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The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
CHARGE HOUSE
MEMBERS TRYING
TO KILL BONUS
SOLDIER RELIEF LEGISLATION
CAUSING STIR
FORDNEY MAKES CHARGES
Committee to Hear Secretary
Houston and Governor Hard
ing Tomorrow.
FORDNEY MAKES CHARGES

Washington, Mar. 9.-Charges that
the House Ways and Means Commit
tee is ''endeavoring to kill the bonus
legislation by delay were made to-
day by Chairman Fordney when the
committee resumed it's hearings on
the soldier relief legislation. Fordney
said he was ready to begin business
now, when the members suggested
the hearings be postponed until after
the legislative committee of the Amer
ican Legion met On March %, further
to consider plans.
The committee decided to call Sec
retary Houston, Assistant Secretary
Leffingweil, and Governor Hording OF
the Federal Reserve Board tomorrow.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
PEANUT PRODUCTS
MAN IS NOW HERE
P. C. JACK CAME IN TODAY TO Be
GIN WORK

Mr.. p. c. Jack, representing the new
peanut products corporation which is
to start business here within a short
time, reached Cordele today and went
immediately into plans for organizing
md establishing the new concern.
He believes this work will be ac-
"ompished within few days and
buildings and tracks will be started
Immediately AS soon as this work
is completed, the machinery will be
0lacN and work started.
The new concern wifi manufacture
peanut butter, refined oils and salted
package peanuts. 1t will be large
enterprise, if present plans carry, ana
those engaged in the enterprise are
extremely hopeful of fine start.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
SLOW GET AWAY IS CHARGED
BY ADMIRAL y.
DISPLEASED WITH START
Says Navy Functioned Bril-
liantly After Getting Into
War in 1918. . /

Washington, Mar 9-Rear Admit
raj Sims told the senate COMMITTEES
investigating the navy's conduct Of
the war that the failure of the navy
department to act promptly on the
recommendation to place the coun.
trys entire naval resources at the
disposal of the Allies within sin
months after the United States enter
ed the war, prolonged the struggle
for at least four months. "A
Sims said his criticism was directed
at the work in 1917, and 'had moth
ing TO do with the magnificent way
the navy functioned>rfn 1918, after It
really got into the war" f
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
MICHIGAN TOWNS SUFFER
FROM HEAVY BLIZZARD

Grand Rapids, Mar 9.-lsolated
since Thursdays blizzard, which tied
UP practically all the railroads, west.
ern and northern Michigan towns are
now in the grip of an acute fuel fam
inc.
Actual suffering from cold is report
ed in Muskegon. Cadillac reports that
office buildings and industrial plants
must close and numerous other cities
are affected.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
ENGLISH PAPER
COMMENDS WILSON
ON CONSISTENT STAND IN ADRlA-
TIC MATTER

London, Mar. 9.--President Wilson'S
reasons for refusing to escape from
the Adriatic questions by the back
door which the Allied ministers held
open to him are very strong ones,
says the London Times commenting
on the presidents latest note to the
premiers.
The paper, which is the only one
commenting on the communication,
commends him for having al
ways been consistent, while the AL
lies have wobbled from one impossi-
BILE solution to another"
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
BLIZZARD BLOCKS
HOLDING PRIMARY
NEW HAMPSHIRE WILL HOLD
ANOTHER LATER

Concord, Mar 9.-Heavy blockades
due to Saturdays blizzard prevented
nearly a hundred towns from partici-
pating in the presidential primaries
held in New Hampshire today.
Although the primary makes no pro-
vision for postponement. Secretary of
State Bean expects deferred primaries
to be held as soon as traffic conditions
will permit i'll conjunction with the
town meetings which will also be post
poned
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
TWO YOUNG MEN
JOIN UNCLE SAM
Ohm r. BARTON AND EZRA
CHlLDS GO TO ARMY

John r. Barton and Ezra ChiidS,
Two young citizens Of Wilcox county
'esiding at Rochelle, joined the I'm
tied States army at the recruiting
station here yesterday afternoon and
eft today for Atlanta where they
will be examined. Should they be
accepted, they will go to the first
division at Camp Taylor in Kentucky.
Corporal Bedford arranged for
them to enter the army training
chool at Camp Taylor. Both are fine
ooking youngsters and will take
very advantage of the army training
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
VERY ACTIVE STOCK MARKET
SESSION
GENERAL MOTORS RISING
Crucible Steel and Others Take
Rapid Over Night Jump in
Prices.

New York, Mar. 9.-Shares of va
rious industrial companies which will
likely declare liberal stock dividend
distributions on yesterdays ruling of
the United States supreme court, reg
istered further sensational gains in
the early period of todays very ac-
tive stock market session.
General Motors showed an over
night advance of twenty-one points
or "a toal of seventy-three points from
yesterdays low. Crucible Steel and
others shot up two to thirteen points.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
BERLIN LOSES OVER
PERCENT PEOPLE
CENSUS STILL REVEALS NEARLY
y -FOUR MILLION INHABITANTS

Washington, Mar 9.-The city OF
Berlin, with adjacent districts, now in
cludes three million eight hundred
and eighty-0ne thousand, two hundred
and thirty one inhabitants, according
to recent issues of the Berlin press
which published the results of the
census started in October 1919. The
city proper showed the loss of more
than eight percent since 1916
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
REFUSE TO ACCEPT FINDINGS
IN NEW THREAT
MUST IMPROVE WORKING
Statement Issued From United
Mine Workers Headquarters
on Commission Hearing.

indianapolis, Mar. 9,-The United
Mine Workers of America will refuse
to accept the findings of the bitumi-
nous coal commission unless a sub
stantial increase of wages and improv-
cd working conditions are provided,
it was inferred in statement issued
today from the headquarters of the
organization.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
WOOD STAYS OUT
in CALIFORNIA
NAME WILL NOT BE ENTERED
FOR PRIMARY

Los Angeles Mar. 9.-The name OF
Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood will not be
entered in the California primary
election as a candidate for the repub-
lican presidential nomination, accord
ing to a telegram from the national
chairman of the Wood eommittee'
made public today by the secretary of
the local Wood clubs.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
THIEVES SECURE
$4,000 DIAMONDS
BROKE WINDOW AND ESCAPED
se- WITH TWO TRAYS

Baltimore, Mar 9.-Four armed
men smashed the window of the jew
elry store of James Armiger Company
on North Charles street and sized
two trays of diamonds, valued at for
ty thousand dollars and escaped in an
automobile, after shooting and slight
ly wounding man who attempted
TO prevent their get away
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
SENATE PLANS TO
FIGHT BOIL WORM
FUND OF 100000 RECOMMENDED
BY. COMMITTEE

Washington, Mar 9.-An appropria-
tion of three hundred thousand dollars
for the eradication of the boil worm
in long staple cotton was included
in the agricultural appropriation for
1921, and reported out of the senate
agricultural committee today.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
STATE WIDE RECONSTRUCTION
STUDIED IN MEETING

Columbia, Mar. 9-After-war prob
lens were considered at a statewide
reconstruction assembly here today.
Addresses were delivered by Cover
nor Cooper, G. c. Williams, secretary
of the state board of corrections and
others
A definite reconstruction program
will probably be adopted.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09

Washington, Mar. "a modi-
fled draft fthe republican Ar
tcIe Ten reservation to the peace
treaty is understood to have been
assented to today by number Of
republican leaders working with
the democrats for a ratification
compromise.
The presidents letter and Article
Ten were debated in the senate,
Lodge declaring it was here that the
difference in principle between Will
son and the senate majority lay.
Washington, Mar. 9-Pres. Wilson'S
letter to Senator Hitchcock outlining
anew his stand on the reservations
to the peace treaty gave new angle
today to the ratification fight in the
senate. Especial interest is manifested
by the senators in that part of the
letter which was given out late yes
terady regarding Article Ten.
While there was no objection to
stating the constitutional methods by
which the obligations under Article
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
CASHIER KILLED
DEFENDING BANK
FOILED ATTEMPT TO ROB BANK
IN KANSAS CITY

Kansas City, Mar. 9.-Glenn Shock
ey cashier of the Southside Bank in
the heart of the residence district OF
the city was killed by one of four
bandits who tried to hold up the bank
this morning.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
FIFTY PRUSSIANS LOSE
LIFE BOILER EXPLOSION

Berlin, Mar "a dispatch from
Benrath, Rhennish Prussia says fifty
persons are estimated to have lost
their lives as a result of bursting
boiler in a Rhennish Westphalian cleo
tricity works.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
NEW ENGLAND TOWNS STILL
SUFFERING FROM STORM

Boston, Mar. 9.-Scores of towns in
northern New England remained iso-
lated today because OF the storm Sat
urday. Several places along the block
ade lines of the railroads reported a
serious shortage OF food and fuel, but
the railroad officials said extra at
tempts would be made in most of
these places before tonight.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
HARD COAL MINERS AND
OPERATORS ARE NEGOTIATING

New York, Mar. 9.-Anthracite min
ers and operators of Pennsylvania,
met here today and opened negotia-
tions for a new wage agreement to
become effective March 81, when the
present four.year contract expires.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
ALL CEORCIANS
BEHIND EDWARDS
ENTIRE DELEGATION CALLED 70
WHITE HOUSE TO-DAY 5 sf5s

Washington, Mar 9-The entire
Georgia delegation in congress called
at the White House today to urge the
appointment of former Congressman
Charles G. Edwards OF Savannah to
the Interstate Commerce Commission
to fill one of the new Offices created
by the the railroads bill. A
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
MEXICAN CLERK
SLAYS AMERICAN
ADVIcES TO STATE DEPARTMENT
FROM MExIco

Washington, Mar s.4Raymopd Cor
coran, an American citizen, was muir
dered by his Mexican clerk February
2S. according to advices to the State
Department today from the American
consul at Neuvo Laredo.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
SOCIALISTS TRIALS END;
REPORT FINDINS SOON

Albany. Mar. 9.-The trial OF five
suspended socialist assemblyen is ex.
pected to end late today,
The judiciary committee is expect
ed to be ready to report to the legis-
lature some time next week
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
FIVE FIREMEN OVERCOME
FIGHTING BIG FIRE

Baltimore, Mar 9--Five fremen
were overcome with smoke while
fighting stubborn three hundred
thousand dollar blaze in the j. w.
Crook Grocery warehouse in the down
town business section last night
Three other firms suffered losses.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
ADMIRAL SIMS LAYS FOUR MONTHS OF WAR TO IT, S. NAVY;
REPUBLICANS PLAN FOR NOTIFICATIONS on ARTICLE TEN
HAMBURG REEVES
SHIPPING ACTIVITY

Washington Mar. "a re-
yiyal of activity in the port OF
Hamburg is reported in official
advices today to the Bureau Of
Foreign and Domestic Com
merce. Thirty-seven shipping
services will be definitely rees-
tablished and initial sailings
made.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09

Rev. William Hardin, former pas
tor of the Presbyterian church here,
and wife of Columbus, S. C. are
guests of Rev. Hardin's mother, Mrs.
Annie Hardin, and sister, Mrs.
George Holmes on Fourteenth ave-
rue.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
STEPPING LIGHTLY
in CONSTANTINOPLE

Rome, Mar. 9.-Italy will as
sociate herself with the Allies
only in the diplomatic steps to
be taken regarding CONSTANT
nople, says Popolo d'Italia,
which declares the nations OBJ
jects in Asia are purely eco
nomic in character.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
EIGHT VICTIMS
OHIO HOSPITAL
FIRE TAKES LIVES OF EPILEP.
TICS

Gallipolis, Mar. Eight persons
are dead and two dying as the result
of fire which destroyed cottage
and two dancing pavilions of the Ohio
Hospital for Epileptics early today
The victims were patients
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
WILSON'S STAND
ON ARTICLE TEN
GAVENEW ANGLE
NO OBJECTION TO STATING
CONSTITUTIONAL METHODS
REPUBLICANS MAKE MOVE
All Powers Understood When
Treaty Drawn Each. Imposed
Own Safeguards.
REPUBLICANS MAKE MOVE

Washington, Mar. 9.-The re-
servation on the equality Of the
voting power in the League Of
Nations was adopted in the SEN
ate by vote of 81 to 20, after it
had been modified on the motion
Of republican leaders.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
SUFFRAGE RACE
WEST VIRGINIA
SENATE EXPECTED TO BREAK
DEADLOCK THIS AFTERNOON

Chaleston, w. Va, Mar 9.-Senator
Montgomery, listed as anti-suffragist,
arrived here today it was announced
by OPPONENTS of the Anthony amend
ment.
He will break the deadlock in the
senate this afternoon and allow the
body to adjourn before the arrival of
Senator Bloch, who is coming here
from California to vote for ratifica-
tion.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09

Ten will have to be fulfilled, the pres
ident said it was merely supereroga,
tion to do SO, as all the powers in
framing the treaty recognized it was
subject in it's execution to the consti-
tutional safeguards imposed by each
country.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
NEW YORK COTTON

I0CAl MARKET
GOOD MIDDLING CLOSED .....39.50
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-09
Martha
Washington
Candies.

We need not argue
with you about the
quality. You have
known this candy so
long that the name
brings back pleasant
memories. We have it
in popular sizes, assor-
ted nut and assorted
chocolate at $1.10 and
$1.25 "a pound, half
pound and two pound
packages. The candy
is in the box, but the
quality is in the candy.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-08
Legion to Reconsider
The Bonus Question
Special Conference, With Each
State Represented, To Be
Held in Washington
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

Special UtSpGtch to Ihe Tribune
LOUISVILLE, KY, March TAT the
insistence Of representatives from ten
Southern States, assembled at Birming-
ham Saturday, reconsideration Of the
so-called "bonus" question on the part
Of the American Legion will be the sub
ject of the special conference of Legion
naires, representing all stages, at
Washington, March %.
Kentucky department. officers Of the
Legion made that announcement To-
night at the direction of Franklin
D'Olier. national commander, Philadel-
phia, who passed through Louisville to-
day en- route to indianapolis from the
gathering at Birmingham.
Mr.. D'Olier carried with him resolu-
tions unanimously adopted at Birming-
ham, which asked reconsideration on
the ground that cit was the announced
policy of the America Legion to ask
only such treatment as is consistent
with the welfare of the whole country
and at the same time just and fair to
former service men,"
New-York tribune., 1920-03-08
Girl, l9, Killed by Assassin;
Another and Man Wounded

An unidentified assassin, lurking in
a dark hallway in the heart Of the
city's Italian district, poured three
shots from an automatic into throng
of pedestrians on Mulberry Street
early last evening. Each bullet found
a mark. Two girls, one of whom died
later in Volunteer Hospital, fell to the
sidewalk. The third victim, man
who had been walking just behind
them, ran to drug store block away.
and there collapsed with a wound in
his abdomen.
The slain girl was Lena Spinelli,
nineteen, of 1928 Baxter Street. Her
companion was Josephine Gentle,
eighteen, Of 70 Mott Street. She is in
q critical condition in Volunteer Hos
pital. The wounded man is Giuseppe
De Cesari, thirty-six, OF 167 Mulberry
Street. He was removed to st. Vim
cents Hospital and is not expected to
live.
De Cesari, the police believe, was the
intended victim of tho gunman and
knows his identity. He is the delegate
Of a BARRIERS local union, and is said
to have been threatened recently by a
fellow Italian whose sweetheart he won.
De Cesari and Salvatore Guerrero
of 218 Elizabeth Street, left a coffee
house on Mulberry Street shortly be-
fore o'clock and walked north, arm
in arm, up the west side of that
thoroughfare. A few PAGES ahead of
them strolled the Spineili and Gentle
girls and Margaret Montana, nineteen,
Of 10 Mott Street.
1t was the last-named young woman,
who, when the shots sounded, caught
a glimpse Of the slayer darting from
> hallway across the ray and disap-
New-York tribune., 1920-03-08

pearing around the corner on Ken
mare Street. He was tall, dark man.
she said.
Miss Montana ran to the corner, but
the gunman was by this time lost in
the mob that came scurrying to the
scene from all directions. Patrolman
Thomas Nulty, Of the Mercer Street
station, forced his way through the
crowd and carried the two wounded
girls into a drugstore.
While awaiting the arrival of an
ambulance, Guerrero edged his way
through the crowd and informed Nulty
that the third bullet had struck De
Cesari, who had screamed and ran pell
NELL down Kenmare toward Mott
Street, He was found in a drug store
at that corner.
De Cesari was still conscious and
Nulty endeavored to learn what he
knew about the shooting. He shook
his head in response to all inquiries.
From Guerrero, the police heard of
De Cesari's quarrel with another man
over a girl, but Guerrero disclaimed
knowledge of the mans identity.
Miss Spinelli was shot through the
the head. She died without having re-
gained consciousness about an hour
and half after reaching the hospital.
Miss Gentle is wounded in the abdo-
men.
The reserves from the Elizabeth
Street station were called out to dis
perse the excited throng that gathered.
Miss Montana and Guerrero were
detained as material witnesses.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-08
France Holds
u. S. Can't Mix
In Turkish Row
Right to Express Opinion
Declared to Have Been
Sacrificed by Refusal to
Take Armenian Mandate
BY Ralph Courtney
Special Cable to The Tribune

Copyright. 1920 New York Tribune Ino.
PARIS, March TN official circles
here 1t is stated that despite certain
unexpectedness about President Will
sons actions, which make difficult
prophecy as to just what he will do,
the French government does not antici-
pate American Intervention in the
question Of Constantinople.
The French hold that America has
no right to express an opinion regard
ing Turkish settlement after refusing
to accept her portion Of Turkish re-
sponsibility when the question first
arose at the peace conference.
ready had existed "Wilson line," but
pressed no opinions which she has a
right to point back to and insist upon
upholding. The French government
never evens was informed on the re-
suits of the American missions in
vestigation of Turkish ques-
tions. Nevertheless, if despite these
considerations America expresses her
official opinion on Turkey it will be
received with politeness and consider
alton due to the wishes of great
nation. Every consideration will be
given the reasons underlying Americas
conclusions.
But according TO the French Official
opinion, the Turkish question already
has been decided once and for all ir
London, and there's no going back or
the decisions already taken. TIL.
Turks will remain in Constantinople
although Cecils may rail and Asquith.
may oppose and Northcliffes may agi
tate.
Even Americas wish regarding Turk
New-York tribune., 1920-03-08
u. S. to Permit
resumption of
Russian Trade
Statement Authorizing Re-
newal of Relations To Be
Issued as Soon as Allies
Outline Definite POLICY

WASHINGTON, March Virtual
decision has been reached by the Ameri
can government, it Is said, to permit
resumption of trade relations with
Soviet Russia as soon as the Allied
governments have outlined a definite
policy.
The first step by the Allies toward
dealing commercially with Russia, since
the decision on January II to permit
trade with the Russian cooperative So
cletles, was the announcement last
week of the appointment Of a commits
sion to be sent there to study the situa-
tlon and report to the league of ma.
tions council.
Whether the United States will act
upon the invitation Of the Allies to send
a representative as yet is uncertain,
but in any event it is believed this gov
ernment will act as soon as the COM
mission has returned and reported,
probably early in the spring.
Action by this government, it is said,
will be limited merely to an official
statement of approval of trade with in
dlvlduals by American firms, and it
will not involve either recognition of
the Soviet government or approval of
trade directly with the Soviet admin
,istration.
In some quarters it is explained that
the government doubts very seri-
ously the successful consummation of
schemes for the exploitation of Rus
sia independently of the Soviet gov
ernment, and that sanction of trade
with individuals in Russia will be ex-
tended more as an experiment than
through any confidence that such a
privilege in practice may prove feasi-
BILE.
Recent reports indicated that italy
and Great Britain favored plans for
trade with Russia, but that France had
not given her approval. The Italian
Premier, Nitti, has expressed himself
in favor of the resumption Of nor
NAL relations with Russia, and off,
cials believe this points the way to a
definite agreement.