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VOL. 91. NO. 9Z
Aaaoclatad Praaa Service
ATHENS, QA., 8UNDAY, JUNE I, 1923
A. B. C. Paper
Single Coplee £ Conte Dally.
'Whipping Woss” Will
face Trial Monday On
Convict Murder Charge
\
Walter Higginbotham, Former “Flogging Boss” For
i'utnam Lumber Company, Goes on Trial Mon*
day For Murder of Martin Tabert, Who
Died From Effect of the Lash.
/By Associated Press,»
TALLAHASSEE*.—The Florida
legislature, having abolished the
Higginbotham*, who was "whipping
boss" in the Putnam company con
vict camp. This case Is declared to
have been directly responsible for
the passage by this section of the
of whipping prisoners in
county convict camps by convict .
the Jacksonville Federa- legislature of an act ending the
tion of Mothers’ clubs has started • lease convict system.
. movement to take tho “strap" #
from the hands of the "Judge" of) TRY HIGGINBOTHAM
•hat is described as the “Kanga- ; MONDAY
too court" of the Duval county:
. At Lake City. 'Monday, Juno 4.
The "Kangaroo court," before Higginbotham will go on thial, hav-
trbiclt prisoners are said to be | ing been indicted some weeks ago
baled for violation of "prisoners; by a Madison county grand jury
statutes’* is presided over It is said, J for the murder of Tabert.
by an alleged murderer and the* The scene of the trial was shift
accused la always found guilty
The penalty ranges from fines of
Are cents to twenty • dollars. On
bis failure to pay, he is -tn not
more than one hundroi lashes ac
cording to the favesMj Hljig com
mittee’s report and fines that are
paid are used to provide phono
graph records, tobacco and the like
for the Inmates.
are assessed, It Is report-
to the successful bidder he would
sub-lease them at $40.00 a head,
making a net profit of $20.00 a
month on each prisoner.
Testimony before a IegIslatl/9
Investigating committee was to the
effect that (Martin Tabert was se
ctored by the Putnam Lumber com
pany along with other Convicts un.
der a contract with the Leon coun-
. ty commissioners to supply the
company with all able-bodied con
vlcts sentenced to serve more than
three months at $50,000 "a head.”
Company officials, testimony de
clared, also entered Into an agree
ment with the county sheriff. J. R
Jones, to pay him $20.00 for each
convict delivered to the company.
The legislative committee was told
that Sheriff Jones order an ex
tensive drive on "hoboes and other
vagrants," witnesses having quoted
the sheriff as declaring in Issuing
the order "It means money to me."
Tabert was among several caught
in a crusade as he was migrating
to Florida on a freight train. He
was sentenced by the County
Judge, B. F. Willis to serve three
months or pay a fine of $25.00 and
was leased to the Putnam company,
a Wisconsin corporation.
in an effort/ to show- collusion
between the sheriff and Judge the
testimony showeit the fact
that the judge would ait at the
county buildings at nlffht with
whiskey dimijohn by his side to
sentence prisoners caught riding
the night freight trains through the
ed last week from Cross City ....... ... „ u
Dixie County, to Lake City, follow-. ra p|ta? of Florida. Witnesses told
ing a motion by the prosecuting at- I the legislators that the judge drank
torney thnt a fair and Impartial 1 heavilv and when ungble to go
trial could not be had. The state {home he would sleep on the floor
by affidavits set forth that the n f his office with a copy the
Putnam Lumber company, for; Florida general statutes for a pi!
which Higginbotham was working*low.
at. the time of Tabert’s death. | Both Sheriff .Tones and Judge
owned approximately 75 per cent will is were ousted from offlce^by
, of Dixie county land and paid 65 mcommenilaffon of Governor Har-
fd. for failure to bathe daily In tho j per cent of Its taxes. The defense nn ,| a , )pr oved by/the Senate.
summer and twice a week In the i endeavored to keep the trial it ^
winter, having untidy ipoms, steal- j Cross C-lty and declared that the * * ‘
in* from fellow prisoners, neglect- j[Tabert case had attraried nation
in* to pay wbat has been borrowed, J wide attention with *i*»j cvqgption'[wdU\Jjr DalHJUCl
failure to show proper respect dor-j of Dixie countv. Reside#!/* of the j m *-i .
ini; religious services, creating n I county were described hv the de. f O DO Dl£f HiVClll
disturbance after 10:30 p. m.. and (fens© os "plnin country folks who
before S a. m., and for similar “of-
fenscH."
Resolution* adopted by the Fed
eration of Mothers’ clubs urging
abolishing of the “court” state that
"tho whip, which the enlightened
minion of this state .and the legls.
lature in Its wisdom has deemed
to lie an Instrument of punishment
el to be Intrusted to authori
ties resppnslble for the mainten
ance of discipline In prison comps
because of certain barbarous
abuses, surely cannot be placed In
Po hands of prisoners, many of
whom are With the commission of
brutal and even fiendish crimes
with which to fnflict corpora! pun
ishment upon fellow prisoner*.’’
death of Martin Tabert
while an inmate In n convict camp
ef the Putnam Lumber company,
l f Plan. Florida, started the In
vestigation which resulted in tho
ment that .finally w*s success,
ful In obtaining legislative action
doing away with corporal punish,
ment. %
Tabert -is alleged to b«ve beer
flogged to death by The** • Walter
never read the newspapers.”
Leaking of convicts In Florida
will end December 31st. next. For
the first time in nforo than a half
a century bids for lensed contracts
will not be submittted to county
commissioners for prisoners by
lumber nnd naval Mores companies
The bids heretofore were based. It
is said, on lumber and naval store*
market quotation* ut the time of
submission and not on demand fo r
labor. Tho nrlee bid for each
urlsoner is, from $10.00 to $50.00
exclusive or food and clothing. The
successful bidder was required to
furnish, bond, and in the event
a convict*escaped the lenssee con
tinued to pay for his labor.
f*
Opponents of the system charged
fortunes hnv© been made by agents
who specialised In loosing traffic.
They said thnt contracts would be
secured bv agent* on bid* at *?0.0n
hend n*»r mouth nnd ns fast
the county would furnish convicts inowl
The Senior banquet promises to
be one of the biggest events of the
entire year. M. G. Murray who is
chairman of the banqeut commit
tee, stated that tickets were sell
ing rather slowly, but that plans
were being made tor the grand,
rush about the first of the month
when the checks come In. A splen •
did menu has been prepared and
the Seniors that miss this last
meeting will certainly regret it.
The Senior banquet was omitted
lant year nnd several of the seniors
of that clasp have expr«ssed their
regrets several tlmej. We ate
Ing to have one this year that la
nil there Is to it. It will be the last
Hmo that the Seniors will meet
together. They will have received
their diplomas, and will be ready
to leave for home. It will he a
great occasion. See Murray at once
nnd fork out your dough for the
gcnet^l admission tickets. There
will not be any reserved seats and
•the performance will commence as
soon as <lt Is dark. Get your tickets
|Good Fairies Teach Health Rules L
To Our Boys And Girls Under Plan _
Of American Child Health Association
the doting parent of a
c “F or Kiri, the probability
K, w , lthi "1 ver F i*y» you
K; fr “n> him, or her, the utart- 1
of information that he or
F Wtr° uV"*" bU ‘|
by way of warning
t,!" that , event, not ta become
I I I. have the chl,d ***•"-
[ k. '“*• "“I be tn indication
i'V "he baa lecn a blur of
a h iv < m 5 n D °V> C '» Pet ecto-
r-.lames do exist and they arc
,‘'°*“ n,er wing, and all
schools throughout the
thij imtance they are the
sift's
u^* 11 lh ? "lory 0 f K ood health.
Ci«'L-inated with the Child
Health Organization of America be
fore that body merged with the
American Child Hygiene Association
and the two amalgamated organiza
tion, became the American Child
g ealth' Association, with Herbert
oorer aa its president.
Sleek fresh air and wholesome
food are the ingredients conducive
to good health, and they are advo
cated by the fairies in language
children understand. Who eouldnt
underatand a fairy? The American
Child Health Association, having
originated the Health Fairy idea
has so interested local child health
B mps throughout the country that
y now are training their own
fairies to carry on their work in the
schools.
Tho Health Education department
of the American Child Health Amo •
elation, under the direction of Miss
Sally Lucas Jean, la assisting these
S5at*ByftSB$
text book system formeriy ln uM, ..
Health education in the schools I,
only one of the gptivitie, Of the
American Child Health Association
which, with Herbert Hoover as
president, has recently been formed
for the protection and promotion of
child health work in this country,
Pre- and post-natal clinics, infant
health station, conferences fer
mothers, cars-of the pre-school child,
the establishment of an accurate and
scientific bureau of health informa
tion for the benefit of mother, and
teacher* are sohu of the feature, of
their program. Among the officer,
.re auch men a. Dr. L. Emmett Holt, I
eminent child specialist; Dr. Living- \
■ton Farrand, former chairman of
varsity; and Dr. Philip Van Ingen
of New York City. Application, for
memberahip may,be mad* to the
treasurer, Corcoran Thom, at the
national hcadquartaca, 632 .Seven
teenth Street, Washington, D. Cj
The administrative headquarters are
at 370 Seventh Avenue, New York
_Citjr. ——j
Red and Black
And Athletic Assn.
Officers Chosen
William C. Munday of At
lanta Nelw Red and
Black Editor. Day Heads
Athletic Association.
A general election waa held in
tho University Chapel Thursday
afternoon, the purposer of which
was to elect men to fill the vacan
cies on the Red and Black etaff
and vacancies In the Athlbtlc. As
sociation. William C. Munday of
Atlanta was elected Edltor-ln T
Chief of the Red and Black, while
T. R. Day of Douglas, waa elected
President of the Athletic Associa
tion. ,
The official ballot waa as foi
lowe: T. R. Ray, | riildent of the
Athletic asBoclntlqu; M. E. Kil
patrick, secretary and treasurer;
William C. Munday, editor-in-chief;
W. O. Cooper, first associate; c. B.
Colquitt, second associate; Marvin
O’Neal, athletic; odltor; A. L.
Davis, social editor; D. H. Breen,
exchange editor; John McGehee,
bi'/Jncas manager; John Hosch,
assistant buslqpss manager; Tom
Oray. circulation manager; D- IT.
Sbattuck, first assistant circula
tion manager, and Elroy DuPiua,
second aaaletant circulation man
ager.
Dr. Clarke Accepts
Reserve Commission
. Dr. W. A. Clarke had accepted a
commission ns first lieutenant in {
the eDntnl Reservo Corps of tho
U. S. Army.
New Officers For
Scabbard, Blade
At a meeting of tho Scabbard
and Blade, honorary military fra
ternity held Immediately after the
banquet last Thursday night Chas.
O. Miller, of Macon.’ was elected
Captain, T. E. Merritt, also of Ma
con waa chosen first lieutenant.
Sam Cartledge, of Athena, second
lieutenant and R. B. Shaw, of
Woodvllle, first sergeant
Ttlin Scabbard and Blade la a
notional fraternity, having chapt
ers In all leading military colleges
and universities. The present mem-
Iier* of the society are: Col. D. W.
Ryther, Major B. L. Burch, Capt.
J . W. Nicholson, Capt C. A. McOar.
rlgle. Capt. Wise, Capt. Oerfen, j
Moots. Walton, Ffenley, Ryther, J.
A. Hotch. M. O. Murray, P. K.
Anderson, Edwin Thomas, Harris
Drewry, Vf. L. Patterson. J. II.
Freeman, H. E. Eldrldge, C. R. An
derson. T. E. Morrott, V. O. Miller.
Same Cartledge, L. N. Betts, L. H.
Bennett, J. W. Davis, N. D. iMc-
Ralney, W. T. Abercrombie, R, M,
Davant. C. W. Collier, J. H. Walker,
B. W. Tate.
Ramsey Is New
Moot Court Head
Burton Hugh ’’Pop’’ Ramseys, ol
Statesboro, Ga„ star .right-fielder
on this year’s Conference Cham
pionship team, who led his team
mates In hitting with an average
of .383. waa elected president of
the Jeffersonian Moot Court for
the first term next year at an elec
tion held in the Lumpkin Law
School building. Other officers
I Cento Sunday.
■
chosen were; Charles Padgett,
vice president; Henry W. Dnvls,
solicitor general; u. F. Duggar,
clerk; Samuel Cohen, sheriff;
llam DeLacy Allen iplin.
f; WII-
Joe Bennett to 1
Head “Boosters’
At the last meeting of the Boost
ers' club for the year, officers and
board of directors for the first,
term of next year were elec
Joe Bennett, of Atlanta, who I
given much ot Ms time and tin- •
to this clnb waa elected unani
mously president ;the. office ot
vice president will be filled by Ue-
lacy Allen, be too waa electoi
unanimously! Charlie A
was elected without opposition
tho office of secretary-trea
NEW STATIONERY
Of the More Approved
Shapes and Sizes.
MICHAEL’S
MAIL ORDERS
Are Filled Here the
Same Day Received.
The Store Begins June With a Remarkable Array oj
Wonderful Values--Such Savings Make Buying Imperative
Bridge Floor Lamps
O qq Complete with 8-foot cor
lovely wrought- iron
have painted parchment shades of vt
color and design. The regular
lamp
White Silk Hose
i
(hn nr Unusually fine, quality
vpZ«. 13 Paris open work clox.
lisle garter tope, heels and
much more.
feet.
Fibre Silk Sox
nr Beautiful three-quarter length
I 3Cchildren’s box; colors white, pink
blue, pongee and brown. The quality i
Full Fashioned Hose
<M HQ Fine plain silk hose that arc
| y gold in most stores for $2.25 ;
pair. The makes are As You Like It, Me
Callum, Kayser and Gotham; 16 colon In
all sizes,
-—;—;—l ;
Chiffon Silk Hose
■ d*7 nri In the popular shoe shades o'
tpZr.VJU red and green. There hose arc
hf a lovely chiffon silk quality. Strong and
durable. All sizes.
Coty Face Powder
OQ In all shades of white, flesh, natu
0"Crelle, Rachel and cream. Full sizr
boxes, scented L’origan. The supply ia
limited so buy early. a
Japanese Silk Pongee
QQ _ Regularly |1.29 yard. This is the
70C first quality, Government inspected
silk, imported pongee. .Very smart and
durable for many usages^ Buy -freely.
Satin Crepe Shirtings
(hT nr These beautiful wash silks are
*P"v I J in greatest demand for sum
mer frocks. So cool and fresh. And they
launder like*linen. .The quality, coloring;
and patterns are the finest
Printed Silk Tussah
djl QQi A special sale of new printed
silks in designs particular!}
for summer frocks. Regularly such fine
silks are priced $3.00 yard
s i .
Pure Silk Ratine
e dc\ And a remarkable buy at this
C>yc new low figure. In colors, white,
copen, Grey, orchid, brown and rose; you
have shades that make the moBt comfy
summer dresses.
Fancy Bath Towels
■ jq Or large size white ones. The col-
Cored towels are of Jarquard weave;
all are extra large, heavy, highly absorb
ent, and strong and durable. Towel;
worth 75c are here. " .Jp J
Heavy Silk Crepe >
(h-5 nr For skirts, -capes, suits and
lP3«03 dresses, of the most handsome
kind is this beautiful silk crepe. Colors
black, white, navy and grey. Ihe material
is 40 Inches wide.
Linen, Pattern Cloths
qz- A remarkable buy of $7.00
vp3*-'Opure linen pattern table cloths
The designs are all new and. lovely, while
the quality is excellent. All sizes; 2 yard;
square. /
Kayser Lisle Teddies
s-r\ Raynor knit vests with camisole top
‘ O VC and made of the softest mercerised
knitting yarns, are Ideal for summer wear.
£ool and comfortable. They fit
r 1
Fine Pillow Cases
* The pair. And the value is almor'
T'-'Chalf the worth. All are size 42 x 36:
beautifully hemmed, seamless and bleached
full white. The quantity is limited.
Lisle Union Suits
(hi 7Q A rare value in Carter's fine
knit summer unions of extra
quality. Very light weight with camisole
top. Tight or wide knee, open or closed
seat. All sizes.
Large Huck Towels
-ys-V Fine towels made to sell for 50c,
j-'-'Cwide Border hemstitched, 1 and of j
beautiful Jacquard designs. These towel, I
are of a fine Huck quality that drys rearii
ly - •. - •• !
Slipover Sweaters
(h-i SQ Regularly priced to $2.76 arc
41 JL.UO these lovely fine wool slipovers
V or square neck, short or long sleeves, in
a wide variety of colors and fhney new
weaves.
Dimity Bed Spreads
(h-| qq Size 72 x 90. Regular pric;
iM*yO $2.50. Made to fit either fin
gle or double beds. The quality is tha'
fine crinkled Ripplette; so nice for sum-
1 mer usage.
V
Imported Perfumes
qq All |n the Deauville glass bottles of
YOCaninial shapes. A veritable minag-
erie is represented and the minature ani
mals are filled with Parisian perfumes.
All very fine.
Fancy Colored Crepes
a q .A value of 66c on the market today.
. T'-^Cilere are lovely colorings in beige
checks and stripes for dresses, gowns, ted
dies, pajamas and all lingerie.
$ ■
Hemmed Linen Napkins
1 <tl QQ For 6 fine quality pure Irish
45 Linen damask napkins. The
size is 18 inches square, all neatly hemmed
and ready for use on the table.
Fancy White Voiles
oq-Beautiful English goods that are
jyCmost ideal for the ' warm weather
, wear. The designs ate large and small ir.
stripes and checks and plaids.
Fine Bath Towels
<2Q And you select from Turtyah tow-
JZ^Cels worth 65c. Large all white
ones or fancy colored Ones. Fine quality
and woven for long wear- Stock up now.
Imported White Organdie
/-a For real Swiss permanent finish
OVCwhite organdie. The quality is
firm and crisp, making the loveliest of
summed frocks. Cool, and .airy.
1 1
Damask Table Cloths
QQ A t 3 - 6 ® value of fine quality
. ipJLoVO Table Damask. Size 70 inches
square. May be had either hemmed or un
hemmed. You will be delighted with the
value.
Colored Nainsooks
OQ Values to 69c in plain and fancy
JVCdesigned fine nainsooks. Colors
felsh, pink, blue, mais, and lavender. Also
40 inch French Batiste in white. For
dresses and all lingerie.