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PAGE TWO.
THE WEEKLY TIMES-RECORDER.
THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1921.
GEO. 0. MARSHALL
TO GET CHAMBER
SECRETARYSHIP
Prof. Harrold Meyer
Leaves State Normal
DEXTER FARMER 51 BAPllZEDBY
TAKEN TO MACON
BY U. S. OFFICERS
<fed Place Bv Direc
tors If Arrangements
Can Be Made
■ offer 1o become secretary of
tbftSumfer County Chamber of
Commerce has been made to George
O. Marshall. county agent, by the
boftrd of directors, it is understood.
The. offer, it is also understood,
was agreed upon at a caucus of the
directors this morning preceding its
regular meeting at 11 o’clock. The
offer ii said to be for part-time ser
vice, to be" performed in connection
wiUThls'duties as county agent, pro
vided that arrangement is agreeable
to him and arrangements eon b
mflde with the county commission-
j Harold D. Meyer, for five years
! professor of rural education at the
State Normal School at Athens, and
1 last Memorial Day orator in Ameri-
i cu.s, where he made a strong inipre. s-
1 ion, has accepted the position ns as-
J soeiate professor of foc.clogy in the
department of public welfare at the
J University of North Carolina, and
will assume his duties tl
I opening of the ur.ivorsil
j tember.
Professor Meyer’s acceptance «. • , , . . , , ,
the position tendered him several | tody by fctleral marshals today and
daye ago by the North Carolina in-j brought to Macor.
DR. CARL MINOR
President Allison of the Cham
ber. was delegated to inform the
pTfitnt secretary. Joreph Perkins, of
the offer to Mr. Marshall.
Mr. .Perkins has been serving in r»
temporary capacity for some time
and is understood to have hud h ;
reaiffists^ n^rd!"" f.-r «ov«rj||
month'’ while fh«- ! \;i- lo- ■•■.mg
MACON, May 10.—Charged with
with the peonage, U. G. B. Hogan, wealthy
lext Sep- j manager Hogan Brothers farm of
• Dexter, near Dublin, taken into cus-
titution was made public when
resignation as secretary of
Georgia Educational association
announced at the during meeting of
that body in Atlunta.
Professor Meyer is one of the lead
ing educators of the state and has
been the leader in several movements
which had fur their purpose the for
ward ng of education in Georgia and
the South. While at the State Nor
mal School he originated the Geor
gia Day pageants which have been
held there for four years, attracting
much attention throughout the state.
At the University of North Caro
lina Professor Meyer will be assoeiat
ed directly with Dr. H. W. Odum,
formerly of the University of Geor
*:in and Emory University.
The Hogan farm came into the
the | limelight a week ago last Saturday
with published charger, that peonage
had been practiced on the farm, but
Mr. Hogan replied that the charges
were the outgrowth of local trouble
and were without foundation. Later
developments seemed to indicate
that the charges had been found
groundless and the case was believ
ed to have been dropped. '
The arrest followed a conference
here yesterday of District Attorney
Bennett and Federal Investigator
Hughes in which they decided the
evidence sufficient to warrant ac
tion without awaiting the sitting of
the next federal grand jury.
for
He is now r
ganization work throne! - ut i‘ <
Third district, and ;s serving the
Chamber only half time.
The-board believes that if Mr
Marshall accepts it has hit upon th*'
rteht man to revive interest and
harmony in the Chamber, lie having
demonstrated his ability long ago and
enjoying the widest possible confi
dence and nopularity locally. .
At today’s meeting W. A. Joynei
was elected a director of the Churn
her to succeed S. R. Hcyr, resigned
Good Friend of Sumter
Farmer. Says Clem
P. Davis
/ FRIENDSHIP
. Miss Virginia Drane. who visited
relatives in Buena Vista the past
week, returned home Saturday.
Mra. Nathan Murray. Misses A I-
leen and Rosalie Murray, of Ameri-
H», * 'eek-end guests of Mrs.
Wellonr. and Miss Hilda
■urned to their home
jer an extended visit
osa McGarrah.
S. Matthews, of near
Smithville r ,nnd Mrs. Henry Danie.
Wve suet&Lof Mrs. C. Hagcrson
Mrs. B. E. Donahue and little son,
Benjamin, of Talbotton, are guests
of Mrs., John .Mashbum thin week.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Wells, Mrs.
r. W.'Hatwy, Misses Mildred De-
mo, Mamie Battle, Georgia Harvey,
Josephine and Doris Wells and Isaac
Robert., "and Mose Harvey were
spend-the-day guests of Mrs. Eben
Hart a< h.r home, near Ellaville,
Sunday.
, Mrr. Rosa McGarrah and Russel
McGarrah visited relativea of Plains
Sunday.
.Mr. and Mrs. John Sima, of near
Do™,-visited relatives, hare the
Miss ChrJlSine Harris, spent the
week-end with homefolkl.
Misses Mary Harris and Josephine
Wells visited the Mines King this
week and attended school at Preston
t riday. u* • „
Mr. and Mrs. John Statham have
returned to their home here after
spending a week or ton day* . with
relatives in Leesburg, Sylvester and
Tifton.
Frank Wright, who had his leg
broken about two weeks ago while
riding a motorcycle, ii able to be up
anduboot his home on Church streeL
He walks with the aid of crutches
hut)the -broken bones are.mending
Ellinor Tillman is spending
this week in Atlanta.
Min Beulah Barrow, who has been
for tho past season with Miss Till
man’s . millinery establishment
•pending a vacation of a few weeks
with relatives in Buena Vista.
• Mr*. J. N. Scarborough has been
ill for the past few days at her home
on Church street.
"Will Ray Butt.
. - Cordele, is
spending a few days in Amcrieus with
his father. Later he will go to At
lanta to spend some time with his
mother. Mrs. John Butt, und his sis
ter,: Miss Gertrude Butt, before re
turning to Cordele.
George Council and Barlow Coun
eil'Afe at home for the vacation sea
son from Marion Military Institute,
where they were students during the
CHOREE
Mr. and Mrs 8. M. Jones. Sr., had
their guests Saturday afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Evans and Mr.
•hj M**- G. C. Denso and family.
Mr*. S. B. Camp and son, J. V.
in Leslie Saturday after-
Wade Camp spent Saturday night
'rith Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Dyes:..
Miss Julia Bryan was out horso-
bMfc riding Saturday afternoon and
called on Mis? N »rn Camp for a
* 'Wt* flrnry Bray spent Friday af
ternoon- with Miss Nora Camp.
•H. L. Jones spent a few days in At
lanta attending the state teachers’
infecting.
pittas Willie Jones spent Saturday
afternoon with her grandmother, Mrs.
W. E. Bryan
The Georgia Highway Express,
operating two trucks daily from and
to Americus from Macon, today
filed with the Chamber of Com
merce its tariff sheets, showing
• ates to and from Americus on pro
duce and other things handled by
them.
“During the so-called hard times,
asid Mr. Clem P. Davis, local agent,
“the Georgia Highway Express is a
good friend to the Sumter county
farmer. Rates filed by us today
show a saving of from 10 to 40 per
cent over express rates of railroad.
“While we are operating two
trucks, we have more and will put
on just as many trucks ns we can
lead. We are prepared to care for
any volume that is given us, and
-are for it immediately and correct
ly.
“The local merchant should lend
us his co-operation for two reasons’
First, we save him money on his own
shipments that como to him from
Macon and elsewhere; and second
hv giving us this return load, we are
able to'carry Sumter’s produce out
of Supiter cheaper because we are
getting loads byth ways.*'
Th#* Highway Express onerate un
der the supervision of the StaU
Railroad commission, just as th'
American Railway Express does.
BENNETT RAPS
PEONAGE YARNS.
1A ('i »\\ May 10.—Coupled with
• l< -iii.1 fi*»ni Vincent Hughes, spe-
1 in charge of the Bureau
• i Iigation lor the Department
of Ju-iu-e, fjr Georgia, of friction
between himself and the office of
the United States District attorney
here, John W. Bennett, who holds
the latter position, last night issued
a statement which was unmistakably
a denunciation of Hooper Alexander,
attorney for the Northern district,
and Governor Hugh M. Dorsey for
what he termed the “unwarranted
and unjust advertisement’’ the state
has been given through the publica
tion of peonage rumors from high
Record Class Follows
Close Of Sledge Re
vival Meetings
R0BT.L. SHIPP
GOES TO MIAMI
Cotton Seed Oil Man,
Lauds Work of Crisp
DAWSON, May 10.—Henry E
Watkins, chairman of the Cotton
deed or Tariff Committee, with head
quarters in Atlanta, has written t:
E. H. Stevens, of Dawson, a letter
in which he states that Congrcssma:
Chas. R. Crisp for. party reasons, war.
forced to vote against the recen
emergency tariff bill which placed
duty on peanuts and cotton seed oil
At the same time Mr. Watkins fur
thcr states that Mr. Crisp wan heart
ily in favor of the measure, und i
doing more for the cause than an;,
other Georgia congressman. Mi
Watkins* letter follows:
“Mr. E. H. Stevens, Dawson, Gi
—Dear Sir: In the interest of th
tariff wc are arking on vegetable oil
wc had last week a long talk wit
Hon. Charles R. Crisp. As you prob
ably know, Judge Crisp has person
ally been in sympathy with the figh
which we are making. However, th
Democratic members of the houa
organized a caucus to determine th
attitude which they should take wit I
reaped to nny tariff legislation,
a close vote the caucus bound pi
Democratic congressmen to vot
against nny tariff legislation pro
posed by the Republican majority
This, of course, bound Judge Cri*|i
to vote in accordance with the action
of the caucus. There was hut
thing, therefore, which he could dt,
and that was to vote against tht
emergency tariff measure.
I feel that I should add that, to
my own knowledge, Judge Crisp is
doing more for our cause than any
other Georgia congressman, and we
are undoubtedly obligated to him for
■plendid help and. but for the* ac
tion of the Democratic caucus, th?
is no doubt in mv mind that he would
vote for thtf tariff protecting out
duatry. Very truly yours. HENRY
E. WATKINS. Chairman.”
60 Gallons Of Worms
Fattening For Fish Club
hi*
Eugene Joner spent Saturday with
i sister. Mrs. All ~
Mr* and Mrs. C. E. Richards spent
Sunday the home of Mr. and Mr.
Hubert Vamum.
t Mr. ; and Mr*. G. D. Richards had
as the!* guests Sunay afternoon Mr
an Mrs C, E._ Richards. Mrs. S B.
Tanip’ find family. Mrs. Hubert Vnr-
ngni. Mr* Allen Evans and Mrs. Al
bert Wetr.
Mra. W. B. West ...
parent*, ;Mr. and Mrs.
visiting her
G. D. Rich.
i .Mary Eva 8cott spent Satur
day night with her aunt, Mrs. G. D.
Richards.
Mr. *nd Mrs, S. M. Jones and
jjmily snent Sunday at the home of
Mr »nd Mrs. J. a Yoking.
Sixty gallons of angle worms havi
been collected and are now being tat
tene<f in Macon by Julius Otto, cr
ganizer and head of the Gridiron
Fishing club, which organization will
take its annual fishing trip on Satilla
river May 15. The worms
bought by Mr. Otto at 2.'* to . r »0 cents
a quart from negroes, he starting
the latter part of April. He feeds
the worms on sweet food, which in
creases their size.
The club numbers 40 members,
mostly Macon men, but includes John
Sheffield. Frank H., Will Green and
W. G. Turpin, Jr., of Americus.
The optional contract plan of co-
operatvie cotton marketing, as sug
gested by the Unit<Al States Bureau
of. Markets, was approved at a meet
ing of farmers at Fitzgerald Friday
In preference to the compulsory con
tract plan, also called the Sapiro
plan, which has been adopted by the
Georgia Cotton Growers' Co-opera
tive Marketing Association.
officials.
Mr. Bennett’s statement follows:
“I came to Macon today to con
fer with my assistant, Mr. Powers,
and with Mr. Billups Harris, division
superintendent of the Bureau of In
vestigation, Atlanta, and Mr. Vincent
W. Hughes, special agent in charge
of this bureau, with reference to on
alleged peonage case, which was not
reported to this office in time to be
presented to the grand jury, which
was in session at Macon last week
“After a most thorough investiga
tion. we liavq reached the conclusion
’hat the facts justify a prosecution.
T therefore have directed that a war
rant be sworn out in order that the
?a*e may be thoroughly investigated.
“With reference to the decent re-
oort of an alleged conflict between
♦his office and the Bureau of Inves
tigation, I know Absolutely nothing
that would authorize the statement
On the contrary, the relations be
tween this office and the Bureau of
Ynvcstigation have always been
nlcasant and cordial, and we have
worked in perfect harmony.
“A number of reports of alleged
neonage have come to this office
during my incumbency. Wherever
mrisdiction appeared to be in this
district, these reports have had
nrompt attention and investigation:
where jurisdiction appeared to bo in
‘h* Northern district, they have been
referred to the proper-authority. In
only n very few casca handled by I
this office including the Williams
ease and the case investigated today,
have we found that the facta would
‘lotbnrize prosecution
“We have not seen proper to ad
vertise these various alleged cases
•’n the newspapers of the state, but
hnv* cautiously avoided doing so.
“While we realize that there may
•xlrt some case* of peonage In
^rorgio. other than these two cases,
while we realize that the facts
th* ‘Williams case appeared to be
mart et»**eiou«, we do not feel that
*V condition to Georgia is such that
*he state merited the unfortunate
’-d unjust advertisement that it has
-ecentlv received from some of our
V<rV official*, through the medium
Fifty-one persons were baptized
Monday evening at the Firet Baptist
Church by Dr. Carl W. Minor, pas
tor of the congregation, ull of them
having been received into church
membership during the two weeks of
revival into church membership
during the two weeks of revivm ser
vices conducted by Dr. W. If.
Sledge, of Macon, assisted by Dr.
Minor.
Dr. Minor stated Tuesday that
this constitutes the largest class he
has ever baptized during the 27
years of hia ministry. Fifty-six
persons were received into the
church during the revival series, five
of these having been kept from the
ordinance of baptism by illness.
Following the baptismal ordi
nance, witnessed by a congregation
which filled to capacity the largo au
ditorium. Dr. Minor gave a short
talk on the duties of the young
Christian sand the duties of the old
er members of the church to the
young people just entering <
Christian life.
In his remarks Dr. Minor made a
special appeal to the Christians to
continue the work of prayer which
had brought about such a splendid
revival, and stressing, that the revi
val would be continuous if this were
done. An earnest appeal was also
made to those persons who had
about reached a decision to become
active .Christians in the church dur
ing the scries of services to do sc
now without further procrastina
tion. At the conclusion of his ap
nea!. two presented themselves for
bantam.
The occasion was one of great
solemnity and spirituality, and a far-
reaching influence is expected
follow the services.
Thos#» receiving bantism were*
Miss Elizabeth Clark, Miss Margot
Clark, James Ballew, Harriet Ry-
lander," Miss Charlotte Turner, Miss
Louise Halstead. William Brantley,
Miss Florence Fort: Miss Annie
Tvey, Miss Corinno Sills, J. W. Mat
thews. Henry Matthews. J. W. Rush
in, Mra. T. L. Summers, Jaspcn
Parker, Miss Alice Parker, Miss
Louisa Cole, J. R. Livingston, Miss
Lottie Livingston. G. H. Taylor, Mr.
and Mrs. H. G. Jackson, Mrs. L. O.
Gamma go, Mrs Lamar Jossey, Mias
Safa Maddox, Miss Ruby Gammage.
Miss Nell Bchneidcr, Mrs. J. R.
Braswell, Floyd Braswell, Miss Eva
Braswell, Miss Leila Braswell, Miss
Lorraine Weed, Miss Edith Jen
nings, Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Mabry,
Miss Louise Mabry, Miss Vivian
Jones, Coleman Speer, Thomas Ben
nett, Agncw Naylor. Miss Dora Lee
Adams, Virginia w Lcgg, J. W. Short,
Judge Robert L. Shipp, brother of
Col. J. E. D. Shipp, qf Americus,
and himself educated in the Ameri-
cus public schools years ago, has
moved from Moultrie to Miami, Fla.,
and entered a law partnership the
JUDGE FLAYS GOVERNOR
FOR BOOKLET’S ‘FALSITY’
Takes Case of Negroes Cited By Dorsey As Re
ferring to Upson County and Himself— .
Executive to Reply
ATLANTA, May 10.—A Bcathing
arrangement of Governor Dorsey for
Judge Shipp has many friends and! the publication of his recent pamph-
acquaintances here who will learn -ijJJ®*®**
with interest of his change. The Mi- j
ami Metropolis of May II tells of his
coming to that city as follows
Mr. and Mrs. William Prather Hen
derson, Misa Nancy Hooka, Mis*
France* Easterlin, Mrs. J. R. Stall-
inn, Mr. and Mr*. Roy E. Black and
Esptt * '
hton Johnson.
*kp
“Georgia, n* n whole, is a* ^aw-
"hiding n* nor ftnte in the United
Ct*»trr the recent *on»*tlnna!
•uihlieltv riven ♦* i* in a* ipiiunt ar
t ! nnTr^*T'*ntefL•’
NEW ERA
Mr. anu Mrs. E. W. Parker spent
,ast week in Americus, the guests of
.Miss Mary Tom Wiljiama, at her
home on Rees Park.
Mrs. Z. A. Bailey of Americus was
•t v.suor at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
M. C. Veal last week.
Mr;’. W. A. Parker and Miss Della
Parker spent Wednesday afternoon
with Mrs. S. J. and Mrs. Bernard
Bradley.
Mrs. S.M. Parker was a visitor at
the home of Mrs. L. M. Mercer
Thursday.
Mrs. M. C. Veal and Mrs. Z
Bailey snent Thursday with Mrs.
Thomas Bradley.
Mrr.. C. N. Bailey, Florrie Bailey
and Eva Hill spent Friday afternoon
with Miss Ethel Parker.
Cortez Veal spent Saturday night
with Douglas Lane.
Mrs. Cheek, of New Point, spent
last week here at the home of Bill
Cheek.
Mrs. J. W. Potter spent the* week-
ml here with her sister, Mrs. S. M.
Parker.
.Mrs. J. T. Morris, of Cult Off, L
he guest of relatives here this week.
Mrs. Evaline Williams, of Ander-
onvillc. is a visitor at the home of
•Ir. and Mrs. E. W. Parker.
Hugh Bray spent Sunday with Ev-
retto and Wilmot Parker.
Several from here attended the
singing convention at Rehoboth
hurch Sunday. s
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Harden, Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Ledger, and children
were Sunday visitors at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Parker.
Mrs. A. D. Autry, Misses Bessie
rd Eunice Autrv and Daniel Autry
re re Sindfcy visitors at the home of
Ir. and Mrs. L. M. Mercer.
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Grant spent
Sunday with Mr .and Mrs. Hawkins
Parker.
Miss Virlie Potter, J. B. and Kin-
ley Potter spent the week-end with
Mr. and Mr*. B. S. Parker.
The first sawmill in the Pacific
Northwest began operations on Pu
get Sound in 1846.
WAGNON AGAIN
LEAGUE UMPIRE
“The law find of Benson & Huber
has been dissolved and a new firm
formed by Clifton D. Benson, of•th;«
city, and Robert L. Shipp, formerly
of Moultrie, Ga., under the name of
Benson & Shipp, and the practice of
the old firm will he carried on in the
present office suite of Mr. Benson in
the Townley building.
“Mr. Shipp has been for many
years one of the foremost lawyers of
southwest Georgia, and is well-known
throughout that section. He has been
particularly successful in handling
land litigation and personal injury
cases. He has secured some of the
largest personal injury verdicts ever
given in the local courts of his state.
He has also been active both in a
political and business line in Colquitt
county, where he has resided and
practiced law for more than 20
years, and where he has served on
the local bench for a time, and which
county he also represented several
times in the Georgia legislature.
“Mr. Shipp wus on of the organ
izers of the Moultrie Banking com
pany, the firrt bank in Moultrie, and
has alwap} looked after its legal af
fairs. He was likewise one of the or
ganizers of the Moultrie cotton mills,
of which he has been director and at
torney for tome years. He was also
the former owner of the Moultrie
Observer, one of the local paners.
and still serves As one of the direc
tors. He w r as at one time mayor of
the town, and also delegate to the
Democratic convcnt ! on at Baltimore,
which nominated Woodrow Wilson
for the presidency.
“Mr. Shipp recently won an inter
esting case against Dr. Dean, a chi
ropractor, to restrain him from prac
ticing his profession. It was a tert
rase. While injunction was granted
by the lower court, the case was re
versed through the efforts of Mr.
Shinn on anneal.
’Mr. Shipp has made several visits
to Miami, through the efforts of his
brother-in-law, George R. Kline, of
this city. He believes that Miami ir
destined to be one of the largest and |
richest cities in the Southeast.
“Mr. Benson s well known here as
land title and corporation law
yer.”
was made public here Tuesday aft
ernoon by Judge W\ E. H. Searcy,
Jr., of the Flint circuit, superior
court, in which he accepts one of
the cases cited in the governor's
pamphlet a:; applying to himself and
Upson county. lie tells the governor
the alleged facts arc untrue, and
their publication an attack upon the
entire judiciary 6f the state and
•-non the good people of Georgia
Upson county.
The attack took the form of a let
ter to the governor, which has been
published, and the governor, after
reading it, said he would probably
make a reply within the nevt few
days.
“I regard Judge Searcy ns one of
best judges and most honorable
tween you and me, of file in your
office, would have, if referred to,
refreshed your memory as to the
facts. This negro's son *I|(mm^oii.
victed and {jned as stated, fctill UfM
in this same community, and nevd?
has been molested or harmed.
“The 1 charge that the town mar
shal led a mob to this negro's house
at night and shot it up ia untrue.
Other alleged facts I do not know
about.
“If true no complaint has ever
been made to me. the solicitor-gen
eral or the sheriff about them. It
is ctraqgc the ygot to you and how
they got there.
"It is true, however, that ‘one of
or the best citizens of the county'
*‘gned this negro's bond, and it ia
further true if you care to know all
the truth, he signed it after being
indemnified against any loss by rea-
,0 a . , K .° doing, and furthermore
.non in the state, and. in view of his g€ttin g h 7, «„unt agaii,t7hU „e-
statement, I am inclined to accept Bro SC cured. and the security have
ROWINATLANTA
SCHOOL ELECTION
Officiates At Rome .As
State League Opens
Season
The Georgia State League got off
yesterday at Rome, LeGrange and
Griffin, with the home team winning
only at LaGrange, which slaughters
Carrollton by a score of 14 to 1.
John Wagnon, veteran Americus ball
player, and l«4t year an umpire in
the league, a service which won him
high commendation at the end of the
season, ia again holding the indica
tor, and officiated at the • opening
game at Rome.
Hal Griffin, former Americus
player, is also umpiring, in the State
League.
Cliff Wheatley. Americus lad, now
sporting editor of The Atlanta Con
stitution, writing of the umpire staff
says:
“President Meikleham and Secre
tary Colson recently completed their
list of umpires and a strong layout
it is, too. Four umpires will be car
ried .one to he held in reserve for
emergencies. It is likely that John
Wagnon, that staunch teller of fish
ing tules and thoroughly versed in
baseball, will serve ns umpire-in
chief, although no such official an
nouncement has as yet been sent out
from league headquarters.
“Wagnon played most of his base
ball in the Sally League and was one
of the hardest hitting outfielders jn
that cireuit. but he retired from ac
participation some years ago
and is in the real estate business at
America*. Hal Griffin, fitst base
man for the Americus team when the
Empire Slate League was flourish
ing, has also been given one of the
places on the state loop’s umpiring
tnff and a man with greater knowl
edge of the game would he difficult
to locate. John Little and James
d complete the Jist.
iVe’ro proud of these umpi
Mr. Colson stated yesterday. “With
ne exception they are big men phy-
ically. and I am certain that they
now baseball from it* every angle.
They command respect from the
players and from forty years of ob
servation, I nn» convinced that when
the player* themselves are careful of
their conduct toward the umpires,
the fans will follow suit. tWc won’t
nny trouble.”
Fishinc Party Back
From Lee County
A iiariv of fi.h.rmrn compo*,d of
J. W. Waller, Will Howell. Frank
Payne. Walter Maynard. Will Sul-
ivan and Harry Sullivan have re
turned to Aniericua after apendinir
a week vamping on the bank* of
Murkalee ereek below Leeaburg.
They brin* back with them the
report of lot* of fi«h caught, and a
rloriou* outing in the op-n, with
their camping outfit and boat, and
a iplendid coat of tan put on by the
ray* of the aun againat the water.
Supt Dykes. Dropped wh .Tou% C bXiy indict
Without Notice—Brit
tain Given Place
perintendent of School* M. L. Brit
tain was elected Monday afternoon
by the board of education to suc
ceed W. F. Dykes as superintendent
of the Atlanta public schools, receiv
ing a majority of one vole.
Opponents of Mr. Dykes had kept
the name of their candidate secret
and hia nomination on at the meet
ing came as a surprise. Superintend
ent Dyke* himself, had been led lo
believe that his re-election would be
unanimous.
Speaking calmly and with ‘delib
eration, he announced the result of
his defeat, and in tones of the same
even tenor he told the members who
had voted against him that their
work of “firing” him without notice
wa* underhanded and “most das
tardly.”
Members of the lady board of vis
itor,, startled as the nomination,
hitherto secret, was sprung, de
nounced the proceedings, and Mrs.
A. P. Tripod, president, and Mrs. Al
bert S, Adams, vice-president of the
board, handed their resignations to
W. W. Caines, president of the board
of education, demanding that they
become effective immediately.
Those who voted for the re-elec
tion of Mr. Dykes were: Commission
ers Paul Fleming, W. H. Terrell and
William I.. MeCailey, Jr. The quar
tet that defeated iiim was composed
of Mayor Key, Commissioner Cart
Hutcheson, W. W. Gaines, president
of the board, and Councilman Wal
ter T. Sims, chairman of the school
committee of council and ex-officio
member of the board.
“This comes as a very great sur-
price to me,” said Mr. Dykes, ad
dressing the board when the elec
tion was over. “The first intima
tion I have received of opposition
hns come at this meeting.
Praise for Brittain,
I linve served the public schools
of Atlanta twenty-six years. If the
people want Mr. Brittain, I am wil
ling to turn the office over to him.
He is fully competent to liii the
place, and worthy.
“But I do believe that I was en
titled to *t least a little netic*. I
wouldn't fire my cook without a lit
tle notice.
I think the manner in which this
has been done is most dastardly.”
his version,’’ said Governor Dorsey.
I wish to add, however, that 1 sent
a special investigator to Upson
county and the charges contained in
my pamphlet ore based upon his re
port. I do not personally vouch for
the accuracy o fall the charges in my
pamphlet, but in this particular case
my special investigator furnished me
the names of five citizens of the
community who gave the informa
tion on which his report wss based.
Judge Searcy's Letter.
Judge Searcy's statement follows:
"Governor hugh M. Dorsey, Atlanta
Ga.
“Dcat Sir: Averse ad I am to
controversy of any kind I can not al
low to go unchallenged the truthful
ness of your “Cases No. 121 and
12.1, County No. 21" in your ‘State
ment as to the Negro in Georgia,’ a
printed copy of which 1 have receiv
ed from the committee on rncc rela
tions. 1 assume its circulation is
general.
•While no names are given either
of negroes,’ officers, judge or coun
ty, there arc certain facts stated
which enable me to identify the ne
groes ns Ed White and his family,
the county as Upson county, the lit
tle town as The Rock and the judge
a msjrsclf.
“The charges made in your state
ment as to cases, this town and coun
ty, the officers and people, and 'the
judge of the circuit' arc gratuitous,
unwarranted and untrue.
“Tho charge that a circuit judge
(without naming him) promised be
fore trial n committee of citizens
that ho would put an accused person
in the changsng when tried as a
wholesale indictment of the superior
court judges of Georgia by the gov
ernor of tho- state. In defense of
(hem I assume that 'I am the judge
referred to and in deefnse of myself
I denounce the charge as wholly
false and aii unworthy the source
the entire
state judiciary without inquiring of
the judge really referred to as to
the truth of the charge. If you are
the author of the charge, you have
deliberately slandered me. If you
arc only repeating tho charge with
out investigation to discover if true
or not, then you arc recklessly in-
diffeernt to the character and repu
tation of tho judiciary.
“In either event your conduct ia
Inexcussablc end unworthy. He who
knowingly or negligently'repeats a
vicious a* he who in-
slander is as
vented it.
Btief on File.
“As to the facts in the cases the
record will spfeak for itself. A brief
of the evidence submitted on the
trisl of the ease is on file in the
elerk’s office of Upson superior
court, and of the court of appeals of
Georgia.
That this brief of evidence
speaks the truth may bo fairly as
sumed from the fact that it was
agreed to as the truth by the ‘em
ployed lawyer' of the negroes (C.
I’. Goree, of Atlanta,) and the solic
itor-general, of the circuit, Hon. E.
M. Owen.
“The slightest effort on your part
to discover the truth of these cases
woqlii have placed this record at
had to pay the penalty of the bond
($1,000), as the negro failed to re
spond to his bond after his case was
disnosed of by the court of appeals,
and is now a fugitive from the sent
ence of court.
Great Wrong Done.
“If the other cases in your state
ment as to the negro in Georgia con
tain no more of fact and truth than
those now under consideration a
great and unjustifiable wrong has
been done by you to the state and
its people.
"Certainly the misstatement as to
these cases is an outrageous wrong
against the people of Upson county,
its public officers and the superior
court and its judges.
“It ought not to be necessary to
say to you, since being governor,
you should know that the Flint cir
cuit is composed of eight counties,
Spalding, Fayette, Henry, Butts,
Monroe, Lamar, Pike and Upson,
lying in the very heart of Georgia.
"I have presided over the courts
for six years, being twice elected
without opposition, and I know the
people. They are intelligent, up
right and fearless. And as private
citizens and as public officers, they
measure up to the highest standard
of Christian citizenship and faithful
public service.
“They are law obeying, law re
specting. They are impartial in their
treatment of the negro and fairjto
him. . V,
“You should know as governor.'If
you do not, investigation will »~nn. ^
vince you. a
"The people of Upson arc this M
clans of people. I can not suffer
your slander of them to go unchal- *
lenged and undented. For the facts
of these cases I refer you to the ap-
proved and agreed brief of evidence.
Hon. James 8. Howell, former sher
iff; Hon. S. S. Lee, present sheriff:
Hon. C. S. Bethel, clerk of rourt,A)
and nny county official of Upson”
county. Attorneys M. H. Sandwich;
J. R. Davis. W. Y. Allen, H. D.
Womblc. Claude Worrin, Solicitor-
General E E Owen. Any whit* clt-
izen of The Rock. You perceive I
limit th" witness to the white peo
ple. as I do not care to enter the
field against you in procuring ne
gro witnesses, which seem* to b"
your fort. I leave tht* field to you
without n rival, so far as I *nr con
cerned. Respectfully.
"WILLIAM F„ H. SEARCY. JR.
“Judge Superior Court, Flint Cir
cuit.”
May ID, 1921.
V(**t Make Lon" Trio
To Reunion Bv Auto
A nurtv of veteran* from WUkrt
•nd Unco!" conntlc* pawed throuirn
Americus Tueadav evenin'? on
wav by auto ta the reunion at AL
brnv. a**d Rtotmed for mpner and
a brief chat with Dr, E. E. Parson-
an old acquaintance, formerly of
Washington. The party consisted of
Col. E. A. Strother and Col. Hard]*,
of Amity. Lincoln county: Col. Hu«J-
*on. Aonia: Wilke* countv; and H.
Smith, of Washington. The Amitv
men went, to Washington Tuesdav
morning expecting to make the trin
—— train, but found no railroad eer-
your disposal and avoided tile slon I tifimtes available. «o Gol. Strother
dor by you of the judiciary, other! *rnt h a *k home for hi* big car, mad«
public officer* and the people of The! narty and whi*kcd out of
M. k an< * u P*? n county. Washington at 10 a. m., reaching
’In your entire statement of these
etacH there i* scarcely a fact stated
other than that cases were made
against a negro and his son and
daughter, the cases were tried, the
parties convicted and punishments
named by you imposed; that there
was a controversy between thy ne
gro ai.d ? white neighbor over a land
line; that the negro was charged
with a trespass and on the occasion
of his arrest, ‘near riot’ was staged
“Til.. I* M.inhL... a - L _
100 Roys Tak« Part
In Freeman Road Race
William Martin won first place
yesterday in th" bicycle road race
staged out on the Dixie highway by
the Freeman Bicyrle company, and
was awarded the first prize. Martin
was riding an Oxford, eeuipned with
New Departure eoastcr-braken.
Otha C"rcy came in second, rid-
ihg an Excelsior, equipped with
Morrow brakes. Both of these ms-
chines are sold by the Freeman Co.
Johnson Mathews was third and
more than 100 boy* on bikei took
part in the road race, all of whom
ware guasta of Mr. Freeman and Mr.
Dudley at the open house last night.
‘The white neighbor to whom you
contemptuously refer is J. Mart
Bcvc|, a high-toned gentleman, than
whom there i sno more loyal and
honorable citizen.
“The 'facts’ stated as to the land
line dispute are untrue. Moreover,
after the line was established by the
district proccssioners, this negro
filed objections and thereafter dis
missed them in court. This same
negro had a dispute with another
side, n widow, and not only trespass
ed on her land and cut her timber,
but traveled to and from his woods
With a Winchester rifle across his
lap.
Charges Untrue.
The charge against the town
marshal is untrue. The alleged facts
that one daughter was kicked in the
stomach, and while suffering with a
femaic ailment, locked in jail and
allowed to suffer there, though
r»«J‘ n R for relief, are untrue.
The charge that the sheriff re-
fused to tell the chaoses against
these negroes, and under which they
were held is untrue. This is a base
slander on as faithful and efficient
* "Lr” ** any county ever had.
“The charge that threats of lynch
ing these negroes caused their remo-
JX;-. anoth *r county is untrue. Ed
White was sent to Macon at your re-
qu f*U »» governor, made to me.
Frevioua correspondence
here at 8:30 p, m. They will slon
her" on their way home Friday for
a visit.
Bigham’s Appeal Ir
Heard By High Court
COLUMBIA, S. C. May 10—Ed-
rnund Bighorn, of Florence, charged
with murdering five members of his
family and under sentence of death,
appeared before the South Carolina,
supreme court Monday and argueo.
through hia counsel, R. H. Kmg. of
Florence, for his release
state penitentiary where he is held
under death sentence on the ground
that he was held illegally the verdict
against him being illegal.
His argument was that the ver
dict and sentence againat him were
imposed on March 28, when the stat
ute specifies that the court at' Which
he was tried should end at midnight a
the 26th, which was Saturday,
court took the motion under ad
ment.
Organized charity, as the solution
nf a rather difficult problem con
fronting the pconle of Dawson, has
been advocated for some time, ana
at a preliminary meeting it waa de
cided to call a mass meeting Sunda.
afternoon, May 15, at the court
house for the purpose of discussing
th" matter. ...
Ed Shute and Homer Pitta, of At
lanta, jointly inditted for
with intent to murder J. C. Thom
as, who cut to death Fred G. Tnomp-
an, wnu cu«. w ut'utii » »*■“ •-
*on in Lakewood on the night of
March !!, were found not guiltv In
Judge Humphries’ court there Tuea-
The Terrell county Sunday achool
association will hold l*a 'll'
vention at the Herod Baptist Churcn
he- on Sunday, May 20th.