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Vol. 101. No. 281.
Texas Mob Shoots, Burns Hunted Negro
Washington Officials Dubious Of
Mussolin’’s New League Plans
TALY ANXIOUS FOR
LERS ATTITUDE
HITLE
ome's Undersecretary of
State Will Leave for Ber
lin Interview Sunday
WASHlNGTON—(#)—Mussolini’'s
ew plan for a sort of super-lea
ue of great powers, ruling affairs
o three world zones, is looked
ipon by some state department
vfficials as already well on the
ay toward rejection, although
hey are withholding final judg
ment on the idea.
One reason is that these offici
s do nog believe France would
ccept an arrangement which, as
hig does, would remove from the
Jersailles treaty some of the guar
ntees of security the French have
ried to strengthen.
Mussolini's proposal, roughly,
ould let the United States take
yrimary control of affairg in the
mericas; Japan and Russia those
nh Asia; Germany, France, Great
ritain and Italy those in Europe. |
It would eliminate from the
eague of Nations covenant artic-l
s which guarantee the, territor
|l integrity of members &nd other!
ections which empower the ](lu,-‘
ue to use miltary, economle and |
inancial force against nations |
bound to be aggressors, '
This revision, designed to bring |
he United States, Germany, Japan |
nd Soviet Russia intg the Lea-l
ue, removes the chief stumbling
locks which President Wilson en
ountered when he tried to persu
de the Amepican public and the
‘nited States senate to npprove’
dherence to the League. l
ROME. —(&)— Italy intends 10{
ound out Chancellor Hitler of |
bermany fully concerning his ut~‘
itudle on a reconstruction of thfll
eague of Nations, it was learned |
riday, when the government :m-'
ounced Fulvio Suvich, under- |
ecretary of state, would go m,‘
erlin Sunday. ‘
Suvich is expected to try for a
efinite statement of the (Im*m:mi
olicy toward Disarmament. |
An official communique snid‘
uvick has been invited to repay
he froquent vistis made by Ger- |
lan statesmen during the last |
ew months., The list of these
tatesmen includes Hermann Goer
g, Premier of Prussia; Franz
son Papen, vice chancellor of‘
ermany; Joseph Goebbels, mini:t-;
r of propaganda and public en
ghtenment; ang the prince of
eßßse,
However, reliable circles said
lat Premiep Mussolini was great
¢ disappointed recently when Am
assador Ulrich Von Hassel of
ermany returned from Berlin
earing only vague messages ex
ressing Hitler's good will
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TODAY, SATURDAY
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A Free Protective TFood Show
Ponsored by the Chas. S. Martin,
cal agent for Frigidaires is be
¢ held today and tomorrow at the
om-Ond Grocery store, corner of
v‘""?u\:in and Washington Streets.
e puble is invited to attend the
bow.
The show is under the direction
Mr. Martin and M. W. Baird,
€ld supervisor for the Georgia
ritory for Frigidaire. They will
‘blain or demonstrate any feature
the show.
The ohjejet of the show is to de
fonstrate to the housewife the
nomy of having a Frigidaire or
other kind of eectric refrigera
"'in the house. Such things as
ng in quanities and how the
Isewife can profit by this will be
iDlained at the show, Buying in
lallities cannot be accomplished
€ss good refrigeration in the
e is available.
vo Frigidaires with the food
“ntifically and properly arranged
display at 3¢ Hom-oOnd both
14y and tomorrow.
‘L was anonuced this morning
U every lady registering at the
Ond during the show will re
'€ Jome Kind of a souvenir. Be
¢S these souvnirg appraximately
vorth of groceries will be given .
"iy at the end of the show Sat
vV night. |
(IJUSATICE OF PEACE TRIAL |
Irie - Pedigree, colored, was
d over to the January terml
the Superior court on a peace
‘rant, by Justice of the Peace'
"Pce today. Bond was set atl
- but has no¢ vpeen posted as
ATHENS BANNER-HERALD
Full Associated Press Service
JESSE CRAWFORD
GIVEN 20 YEARS
Negro Whom Michigan
Governor Refused to Re
turn to Georgia Guilty
DETROIT, Mich.—(AP)—Con
victed on a criminal assault
charge, Jesse Crawford, Negro,
for whom Governor William A,
Comstock last spring refused to
grant extradition to Georgia, has
been sentenced to a 10 to 20 year
term in prison. ?
Last January Crawford was
turned over to Detroit police fol
lowing his arrest at a New Year’s
celebration. He was identified by
Georgia authorities as James
Fisher, escaped prisoner from a
chaingang, and asked his extradi
tion.
Two attorneys and social organ
izations intervened in the Negro's
behalf and on January 13 Gover
nor Comstock denied the southern
state’s request for the prisoner.
Crawford was arrested again in
August on suspicion of the theft
of automobile parts, but was not
tried. Early in November he was
convicted on the statutory offense,
was granted a new trial which re
sulted in his conviction and sen
tence Thursday.
Crawford escaped from a Geor
gia chaingang in April, 1932, after
serving a short time on a sen
tence of one to three years for au
tomobile theft. At the extradition
hearing in Michigan he told a
story of “inhuman treatment’” in
Georgia.
The Negro's case came up a few
weeks after the governor of New
Jersey refused extradifion” of an
other escaped Georgia convict,
Robert Elliott Burns.
FAST PURCHASE OF
BONDS ELATES RFC
Gold Price at Same Level
For Seventh Consecutive
Day \
WASHINGTON, —(£)— Amidst
administration elation over heavy
oversubscription to its billion dol
lar treasury nhote issue, the RFC
gold price Friday was held for the
seventh successive busginess day
at $34.01 an ounce.
It represented the longest dura
tion of one figure since President
Roosevelt's gola policy was estab
lished.
Just before the high of $34.01 was
reached, the price of $33.76 pre
vailed for six business days.
The unhusual repetition of the
price coincided with another signi
ficant factor as well as Friday’s
single day oversubscription to the
issue of 2 1-4 per cent notes, For
eign gold purchases, said Chairman
Jones of the RFC, have not been
sufficient for a “good price of
bridgework.”
The RFC must take all new do
mestic gold offered, however, and
has paid out $11,750,000 in this way.
Oversubscription in a business
day of the $950,000,000 issue of one
year 2 1-4 per cent certificates was
not unusual of itself. For the past
severa] years all such treasury of
ferings have been taken in a single
day. This was the case in October
when $500,000,000 of 10 to 12 year
bonds were sold for cash just be
fore gold buying began.
But considered as the first major
financing since the beginning of
the gold program, success of the
issue was said in treasury circles
to gain special significance in view
of a forecast by Dr. O. M. W.
Sprague—?h’ho ressgned recently as
financial advisor to the treasury
(Continued on Page Five)
FUNERAL SERVICES
HELD FOR WILLIAM
SNELLING FRIDAY
Last rites for William Morton
Snelling were held Friday after
noon from the residence of his
parents, Chancellor Emeritus and
Mrs. Charles M. Snelling, on Hull
street. Interment followed in the
Ocones Hill cemetery.
Services were conducted by Dr.
E. L. Hill, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, assisted by
Dr. J. C. Wilkinson, pastor of the
Tirst Baptist church of_this city.
Relatives served as pallbearers.
Mr. Snelling had been married
twice. His first wife died in 1926,
and two years ago he was wed to
Miss Harriette Stephens of Bruns
wick.
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Jack Rabun, newly elected pres
ident of the Young Business Men’s
club of the Athens Y. M. C. A.
Jack Rabun Elected
Club President by
Young Business Men
. The Young Business Men’s club
of the Athens Y. M. C. A. elect
ed officers for the coming year at
a meeting held at the association
building .
Those elected to take office Jan-
uary 1, are Jack Rabun, succeed-
ing Hoyt Robertson as president
of the chuub; M. L. St. John, suc
ceeding Henry Rhodes as vice
president; and Marvin Tucker,
succeeding Paul Moon as secretary
of the club. Donald Shelhutt was
elected treasurer to succeed Jack
Rabun. i
All of the new officers are activa
workers in the club and most of
them have been members of the
club for a long time. Mr. Rabuq,
who was elected president of the
club, has been one of the most
active members of the club since
it was organized. He has held
several other offices in the organ
ization since becoming a member.
M. L. St. John, the new vice
president, has been a member of
the club for several years and
since joining the aggregation he
has been one of its most valuable
members. St. John will be serv
ing his first term as an officer of
the club.
Marvin Tucker and Donald Shel
nutt, secretary and treasurer, -re
spectively, will also be serving
their first term in office. Both of
them, however, are willing work
ers and are expected to prove good
officers.
Gainesville Meeting
Of B.Y.P.U. Attracts
Large Athens Group
A large number of Atheniang
will attend the Northeast Regional
B. Y. P. U. conference to be held
Sunday afternoon in Gainesville
at the First Baptist church. The
only Athenian on the program is
Alex Saye, of the Athens First
Baptist church, who will intro
duce the general B. Y, P. U. de
partmeni at 3:10. i
Those attending from the Ath
ens First Baptist church are Misses
Nellie Mapp and Lou McWhorter
Young, Walter Burpee, Marvin
Tucker and Alex Saye. From the
Prince Avenue Baptist church the
following will go: Mrs. Homer
Williams, Mr. and Mrs. R. N.
Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. James
Scoggins, Mrs. Walter Johnson,
Mrs. B. L. Brooks, Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh D. Maxwell, Misses Margue
rite Crowley, Frances Fleeman,
Mary V. Davis, Eulalia Vaughn,
Delma Hart and Milzlred Crowley,
John Gordon, Allen Hart, Mildred
McConnell, Dorothy Davis, Ellis
Williams, and Fletcher Parr.
Among those who will go from the
East Athens Baptist church are
Misses Grace and Minnie Fitzpat
rick.
The program will begin at 2:30
with a short service. Among those
taking part are Miss Willie Car
son, Monroe; Miss Polly Barton,
‘Tabernacle, Atlanta; Miss Floranel
‘Rudeseal, Cornelia; Parks War-
Bdwin S. Pres e \te secre i
Athens, Ga., Friday, December 8, 1933
LINDBERGHS BEGIN
FLIGHT HOMEWARD
Rumor Says Flier May Ex
plore Headwarters of the
Amazon River
PARA, Brazil—(®)—Col. and
Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh,
homeward bound for the
Christmas holidays, landed here
at 1:30 p. m., eastern standard
time, Friday after a flight
from Natal, Brazil.
NATAL, Brazil, —(#)— Colonel
an@ Mrs. Charles A, Lindbergh
hopped for Miami, Fla.,” ‘in their
big, red monoplane Friday at 8:15
a. m. local time (6:15 a. m., E
8. 7.)
Accompanied by the British con
sul, Mr. Scotchbrook, who with his
wife was host to the Lindberghs
during therr stay here, ¢he couble
motored from the consulate to the
docks
There the American colony joined
admiring Bragzililans in a - noisy
farewell.
It was said the Colonel intends
Col. ILindbergh inspected the
plane, tried the motor and they
were away easily, circling once be
fore' they headed north.
RIOO DR JANElßO—(#)—Uncon
firmed reports were- received hers
Friday that Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh intends to fly Saturday to
ward the headwaters of the Ama
zon, far into the relatively unex
plored interior of South America.
1t was asid the Colonel intends
to spend a month in the jungles
Munting for the “lost” white Pigmy
tribes.
No indieation was given as to
whether the purported trip would
include Mrs. Lindbergh.
1t was aid, however, that the
flight into the Amazonian regiorn
would be made from Para, where
the Lindberghs were to arrive ¥ri
day. Para is near the 100-mile
wide mou‘h of the Amazon.
University $3,000,000
Loan in Favored Class
WASHINGTON, —(P)—An offi
cial 'of the public works adminis
tration announced today that the
application of thg board of regents
of the university of Georgia sy
stem for over $3,000000 to con
struct buildings and state institu
tiong had been placed in the fav
ored class.
He said the plan of the regents
was especially attractive as a pub
lic works project, because it would
scatter employment throughout the
state.
The loan would be guaranteed by
the regents, a incorporated body,
by internal revenues with the Re
gents assuming responsibility for
the obligation thereby circumvent
ing the limitation in the state con
stitution on borrowing.
’l‘hé' proposal of the Regents in
cluded the following sums for state
institutions under their control:
Big Passenger Plane
To Visit Athens Next
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Friday, December 15
Piloted by a famous commercial
pilot, a big tri-motored, all-metal
Ford passenger plane will visit
the Athens airport Friday, Decem
ber 15, and the citizens of this
city and visitors from surrounding
sections will have an opportunity
to inspect and ride in the big ship.
The pilot, Harold Johnson, is a
nativnally %nown flyer, having
more than 7,500 hours in the alr}
to his credit, driving passenger
planes without an injury to a
passenger. Johnson participatedi
in the recent air races held at
Cleveland, Ohio, and came second
to Captain Jimmie Doolittle, the
winner.
Tickets for plane rides are on
sale at a number of businessl
houses. |
LOCAL WEATHER
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Partly cloudy, slightly war
mer in south portion tonight,
Saturday partly cloudy, slight
ly colder in north portion.
TEMPERATURE
Highest ...s sevi asvé »04.820
TOWERE *..oa -Guiy siné cexssßßo
ORI i iv. il aies 0900
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RAINFALL
Inches last 24 hours .. .... .00
Total since Dec. 1 «u 4. . .96
Deficiency since Dec. 1...,. .16
Average Dec. rainfall ..... 4.38
Ay B WIRERS & 908 SRTIEY
—ESTABLISHED 1832—
iflY.M.;E.A. CAMPAIGN
FOR FUNDS ENTERS
LAST PHASE TODNY
All Workers Urged to}
Attend Supper Meeting
Tonight at 6:30
TOTAL NOW $2,407
Drive May Continue Until
Monday or Tuesday of
Next Week
Every worker in the annual fi
nance campaign of the Athens
Young Men's Christian association
is urgéd by division managers . to
be present at- the supper confer
enecé tonight at 6:30 o'clock at the
association building to make final
plans foi' the closing days of the
canvas.
~ As the eampaign turns into the
home-stretch and rivalry between
the various divisions is stepped-up
drive officials expect a daily in
crease both in number of sub
scriptions and amount collected.
At the Thursday night supper
33 subseriptions were reported
amounting to $332 to bring the
total in the campaign this far to
182 subscriptions and $2,407. The
objective is §B,OOO, of which $6,000
is to be used for current expenses
and $2,000 for the annual curtail
ment of SI,OOO and $960 interest
on the building mortgage.
Supper Delicious
Thursday’s supper, prepated and
gerved by the ladies of the First
Christian church, under the chair
manskip of Mrs. Grady McLeroy,
was zreatly enjoved by the work
ers, who are also looking forward
to the Friday night meal which is
being handled by ladies of the
First ;’resbyterian church under
the chairmanship of Mrs. Hunter
Harris. ¢
Divisions Y and A, under the
management of M. S. Hodgson
and Dr. N. G. Slaughter, respec
tively, tied once more for the at
tendance cake, a delicious cocoa
nut one. The shoe soles were won
by the team of Link and Nichol
son, who reported the largest
nimber’ of subscriptions, while the
team of Slaughter and Thornton
reported the largest amount col
lected and won the money bag.
Division A put another feather in
its cap by making the best all
round report.
Divisions Report
Report of divisions showed: Div
ision Y, 9 subscriptions for $115;
Division M, 5 subscriptions for
sl7; Division C, 8 subscriptions for
S7O; and Division A, 11 subscrip
tions for sl3l.
rDirvision‘ managers and team
(Continued on Page Two)
SEVEN ATHENIANS
IN PHI KAPPA PHI
Sixty Students to Be Initi
ated Into Fraternity De
cember 14
Seven Athens students ‘are
among the 60 new members to be
initiated December 14 - into Phi
Kappa Phi, national honorary
scholastic fraternity at the Uni
versity of Georgia. They are H.
L. Southerland, Mary Frances
Carter, Nevis Cook, Lavinia May
nard, Troutman Wilson, MecCall
Freeman, and Margaret Fortson.
Fifty undergraduate students,
nine graduate students, and one
faculty member composed the
group elected to membership at
the annual fall meeting, at which
time T. W. Reed, university reg
istrar, was elected president of
the chapter, succeeding Dr. An
drew M. Soule, and Prof. John W.
Jenkins was named successor to
Mr. Reed as chairman of the
eligibility committee.
The complete list of Neophytes
follows:
A. B. and B. 8. Group—C. L.
Jardine, Douglas; A. R. Whittle,
Augusta; C. C. Sheffield, Atlanta;
H. L. Southerland, Athens; Mary
¥. Carter, Athens; Mary P. Har
ley, Baxley; J. W. Alexander,
Jefferson; J. M. Richardson, Ma
con.
| Maptha Warren, Hartwell; Nevis
lCook, Athens; Albert B. Saye,
Rutledge; Lavinia Maynard, Ath
ens; Katherine Williams, Monroe;
Joseph Gittler, New York city;
Ben V. Steel, Savannah; A. H.
Ulm, jr., Augusta: W. T. Maddox,
|Rome, and M. T. Wilson, Ath
ens,
Commerce, Journalism
B. 8, C. and A. B. J. Group—
IN. F. Wolfe, Atlanta; Elizabeth
Heckman, Glenn Gardner, N. J.;
W. B, Williams, Byron; Jesse D.
Webb, Summit; R. D. Webb,
Sumit; Dorothy Greene, Bluffton;
Madge Lesher, Waycross; W. A.
Mills, Sandersville; William Long
water, Savannah; and Emolyn
Miller, Winder. '
A. B. E. and B, 8. E. Group—
Anna C. Higgins, Columbus; Mary
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An incident that \’nenrly turned into a riot a masg meeting held at
New York’s City College to protest mob violence, was caught by the
cameraman as an unidentified woman, her fists raised belligerently,
stalked down the aisle ‘of Great Hall, as shown here, to heckle the
presiding officer, Charles H. Tuttle, former United States Attorney.
She chouted that New York City should “Wash its dirty linen” beford
attempting to interfere with the actions in California. Note the Negro
woman at right, raising her hands aghast at the intrusion.
Jamaclo Union Meeting Here
Attended By 250 Methodists
Jackson, Madison, Clarke
And Oglethorpe Coun
ties Represented
Members of Jamaclo Union com
posed of representatives of Meth
odist churches in Jackson, Madi
son, Clarke and Clarke counties
met at Young Harris Memorial
church Thursday night for the
December meeting.
Due to the absence of the presi
dent, Miss Geraldine Noell, Comer,
the vice president, Fred Birch
more, presided over the meeting.
Since the meeting was the last
before the holidays, the theme
was Christmas.
. The feature of the program was
a play, “The Three Wise Men,”
presented by a cast from the
Athens FPirsy Methodist church,
under the direction of Miss Annie
Sims, dramatic coach of the Young
People’s department of that church.
Play Presented
The play re-told the olg story,
yet ever new, of the three wise
men seeking the manger where
Christ as born. The emphasis,
however, was on the meaning of
Christ to the world, his cross and
suffering which followed and how
today we still can look beyond the
Cross and see His influence on
the world.
One of the most effective scenes
showed three young men of the
modern day, catching the vision of
Christ and going out of their pov
erty to help some one else.
Preceding the play a devotional,
led by Mr. W. H. Phillips of the
/Tuckston Methodigt church, was
very capably given.
The business session followed
the opening hymn and was opened
with the minutes, read by Secre
tary pro-tem, Miss Grace Rogers.
This was followed by the roll call,
always an interesting event for
(Continued on page eight.)
Talmadge Will Be Asked to Haul Down
Augusta’s Welcome to Barleycorn Sign
AUGUSTA, Ga.—(AP)—Gover=»
nor Talmadge will be asked to
haul down the welcome sign hung
out to John Barleycorn by the Au
gusta city couneil.’
Militant prohibitionists roused
to action by the licensing of liquor
in this city of bone dry Georgia
are framing an appeal to the gov=-
ernor to use his power to prevent
the ordinance from becoming effec
tive January 1. .
“The ordinance will never go in
to effect,” one prominent minister
declared Thursday night in an
nouncing the appeal would be car
ried to the chief executive. It was
believed at first the ordinance
would bhecome operative within
three days but Mayor W. D. Jen
nings said it would not be possi
ble until the first of the year.
Meanwhile, the drys were going
ahead with plans for a mass meet
ing called for Sunday faternoon in
the Curtis Baptist church to dis
cuss the question. The Rev. E.
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NEW GROP ESTIMATE
IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER
U. S. Cotton Report To
day Places 1933 Yield at
13,177,000 Bales
WASHINGTON — (#) — An in~
crease of 77,000 bales in the 1933
cotton crop over the November 1
estimate was forecast Friday in
the December report of the de-
partment of agriculture,
It placed the total 1933 produc
tion at 13,177,000 bales of 500
pounds gross weight.
This estimated crop is 1,489,000
bales, or about 10 per cent, be
low the average for the 1928 to
1932 period, buy is about 1.3 per
cent above last year's production,
The report said unusually favor
abe growing conditions during the
yvear resulted in ~an average per
acre yield in the United States of
209.4 pounds, the highest since
1914 with the exception of 1931
when the average was 211.5 pounds.
It was considerably above the 1932
yield of 173.3 pounds to the acre.
The estimated acreage to be
harvested was placed at 30,144,000
acres, about 16 per cent less than
the 1932 total.
Allowing for acreage removed
from production under the agri
cultural adjustment plan ang for
subsequent abandonment, the
amount in cultivation on July 1
was estimated at 40,929,000 acres,
an increase of 12 per cent over
July 1, 1932,
The crop reporting board said
reports indicate theaverage weight
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City Attornsy Paul Stephens
handed down an official opinion at
a meeting of the civil service com
mission that it was the commis
sion’s duty to prevent the sale of
whisky “whether it is licensed or
not.”
{ “The only thing you can do un
der the laws of this state is to
reid all liquor dealers whether
licensed by’ the city or not,” Ste
phens said, pointing out that the
stringent state statutes also ap
plied to wines and beer. The lat
ter beverage has been sold pub
licly since shortly after it was
legalized nationally.
The commission has deferred
‘rormal action, announcing it
would adopt no definite policy un
ltil the liquor ordinance becomes
effective. R. Lee Olive, its presi
dent, in effect is head of the po
lice department.
U. S. WON'T INTERFERE
WASHINGTON.— (AP) — The
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ACTION 15 AWAITED
AGAINST LYNCH LA
1N 2 OTER STATES
4 HELD IN MISSOURI
Attack on White Woman
In Texas Brings New
Mob Action
KOUNTZE, Texas —(&)— David
Gregory, a Negro ex-convie; ac
cused of ecriminally attacking and
slaying a white woman, was shot
to death, mutilated and burned by
a mob which dragged his body to
a pyre in the Negro section of
Kountze early Friday. L
Officers and % incensed citizens
had been searching for the Negro,
since Mrs. Mellle Williams Broek
man, 30, wife of a farmer, ‘was
found dead on & highway nea
here last Saturday. Thursday ni:g
a posse traileq the Negro to his
hiding place in the belfry of a
Negro church at Voth, a town be
tween Kountze and Beaumont,
where hew as shot and wounded
when officers said he drew a pistol
and resisted arrest. o
Taken To Hospital 0
The wounded Negro, unconsei
ous, was taken to a hospital at
Beaumont but when officers ree
ceived information a mob was
forming at Kountze and starting
toward Beaumont, they took the
Negro away in an automobile, fry«
‘ing to protect him. "
Without regaining consciousness
or being able to make any states
ment as tothis guilt or innocaflizf;
the Negro died as the car bearing
him sped toward Vidor, six miles
east of Beaumont. -
~ The body was taken to Silsbee,
another small town in the vicinity.
by Sheriff Miles Jordan of Hardin
county, on learning of these devel
opments, the mob, slowly increas
ing in size, trailed the sheriff to
Silsbee, took the body from him,
tied it behind an automobile with
chains, and dragged it for 35 min
utes through the Negro - section of
Kountze. e
Members of the frenzied mob of
approximately 300 cut out the
Negro's body to pleces before cast
ing it to the flames. ; iy
Jail Raid Talked
There was talk of raiding the
Hardin county jail here and in
flicting simiiar treatment upon
two other Negroes under arrest,
suspected of having aided Greg
ory to evade officers shortly after
Mrs. Brockman was killed. But
the mob disperseq after burning
the body. - Ll el
Mrs. Brockman started ' for
Kountze alone in aj light fruek
and was found shot to death be
side the truck, which had been set
afire, Flames had seared her
body. She had planned to exchange
a pair of baby shoes she had
purchased. b g M
PROMISES ACTION
SAN JOSE, Calif—(P)—ldentifi
cation of leaders of the mob that
lynched the kidnap-slayers =of
Brooke L. Hart was awaited by
authorities here Friday after bh“
trict Attorney Fred L. /Thomas an
nounced he would prosecute if
“proper evidence” is presented.
Sheriff William J. Emig, injured
by the mob as it stormed the jail
and seized Thomas H. Thurmond
and John M. Holmes, who con
fessed to killing Hart in a $40,000
extortion plot, said no immediate
arrests are contemplated. T
FOUR HELD
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. —(#)— Four
men are in custody in eonnection
with the lynching November 28 of
Lloyd Warner, 19-year-old Negra
said by police to have confessed
an attack on a young Jewish fi
Aaron Levin, junk dealer, and
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