the United states, which was filed here today “for probation. : . After a number of smaller be lquests were made, the remaining es taate was bequeathed to trustees to Ibe held in trust for his = surviving daughters, Mrs. William C. Eustis, Mrs. Helen Morton and Miss Mury Morton and the .children of Mrs. Win throp Rutherford, a deceased daugh fer. ' CORDELE, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1920 " . IN “RUM REVOLT | ST e Y l g 1 eSR eao R BN e oA . e A 4 \FSer % S Py N — { b 4 CHIEF N g < SEMSIBA e 9 o ” - 1 o "‘.4 on, ] g 0 o oam s d ) Rodiipee ogEERNen, oo | S N gfléfif ' . ‘ ST MARTIN MSDONOUSY | " IRON RIVER, Mfch.—Martin MeDonough (above) is the prose ‘enting attorney of Iron-co, ‘Mich., who threatened the arrest of Maj. 'A. V. Dalrymple and his aids fol- Jowigg the “Rum Revolt,” which ,turned out to be a ‘“Tenipest 1b & tiktef of Pollce Sénsiba of fron [ Rver. s R ¢ % 7 U. 5. WANTED PEACE 'CHAPTER HUN HISTORY SHOWS : WAR A SURPRISE - Berlin, May 26.—C01. House, recom niended to the German foreign office by Count Von Berastoff, then German ambassador at Washington, when the former made a second trip to Europe early 'in nineteen-sixteen as Wilson’s personal representative, according to, a letter from Bernstorif to Von Jagow, then foreign secretary, which has just been published, that Bernstorff in fcrmed his superiors that Américuns were' chiefly interested in “the restor ation of peacc and the abolition of wilitarism and naval.” N B R yere FLYER TAKES THREE - MEN NEAR TWENTY' '.I.‘HO%SAND FEET HIGH » San Antonio, May 26—What was said to be the world’s record for an altitude flight with an airplane cap rving three passengers and a pilot was established at Kelly Field yes mrdu{ when Lieut. Harry _“.Veding ton reached an altitude of ' nineteen thousand four hundred feet with 3 calisted men in theé cock pit. CINN FEIN HOLD o : V/ARNED FARMER WHO BOUGHT FOR AMERICAN BROTHERS Dublin, May 26.—Control of Irish land by the Sinn Fein is very etfec tive, as instanced by an occurence at Cartack on the Shannon, as re ported here yesterday. A farmer named Morrison-was sum mohéd before the Sinn Fein land ilcommi‘ttee_to show, why he had at ‘tempted to biy land over the heads of the young men of the district who did not own property. He had ust purchased a grazing farm for thirty-five hundred pounds and told & committee he bought it for two brothers in America. { The committee warned him to sur render it immediately which he aereed to do with reluctance, CARRANZA MEN g ipianides o o - HELD IN PRISON AWMT HUERTA 3 » 5 MUST ANSWER FCR BETRAYAL ‘ AND MURDER : OBREGON REBUKES CRIMEI . ! Investigation Bhows Presi-l dent Was Killed as He lay in His Bed I _ Mexico City, May 26. (By the Asso ciated Press).—Military officers and civilians who' were faken captive at Tlaxcalantongo aftér the death of Carranza will be held in prison here until after Provisional President Huerta takes his oftice. Disposition of the men w!lla-flien be decided upon by him, it is understood. ‘ Mexican officials . and military of ficers who 'acéclflfianiod (?arx'anziy in his flight into the mountains of Pueb- | 12 were again cemsiurad by Obregon, who' declared: “Among the generals ard noted civilinng accompanying Ca ranza, to whom they owed infinite favors; 'his consideration there ‘wasl not even one Dimas or Gestas whol wanted, to: die by his side.” | In speaking of “Dimas and Gestas”‘\ he referred to two thieves who were ‘erucified withh the saviour. i ~ Blain in His Bed Mexico City, May, 26. (By the Asso !ciated ITress )—A formal I‘nvo’stiga {tion for the purpose of clarifying the lpart taken in the death of Carranza, L hath by Col. Herrera and the mem {bers -of the Carranza party, has been i c‘ompleted by a cp\gp{gs!on‘ of fuup | persons named by Boierals - Obregoil Ay oI —— The commisssion submitted its re: rort last night and cited ten points which the members agreed have been proven from the stories of witnesses These included. statements that Her {rero’s men shot the president while he was in bed-and allege that “con spiracy was prepared.in advance by Herrero. who had inspived confidence in him by Carranza and ended in the Prosident’s betrayval.” 1 PECAN ROLLS JUST RECEIVED FRESH | ' SHIPMENT FAMOUS' | ‘Martha Washington PECAN ROLLS ““Goodness Knows They’re . Good”’ $1.50 per Pound Alsonice assortment Elmers Chocqlates. . STEAD'S DRUG STORE WHIPPLE & McKENZIE BLDG PHONE 1 A. M. STEAD, Prop. SENATOR KENYON POKES FUN . ~ PALMER VICTORY IN GEORGIA ONE MANPUTS UP \ HALF MILLION | FOR GEN'L WOOD < | PALMERS GEORGIA CAMPAICN AIRED | KENYON RIDICULES RACE » 3 | 3 Total Palmer Expenses Put a‘t Fifty-nine Thousand ~ dollars, b Wushington——w'jlli‘am C, . Procter, fo Cincinnati, has advanced five hun-: dred thousand dollars to the Wood campaign fund, he testified taday atj the Sen\te investigation of campaign expcnses, -He said this was .“more that the total contributions” to Wiood's cam‘paign. He zuldqd that he had con tributed ten thousand d(}r.rs. He said an average of eight thousand dollars was spent in each state. : f Proctor told thé committe that Am brose Mppel subscpibed twenty thous and dollars to the Wood fund, that William Wright was also a subscrib er and said the partner. of Blihu Root | had asked hi mto, take the direction of the Wood campaign. _ . !, ! Palmer’s Campaign - Waghingtan, May 26.—The Senate Committee investigating the campaign 'w;'t:“-‘?“ ; " B w_«»»., k, s , ; . .“- \ Y sentative @arlin, head of the Palmer organization, read a list of contribu tors. aJmes’ M. Guity, a Pittsburgh oil man, gave ten thousand, aGrlin said., . i ' 3 . Total contributions were placed at Lflfty-ifine thousand gix “hundred and ten dollars. Fermer Federal Judge J. Hatry Covington, treasurer o fthe Palmer organization, gave two thous and dollars. ¥ ! | Palmer's candidacy was largely car-! ried along by overwhelming senti ment, Garlan said. 1 “Where was the sentiment manifes ted?” asked Chairman Kenyon, ’ : “Well in Georgia for one,” Garlan said. . " 4] ghould say with 'a few more vic tories like that all would be lost,” said Kenyon. ; “We got the delegates,” said. Garlan He said five theusand dollars had been contributed to the electoin ex penses, under the eCorgia state law, mentioning Clark Howell of Atlantu.j‘ ag an assistant. ‘ Georgia Contest Accidental | Washington ,May 26.—1 n eGorgfa the contset against Palmer was “ac-i cidental,’-Garlni said, while in Penn sylvania he classed it as “lmexpect-} od.” © Asked about his own connec tions by Senator eKnyon, Carlin said he was not counsel for the Chicago packers, n#r the crucible steel com pany but said he was council for pres ident Dupuy of the Crucible Steel 4Jompany. SEARCH WARRANTS “ FOR MILLION DOLLAR LIQUOR STOCKS ouT (hicago, May 26.—Search warrants for a dozen or more homes and apart-, ment houses and hotels have been asked for by Maor Dalrymple, chief of the Chicago district prohibition en forcement officers. ; JHe 'said today that sufficient evi ‘dence and confessions to warrant” the soizures of stocks of liguor had been «chtained .from drivers working for the alleged “million dollar whisky ring.” eet e s e . SOUTHERLAND LEADS WOOD IN WEST VIRGINIA PRIMARY Wheeling, W. Va., May, 26.—Re turns from yesterday’p presidential primary compiled by the Intelligencer this mogning showed Senator Suther land leading eGn. Wood, Less than one fouth of the voting precincts had ‘been tabulated, - , * | . ; | WOULD NOT HEAR ADDRESS! ON MOVEMENT | DR. VANCE TELLS OF WASTE i Originator of World Church Movement Adnits Crisis Near in Enterprise Charlotte, May 26.—The eGneral As sembly o fthe oSuthern Presbyterian Church today refused to allow Rev.| James I, aVnce, of Nashville, to make‘ an address to the assembly fo rthe in-] terchruch movement, but by aclose vote, according to him, thte privi lege of the floor to answer questions and “give .information only."“ Dr. aVnee is originator of the inter church world movement and a mem ber o fits executive (:ommit:tee. He | “a lot o fmoney had been wasted b}" declared before the assembly thati officials of the movement, and the ‘Best thing that possibly could have happened to .it was fo rit to have lcome to the crisis in which it now finds itself, a crigis o fsevere and wide lspread criticism, so that it may come to its senses.and become more ration al in its administrative policy in the future."” S Sam R (R S P B Bhe ‘, ciiß s o Ll L R P f'v".(, - TO AMERICAN DEAD ; ¢ X €7 e z ' ) PETAIN WILL SPEAK . FOR. . FRENCH GOVERNMENT Paris, May '26.—Marshal Petain will ‘speak on behalf of the French government at Memworial ‘Day exer cises to be held at Suresnes ceme tery near this city. 2 Ambassador Wallace will represent the United States and both will as ¢ist in decorating the graves of all Anerican soldiers, after having de livered their addresses. { Orders have been issued by the I'rench government to all the rench arny and civil aqthorities to send rep resentatives to the exercises to be held at the American cemeteries in rance, May 380. TWO AMERICANS = ARRESTED AT. JIMINEZ INN BY S MEXICANS Washington—Two Americans, He mer Carr’ and a man named Meacdon ald, have beer taken prissoners at Jiminez, Chihuahua, according to the State Department today from the American” consul at Chihuzhua City. No details were given. CALL FOR ARMY. IS LEFT UNANS ... WERED : l.ondon, May 26.—Messages fron: Durazzo picture Albania as in the throes of civil war, the ultimate con sequences of which it is impossible to forecast, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispateh from Rome today. The provisional governmenti seems incapable of dominating the ‘situa tion and its call to the colors for the establishment-of a national armiy ircmains unanswered, the message de clares, . NEW YORK COTTON : lOty io s ATBO 43816 3T BE Ot 35,23 34.96 R A s e 33.38 JAW: il b B e 8 . 33.62 302 D MBS RBD - 838,00 ¢ 1 32.78 + 00D MIDDLIN GCLOSED .....39.75 EDITION LONE STAR STATE BEHIND DEMOCRATS DEMAND AN UNIM=: PAIRED LEAGUE ** W o e TR ? B o SK o A AGITATION IS SWW D Unanimous Approval 'Gi*m"i o Bl “Acts of Present Democrat ic Administration . . Dalias—The Democratic pgllttcfi!;, situation in Texas, which for mbmlfl has been agitated’ over the qmfl% of endorsement or repudiation’ of thd Wilson administrdtion, reverted today to state questions with the closing of the State Democratic conventioy ‘which adjourned early this x'n"dr&fiqq_-j after unanimously approving t!;e;“ggft’% tions of the present administration,; and declaring for “unimpaired Lcag;@b"%;;. of Nations,” 2 ; Ay 1 BOLSHEVIKI CONTINUE . . U SWEEP INTO PERSIA . London—Bolshhevik forces contiaig to pour into Persia and bave Wefi Resht, trom which the British 3% retired toward Teheran, says the daily Sketch, which disputes the' gecuraey of e e A, s i ald, have been ' taken 'Woflqh *l B e bl o s i T R S T THREE NEGROES GIVEN . " DEATH SENTENCE AT CANAL . i, w R .',’/,’;“t;".‘ Panama, (Tuesday) —Three, . me groes convicted of murderin_;_ a ;‘!.‘EBE&; man at Mount Hope .fipqvqa;%'w'g;‘ zine,May 7, were sentenced i,od"élm by Federal Judge Hangn herg today. 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