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fnw *«fflf'THE NAVY
IWlii'ii some man iii'gohhaCc stops into the room
| of the Nuvnl Aifnini committee and whisper* “Yap”
I i;trai Bhtway every member of thftt committee gets
naval hysterics,—U. S, Senator Atlec Pomcrcnc.
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FORTY-THIRD YEAR NO. 22.
A1V1ERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 2, 1921 i
PRICE FIVE <
78 DEAD
BURGLAR HERR MISSED
$7,000~PAID VALDOSTA
CALL BEFORE AMERICUS
Lowndes Town OfFices Ransacked lust As Those
Here—Thief Believed Seen In The Allison
'* Buil ding —
I.C.C.S1
RAILROAD!
REVISION DOWN
burglar who thor- least one of them is believed to have
Americus offices | contained bonds.
Monday, night, entering locked doors
lifficu
Assure Hardintr.Subject
Is Now Under Re
view
«as 01 asemlfv™ tr'l .Talf 0,flC<! VALDOSA VISITED
SI!?," ea,, ! y *? 'fhe had the com- a sin nrnmc non,
•■motions, missed. »7,0nb in' coupon
J;o" ds the safe of Ellis, Webb and
" which for .soitie reason he was
unable to open with the ease of the
others and which he passed up aftdr
working on it with a hammer and
chisel for a time. The bonds were
an accumulation of a few day's
ness which the firm had card
permitted to remain in the office in
stead of depositing them. IIowovi
the visit of the thief caused a hi
ried. trip to the hank, and now i
bonds are safe in the big vault, ai.„
the pledge has been taken to permit
no more such accumulations to re
main in the office safe.
Tile Americus burglar was ah
itinerant professional, and not,-* In-
esl crook, it is almost certain frorii
developments. News from Valdosta
indiratrs without doubt that the same
person visited that city between Sat
urday night and Monday morning,
operating iimprecisely the shine man
lier there as Here and with similar
results. lie appears to have been
attracted to dental offices there, amt
it has developed that the attraction
of these places, where gold is usual
ly kept, caused the burglar to lie
seen by at least three Americus men.
who have given Hi- discription to the
officers.
1 It was about 9 o’clock Monday
night that Dr. J. W. Chambliss, in
tlic Allison building, encountered (he
man in the hall. The man, after
acquiring for -a dental oflcc, liur-
"Hedly left. Shortly afterward Dr.
Chambliss saw the same man leaving
tile office of Dr. C. P. Davis, in the
same building. Supposing flic mar
to have been a patient and to have
- railed Dr. Davis to his office, lie
thought little of the incident, loiter
it developed, however, that Dr, Davis
had not been at his office that eve
ning. Nothing of value was missed
liy him Tuesday morning, however.
Gordon Howell and Koliort Lane
were standing at the font of the steps
of the same building, in which thev
have offices, at about 9:90 o’clock
Monday evening. They saw the
stranger, said to have been o' rather
heavy set man, come down the Btc--
The next morning candle wax on
the rug in front of the safe of I*’-
, lame law office anil lowered shades
' behind the safe showed where tile
burglar had operated there. Nothing
was missed, however, and it was not
useertained whether he had opened
the safe or not.
W. W. Dykes was the heaviest hit
in lass yet reported. It was Tues
day afternoon before, it occurred to
him to -ocn his safe and examine its
contents, there having been no indi
rations about his office of it having
been visited by the intruder. lie
was able to open the safe with diffi
culty, and found that $100 in Liber
ty bonds and $200 stamps had liocn
' removed.
In the Dykes safe, also, were stored
two envelopes for Attorney John Al
len Port, wlio occupies an office In
the same suite. One of these was
marked “Personal,” alid the nther.
“For Safe Keeping,” and both had
been torn open and tfic
rOntcnts taken. Mr. Port is In Atlan
ta and the value of the contents of
WASHINGTON. Juno 1.—The
downward revision of railroad rates,
AND. OFFICES ROBBED . i particularly of rites on necessities,
VALDOSTA, June 1—'The burg- *».* •v President, Harding
iar who paid u call on Apicricug of
fices Monday night played a pre
vious one-night-stand engagement in
Valdosta, unless indication 1 !: are very
.deceiving, ns methods und results ap
pear to have been identical In each
case. The burglar, who entered the
offices of Dauglierty-McKey Co.,
seems to have made a pretty clcun
sweep of all ’of the office buildings
lit the city.
The first impression was that the
work was done by an amateur or a
novice at the business, but subse-
o.uent development indicate that it
was done by nit old hand at the busi
ness. The artist who gets out of
today with the members of the Inter
state Cammesce commission ’ at an
Informal conference at the commis
sion’s headquarters. President Hard
ing is understood to have been assur
ed that the whole subject is now un
der review by the commission.
The president inquired particularly
about the prospect for modification
of fruit rates, and it is understood
he was told the -commission was mak
ing progress on a plan for obtaining
voluntary reductions through the con.
rerted action of carriers. It was Raid
also that thin movement together with
the general Work of Ironing out-other
alleged inequalities had gone much
the sheriff’s shackles aiid defies pris-1 further than information hithorto
on bars is no more of an artist than given the public hnd indicated.
- this particular burglar -who man
aged to go through Yale loi-ks and
other locks as easily an if they were
made of soft butler.
This burglar paid a visit to the
Strickland office building and burg
larized almost every office in it. He
secured about sixty dollars worth of
gold and gold plate from Dr. L. E.
Owen, he sucured a lot of stamps
front Colonel Wilcox’s office, be
ing everything h esaw in that office
and desired to appropriate. He also
went into the office of Dan R. Bruce
and into the office of Walker, Small
& Little.
Ke went Into several offices where
nothing was missed. Mr. Burglar
inct-ely looked them over to see if
there was anything lying nround
handy that he might want, lie went
into Dr. Youtuan’s office in the Con
verse building, but Dr, Youmans had
his, supply of gold hidden in u ..place
where it would lonst be suspected,
the burglar pruliably-tiirkril tfu n
ceptacic out of the way, not know
ittg that gold wini in it. In the Peep
les building the office of Dr. A. A.
Irnwry was entered and his safe
burglarized. One of the small draw-
WAGE REDUCTION
RULING ANNOUNCED.
CHICAGO, June 1.—An estimated
four hundred million dollars will be
aliahcd from the natibn’s --Railway
wage bill when an order cutting wag-
,ta an average of twelve per cent
handed down by the United States
Labor Board, todays becomes effec
tive July t. The order affects mem
bers of 31 'labor organizations,’ em
ployed on 104 railfuads.
Tho decision grants reductions va
rying from 6 to 19 cents an hour,
or from five to J8 per cent, and in
the case of section laborers, com
pletely wities out the increase grant
ed that class of employes by the
$600,000,000 wage awaTd of!July
20. 1920.
Common labor pay, over which the
railroads made their hardest fight,
Is’to be reduced 0 to 8 12 cents an
: TEN
(FTom l
2,1011.)
Americul to Atlantic Beach, nt-ar
Jacksonville; p delightful trip of two
days by automobile, ia the trip.plan
ned by Arthur Bylander and Frank
Sheffield attd members Uf their fam
ilies. The congenial pnrty will leave
Americus Saturday aboard two ears,
Mr. Shcffieul’s Maaweil and Mr. Ry-
lander's E. M. F.
Misses Kiii Bridges and Lynn Ma
this will go today to White Sulphur
Springs, Fla. s upon a delightful visit
of several Weeks.
Hollis Lanier, who has been attend
ing Stone Mountain school, return
ed yesterday to his home in Amcti-
eus to spent the vacation.
Dr. R. E, Cato goes to Rochester,
N. Y., Saturday to spend three weeks
at Mayo’s Clinic, futhcr perfecting
himself in bis profession.
Furlow La dm Baptist Sunday
school wilj have iUi. annual picnic to
day, and Imvjb selected ..romantic
Myrtl Springs as the Scene af the
festive occasion. The picnickers will
assemble at the church this morning
at 7 b Clerk where vehicles will bo
waiting for nil who may go.
- THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(Frbrtt th TImes-llecordcr, June
2, lgpi.)
At the monthly meeting of the
Americus Library association yostcr-
d .* y ; Mar y Cranberry was re
elected librarian by unanimous vote.
This was a fit compliment for her
splendid service.
Shortly afternoon yesterday Mr.
Davo Wingate and n negro named
Dave Roberts met on the Watts cor-
n f r - Havc was drunk and began to
give Mr. Wingutc Home alack, when
that gentleman promptly gave the
(toy and festive David one over the
head with a two gallon jug, filled
with syrup, which he hail In hand at
Inc time. The jug broke anil a
glcmcratlon of syrup and blood
down the negro’s face. “
hit- mouth Immediately.
Joe-Covington’s barbershop has
been moved into the new Allen House
next door to Oak Hall,
10 Square Blocks In
Flames; Governo]
Orders Martial L;
i con*
Dave dried
Battle Breaks Out Anew In Neero Quarter
Daybreak After Nigh t Of Clashes
saults Starts Trouble
As-
OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla., Julio 1.—Seventy-five persons,
negroes, have been killed in the race, outbreak nl Tulsa. Okla.
to n telephone message to Governor Robertson here teds -. frm,
chief of police. ' >
Murtial Inw in Tulsa was ortjered By Governor Rlbertsun at 11
o'clock this morning and Adjutant General Barrett placed in command
tho city. . The order was given-over the phone and the proclamation
prepared for Immcdintc issuance. The order extended to all Tnl m c
FIVE-DAY CAMP
To Go To Mvrtlfe Sonnes
Next Week For
Outine
r, cut l I lie „fr c Ig! 11 In
--Mommy wagetfTo , __
track , laborers to $77.11. This ney
schedule gives section men an aver
age daily wage of $9.02 for an cight-
... . ... hour day. although considerable test!-
one of the small draw- motly offcrcd by th c roads, particu-
f” 7u °, pcn £ ,t J[. do1 ; larly In the South, showed common
L ar . . bo ' ld 5> d * ,J ° worth uf labor wages as low os $1.50 for n
gold was taken away. ten-hour day.
lie also wit into jhc officc # of K Shop crofts employes and train ami
.«.* P . * .® on : . th® 1-0 . whs engine service men, except those in
nothing of much value in reach there* passenger , service, arc reduced 8
so he did not tarry long. During cents an hour by thc 1020. award arc
hm visits to tho law offices, Mr. Burg* to be foremen arc reduced 10 cents
lar went over to Col. Frank llarrcli's nn hour.
of fl5 c '. p , vcr A / »nd Passenger and freight engineers
robbed it of a .ot of Htamprd en* who were given increases of 10 and
vclopes; which were the only things y& cents an hour by* the 1020 award
value ln> sight. nre tu l>c cut 6 and 8 cants and hour
In each case the burglar managed respectively. Passenger nml freight
to make his entries by a simple twist conductors (who received increases
of thc wrist, by means of a bent of 12 1-2 and 111 cents In 1020, are
chisel which was inserted into the cut 7 1-2 and 8 cents, respectively
door facing near the lock bolt, the by the new schedule,
bolt being pried open so us to effect Train dispatchers and yardmasten
an entrance. whose monthly rarninfga at’ present
It Is evident that thc burglar did itverage $260 to $270, are cut 8 ccnta
not lose much time in making his an hour. , .
raids, he evidently knew about where The smallest reduction will -
. . IT-’, .... ... ...
to look for valuables, the gold in th*
dental office* that were robbed be-
ing kept in places that would not be
suapected by nn ordinary person.
person acquainted with dental
offices woulrl'nnt. have much trouble
in .finding it. This would indicate
I fint the. burglar is nequsiiitipl with
the habits of deullsis, uit well as ulh-
the envelope not known here. At er occupants „f an office building.
pcrioncc. now receive $180.
***“ “ ““ ’ * ” —w-Jr — - - ’ i nnut inlinlliltf chliniliila 4
REPORTS FIRST
C0TT0NBL00M
Neero, Lucius Smith, Re-
lieats Last Year’s
Feat
SALARY MONEY
Sumter codnty’s first cotton bloom
of the season so far .as reported,
Ims come to town. It was brought
Tuesday evening to thc Times-Rc-
eordcr by Lucius Smith, coldrcd ten
mil on tin- farm of Dykes and Eng
lish, 8 miles southeast of Americus.
He won the honor for the first bloom
last year, os well. ,
Smith lias HO acres of cotton, nil
of which is of fine growth, copaid-
ring the adverse weather conditioha
~ ' this spring.,. It is about 12 days later
than last year, however. Lgst year’s
first blossom was brought in by him
on* May 12.
Lucius says he is using about 300
is,undi df fcrtiiiscr to tho acre this
year, a rcdoclign over Inst year. Un
like most other farmer*, ho has not
found a boll weevil in his field.
Half Hundred Cases
Filed In City Court
Tuesday was return day for the
June term of the City court, and n
half hundred case* were filed, the
defendants in nil of which moat be
rerved by the eherlff in addition to
, hUsSuperior court duties by Satur
day night. Nearly til the case* were
suit* on notes and Bccoanta.
The Americus public school teach
ers today received their -.salaries fir
the last two months, and will not
have return tu their homes at the
close df :the schohl • yedr this week
with their board bills unpaid, us ap
heaped likbly a few days ago.
It was stated today by City Clerk
and Treasurer Eldridge that arrange-
mcntH had been m.-njc by city officials
to -borrow'enough -ni<>n}v on note:,
pending the puyment.ot pant due city
taxes, to take up the 'teachers’ salary
warrants for two months.
Brick Work Falls,
- Workmen Escape
While n negro crew were at work
removing a part nf thc old wall in
the rear of the BuchanalT building,
Oir West Lnmar street; Tuesday eve
ning n section of briek work which
had been left to lop the show window
which is to be put in, fell, ciulun-
geping tne lives of 1 one or two of the
men, but luckily not hitting any, o’
them. The bricks were old and soft
and there was tittle loin in their fall.
The location will he-occupied by
the Americus Steam Vulcahiilng
company, James Lott, manager, when
completed.
Surgeons use lead' coverings to
I ■““* "
protect themselves from thc destruc
tive action of radium.
Fires, in the United States in five
,e ‘” oo$or perty worth
nearly $1,1
Tho boys bf thc Presbyterian
Christian Endeavor society wjll go
camping at Myrtle Springs for fWc
days next ivocl;, Rev. Frank P. An
derson, pastor j of the. church, an
nounced'Wednesday, Ro issued the
following slntepicnt for thc informa
tion of those iiitorcslcd:
“Until yestettlay I was undecided
aH to where I would take tho boys
for. tbclr summer outing but after
going to Myrtle Springs yesterday
and sccing.llic 1 improvements made
there since laxl/schBctn I decided irn
the-boyoout -tliepe
for five days next week.
CASES DROPPED
Two Other Indictments
To Be Nol Prossed,
Is Word *
two indictments against J. W,
Lassiter, former Sumter county road
overseer, were dismissed by Solid
tor Felton when his .caso was called
in Sumter Superior court this morn.
Ing. The remaining Indictments
were continued on the solicitor's mo
tion. he announcing that he was not
rtndy. Tho defense, represented by
i!, °n. and Pace, announced ready.
Tho indictments dlamlised charged
Lnssiter with- being drunk in tho vi
cinity of a residence and using pro-
fnne language. Thc principal in
dictment remaining ngninsl. I.assiter
w that chnr^inp; attonibtcd assault dn
a; Sumter county girl. - It-is-said-that
mice Ilia return lierc efforts have
“Thc cottage nml thc ilininr liail! ! >cc ". made by members o'f iH-r'fnniliy " ha " about
SZ E ' ,‘i r.1 ,0 obtatn .? ti-sh settlement of thc . Officers said the. negro would be
which have been rented for the week | IWtheir Wit. Tgr.ehlg to
apply
lu office boys and other employes un
der 18 years of nge, who will receive
5 cents mi hour loss after July 1,
Clerks nre re classified su that en
tering clerks, usually young men and
women of 18 to 20 year* of ago, will
receive n monthly salary of $67.50
for the first six months* and $7T.5D
for the second six months of service,
Clerks-with lets than oho year's ex-
A new monthly schedule far float
ing cdolpmcnt employes tm ferries,
tugs omi steam lighters gives cap
tains $200, engineers $190, firemen
aii^'oilers $140. On lighters.- and
hargefs, 1 eanliims, will *reelvc.$12$
to $150; c'ugiiiccrs, $140 to $IU0 mill
mates $100_
Cordele Check <
Gets 2-Year
CORDELE, Jigio 1—J. II. King,
chargrd with forgery in conucctlon
with the thduge of wjM checks on
two Cbrdele buaincaa concerns, ac
cused bank embezzler ahd wanted ill
various cities and town* in Georgia.
Florida and North Carhllhu for the
alleged rhsakgc of bad checks, en
tered a plea of guilty before Judge
O. T. 'Gower in Crisp Superior court
Tuesday and wait sentenced to two
yfM service nr tho state farm at
Hlllcdgevllle; M t r -
King wn*> krrCstiid at Ckrlersville
lar t month ar« result of notice* sent
out from the office uf the sherilf of
Crisp ctlnnly. offering- a reward for
his apprehension. Since Ids eon-
liid-ment in the Crisp eptinty 'iail the
dnv following lifs arrest at Cnrlcrs-
vflle. It lias drvolO|H-ll (hat He i$ ae-
etiaeil of hyvllig eipbezzled $5,000
from a bank nt Terry town In Mont-
nrc both screened so parents afraid
of the hoys getting malaria can rest
easy. Furthermore, Mr. Lane, the
proprietor, has put in terra cotta
leading to llic pool und niqjlo other
improvements making llic water even
better Than last year. In the rented
cottage frame work Ims (been sit
up upon which springs and matlrcs*-
ca/can be placed to make an easier
!"'d Ilian the flfonr. I am conviucrtl
that there is no place near Americas
better suited for tile boys tu comp!
Begins Tuesday, June 7.
“AH'ho.ys who export to go on the
camp Will report nt the I’reshyterian
church Friday afternoon at ." O’clock
for detail* Plank are to leave th#
church at 9 a. m. next Tuesday for
thc ramp. Each boy will take his
tin ciipf plate, knife, fork and spoon
—any style—and will also take whkt
bedding he desires. If two or throe
boy H could arrange to have a pair
of-springs and mnttresscs taken out
.. ILk L.lt.J
so much the better
i Each boy will dc required lo d*
posit $6, or Its equivalent satisfac-
lory to the-pastor before going. If
a hoy can't stay all the time part Of
this will bfc 'refunded. This $5 will
cover cottage'rent, use of pool, and
board for five day*. You will not
bo culled! dh for ono cent more.
, .A' Word to Parent*. —if;
• ’“Some of yob parents ari alarmed
nt the idea of your'boy bring away
from home. Welti, don't make /n
baby of him. Let him come on and
Climp. They will he protected from
the mosquitoes, arid the pool Isn’t
deep. I wind The boys to go for I
want to,know tlil-in belter and hnvc
u chimed to tdlk fret-1y Willi them,
about things.' 1 know you would like
• or me to talk to them about. The
drop thc case. T his arrangement the
defense line refused to enter Into, it
is stated, having been assured by tho
girl in tho case that she will testify
if the case comes to trini that no
attempted assault took place and that
slur fired tho shot from Lassiter’s
pistol in Uer home -which at the time
attracted much attention and arous
ed tho vicinity against tho road over
seer, causihg him to flee. She has
married happily' since, it ia said.
boy ia going/ have him at the church
Friday “ " * “ J
afternoon to talk dver what
ic camp is front
irday. We would
. 25 boys from the
Christian Endeavor go."
To js to take. The i
Tuesday Until Sallirda
tike to set af Icdst'25 1
proval, this ending tho matter.
Tho Superior cobrt was occupied
during thd forenoon with tile trial
of Anncta Stallings, one of the wp-
meii charged with robbing a Greek
cook of $310 In a house on Scar
borough hill In April.
Other criminal cases disposed it
Continual Herndon,'making and
having whisky, convicted, 12 month*
or $150 fine.
Freeman Kitchens, shooting nt an-
dher.fgle* of gnllty, 12 months of
Leroy Tullls, assault with Intent
Ip murder, acquitted. - --
Wes Clark, making and having
liquor, pika of guilty. 12 month* or
11250 fine on’thH .first count, «
months or $100 fine on the second,
to bo under probalitm in caso fiuo is
Id. Clark w»a allowed the ptivi-
TULSA, Okin., June 1.—Ncnrjy ten square block: of*lhi- m-gro
lion of Tulsa, where armed conflict ha* been in progm- hetwern WK
and negroes since early last' nfglit, resulting in n death list of at least
whites and fifty negroes, were In flames today.
A detachment of National Guju-dsmcn was scattered throughout
city with machine gun* ready to meet emergencies. Otln-i s m- ro
up mid segregating hegrdeg in thc jail, convention halt, 'baRcbnll park i
other places.
Continuous'gunfire broke out shortly after daylight m-t
quarter ofMho city, thc scene of , tho all-night race llirturbancim. The
injf camo from tho section where for hours five hundred wTiiti- men i
thousand negroes faced cacli other across the railroad tracks.
Thc trouble is said to havo started over tho arrest lute yesterday ,o
negro for nn alleged attack on n white girl.
.J»._ > Yrcsh outbreak at 7:80 Bight, Inn, they dei-lared It pro
o’clock In thc Standpipe Hill district
in the extreme northern end of thc
negro quarter; Mrs. 8. A. QubMit, t
white woman was shot j In the left
arm and side. Mrs. Gilmoro was
standing on thc front porch of her
home when sho was shot by a negro,
one-of a Store or mure barricaded in
n church.
Hick Hm:hunt, tin- m-giu rhnrgi-tl
with assault, the causo of the riut,
wns removed from the county jail
during the night io a place of safe
ty unrevezlMV 3
Howland was spirited out of tows
nl 2 o’clock Wednesday morning by
lejuitica Jrom .Shrrlff McCullough's
They refused To divulge Ids
given a speedy trial just as
the situation quieted down.
A i n n'eloeL •> flfWI „
non it;
At U oVIock L’.OOU ni'Kioos had
liri'ii KathfiecI at Convnition Hall mi -
»l«*r It was filled as was also
the polieo station. The rcmairnler
of those withered up arc bein^ tak
en to thc bascbttll park, all undfer
armed guard. / • 4
Ne*ro Section Surrounded.
’ As the dawn broke sixty or sav-
enty motor earn filled with armed
white, men formed a circle completb-
would be larvc. MAny
juied, it was said were hurt
ffQged in Imrul to hand stn
ing. .
Occupants Oft thc lust c
through the ne^ro district Tt
morning report that fully 1,000
cd negroes were still to be seen.
Soon after the first appear!
the negroes last night, thi
were filled with shouting,
luting men. Suddenly there
rush for sporting goods houses
hardware :,tore. - , where thr ct
broke in and armed themselves
whatevf i- weapons they could
Guardsmen were used to d
the rioter* at the stores and
ilaty erder eonrireated al^
arms in the city until thc
nncc. could he put down.
The it nation wns further
yated We Ine' dav inornins
ports from Muscogee that
of negroes there were armini
selves and preparing *0 coi_
meistance of thone of their
Tulr,a. Muscogee adviren
I he officials there were gt
highways to prevent the dt
of negroe;, from that city.
It was also announced at the court ly around the negro section. Half
house today that Solicitor Felton had dozen airplanes circled overhead,
agreed to nol pros the indictments There was much shouting ahd shoot-
handed ‘down last week, the names ing. A row of houses along the tafl-
V 1 ’ the accused in which were with- road tracks was fired, hut lack of
paid by the Times-Recorder, upon wind prevented the flames from
^presentation that the woman in the spreading. A party df white rifib-
rnse Rad removlsd from Amei'.'cus. He men wns reported reported to be
5* understood to have reported this shooting at all the negroes they saw
disposition of the case tp the grand and firing into houses. The negroes
jury twtfjred ^that body's ap- art Raid to be returning the fire dis
piritedly. Late reports, placed the
number of dead In thc neighborhood
of 16.
The firing came from a spot
where, throughout^the early morning
camp ht dose and you can come out lute of paying a fine becauffe of his
often and ace the boys. If; your age of 05 years# the judge stated.
1- t_ tJ • L^i... LIU •$ nhiiMk - • _ _ _ ,
ttsmory county four years ago,when
he was cashier nf the hank, ft alee
developed Uiat ho U Wartttd for paj*.
ins- a worthless chock fat $1,000 on
thc jewelrv Arm of Flourriovf ft Cun-
nincham. of Macon, In exchange for
diamanas, tl)ls allcpcd crime haviry
tdkon deco iluiin* Ibal October when
Kin* with his-wife and children were
cn route from North/’arolina ti Flor
ida hv automobile, King’* wife and
children have been living in Cordele
since his confinement In jail here.
Senior Class Plav
Make* Decided Hit
A crowded Tiopic ah* the 8eril»
class of the Aniericu* High school
present the annusf class play. *1 tht
Ahodl aUllltliHum Tuckday - night.
in?’»
Tho play ivas "Lighthouse Nan
thrilling comedy./ Tht _ .
unanimous in declaring If Oral
io audlci
men was
probably
the best school play, in perfection ol
presentation, ewei-i/^staMm''-$**»•
It .is nut unlikely tho members
of the eii-A will,present 4h* play In
several fumiunillrtg town shortly. .
Americus Flagman
Injured Near Dawson
DAWSON. June l.*^Fhtaman- W.
M- Hammock. Of Americus. was rc-
tiousiy Injured when a Seaboard Air
Line train All trm-l.-i m-ar hen-
Tuesday afternoon. - Tho . accident
was duo to spreading rails. Four
Pan left thc track, two being turned
UVI-1-. Or.v uf the car . c intuining a
iii; mint uf peanuts, was badly
smashed. Traffic waa iltliyed about
I hours.
Last Of American*
At Tlirnberry Out
where throughout thc early morning
hours 600 white men and a thousarid
negroes faced each other across rail
road tracks. First reports to pb-
lice headquarters said that the bodies
of from six to ten negroes had boon
seen in B -space described as “No
man’s lhnd.“ Tito'police Ulan had a
report that three railway switchihdn
and a brakeman bad been shot to
taitb.. * 4 u* ■
The ttkirimeri were kllledv.lt tvris
reported; beuUsd they refustd. lo
permit members of thc opposim:
crowds to ride ubou n.switeli engine
TIMES-REi
MEDAL
TL’RNBBRRY. Scotland; June I.
—Mis* 8arah Fownes, of. Plttsbtirg,
thc last of four Americans to reach
the third round in tho British lai
open golf championship, was clil
•ted,this afternoon by Mrs. CaulIsy,
former champion of Kent, 0 and 5.
R. H. Barlow, of Pkiladolphln.
MINNEAPOLIS, Juno I. l-'lve
Itkndits in an dulonidbilc held up two
Uic.-acngcrs of the Millers ami Trad-
drs.llank herd today and escaped With
$15,000 In currinty- TJie li:iuk;i« lo.
eaUd across the' stroerfroia a pulldo
station!
ion Loss In ' . ;
, -(Lumber.Yard Fire
n MONROE. La., Juric 1.—The lai ge
lumber riant and storage yards of thd
Union Sawmill Comparty at lluttig.
Ark., were destroyed by fire last
night. The loss is estimated at $750,-
°°®- - - - - Asm
passing betwe en tho line: t, Tho 014
gincer was iepurtcd to luivc- escaped:
Officials had hoped that with tho
coming, of dawn the trouble• which
began evef the arrest or it negro Into
Tuesday for an alleged attack UjKin
a white girl, would dm out. On tfte
contrary,-However, the early mullilng
ginirire. wills takch aS/an itidicnllon
that tlib Yrlhts had been rcnewnl.
The negro was taken to tho coul-t
house Ithd. lodged In the jhll oh thd
Upper flodr of the building. Early
ih the night motor cal*'captaining
armed negtoes appeared on tin)
otrccts headed for tbo court hotfsb:
A crowil 'of. 200 negroes surrounded
thd building, Armed whiter ridn
toon began gathering. , .•; j
Crowd Bey«h$ Control.
The-.crowds booh reached such
proportion's/that tho authorities' riv
nllze.d the situation ,’wns beyond' thc
egntrol and a call was sent to GoV-
ernbr, Robertiion \ Br, troops. Tlic
rnbr illrl-tiid Adjutant Tidherkl
i."T;. BpTfaHt lo lake ftiyisti-bs
. -Wiry to handle the trouble. The
adjutant general ordered thi
panics cf guardsmen out I
instructions to commanding
rt-e coin
, anti sent
„ commanding offlccl-s
IH .a number of ncorby towns to bo
rased to rush iiidn herb dh irin-
iale notice.
■k’nie tow, guardsmen'were thrown
ftbdUt the court holts# and.pr***ntad
thc erdu-ds .front breaking through,
National guardsmen were patrol
ling the UoWntown streets and every
effort was being mail eto induce the
crowds to disband.
None of the persons killed had
been identified Wednesday. Officials
were uncertain as to the exact num-
Anrtqprtcemcm. was inadc
Americus High school today
ciprtl C. M. linlc of Ihc offe*
Tinics-Recorder gold me lai
ly for five years beginning t
.to the High school senior (
1n English and Composition,
also announced that the medal -
bo awarded to Jliss .Saran Mu
daughter of Sir. and Mr-. J. .11
teller, lo whom a certificate o „
cat grades for the year h-vf.,Ir.s
linen given by Miss "
tcaclicr of Engl lab.
The Timcs-Rccorder medal - is
ft-red through thbt iibwspaperi by
Citizen cr Georgia who is deep
Icicstcd in school afVfirs,
ularly English, but who will - l
mil his identity to beconiB know
any respect. (U naked the
Recorder to sponsor tlic offer .
let the medal lukc its name, wll
was done by agreement will,
school official:. Five nn t-dals
been purchased and', suitably eng
Cd except for the name of the -
ner to be named by the school
tliorlties on tlic- basis of actual :
done during the school year.
tt will be remembered that 6.
Mostclicr represented the Amerk
liiglt school In the district meet-
Asltburn recently and won first pis
lit Thc essay contest and the medal i
fered by th* district for thc
girl’s essay. _
The Times-ReCbrdvr medal
fourth offered at'the High school thi
year, tllp others being:
Kiwnnis dull, iloliatlnv; Ro
club, declamation-; Lions club,
ution. • ftnre
LIONS CLUB MEDAL WON
BY KATHERINE SANBORN.
Tlic four host girl renders
Americus lllgft scht-iil competed We
nenlay morniqg before a eon
nr three of til I talenl.-i
era nT Americus for Hie Llql
niediil. offered file the nludeni
na; "itlg in reeithti-m. Tin- meda 1
liaiulsiimc gold affair, v
bv the committee to ML. ..
Hanborn, with Mis, Wilia
being given accor.d plan-. T
mittce wax composed of .Mi*
Kei-ter. Ml-s Katin nne
Miss Mary Merritt. Th
con'.neted ami their subjec..
Miss Dorothy Dunaway,
ream Ship.”
Mbs Eddie Mae Mot-gun,
tic"*t. Itvbel."
Mi«K Willu Sanborn, VA
in Mut|:inton>."
MIm Katheiine S«nb
ber of p*r*on* injured TuwidiySioux Chief's Daughter.”