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Challenger NoMatch
for Dempsey’s Terrific
| Hammering In Ring
Saved By Gong In Third Round, Frenchman
'1. Meets Chin and Body Swings in Next and
sp ."Crumples—Huge. Throng Sees Battle
JNGSIPE, JERSEY CITY, N. J..!
; 2.—Jack Dempsey, of America, 1
dust rial Teacher Rood. She made a
good impression and both teacher*
and patrons apparently saw the im
portance of co-operating with her in
this very necessary department of
education.
The outstanding feature of the con
vention was the manifest growth in
interest on the part of the county
board of education by the attendance
of Col. J. E. 1). Shipp, Calvin Carter,
president of the board, and Mr. Jor
dan. Supt. E. W. Dupree and ex-
Superintcndent J. E. McMath were
present also. Interesting and stir
ring addresses were made by all of
them except Mr. Jordan.
President It. J. Martin, who for
forty-nine years has taught in this
I county, made a very timely annual
.1 address. Talks were also made by
The gates opened at 9:45 and ill. Pro f„. 0 . W. Phillips and W. L. Lit-
Jacksonville Saturi
to visit his
urday
parents, Mr. and Mtp. J. D. Penning
ton.
t-ij -i... W(ir is heavyweight ; pipped the crowd through the cn-j tie ton.
hn££r_jy* ; w * p : trance on each side of the lug wood- i The incumbents in office
pionship here tlim afternoon ( oc tag 0 n poured the men and wo-1 elected for another year.
-kb. he knocked out Georges Car- to( | aay were to witness
pMtier.-of France, the challenger, in J)lck I)t . mpw y, „f America, and Ccor-i j .F-.SI .1F.
thc-tfourth round after the gong had i ., {s Carpentier, of France, do battle I ifTirk , • r
eared the Frenchman in the third f th . heavyweight honors of the LESLIE, July 2. The Junior Ep-
round. A left hook to the chin and|™ r |a th( . p luV«' purse in his-' w ” r ' h •■‘'“Bue of Leslie will give a
a-right to the body crumpled the , „ H I short program at the Union High
9 challenger to the floor at the wind- : Soon the saucer of yellow pine.i /’ *!
up, when he took the count of nine, which when the sun was out glistened , h o clock, directed by Muss Loyce
then as he rose at the count of ten * tike a giant bowl, was flecked with Williams. There will he no admission
Dempsey finished him with a blow | mman j t y. But unlike an ordinary
to"t{ie chin with his full power. Car- ,, auC( , r lt filled f rom the brim down
pah tier was counted out lying full on illst ,. ai | of t he bottom up.
big-back. Pandemonium among the) Gradually, however, the wave of
—*ly 100,000 spectators l.roke loose ■ humanity rolled down to the ring-
j flS mo re plutocratic ticket
holders reached the stadium.
Unlike the ordinary show, today’s
performance, advertised as “The Hat
tie of the Century,” had no *
IrUc fight ended.
ROUND ONE.
I ■ TJiejr were sent away at .*1:18,
? H&rpenrier*landed a right. They
f«*ht at close range in clash,
apsey was short with a left to the
.fir
O. A. Summers Waa a business vis
itor to Americus Monday.
The long drouth won effectively
broken Tuesday afternoon by a good
rain, soaking fields and gardens and
cooling the atmoaphere,
Mr. and Mra. Sam Ledger and chil
dren, of New Era, apent Sunday with
Mr, and Mra. A, J, Ledger.
Mrs. Carl Clemons, Miss Lillie,
Dallas and Charlie Pennington are
packing peachea at the Hethvin
farm thia week,
Jimmie Dan Avera, of Cordele,
apent the week-end here with his
parents.
PLAINS
PLAINS, July 2.—The Young Ma
trons' club entertained the club hus
bands and a number of other guests
Tuesday erening with a picnic at
Magnolia Spring*.
A pleasant picnic party given in
honor of James Fink Tuesday after
noon at Magnolia Springs was Chap
eroned by Mrs. Tom Jones and Mrs.
R. L. Jennings, Supper was served
by skylight and the young folks re
turned home at nn early hour.
Mrs. M. D. Walters has returned
from Atlanta, Miss Walters .remain-
hut a collection will he taken
for the benefit of Junior League.,
All are cordially invited In he pres- j Ing for severaj weeks,
cut. j Mrs. M. M. Jennings and little son,
Mrs. Quinnie Jones entertained | Millard, left Friday for a visit to Mr.
Thursday evening for Miss Lorena | and Mrs. G. T. Wray ai Athens.
Snider, of Albany. Games were play-1 Tyre Gordon Walters left Thurs-
k'd after which delightful refresh- day for a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Tom
ment:; were served. Those present j Marshall Lowery at Seneca, 8. C.
exclusive' were Misses Alice Carter, Edith Bass, j Miss Berta Will Clark 1* visiting
WATSON FLAYS
RESERVEBOARD
AT UNION CITY
Five Thousand At Rally
Of State Farmers
Union
UNION CITY. July 4—More than
5,000 persons gathered here today
for the barbecue and rally of thi
Georgia Farmers Union and heard
speeches by Senator Thomas E. Wat
son in the morning ahd Governor
Hardwick in the afternoon.
Senator Watson devoted a large
part of his address to criticism of
the Federal heserve Board which by
methods of deflation, had squeezed
thirtyWne billions of dollars from
poeket^\f the American people, he
haldheadcd row.
I Thelma Bass, Agnes Livingston, Lois ! Miss Christine Spann at her home
Carpentier missed a right, but | many cases
connected with a left hook. Dempsey
pushed him, beating him unmercifui-
lyrv Carpentier was groggy, bleeding
at-the nose. Dempsey missel a
fight siring, but beat Carpentier as
they clinched. Carpentier fell
through the rope, trying to avoid a
punch. Then lie crawled back. Car
pentier then landed several blows on
ffiTehamp’s body at the bell.
ROUND TWO
■Uarpentier missed with a left and
cliitthed. Carpentier backed away
MR: Dempsey hooked him with a
right to the jaw. Dempsey followed
Mfe: * lim ' beating him around the
' with hia right, Carpentier was
t with a left hook. Carpentier
pit and staggered Dempsey with
and lefts the jaw. Demp-
jered back and split the otn-
r left aye with a hook to tne
Tho cut was under the eye.
^hmissed aright swing. Dcnip-
$JJ~missed v a right wing also. They
xchsnged body punches and the bell
•man’s 1
par excellence
cently had er;
had turned out in full force for
day’s carnival of blows.
The early comers sat down to wait.
They found just three things to do--
debate the weather prospect, which
in the murning appeared dubious, ad
mire the world’s greatest arena, and
chatter.
A sultry day had followed a humid
night. The sun tried to pierce the
League Conference , Jennings left Friduy j for partisan political reasons this
•sp ss n s As I 1- , or ®biloh to be nt the wedding of; nation is not yet at peace with the
1 O meet At Leslie ! her niece, Georgettu Barker. j enemy nations of the war, which
i c-o, r , ^... I Mr - Reeves and daughter, Mrs. De
LESLIE, July 2.—The Americus Alva Gray, have returned from u visit
district League conference will eon-1 to Columbus.
screening clouds that gave a con- "if"* ®. 1 L “ H “ from „i ul > r , 6 throu * h I Messrs. H. R. McGee, Gil Kennedy,
screening uouos mat ga a the 8th. It is confidently expected. and F. E. Matthews attended tho ball
that this will be the greatest confer-.game in Americus Thursday,
ence ever held in tho Aiwericus dis- The series of prayer services at
Many prominenr speakers ■ the Baptist church the
1 lefts
cd n rigljt
to the head
Dempsey punished Carpentiar clerk who works for him, the man
lsly in the infighting. Dempsey who lives by hia brains and his fel
ROUND THREE.
Dempsey backed Carpentier 'Into
H* ropes and hit. him with a aho^
right. Carpentier landed two upper-
cutx to the body in a clinch. As they
c(inched Dempsey punished tho in
vader In tho body. Carpentier nearly
[sHfdoyrn when he —
iwfejf. They missed
und.Der
viciously __ ,
landed a left and right to the head.
They exchanged left hooks to the
chin. Carpcntier’s right swing was
short and Dempeey clubbed him on
the jaw. with left hooks in the clinch.
Dempsey battered Carpentier into the
corner with rights and lefts at the
HE The bell mve Carpentier.
ROUND FOUR
iDempscy rushed Carpentier to the
ropes. Carpentier landed a left to
thmhead and Carpentier tried to hang
on. Dempsey landed to tho chin
with a left hook and a right to the
«nd Carpentier was floored,
lie took.a count of nine nn.l rose to
his iknees. hnd on the count of ten
rose. Dempsey landed with n right
to the chin with nil the power ho
had and floored Carpentier. On the
count of eight he lifted himself on
his right hand and fell back and was
counted out flat on hia baek. The
round lasted l tninuto and 55 seconds.
Barpentier came Into the ring gt
p. m. and two minutes later Demp-
, .■ Demp
sey came in. Carpentier wore a
lost* gray bathrobe over hie fighting
trunks. Dempeey came into the ring
iaLhis white silk fighting trunks and
fcumaroon sweater coat.- He greeted
tayFrench challenger with a friendly
t’gello,” Georges," when they sfiook
-muds in the «enter of the ring.
: "Teddy Hayes; Jack Kearns Mike
' Tajmt and Bernard Dempsey the
^tfimpion’i brother were in Demp-
aey’s corner, with Manager Kearns
in charge, j
• Deschamps, Journee and Eddie Len
hurt were in charge of the- Carpen-
corner. Manager Daachampa
j lent to Dempsey's earner to exam
ine the band bandages,
i 'He excitedly pushed Dempsey's
second away and watched carefully
JWtgthe tapi was wound around
Dempsey’s fists.
:'Mayor Hague, of Jersey City, and
jSEneinber of the New Jersey Box-
HHBCpmmiaaian were introduced from
•L* center: of th* ring. While this
| going:or. Carpentier kept con-
litly look’
stant threat of rain, then gave up the
attempt after a brief and unsuccessful
effort. It was an ideal day fur the
spectators, for no one longed for the
scorching sun and no one wanted it
to rain.
Princo and Pauper There.
But the crowd had many things to
talk about. Every one had something
in common—fear of sunburn and in
terest In the slight unpleasantness
which later was to occur i>n the em-
vns-covcred square in front of them.
This led to conversation even among
men and women as far separated as
Fifth Avenue and the Lower East
Side, New York and Chicago, Amer
ica and Europe; aa foreign to one an
other aa prince and pauper; with in
terest ea varied as those of lawyer
and ditch-digger. They arc all here
—society women and shop girls, the
merchant’ prince,and the |25-a-week
low without a profession, and sports
men from five continents.
It was a ckse of a fight to see a
light. The crowds coming to Jersey
City struggled on lumbering along
over the cobbled streets of Jersey
City, and the numbers who every
minute stepped in for Mr. Rickard's
outdoor party proved that, however
many have fallen by the wayside,
others had taken their places. They
camo like pilgrims, equipped for any
thing, even a trip to the moon.
Tex Rickard was on hand early.
Whin they wanted him they did not
send, they just told the amplifier
about it ami Tex showed up.
There were no signs of betting at
the ringside, but late arrivals re
ported the odds still favoring the
champion.
Early indication were that apeeu-
lators were heavy losers. The crowd
went only to the booth to buy tickets
and tho speculators weru jeered as
they offered seats for sale..
Thero were comparatively few per-
sons turned away for presenting
counterfeit tickets.
Hudson tube officials estimated
that 60,000 more passengers than
usual had traveled through the tubes
between 0 a. m. and 1 p. m.. Not
all the passengers were fight fans,
however, as there was a large traffic
in week-end excursionists to New
Jersey railroad stations.
By noon all J5 seats were filled
and all standing room about the outer
rim occupied. The higher priced
seats also were nearly filled.
Americus Preacher
Pleases In Lumpkin
stointly looking aloft at two airplanes
Governor Edwards, of New Jersey,
jms called into the ring and intro-
uured. *
Bill Brennan was introduced and
he challenged the winner. There was
•gfielay of a few minutes while
Obmpsey’a hands were being bandog-
|* in the:pretence of Deschamps.
vWith this over, a pair of eight
Mace gloves were tied on Dempsey’s
.apSt'* 'by Manager Kearns. Dos-
fianipp laced the gloves an Carpcn-
'Tiomoter Tex Iiicknrd crawled in-
t6 the ring and warmly shook hands
W both fighters. Harry Ertlc, the
referee. »as attired in white flan-
trais. white catnrass shoes and a white
shirt with a soft collar. He nervous-
ly-paced the center of the ring while
the gloves were being tied on.
Deschamps patted Carpentier on
baek as he dog his toes into the
'ohln in his Vorner.
Carpentier was Introduced as the
l gilistie idol of the oid world and
“ soldier of France. These words
"" " a treni!., 1 : i- ,i., , ,- . •!,
crowd. Dempsey also was applauded
when he was introduced ns the world
^hariij.ion.
LUMPKIN, July 2.—Since last
Sunday evening there has been in
progress the Lumpkin Baptist
church a. meeting which is being
enjoyed by the citizens of this town
and section. Rev. H. T. Brookshire,
of the Central Baptist church. Am*
ericus. is assisting the local pastor.
Rev. James W. Faulkner in this meet*
ing, Mr. Brookshire preaching at
morning and evening service.
Rev. J. Minor Teresi has charge
of the music, and his work is much
appreciated and enjoyed.
It is gcnerjlily understood that
the services will continue at least
through next Wednesday evening.
Colored Trustees And
Teachers In Session
The colored, Trustees and Teach
ers organization of Sumter county
held its regular session June 30 and
July I this year at a church in
East Sumter known as Mt. Creek.
The 42 colored public schools of the
county were very well represented.
In some cases, however, both teach
ers and trustees were ubsent.
Among the questions considered
were the salary of teachers, the com
pulsory education law and industrial
training. The discussion of the com
pulsory attendance law was led by
the trustees and the consensua of
it was doing imicti
opinion
who has been here for
i as depot agent for the
moving his family here
s, Ed Hass, Arlis Stewart, Doug- from Parrott. They well occupy the
Turner and Tom Christie. home vucated by Jack Smith, who has
gone to Florida.
CHAIRMAN WHITE IN
PARTY PROCLAMATION
WASHINGTON, July 4.- T (liair-
man George White, of the Demo
cratic National Committee, has is
sued the following proclamation
the members of the party:'
‘‘This, our Nation's Birthday, our
most patriotic holiday, seems an ap
propriate time for me to make
statement concerning national con
ditions and the attitude of our party
whose founders were the most con
spicuous of the ration's founders.
“Throughout the nation there
much* present uneasiness and much
apprehension for the future; the
reasons are political, which is
reason for making this statement.
“More than two years ago a world
peace was made at Versailles, but
trict.
past week
name:; appear on the program from have been well attended. Rev. A. C.
Unio ta time and a largo delegation Wvllons preached Thursday evening
district. j bringing a timely message to the
church.
Peace Resolution
Signed By Harding!
CUTOFF.
, Robert Stubbs made a business trip
RARITAN. N. J.. July 2—The res- ■ ‘“.Montezuma Moo Jay morning,
olution of congress declaring war, ?
with Germany and Austria-Hungary
at an end was signed )at4 today by
President Harding.
PASTUREMENTO
BE HEARD HERE
Mr. and Mrs. pmo.it Cuker, Ernest
Elmo and Gladys-- and David Bed-
lenbaugh, 'were in Ogle-thorp? and
Montezuma Friday aftornon.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Bedenbauph,
of A.-.iericus, kpc '.i t^o*week-cnd with
Mr.- Bedenbaugh'x mother, Mrs. J. T.
f.L tr!‘.
Mr. and Mra. Jasper Williams and
family, of Andersonville, were spend-
the-day guests o( Mr. and Mrs. R. J.
Holloway Wednesday.
A. F. Pennington and Lester Kitch
ens were in Americus Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Stubbs, Misses
A “pssture meeting” of those in
terested in live stock will be held at , u . —
the pasture of W. J. Josey 1 1-4 miles 1 Ma P r Alice, Mattiiu and Julia Stubbs
west of Americus, at 3:00 p. in. on "* J
July 26 1921
The meeting will be addressed by
Paul Tabor, of the State College of
Agriculture; J. F. Jackson, agricultu
ral agent of the Central of Georgia
railway and others. All who are in
terested in live stock are invited to
attend.
This test pasture, which was one
of forty-six planted last spring by
the Central of Georgia railway in
co-operation with the owner, has
made one of the best showings of the
entire lot.
The object of the meeting is to
give everyone interested an oppor
tunity to sec what has been done,
nnd in give Mr. Tabor an opportunity
to tell about the methods used, and
advise those who desire to start pos
tures for themselves us to the best
plans of procedure.
The pastures were planted in les-
pedezn, rarpet grass and daliis grass.
Small quantities of other clovers and
grosses were used in some of the
North Georgia pastures. The sites
chosen for the experiments were
cither existing pastures or watte
lands.
The success of the test pastures
has answered the argument that good
pasturage cannot tn* obtained in the
Southeast. The expense of the in
teresting experiment was borne equal
ly liy the railroad and the land
owner,
PENNINGTON
Mr. und Mrs. J. U. Easterlin, Jr.,
apd children and Mr. und Mrs. Carl
Clemons spent Friday afternoon with
Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Pennington
motored to Americus Saturday.
W. J., A. F. ancf Durwood Pei
Penning
ton, Ernest Coker and Fred Gibson
visited the peach farms at Montexu-
nu Barron’s Uhe, and Marshall-'
vllle Monday.
,Mr. and Mra. Ernest Coker,
Glndysc and Ernest'Elmo and Mrs.
A. J. Pennington apent Saturday in
Americus the guests of Prof, and Mr*.
D. E. Pennington.
George Stubbs and W. J. Penning
ton attended the Engllahvlllo-Amcri-
eus baseball game at Pleasant Grove
Saturday afternoon.
Misaea Bessie Kitchens, Gladyse
and Mary Chambllaa, Grady and Jesse
Kitchen* visited the Bell peach farm
Barron’s Lane, Wednes lay.
Mr. and Mrs, W. J, Pennington and
son. Durwood, were Sun.isv ,. u
Of Mr. end Mrs, Mack Huffman at
Fountainville.
RIFT
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Lnranicrc hac
as their guests Saturday night and
Sunday Mr. and Mn». Oiarlie Tiwue.
Plenty of rain U beta# received at
the present.
W. K. Knight spent a abort while
at the home of R. J. Dorman’s .Sun
day afternoon.
Several Rift families have planned
to enjoy their barbecue Saturday,
July 2.
Services at New Hope were verj
much enjoyed by a large attendance
Saturday and Sunday.
Guy Knight visited
- — — John Louis
Laramore Sunday afternoon. Whil*
Playing the latter received a glass cut
Mrs. P. N. Pennington is spend-1 w °und on his left foot‘which wo,
ing thia week with her aister, Mrs.
Dave Autry, nt New Era.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Mills and
mother, Mrs. Mattie Mills, and Mrs.
George Israel came up from the 17th
district and spent the day with Mr.
and Mrs. J. P. Batton.
O. T. Summers speni Wednesday
night in Americus with his grand
parents, Mr. und Mrs. W. M. Sum
mors.
Little Ruth and Neva Ledger, ol
New Era spent last week with their
grand parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ledger.
Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Pennington and
son, Dallas, were spend-the-day
guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Sum
mers Sunday.
Dan Ledger and Jimmie Lee Pot
ter. were business visitors to Ameri
cus Suturday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Finley, of Am
ericus, spent the week-end with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Penning
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Holloway and
children were Sunday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. Holloway, of Cutt-
Off.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Wicker Pennington
motored to Americus Saturday aft
ernoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ledger and lit
tle daughter, Christ ‘
atfd Mhi; J. P. Bfcti
good. The matter of industrial train- noon,
ing wts ably presented by County In* Wallace Pennington came up from
very painful.
Crops are looking very good. Most
of the farmers have their corn “laid
by.
Woman's House Burns,
But Insurance Protects
The home of Mra. Teet, at the end
nf Park Row, near the city limits
in Brooklyn Heights, waa totally de
stroyed by fire about 8 o’clock Mon
day niitht, together with contents. The
fire had a good start when the fire
department was called, and was fully-
enveloped when it reached it. Be
cause of the elevation, the fact that
only a 4-inch water main serves that
section, and that 1,200 feet of hose
were required to reach tho house,
there was not enough water to com
bat the flames. The fire is supposed
to have started from a kerosene lamp
burning in one of the rooms. Insur
ance of $1,000 on the house and the
same amount on the contents were
carried. ,
Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Emmet an
nounce the birth of a son Saturday,
July 2, at the city hospital, who has
been given the name of Roy Na,
stare, visited Mr. Jhaniel Emmet. Jr. no . on - All roads le
home In the 28th district,
admittedly cannot he made by
congressional tty alutimt. Business
lias reached such depression that
bitter complaints are heard from the
business world. Foreign trade has
declined almost to the vanishing
point. Agriculture »f prostrate.
Taxation nnd governmental expen
ditures are at the maximum in our
history. The tremendous percentage
of idleness in the ranks of labor is
almost unprecedented.
"For more than two years the re
publican party has been in charge
of the legislative branch of the gov
ernment; for four months it has been
in'actual chargd pf all departments of
the government, but it has not rem
edied nor alleviated these conditions,
and, so far, has failed of any mate
rial accomplishment. The people are
losing confidence in the ability of
the present national administration
to provide adequate remedies for the
conditions described.
"During the period of the ropubll-
rty’s return tp power the dem-|
. M
opponent has been construjjlive, hot
obstructive; helpful, not harmful,
and it has given the party in power a
fair chance.
"I take thia patriotic occasion, to
congratulate and compliment the
democratic party, upon its attitude
toward the republican administra
tion; on its fo.iiearance towards the
executive and efforts of con
structive helpfulness in legislation,
placing the interests of the country
above partisan interest, again proving
its moral and political Integrity, its
true' patriotism and ita devotion to
the interesta of the nation nhd Its
people.’’
AMERICUS HAS
DULL ‘SANE’ 4TH
While other nearby town* were
;elebrot:ng the Fourth with amuse
ments of one kind or another, Ameri
cus observed the day by closing its
offices and places of business and
either staying at home, motoring, go
ing to the movies, or making trips
elsewhere for the afternoon or all
day. Banks, postoffice and most of
the stores were closed all day, but
the grocery stores, markets and a few
other places of business remained
open until noon. The court house
and city, hall were closed all day.
A large number of baseball fans
accompanied an Americus team to
Albany shortly after noon where
these ancient rivals were to meet at
3:30 o’clock. Americus carried n
strong team, similar In line-up to
that which trimmed Cordele here last
Thursday handily. Bradley Hogg,
former National . League hurlcr, was
to pitch for Americus. The Albany
team was to be composed of the pick
of the Albany city league.
Several members of ithe local
American Legion post and other.*
went to Columbus where the\annual
convention of the Georgia Division
opened a three-day session, with Gen
eral Peter Harris, of Washington, and
John G. Emery, the new Legion na
tional commander, due to be pres
ent. Columbus was putting on a big
program of attractions for the day,
including a list of sports and a sham
battle at Camp Benning in which real
ammunition wus to be used.
Dawson und. Edison were to meet
on the Dawson baseball diamond at
o’clock, with Ashby Fuss hurling
for Dawson and Sal Jenkins for Edi-
.son. A battle royal of the diamond
was in prospect and u number of
fans from the southwest section of
PRESTON SCHOOL
FACULTY NAMED
PRESTON, July 2.—Thu board of
school trustee* e*. recently and
chose the following teachers fer the
ensuing yeai: H. L. Lawson, i t
Gainesville, principal; Miss l.iis
Hautraan, Yvior.iais, 1st assistant;
Miss Florence Sims, Weston, inter
mediate grades; Mias Era Lott, Rich
land, junior grail-;.*; Mis* C.r-rie Ad-
of Preston, primary li-acr.er.
Miss Lila Jones. V/niio.i, domestic
science. With this splendid corps of
‘.cachers the or-np-ct are trigM fer
another year.
Kev. E. T. Moor* is in Macon this
week.
Mias Mattie Leu Wihiiii, after a
pleasant visit .9 her grandparents,
returned to Buena Vista last Tiiunr
day.
W. K. Mills, county auditor, spent
the week-end in Columbia,.
Miss Alla Kidd visited her sister.
Mis. Hsrpe.' in Plains la.; week.
Mrs. O. L. Montgomery and Miss
Carrie Adams returned Saturday
from where they went a.i delegates
to the B. Y. P. U. contention.
Misses Myrtle Fillingni-.'e and Ethel
Sawyer, of LUthbert, were ro.-unt
guests of Mrs. Roscoe Rees.
Hoyle Souter i* on a visit to rel.t-
tives in Albany.
Mr. Sherlock, government inspec-
attended the international Kiwants
convention. From thero he went to
Niagra Falls and other point* on a
sight-seeing and pleasure tour, stop,
ping on hia return in Washington
where he spent two da7* with Crans
ton Williams, formerly of Americus
and now secretary to Senator Har.
ris.
Negro, Threatening To
Shoot Another, Is Fined
Sam Black, a well known negro,
S lid a fine of $76 assessed by Jui^),.
arper of the city court, Monday
morning on a plea of guilty of ca^g, . <
rying eoncemH weapons.-.- ■■
Bam got imp trouble Sunday when "*"*
he threatened-to shoot 4fs*e Mullins
ancther negro employed at the city
pumping station. Muliina called the
police and Sam was attested, chief
Bragg saw him hide his pistol as he fj
approached the house where Black ^
had taken refuge and found it im
mediately after he had searched the
negro. Sam is said to have caused
more or less terror on the north side
for two-weeks by threats to shoot
Mullins.
tor of roads, is in town this week. At- m „ Id In /~ , L r
The Plains B. Y. P. U. rendered an In Charge of
excellent program on .“China” at the
Baptist church Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Fussell visited
in Parrott and Wawson Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. George Thornton went to Am
ericus Friduy to be with airs.
Stillman, who is very sick.
Harry Hawkins and Kaz Christian
visited friends in i’iuins Wednesday
evening.
Miss Georgia Drew is the pretty
little guest of her sister, Mrs. Clar
ence Jordan, in Americus this week.
Mrs. E. II. King, of Plains, was the
recent guest at the home of Mrs. J.
A. King.
Col. J, F. S-.-uter attended business
in Americus last Thursday.
Sam J. Lester, who formerly lived
here, was in. town Monday.
Mrs. Richard Merritt.has licen very
lick for the past three weeka.
Revival services ai*e being conduct-,
ed at the Methodist churcn. Iccv. mr.
Enfinger, the regular pastor, is being
very ably assited by Rev. Mr. Partin,
ot Plains.
Miss Alice Stevens visited relatives
in Americus Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Misses Kathleen and Mary Lowery
are ‘be guests of their grandparents
in Richland this week.
Miss Sadie Lunsford is entertain
ing a trio, of her college friends this
Week. Her guests are Misses Ardis
Lancaster, of Shadydalc, Hattie Kel
ly, of Monticello and Laila Clifton,
CARE GIVEN U. S.
GRAVES OYER SEA
Four Soldier Ceme
teries
mn^wu _ _ R R ^
dcratlc party’s attitude tourards itai of Leslie. as » * *y. i. . , L ' shipped back to
, . S- R. Stevens,of Americus, spent
his vacation here with his mother.
Dr. Carl Minor Makes
Statement On Sermon
At the nl«ht service at the First
Baptist church Sunday, the paator,
Dr. Carl W. Minor, made the follow
ing'Statement from the pulpit:
“In my sermon on vice a month
ago tonight, I spoke my profound con
victions, therefore I have nothing to
take back or to retract.
,..:»°r ve r’ ’“ vin * i«»rned who the.,, oony on tne Aisne. me inner
juror waa in the case which I made I will be known as Fiandere Field There
BY MILTON BRONNER. ;
PARIS, July 4.—With reverence
am) respect, the bodies of American
soldiers, who fell fighting in France
ora being cared for overseas under
tin- direction of the American Graves
Registration Service.
Tlie whole job of disinterring and
reburying is being done bv ex-ser
vice men, with American officers in
charge. ■
A Tremendous Job
Few Americans realize the tre
mendous Job the Graves Registration
Committee has been doing over here
In round numbers, about 75,000 Yan
kee soldiers lost their lives in Belgium
and France. Their next of kin had
the option of leaving’the remains in
Franc? or having them returned lo
America for burial in the home
graveyard.
Wlieh the work began, it was esti
mated that sixty per cent of the
bodies would be shipped home as per
request and the remaining 40 per
cent would be left here. Hoi
since that time sentiment has
ed, many parents and wives
they would prefer to have the
ones sleep in the soil they so
yall defended.
The result is that it is now rst
ed that about 50 per cent of the
will be buried over. here.
To date 23,000 bodies have been
erica, going.4j
month. It -ii
expected that all bodies requested
Will be shipped back by late fall. The
remainder will have' been buried in
the official soldier graveyards In
France by the end of next winter.
Four Yankee Cravoyards
There, are to be four graveyard*
which will be kept very much like our
national cemetery at Arlington
Heights across (he river from Wash
ington.
The American national grnveyardi
in France will.be at Suresnes, which
ia near Pari4; at Romagnc. which is
in the Argonne; at Belleau Wood anil
at Bony on the Aiane. The latter
til
reference (though I did not know who
he was at the time), having learned
that he is a better citizen than the
man I had in mind, also having learn-
ed that he feels that I did him an
injustice by whnt I said, 1 wlah to
say that no injustice was meant to
any one. but if I have done him an
injustice or injury, I regret it and
beg his pardon, us my mission in life
is to help all and injure none. 1
Miss Rosa Jeter Now
With Cohen’s Store
Miss Rosa Jeter, one of the most
widely popular sales ladies in Ameri
can, has accepted a position as head
of the ready-to-wear department in
the store of Cohen & Sons, and is al
ready to be seen nt her post, welcom
ing her friends.
Miss Jeter has held her friends for
years, having made many of them
when she was employed in the store
of Hamilton & Co. For the past
three years she has been in one of the
local department stores.
She is particularly fitted for her
present work, having hail wide expe
rience in ladies furnishing. This
summer she had been enjoying a rest.
Morjtan_And Cohen Off
? or Elks Convention
game. Leslie was hooked up for a
game on the home grounds.
Several fight fans journeyed to
Macon, where a fistic carnival was
staged in the Central City park in
the afternoon.
It was a aafe and aane Fourth with
n vengeance in Americas. Only one
visitor from outside the city was
registered at the Windsor hotel
All roads Ip# away from
offer
ed elsewhere against none here.
Willis Morgan, accompanied by
Feidinand Cohen, left Sunday after
noon for Los Angeles, where they
will attend the national convention
of Elks.
Mr. Morgan was sent as the of-
rlc.al representative of the Elk:'
Lodge No. 752 here and took with
him a splendid report of the organi
zation from this city.
Mr. Morgan anil Mr. Cohen expect
to be away a month, und will visit
points of interest in California am)
the other western states before re
turning to their home here.
After leaving I.os Angeles, Mr. Cob
the county motored there for tne he will EpE^'?h"e
Americus os official delegate at their
5°ur.» l : 0 2 n o‘n 0 „d be 2 I h, ‘ ld in ,ha ‘ fi>y
will be a simple headstone for each
soldier, giving his name, organiza
tion and date of death. Then: wll
tion and date of death. Then: will
be a cross over tho grave of Chris:-
ians and a Star of David over t|ic
graves of Jews.
The cemeteries are now absolutely
closed to tourist*. At the present
time, with burials going on, it is nut
felt proper to allow stranger* t»
corns into the cemeteries to satisfy a
morbid curiosity to sight-see. But
nil relatives of American soldiers
buried in these cemeteries are allow
ed to visit them by securing special
written permission at the Graves
Registration headquarters, R Avenue
d’ Jena, Paris.
Shower* Save Crop* ,
In Richland Section
RICHLAND, July 5.—A fine rail*
fell here Monday and Wednesday af
ternoons, from which much good will
be derived by tho gardeners and
others in this section. For the past
few weeks considerable complaint has
been heard regarding the dry
weather. Some of the nearby
neighborhoods failed to get the ram,
but light showers have supplied
enough moisture to save some of tne
crops. Many declare, however, that
their corn crops are practically
ruined.
Richland’s Picture
Show Is Condemned
RICHLAND. July 5.—An inspec
tor from the Southern Tariff Assoc-
iation, an insurance organizattoi.
was here Thursday and condepnijj*
the wiring of the motion
show here, ami the machine
be allowed to run again until
in remedied according to the ’
ftcations of the insurance company-;
Other legal entanglements ovu
some of the apparatus brought
ngainst some of the former ow
?ninsi some oi iw -- .. h
said to he another matter w
I hinder re-opening of the n, °
Lewis Ellis Returns
From Eastern Trip
J. Lewis Ellis returned home early
Monday morning from a trip of 17
Y. y t *w vel *nd. Buffalo. New
York, Washington nnd aUier^ points.
He wont from here t<* Cleveland
of thh Amor
where, as president <
Mr. and Mra. Tom Joiner
tho birth of a daughter Saturday.
July 2. at the City hospital wlw ta
been given the name of Mary r.
Serious Fiwhtine In .
Asia Minor Reported
PARIS, July 0.—Serious I'Pld"'"
has occurred in the neighboring
Boghamah, Soutnwesi ; cll
Asia Minor, says an Angora d'*P»t"
Americus quoting an official statement ^
Kiuriini. «»ntricua quoting an omciai
Juwanis club and official delegate ha Turkish Nationalist headquartt rs-
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