Cordele Daily Sentinel, 1920-05-20

Among the various big enterprises be being - ing being built and completed are the Flam Flamingo - ingo Flamingo Hotel, Altonia Theatre, large aquarium, enlarging Casino, new school building, large oil storage tanks, elec electrie - trie electrie light and power house, and the finishing up and the installing poles and lights for the street ears that are ito cross the causeway from Miami lCity and belt the island every one-half hour. Besides all the above there are forty fortyfive - five fortyfive motor trucks, six tractors and ethree of the largest dredges in the world at work putting the finishing touches on the beach and waterfront. The Western Union Telegraph com company - pany company has also just completed a new office~building. There are already sev several - eral several large hotels and apartment hous hous'(*s, - '(*s, hous'(*s, churches, post office, garages and o great many residences and business 'houses now occupied and doing a daily ?ilmsii-noss. In fact, a little new and 'up-to-date city on an island of three thousand acres, It is ecalled ''The Garden of Fden,"' Land of Perpetual Youth and the Playground of the Rich. Most of the islands is taken up in play grounds, parks and beauty plots. The most noted sports are bathing, boating, fishing, polo, golf, tennis, au autoing - toing autoing and flying in air and sea-planes and all other out-door, healthful sports, the ocean and gulf salt laden breezes and sunshine. Miami Beach is the magnet or meeting place of people from the North, West and aEst on account of its many attractions, chiefly its even temperature, Twelve months in the year where ''December is as pleasant as May.'' Miami Beach is destined to be the Pasadena of the Atlantic coast, the spot on which the greatest number of Florida's finest winter homes will be built. Hotels and apartment houses five, six and eight stores high will oc occupy - cupy occupy lots now vacant. Picture in your mind for years ago, Miami Beach jagged, rugged and

}oight hundred to thirty three hundred 'dol]nrs aceording to the location, at one-fourth cash, halance one, two and ithroev vears at six per cent interest, lany they guarantee to refund any dis - customer his money back at six per cent. I have seen these these ilots and" know whereof 1 speak; you can shut your eyes and touch and take, land not make a mistake. I can buy or pick up some few lots at alittl e less price, say, twenty five hundred to three thousand dollars for more cash down .and maybe not so long and liberal [terms. Ocean and bay fronts are six six'ly - 'ly six'ly five hundred to sixty five thousand |dollars. No lot is over four blocks Ifmm the water. One more proposition. If you will but, I will give you my written contract to guarantee you a ten per cent net income on your mon mon[ey, - [ey, mon[ey, if you will give me option to buy ::.r any time during three years time. ißut 1 advise you to buy and hold and |build a cottage bungalow and hold for iyour own profit, pleasure and conven convenjience, - jience, convenjience, Last call, if you do not buy {remember J. R. Kelly's advice and Ipropnsti(ms, and come down in one 'or two years and let me show you the lots in question, then tell me whether 'or not I told you the truth and wheth whether - er whether or not this was one of your failures or mistakes in life, Watech Miami Beach grow! Believe me, T am hones; T have been to Cuba, Los Angeles and Pasade Pasadena - na Pasadena fifteen years ago and I failed and refused to buy there and have always been sorry. So far, my only regret in coming to Miami is that T did not come ten years ago. | Should any of you ever decide to come and will write me before leaving deseribing what you want, T will meet you and favor vou every way I can. Yours very sincerely, J. Ri KELLY, 619 Poincianna Ave., Miami, Fla,

- More than six years ago a prominent farmer of the county, G. W. Chapman and Patterson & company of Douglas, icommonood an action against the 'Hnyos family for the recovery of the {fnrm upon which was located the burn 'ed house which had been sold under judgment and mortgage. The suit was litigated at different times by almost every member of the Hayes family, and during the last litigation a deed was offered in evidence made to certain children of the Hayes family which was dated several years hefore those children were born, and which correct correctly - ly correctly stated their names. That was the last litigation over the property, and a writ of possession issuned, but before the sheriff served the writ the defend defendants - ants defendants and the house burned that night. Nat Hayes had his brother, Steve Hayes, delivered to the sheriff on some misdemeanor charge yesterday, and 'and the action of his brother so en enraged - raged enraged him that he told the officers that his brother, Nat, gave John Sharpe $5 to burn the house after Nat had taken out the doors, windows and other parts of the house, and that }the»y were stored in an outhouse at his home, Judge Gordon Knox, who nows owns the property in question, and was con connected - nected connected with the land litigation, had a search warrant issued and when the sheriff confronted Steve hayes' wife with the search warant and related to 'her the information given by her hus husband - band husband she bared the entire plot and ear earried - ried earried the officers to the hidden property which resulted in the arrest of John Bharpe and Nat Hayes.

NN IN ADIRONDACKS VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS ARE CALLED OUT. Fulton Chain, N. Y., May 20. - For 20. - Forest - est 20. - Forest fires which have been burning for a week in the lower Adirondacks have gotten beyond control of the rangers. Public works were stopped today to get fire fighters. More than 2500 acres are already burned over. FEARS ASYLUM; KILLS HIMSELF Dublin, May 20 - Because he fear feared - ed feared 'he would be sent to the insane asylum A. P. MdCormack, a white farm er living near Dublin ,willed himself carly this morning by blowing his head off with a shotgun in his corn crib near his home. No one was with him ,and it was sometime after the gun was heard before any one went to the corn erib. A single barrel shotgun, a small iron and a note book and pencil were found beside the body. The note to his wife follows: '"Minnie: I killed myself be because - cause because I am crazy and didn't want to go to the asylum. A. P. M."' In an an\other - \other an\other note he gave his wife directions 'about paying a bill for him, and told her also to notify the Woodmen of the World, of which he was a member. Mr. McCormack was 46 years of age, a native of South Carolina and had bheen residing at Dublin for years. He leaves a wife, several children, and a brother, J. M. McCormack of Augusta.

Matewan, W, Va., May 20. - The ar arrival - rival arrival of two companies of State Consta Constabulary - bulary Constabulary this morning apparently had a quicting effect. There has been nosre nosrenewal - newal nosrenewal qf the battle between police and citizens and Baldwin-Felt detectives, which twelve were killed, and two probably fatally wounded last night. It is reported that the entire force ('Oj/tho constabulary has been ordered 'Bere. The trouble started when a de detective - tective detective began the eviction of families of miners from company houses, who had been discharged. The mayor de demanded - manded demanded his authority when the detec detective - tive detective fired from pocket, killing the may mayor. - or. mayor. A policeman then killed the de detective - tective detective and the shooting became gen gen' - ' gen' Detectives Take to Hills. Williamson ,W. Va, May 20. - Ten men were killed and 5 wounded in bloody fighting between private detec- Hiacgs - and striking miners at Mattea Mattea'wan - 'wan Mattea'wan yesterday and last night, aceord aceording - ing aceording to the Sheriff of Mingo county, whe I:«2)turned this morning. The place is guiet today he said. All detectives not killed or wounded took flight to the hills.

MATIONAL i COTTON BODY OPENS NEW QUARTERS Atlanta, May 20. - Installed today in their new home in the Kiser building on South Pryor street, officials of the American Cotton Association, both of the national organization and the Georgia division, have resumed active organization work. The quarters were moved yesterday from the senate cham chamber - ber chamber in the state capitcl, which little, if any, interruption of business. A change of headquarters from the capitol ,where the cotton association has been located for many months, was made necessary on account of the space heing needed for the legislature which bgins its session next month. The new location, which is on the sec secand - and secand floor of the Kiser building, affords better facilities in many respects for handling the work of the association. Sufficient office space is now provided for all dpartments. Furthermore, the location is more accessible to the downtown business district; enabling of ficials to handle office matters with greater faecility.

WATER AND LIGHT MEN GATHER IN ATLANTA » - . Atlanta, May 20. - With more than a hundred engineers, superintendents and officials of water and light eom eompanies - panies eompanies of Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina in attendanct, the Tri- State Water and Light Association he hegan - gan hegan its tenth annnal convention ut the Piedmont Hotel yesterday and will con tirne through tomorrow afternoon, eon eonculding - culding eonculding with the eleetion of offizers for the coming year. Last night the delegates were the guests of Atlanta at Keith's Lyric Theatre. This afternoon they werec taken on an automobile ride over the cit vand given tickets to the haseball game, as they preferred. Tomorfow afternoon a barbecue will be given in their honor at the ecity waterworks. The Atlanta entertainment committees was appointed by Rawson Collier, of the Georgia Railway and Power com companv. - panv. companv. :

and contrast it with to to'day. - 'day. to'day. -what it will be four years figm today. Watch her grow. Te ot bTR twenty-five hundred to twenty-five thousand dollars, and 1 advise you to buy. Rgmombor now what J. R. Kel Kelly - ly Kelly tells yon. You ean come and see and be eonvineed for yourself, or else trust him to select for you a nice res residence - idence residence lot, fifty by one-hundred-forty feet, varying in price, not less than twenty-two hundred and fifty up to ten thousand dollars, and not more than four blocks from the ocean and bay, as the island is only eight blocks across, or a business lot in business sec section - tion section at thirty five hundred to twenty five thousand dollars, according to size and loeation. The company is now putting its last bunch of residence lots on sale for.this season at twontyl