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THE WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER.
$150 000 COTTON EUROPE ’ S CH,EFTA,NS DON'T look worried, now do they?
FIReIn MACON AT
BUCKEYE OIL CO.
THURSDAY, APRIL 14,1921.
Thirty - One Thousand
' Bales Of Unters Are
Totally Destroyed
I ...MACON, April 3.—Dnmatrc rhicii
Will amount to between $100,000
and $150,000 la beinir done at plant
of.the Buckeye Cotton Oil Co., at
end ot Division street, in Tybec, in
a life, which started between 3 ami
* o’clock Friday afternoon and
which was slowly burning out nl
anon Saturday. Six lines of hose
ttovt being used in pouring water into
the concrete and steel warehouse
building in which the 31,000 ba!
of cotton linters began to burn Fri
S ay afternoon and were still smoul
oring Saturday. All of the dam
age is covered by insurance.
Fireman worked all Friday nigh
in an effort to put the fire out, bui
the best they could do was to throw
water on adjoining buildings,
these are out of danger. It was ex
C ctcd the fire companies would
ve to continue to pour water into
the warehouse building until late
Saturday night before extinguishing
the smouldering fire in the coltoi
Unters. _
MONTEZUMA HIGH
SCHOOL BURNED
MONTEZUMA, April The
Montezuma High school, a two-story
frame structure with modern equip
blent, was totally destroyed by fire
late last night The loss, it is osti
mated will amount to $.10,0(10, with
$12,000 insurance carried. The fire
waa discovered an hour after the close
of a debating contest between teams
representing Montezuma and Cor
' dele, and Is believed to have been
caused by persons carelessly throwing
a lighted cigarette into some infiam
■liable material. There were twenty
one teachers employed in the opera
tlon of the school.
SUMTERSHARES
Portion of Federal Ap
propriation Allotted
To This County
ATLANTA, April 9.—More that,
half a million dollars—$550,477.31:
to be exact—has been received b)
the State of Georgia from the feder
al aid road fund during the months
pf February and March. This sum
goes to reimburse the state and the
various counties that have been con
structing modern roads as a part oh
the state highway system. Not al.
the counties engaged in road con
atnictlon have participated In thu
federal aid, for in some instancci
highway projects have been and an
being built by county fundi alone
orby state funds alone. The re
fund from th, federal government
eppHcs only on projects cimitructei
with federal aid.
Announcement to this effect wa.
■made today:by the State Highway
Department, which at tho same timi
gave out a statement in oxplanatim
e* tho method of handling federa
HARDING ADVISED
AGAINST GENERAL
WAGE REDUCTION
Lee Sheppard, Head Ol
O. R. C., In Confer
ence With President
WASHINGTON. April 9.—Freni-
dent Harding was advised today
against permitting a general re
duction of the wages of railroad em
ployees by IA*e Sheppard, president
of the Order of Kailway Cotiduc-
Sheppard having been called
Flap Of Missing
Naval Balloon Found
PANAMA CITY, Fla.. April 9.-
A ’‘nap” of the naval balloon misting
with five men since it left Pensacola
■>n the night of March 22, was picked
uii in the Gulf of Mcxieo near here
yesterday by a fishing beat- and
borught here today. No trace of the
balloon crew has been found. :
tors,
into conference in connection with
President Harding's general study of
the railroad situation.
Sheppard declared to the president
that the abrogation of present con
tracts would he certain to work hard
ships on railroad men and still fm-.
I her confuse the nation's transpor
tation problem.
Even European premier* and military commanders have happy moments, this photograph would indicate
is snapped at Chequers. Lloyd George's country home, in England, ns he was telling Marshal Koch am
Premier Briand (right) of Fia.’cc, a funny story. The photographer couldn’t hear the story.
UNADILLAGETS j
DISTRICT MEET
Americus Women Have
Prominent Places On
Program There
Members from the Music .Study -
Club, Daughters of the American j the large living room, with
Revolution, United Daughters of the Nath Thompson, an uncle of
Confederacy and the Woman's Club | bride
will attend the convention of
ImsMtiiiirffll SUSTAINS WRIT
TENNESSEE COURT
MURRAY-DAV1S.
One of the most beautiful home
weddings and one in which a great
number of friends were interested,
was-that of Miss Anna Murray and
Mr. Verne L. Davis, on Tuesday eve
ning at 9 o’clock at the home of the
bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Em
mett L- Murray, on Rees Park, in
the presence of 200 guests.
The ceremony was performed in
' Rev.
the
Last Chapter Written In
Fight On Ratification
of 19th Amendment
aid
J funds.
“Oftbe 5
— __ Fed
erated Clubs which will convene in
Unadilla, April 12*13.
A splendid program has been pre
pared by the state federated club*
or presentation at the convention,
and many notable speakers will par
ticipale in ll.c exercises.
Following is the program in full:
Tuesday* April 12.
4:30 P. M.—Delegates will regis
ter with Credentials commih.ee al
Baptist Church. Social hour, 4.30
p. m. to 5:30 p. m. Reception h>
Thallans.
Tuesday Evaninf* April 12.
At Baptist Churcn—United Lib
erty march, orchestra. Invocation,
Rev. A. T. Gline. Chorus, "Georgia,’
Montezuma Music Ltver ■ Club.
Welcome from Woman’s C;.\b, Mrs.
A. R. Ware. Welcome from .nulians,
Miss Lido Pate. Wcteon from
Dooly County Federation, Airs. S.
P. Adams. Meeting turned over to
district president, Mrs. J. B. Bus-
iey. Response, Mrs. Thurman Wtfat,
ey. Introduction of guests. The fl
owing program will be presented by
he fivo music clubs of the district;
Misercro from 11 Trovntorc (Verdi)
orchestra; vocal solo, Mrs. C$. B.
Morgan, Vienna; reading of Roseti'j
poem, "The Blessed Damozol," with
incidental music by Paul Bliss, Miss
Susan Stallings, Americus; Mrs. W.
H. C. Dudley, accompanist; vocni
Milo, Mrs. U. R. Adams, Montezuma;
violin solo, Miss Marguerite Ever
ett, Vienna; McDowell’s Concert
Etude, Miss Evelyn Itobuck, Vienna;
contralto solo, Calm as thu Night
(Bohm), Mrs. J. W. Harris, Jr.,
Americus; Chopin’s waltz, Opus 42,
Mrs. M. S. DeVaughn. Montezuma;
vocal solo (a) John (Sprues), (h)
The Wood Pigeon (Liza Lehman),
Miss Lido Pate, Unadilla; Traumeri
(Schumann), orchestra; vocal solo,
Cordcle; Tallulah Falls
Tib* $550.(77.35 received fron.
llio federal government,” says th<
department's statement, "tho countlci
have been paid $520,037.70, whib
tho state haa retained $20,630.66 t.
< over the coit of engineering as pro
by the state highway law.”
- The counties participating in th.
Tederal aid refund for the month)
«o February and March ve: Ba
, Wr, Brooks, Terrel. Chatham. Chcro
W,,. Chatooga. Cobb, Cook, Dade
Decatur, Dooly, Dougherty, Douglas
farly, mb,rt, Emanuel, Evana, Floyd
Franklin, Grady, Glynn, Haralson
Hancock, Jefferson, Jackson Lau
Lowndes, Macon, Mitchell
to, Montgomery, Morgan, Now
"“Wing, Pulaski. Randolph
mu a Bichmand. Sumt.r Stevens
fJWfe Thomas Trou P’ Walton, Wal-
keri Wilcox and Wilkes.
L*die Wins Second
|&s^s«s«e
Th. ^ ,COPe ot w to 10.
Ivon . h,rd bitting again
won for them they walloping the
lr field. and coupled with
K irrora by the Aggies, .con
IW i* y [he game. The hurling
Lralie lads was done bv
"end.’ * Kbies* was* fhe’^Vggfo
Hind th. b;t.* nd Childre “ was be '
heV?a*i!? 8 * me tor the Aggies will
UuA ,h H b iS, n rh X » t ol Frid ° y WHh th *
t0 played in Brantley, state vice-president
wfcJwrS* * * next Wednesday eration and Club Extension. ,r
iha atSn. . me , r * < ;Us high nine plays port of clubs, continued. Re
1,^, p JL a !l”f n . The Americus district chairmen. Civics—Mrs.
■an iAs v® a " a d atart this sea- C. Duncan. Community service —
.a n *, tWo out of thr « wmes " - - - --
Slltat’ ,* n v *f * hil *»>ne will en
SpeST * fcr ** k * h * r * tr * #k of hatl1
Americus Hieh Debaters
Win Another
*th5oo! d tv!!? at *•>« Americus High
Ifrl MKht . brtwfrr ' *
“c DswL. *#!• nc|rlltlve team and
I in a*v>)r.? f, ! rm *f lvi ‘ team result
Mt a Victory for tile Dawson >nm
4|„¥* tlc “- Hieh was renresente.
.America, affirmative, whirl
to Daw.™ to debate th
•WUre had better luck
their debate
, 4 an< * M r* Louise Brace
Muncu* in the affirm
school, Mrs. Alonzo Richardson; An
iiounccments. Appointments of com
mittees. Adojurnment.
Wednesday Morning,
April 13. 9 A. M.
Call to order by Mrs. J. B. Bur*-
y, District. Community singing,
led by Miss Lido Pate, Unadilla.—
Prayer. Roll call of clubs of the
Third District. Reading of minutes
of last meeting—Mrs. John D. Gunn,
district secretary. Report ot Presi
dent—Mrs. J. B. Bussey
Treasurer—Mrs. C. C. Persons. Re
port of Vice-President—Mrs. D. C.
Kctchum. Address—Mrs. J. E. Hays,
state president. Report of Clubs.
Report of Credentials Committee
12:30, luncheon, served by Woman’s
Club.
Wednesday Afternoon, 1:30 P.vbc
Wednesday Afternoon.
1:30—Community singing, led by
Miss Lide Pate. Minutes of morn
ing session'. Address—Mrs. A. P
Fed
Re-
port of clubs, continued. Report of
receiving the vows.
A simple altar was formed of
ropes of southern smilax which en
twined the outlines of the windows
against which the bridal party was
grouped, with tall floor vases filled
with Easter lilies marking tho altar
pillars. Cathedral candle were used
in brara holders and furnished a soft
radiance. Lilies were used in the
receptacle.; against the mantel and
ferns were used as a background.
Mira .Janie Murray, a sister of the
bride, wus maid of honor, and was „
unusually lovely in a gown of soft t Tennessee legislature,
pcachbiow taffeta, the shirt draped
NASHVILLE, April 8—Tho Ten-
ncssee Supremo court today nlFinnod
I he action of Chief Justice Lansdeu
;n issuing a writ of certiorari ami
supercedes in the woman’s suffrage
litigation lust summer as a result of
which Governor Huberts sent his cer
tificate to Secretary Colby of the rati
fication of the Nineteenth amend
ment. following which the adoption
of the amendment was formally pro
claimed.
The action of the court -ends so far
as Tennessee is concerned, all litiga
tion affecting the legality of the rati
fication o ftho amendment hy the
SUMMER CLOSING
HOURSAGREEDON
Americus Merchants To
On e Clerks Thursday
Half Holidays
dance with
da
tember
urtonr dur-
is merchant
g •mins dur-
cam Tliurs
May 1. Thi
i until Set:
closing
I n ace
ing past
Will observe curly doVi
fig tho summer imii.lb
t 1 l;. m„ effectiv
will be contini
I, wlici) the ImiirK now oil
vili Im; resumed. A commit.
Inks interested in.the early
movement circulated n peti'
“ n,0 "h' the merchants this wed
With the result that practically ever
prominent business house in Ameri
ll “' -"V closing agree
Those signing follow:
Dry Goods and Furnishings
Gohei, & Son. Hylander Shoe Co.,
* illinan, milliner, Woman Ex
Rral 8 *’ i Ch; ;?', f- A ""ley. Ka'ppl
Bros., I Golden, Standard I)rv
vv ’ i United States
Woolen Mills, J. M . Macy, N. I
Nappel, M Bukuntz, W. A. Joine
*?•, Mrs. E. Pcarlman. s.
!;■ Sl [>s. Churchwell Bros., The Bee
l ll is ‘V.- Bh.vsior, Fink
r t-iV' M S"- *■;. J - Walker, mill,
cr, Tdlman At Brown. Bertrand
), The Fair Store, W. J
with fringed ruffles of the material. | nia, S. C.; JuliaH Hightower, Brill! HarroldBma.
Tier flowers were Ophelia roses, and Stamps, Charlie Thompson and Ju
lilies of the valley. n ior Matthews, of Thomaston; Mr.
Mr. Guernsey Wilburne, of Mu* «nd Mrs. L. W. Gardner. Mr. and
son, was best man. Mrs. Harry Barker, Mrs. Hiram
The bride who was given in mar-1 Gardner, Col. and Mrs. J. D. Gucrry
riage by hi\ father, Mr. Emmett L. „f Montezuma.
Murray, was lovely in a robe gown
of soft bridal satin, built on simple
lines, the shirt of which was out
lined with a soft circles of rich ivory
laco, a priceless possession in the
family for more than half a ccn
lury, having been imported from
France. A circlet or natural orange
blossoms caught her tulle veil to the
soft folds of her hair, and she car
ried a magnificent shower bouquet
of bride’s roses and lilies of the val*
lijiw Hilda Sharp sang, “All for
You’* ami Mrs. Raleigh Armstrong
played “to a Wild Rose during the
ceremony. Mendelssohn’s wedding
march was used as a recessional.
Following the wedding a reception
Cox (Kre . M
Josey, Ruben Hoffma..,
Groceries—Sparks Grocery, liar
ns Grocery. Edwards Grocery, Mize
Grocery, Figgly Wigglcy Grocery,
W. O. Gunnels Grocery, C. E. Under
ivond Grocery. Salton Grocery Com
- ' - Whitley, G. M. Green,
NEW HOPE SEEN IN
CRISIS ^BRITAIN
With Troops Mobilized
Nation f- aces Serious
Situation Still
LONDON, April 8.—Represents
lives of the National Union of Rail
way an National Federation
Hardware Stores—Harris Hard
ware Company, Williams Niles Com
pane, Gatewood Codgell Company
har'Kvarc. Sheffield Hardware Com
Furniture Store!—Giles Andrew?
furniture Company, Allison Fund-
'lire Company, Edwards ' Furniture
company.
Jewelry—Thou. I,. Bell, G. M. El
dridge. R. S. Broadhurat, Janies T
Cotncv.
Barber Shop:
er, Manry Bin
Sim
-Go
wan held, und punch was served hiy transport Workers called upon
Miss Ruth Bailey and Miss Ruth Me-1 ** * ^
rime Ministe
the living room porch, 1 day morning f<
ymg ti
two orgt
howl! striking
• ng here
vernation
decorated with quantitie
of roses and garden flowers ii
and wall pockets. The punch
was surrounded hy fruits and flow
era of the season.
The bride’s book was in charge ol ! and tl
Miss Evelyn Bell and Mins Margue- ‘ m son
rite Everett, who registered the i tion
guests as they entered the reception ' winch
hall and were welcomed there by j ingj.r.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Cato and Mr.
and Mrs. Dudley Gatewood. A la^g*
wicker basket of snapdragon in pas
tel shades was placed on the piano,
in the hall, where the guests assem
bled.
At the bride’s table were seated
Mr. and Mrs. Davis, Miss Janie Mur
ray, Guernsey Wilburne, Miss Mild
stock
Report of i Sharp, Edwin Murray, Miss Loin Me
**■ ‘ Math, Leroy Murray, Miss Gerald ii
Payne, John Barnett. Mrs.
Armstrong and Frank Nelms.
The centerpiece was a magnif
plateau formed of sweet pe
pel
flood; y
I and
Education—Mis*
Good Roads and j
Mrs. F. L. Cat.'i,
Emily Woodward,
Highwav--” • !
and rWelfare—Mrs. A. IT. ,,
Denmark Home Economics—Mrs. j „
W. K. Gurr. legislation — Mrs.
Steve Pace. Literature and Library
Extension—Mrs. E. T. Jordan. Mu
»lc—Mrs. T. A. Dixon. Thrift—
Mrs. Robert Hicks. New business.
Report of Resolutions Committee.
Report of committee on place of next
meeting. Adjournment.
lilies of the valley, around which
were placed pink caudles in cry.sta’
candelabra, indications for the
places being marked with n minia
ture bride’s trunk tied with white
( ribbon and orange blossoms. ^ A
j course supper was served, preside i
i over hy Mrs. R. B. Mashhurn and
! Mrs Harry Parker, of Montezuma,
j Mr. and Mrs. Davis left on the
| Central of Georgia t rain at 11
j o’clock for Atlanta to spend a few
lays with friends before going to
i .heir home in Commerce, where Mr.
»*_ arc ’ a rr BaviR is one of the rising young bus-
ness men of that city. The bride’;
going away dress was a spring model
of dork blue cloth, with which r.he
wore a small brown hat and accesso
ries in harmony.
The handsome gifts which were
displayed consisted of sets of china,
individual pieces of handpainted
china and po*tery, cut-glass, silver
pictures, and household linen«. every
thing \ha* a bride needs for lions- 1
keeping being provided by though
ful friends.
Out-of-town guests at the wed
ding u-erp Mr. and Mrs. T.. L. Davis
Miss Hilda Sharp, John Barnett and
Frank Nelms, of Commerce; Rev.
nnd Mrs. Nath Thompson, Mr. an 1
Mrs. Friar Thompson, of Griffin;
| Mrs. Raleigh Armstrong, of Gasto-
BIRMINGHAM. Anril 9—Twenty
'even local unions of the United
Mine Workers of America, meeting
it Brookside. near here last night
’dented resolutions condemning po
nding through the mining district of „„ u t ,,,„ 4wrj 4IIW1I1 ,
KUn Cd members of the Ku Klu * I M”- Z T i a r Thompson, of
MiKcelkmcoUM—J. A. Davenport.
T- .M- hurlow, E. J. Schroder, Me-
Noill Klictric Company. Americus
Light < onmuiiv. Americus Bicycle
Company, Souther^ Express * Com
nany. Singer Sewing Machine Coin
'•any. Planters Seed Company.
Americus Seed A* Supp'y Conipany-
United Grocery Company.
PANTONE PITCHES
CA. TO NEW WIN
Americus Lad Holds
Mercer Swatters To
Three Hits
MACON, April 8.—Backing tluii
hurler with errorless support while
Mercer committed a total of sex » r-
rora, the University of Georgia
bulldogs defeated Mercer yester
day afternoon in the first of a two*
scries here in a brilliant pitchers’
battle hy the score of 2 to 0. Cliff
Pant one, the Amcricua "annihila-
tor,” was on the mound for the Alii-
onians while Boh Sawin hurled for
the locals.
Pantone let the Baptist swatter*
Lnvn with hut three hits and one oi
those was a scratch. He fanned ten
men, four coming in a row. Ho gave
up hut one base on balls. Hawin’:
work was as good as Pantone’s,
though he did not have as long a
strong of strikeouts as his opponent
He allowed five hits, walked one
man and fanned five.
Not the semblauce of an error was
chalked up against the Red and
Black and the work of Eddie Rnwxon
behind the plate was of an unusual
ly good order. Eddie held up th*
"smoke ball” phenow. Pantone, in
wonderful style and threw out two
Mercer men stealing.
Pantone lived up to all the ad
vance notices and besides pitching a
great game fielded his position well
making five assists. While Panlonc
is a Freshman at Georgia, he is a
great ball player and bids fair tr
make many an opponent of the Red
and Black drink the bitter dregs of
„ defeat before the present season is
NW YORK. Ar-il 9.—The Demn- brought to a close or before hr
-Carpentier fight for the world s ,eaves the state universitv never to
hnmnion^hip will take place within; return as a pitcher for Georgia in
mits of New Jersey, on j baseball.
Lloyd-Georgo Satu
the purpose of con
ic . decision of the
s to support tic
There was prevail-
esaion that the con-
a the labor leaders
[• prime minister might result
e new move toward the solu-
>f the industrial situation,
«n Friday assumed threaten-
portions.
o sign of n panic in
hange Friday, the
• market being quiet
leer being no selling
All army reservists
d to the colors, with
jf those residing in
en serving on civil
The Daily Graphic
sns in England are
mship companies with
for berths to United
**A revolutionary tide is surging
up and carrying us with it,’’ one of
the leading figures of the “triple
alliance of labor" told the Daily
Mail’s special labor correspondent
Friday night. The newspaper de
clares this may be taken as an ex
planation of the miners’ point blanl
refusal of Mr. Lloyd-George’s pro
posal to first discuss the safety of
mines affected by the strike, ul
though many responsible laboi
chiefs personally profess anxiety t$
arrive at a peaceful solution of thi
.-situation.
Apprehension as to the effect of
a nationwide strike on the chances
of the labor party at the next gen
eral election is expressed, and it is
suggested that this fear may play a
part in the conversations to be held
between government officials and
leaders of the workingmen.
July 2 Date Of Fijjht
For Championship
JURY’S VERDICTB
MADESENTENCE
OF RICHPLANTER
Motion For New Trial
To Be Heard At De
catur April 30
COVINGTON, Affil 9.—Thu jury
in the case of John S. Williams weal
thy Jasper county planter, charged
with the murder of Lindsey Peter
son, a negro farm hand on his plan
tation, returned a verdict of guilty
this morning, recommending Wil
liams to the mercy of the court.
The verdict means that Williams will
be sentenced to serve «i life sent-
ce on the Georgia chaingang.
A motion for a new trial was im
•diately filed by Green F. John
i counsel for Williams.
The case was given to the jury for
consideration at 3:15 o’clock yester
day afternoon, and their verdict
was returned early this morning.
Surprise was expressed when the
verdict was read as it had been gen
‘•rally believed a mistiral would re
suit. Last night, after it had been
reported the jury stood 10 to 2 for
conviction from the first ballot, the
court delivered an additional charge
upon certain points at the request of
the jury.
Following the delivery of thcs_
dructions, the jury again began de
liberating and at a late hour Judge
Henderson left the court room, leav
ing word that he woujd return in
the event a verdict was returned
The jurors shortly afterward sent
word they wore preparing to retire
for the night, having been •unable to
agree upon a verdict.
Greene F. Johnson, leading coun
iicl for Williams, announced follow
ing the verdict, that an appeal
would be taken, hut no hill of excep
Lions has yet been filed.
Although visibly affetecd by the
errlict, Williams made no commenr
upon the outcome of the case.
■ Dr. Gus Williams, who has been
with his father since the beginning
of the famous trial, was in court
when tlie verdict war. returned, hut
none of his other sons, who were re
ferred t-> frequently in arguments
before the jury by counsel for both
slate uml defense were present. It
is believed all of them have left for
parts unknown.
Bo far as is known here the Wil
lianis case is the only case in the hi :
lory of Georgia criminal jurispru
donee in which a reputable whit*
man was convicted of murder upor
the practically unsupported teati
many of a negro accomplice.
There are Jen other indictment
pending againvt Williams, all of
which charge murder, the alleged
victims having been negro farm
lands employed on his farm in each
instance. A number of these # ne
groes, the state alleges, were killed
in Jasper county, hut the murder of
Peterson for which Williams has
just been i convicted, was committed 1
th
Saturday. July 2. it was nnnounecd
officially here this afternoon. The
site of the fight will be c«
either to Atlantic City, Newark
Jersey City.
in this county, Peterson and anothei
negro having been chained together
and thrown into Yellow river. \
Additional disclosures in connection
with the so-called "murder farm” of
Williams in Jasper county, were
d today by Doyle Campbell,
solicitor general of the Ocmulgcc cii-
uit, when the grand jury starts its
investigations at Monticello ncxi
Monday.
A large number of witnesses have
been subponacd to appear, and Solic
itor Campbell said he would ask thal
murder indictment* he returned
gainst Williams and his three sons
against the negro Clyde
Manning.
Judge Hutcheson set April 30 ni
Decatur as the time and place for
ing the motion f jr a new trial
which was presented hy Willis
's, and immediately afterward
announced that Williams would
be taken back to Atlanta and kept in
Fulton tower until the motion har
been disposed of.
Solicitor Brand announced that
the negro. Manning, would he tried
on the murder indictment pending
against him, hut that no date far
this hearing had yet been set.
The jury is reported to have taken
only -ix ballots, the first of whirl,
stood six for a verdict of murder
with no recommendation, and the
other six for an acquittal.
The defendant, who had been
cheerful before the jury came in, re
ceived the verdict outwardly calm,
hut when his wife and daughter?
began to sob almost inaudibly he
seemed to be making a desperate ef- ;
fort to hide emotion.
WilJia
ACCIDENT BASES
LIQUOR TRAFFIC
Negro In Car Escapes
After Wrecking Mo
torcycle on Lee St
Miss Kathryn Hamilton and C. J.
Clark, Jr., were slightly injured an
accident that occurred Friday after
noon when a Ford car driven by n
negro rail into a motorcycle operate
cd by Clark with Miss Hamilton senrl
ed behind. *
The accident occurred at the in
tersection of Church and Lee street^.
Clark was driving townrd*4own an I
the negro was coming down Lee
street hill. When he came to the
corner he turned out Chufch street,
coming over to the left side of the
street and without any warning that
he was going to turn. Clark, when
he saw the car approaching, turned
to the right to let it pass and when
the negro turned to his left Jt was
too late for the accident to be avoid*
cd. Both were going slowly, so the
injuries to those on the motorcycle
were slightly, while the negro was
uninjured. The vehicles were
slightly damaged.
The accident was seen by Police
Lieutenant Ixee, who was coming
from out Isoe street, nnd when the
negro saw the officer he jumped
from the car, and started to run, car
ry ing a jug of whiskey with him.
He dropped the liquor after running
a short distance and it was taken
bv the officer. The negro escaped
after leading u chase through several
streets. Lieutenant Lee fired his
pistol in the air three times in an
nttemnt to frighten the negro into
stopning. Efforts an* being made
by Chief Bragg and Sheriff Harvey
to apprehend him.
hut in open court both sides agreed
that it was legal by supreme court
decisions and no exception would be,
taken.
The motion for a new trial was
made on the grounds that the ver
dict was "Contrary to the evidence;
ontrary to the law and without
vidence to support it."
The case went to trial last Tues
day, one day being taken up with
arguments for postponement and se*
lection of a jury. The state took
more than a day to present its evi
dence while the defense relied sole*
ly on the unsworn statement of Wil
liams.
Miss Franklin And
J. L. Hall Marry Here
Mis? Lillie Belle Franklin, of J
Schlev county, and Joel L. Hal!:>fih
well known Sumter county farmer'
were married here at 5 o’clock Satur
day afternoon. The ceremony
performed by Justice J. N. Carter ir
the presence of. a few friends who
•’(’comonniod the young couple here
for their wedding, after which they
left for their future home a few
miles out of Americus.
J. R. CAMERON.
Many friends attended tho funeral
here Tuesday afternoon of J. R.
Cameron, who died Monday after
noon at 1:15 o’clock at his nomc at
119 Jnffcrsorj street, with Rev.
uyton Fisher, pastor of the First
Methodist Church, officiating. *
The pullbearera were George W.
Flceman, J. C. Pouncey, J. H. Poole,
Jr., Ara Pittman, K. A. Horne, and
H. E. Allen. Interment was in Oak
Grove cemetery, and the floral of
ferings were many and beautiful. .
Surviving Mr. Cameron are his
widow, Mrs. Eva Cameron, three
ughters. Miss Kathleen Cameron,
Miss Mary Cameron and Miss Sara
Cameron, and six sons, W. G. Came
ron, U. D. Cameron, J. F. Cameron,
E. A. Cameron, O. C. Cameron anil
M. Cameron, all of whom reside
in Americus. One. brother, J. II.
ani( , m)ii and two sisters, Mrs. Willis
P. McArthur and Miss Ella Cameron,
also of Americus, survive him.
Mr. Cameron was 56 years old
and one of the best known and most
beloved citizens of this community,
having spent his entire life in the
city where he was born and reared,
lie was esteemed fur and wide for
his many admirable qualities, chief
among which was his kindness of
heart and his great generosity. Al
though a cabinet-maker by trade, he
had held a number of important po
sitions in I he business circles of
Americus, having been recently nf~-
filiaied with the municipal interests
of the city at the gas plant.
Mr. Cameron was a member of
Camp Washington, No. 24, I*. O. S.
of A., and also of the Ameriru;
Chapter Woodmen of the World. He
was a faithful member of First
Methodist Church, in which his in
fluence was felt hy his activities in
connection with church work.
He had been ill only two weeks of
pneumonia, and his condition war-
regarded as somewhat imoroved un
til yesterday -at noon, when a col^
lapse was caused, by the inactivity n*
his heart. His death has cast a pad
of sadnefs over the community, an *
l.v h U RmiW- P ”3f n ' 0r * h S present wi'lh- i-rraGy miincl
-y h ? family. suffering, thnn He j T' „ i.„. rirelp -if fri-ncR
.>\T l.i’fi'ch 1 m.rll ?mmi r f.»llv wqh ra ' w »• ■iii ; I l(. >V Bull;.
.* ‘ :t*. 'fcal!\ with tin* rv.i»,■»,!»«.« «u,»re visitors in Amort-
rdor of one of (he negroes found
drowned in Newton county. -Clyde
Manning, negro farm boss for Wil
Main . --d i.dnMv indicted with hint
lest if »cd that oh William»’ order »r
aftr
rib kill
Greenland Eskimos think th=t Eu-
confin' d | ropeans have been sent to Green
land to learn virtue and good man
ners from the Greenlanders.
I ’d done (he killings.
Willi-uv had maintained a ehner
I r i? it mb '’u’im- th" trial and had
•utiy maintained his innocence.
»Ithou'*h having admitted he might
he technically guUty of peonage, a?
he s.iid be had paid fine-. fo»- •'Qitrop*
id let them work out the debt.
Sentence w*as formally passed
thin a few moments aftor th" ve*-
diet was announced. Judge Hntrh
eson restated the verdict as read by
T R Starr, a farmer nnd foreman
of the iury. and added: "Ami th**
vcrdic* is the sentence of thi
court."
The verdict was not in exast form,
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