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THE WEEKLY T1ME5-RECORDER.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, lS2|it HT
POSTMISTRESS’
MURDER STORY
BAFFLES POLICE
^‘Second’ Man Sspecuted
LIn West Palm Beach
Mystery
Thompson and Sasier >
Split Double-Header
Thompson and Sasser split
?«! he
ORLANDO. Fla.. August 10.—A
ate wide search is being made here
[ for "a srtoml man” on whom police
[ base their hopes of being able to clear
> the tamrle of amazing exploits that
ound Miss Lena t’larke. West
Bench postmistress.
: Miss Clarke is under arrest here,
urged ivith the murder of Fretl
iltmorc, restaurant ownt
Hh the theft of $.’’2,000 fr.
[Weft Palm Beach postolTice.
Pfflclals who have questioi
Fluid who have on several occnsio
■ listened to "confessions" that s
[Blade, onlv to repudiate them a sh<
Be later, believe she may he tryi
to piece together a story that w
J hold water, in order to shield a s<
[ ond man in the rase.
Many angles of the evidence, th
f eav, points to the existence of t!
t aecond - man.
Development* fust.
Thi« is the history of the case in
[,)iut«heU:
T On Julv 20 it was lean
i $32,000 had been taken fron
i tered mail sack at the West Palm
Beach .ppstofflre.
On Auirust 1. Miss Clark appeared
I at the Orlando police station, asking
l officials to 'go to a room m the San
double-header baseball game on the
Thompson diamond Monday after
noon, the first game going to Sasser
by a score of 3 to 2 and the second
to Thompson by 6 to 5. In the first
;ame each side garnered four hits,
wo of Thompson’s being made by
Jeavours, of Leslie, playing short*
top. Bridges pitched both games for
Sasser and did a good job of it. Todd
catching both games. The Thompson
batteries were Hines and Bass for
the first game and Waller and Haw
for the second.
The same teams will play in Sas
ser Thursday as the main attraction
at a big community barbecue, play
ing both morning and afternoon. '
public is invited to the barbecue.
SWIMMING P00b% r
LOCATED: START
WORK THURSDAY
that
Juan hotel where she said she had
I drugged n man implicated in tin* rob-
I berv. find locked him up until
f could cot police help.
PolicA found Miltmore lying d<
1 on the floor of the mm. killed b
• revolver bullet. A pun was on
£ floor nearby. together with t
[ money bags, slashed and empty. T
on the bags showed they were s
by the First National Rank of W
Pfclm Beach to the Federal Rose
i Bank at At la at t and that one had
f. contained $32,000 ami the othe
; $9,000.
Chief Confronts Her.
When this news was phoned t
Chief Vestal, he confronted Mis
fcClarke..
“Didn’t you kill Miltmore.
fcrkeT He asked.
“NoI f.JJidn’t,” ?hc replied.
Again he put the question,
[fa Clarke hesitated.
Later the chief, in n public stnte-
ent, gave this version of the affai
I he fafd Miss Clarke hud told it to
$50,000 WILL BE
SPENT TO FINISH
LEESBURG ROAD
Lee County Lets Con
tract For 8 I -2
Miles
Contract
let
Monday by the
• county for the
Dixie Highwd>
unty line south
road
Mb
and
“In '1918, while she was assistant
itmarter at West Palm Bench,
* a $38,000 shortage discov
I in the office. Miss .Clarke su'd
at although she never was able to
;ct any* proof, she suspected Milt-
acre. Both she and Miltmore a short
Ermo later were candidates for p'»st-
*tor, and during their candidacies
JVMHfc more in cancelled money or
ers disappeared. ?hls, too, she said
be believed Mi IJ more was responst •
r _lc for, seeking to discredit her can-
^didacy,.
“Thf $32,000 theft, she explained,
“a for.the purpose of covering ui
i earlier shortages. Che told *n.
brought the money sacks and
85 direr;to the hotel room and sent
r Miltmore, to prove to him that in
desperation she had taken the
jey involved to straighten up thi
I accounts. 'She said she tried t<
t him to sign a statement regarding
I earlier shortage and that he re-
' Her memory Fails
'Although she once had told police
; she shot Miltmore, Miss Clarke
I Chief Vestal on thb second oc-
f that if she shot him, she
O’t remember it.
said- she had worried day
__bt over the shortage in hei
i jind that it was difficult foi
’ to recall just what did happen,"
l chief said. “She told me that she
purchased an aijto and had re-
Uy taken out a $30,000 insuraner
CT» intending to drive the autc
r a bridge somewhere and kill her
Ilf. The in<ulunce money, she fig
red. would square her accounts.”
i The following day Chief Vestal
Wtioped the woman and said sh«
I him that in a dream the night be-
•e, the hotel room scene had cpmr
back to her, and that she wn* sure he
^ would find some of the missing money
| the bathroom of her hotel room.
Money Is Found
ifth Revealed $725 it water-
_ dlls - hidden under the float >»•
M Jlush tank. The fact that thi*
Ifaher'had been 1n use during the
three *dnv, between the murder and
the ditteovery nf the bills, s(renRth-
Ith» police belief that they were
anted" afterward by the second
Thin man. they say. might easily
ivt slipped into the room and shot
iltmore after Miss Clarke had
l him and gone for police.
[ Miss Clarke a ho later directed offi-
to a.bureau in her hoarding
» room. whc(c they found $5,700
in bills.
_Ot there is no truce of more than
6,000 that js still missing.
act was let tc
f Montezuma,
ce and pushed
grad
'riendahip Ciosses
Successful Revival
Aj ■Mrer»fiilr,ri \
Tyfused at Fi
eh. • In nortrw.
The services oj
_ j Bev. J. Mfnoi
fufarr known he
W.
Te
meeting has
If-hip Baptist
Sumter coun
day,
through Dr.
. his sponsor through
UplTiTritv, doing the tirchck*
•ml leading the ringing. He b< -
anlexcclKi.: vocv.Ut, !h« music 1
•n attractive featu*.- of th~ meet
wer_- a ls-j highly
[^predated and -ffeetiv.*. Fwcn
ifmiins of fai'.h resulted, and
„ candidates were baptized by
Dr. Carl Minor Friday morning, a
special refWion ti the n-w members
of the church being preached by hint
•rjl o’clock at the church following
the baptising .
kn M iitrJ. Cliff Baggai will
• thhlr t
•unty board of la
mtpletion of the
om the Sumter ci
ard 8 1-2 miles,
1-2 miles of federal
being completed fr<
thward. The ecr.ti
tvr & O’Shields, c
Work will begin at on
through to the earliest
pletion. The highway
ed and given a sand-clay surface.
The contract involves $50,000. hall
of \vh:ch will he federal aid money
$20,000 county money and $5,0Of
state aid, constituting this year’s if
lotment of auto tax fund to Lt
•minty under the new highway d
nartment law providing for such d?
• ribution. On January 1 maint
nance of this highway, along wil
ttber highways in the state system
will be taken over by the state high
way department.
The project for which the contrac*
has been let is known as Section B
f the Leesburg-Smithvillr fede
aid project. Section A having be
undertaken by the itself more thar
ago. Because of shortage of
forces, the county found itself un
able to build this long stretch of road
* rapidly as it should be construct
I and maintain other highways ir
the county properly, so it was de
termined to construct the remainder
of it by contract.
New Route of Road.
Section B will start at the Sum
ter county line and will talc a new
route from the vicinity of the negn
church just west of Well’s Mill, cut
ting through fields nearly straight
«oulhward from that point and agair
reaching the nresent Leesburg road
about two miles south of Smithvilh
vt Hay’s Crossing. This change elmi
nates two had railroad grade cross
ngs at Smithvillc and will otherwisf
*o an improvement, cutting Put somi
(harp curves as well.
“We are sick and tired of the
traveling pu’riic talking so unfavor
jbly about Lee county and its roads,”
’-aid Chairman S. J. Yeoman of thi
Lee county-board. “That the public
has had a perfect right to criticise*
he road through Lee goes without
aying. In our poor way with limited
funds and equipment we have done
•vhnt we could to improve the Dixie
Highway through our county. We
have been hindered l»v bad weather
and short forces and have made but
ittle progress. I am sure that it will
he good news to the public to learn
that we have finally made aramre
nenta to out this section of the high
way in first class condition. Afte
he road has been graded and turned
iver to us by the contractors we wil 1
•nit it in the hands of the State High
way Commission for maintenance
The expense of maintenance will be
onid from the county road revenue
ibtained from taxation.”
Means Trade Here.
Engineer Caye said that no greater
news eould come to the traveling
n of the Rtate than ‘.hat this sec
Lion of road would he placed in con
dition in keeping with that of Sum-
county. He• expressed it ns hi?
belief that as soon as the work bar
been completed and turned over to
the State- Highway Commission, no
better section of road would be found
in this section of the state.
Amerlcus should receive thi*
news gladly,” said Mr. Caye. “It wil
mean that a stream of trade will pour
into Amerlcus,from this section thn*
has been choosing the shorter piece
of had road to Albany. It will mca.*
much more. It must be remembered
I 1 ,Sat this section of road has a vital
bearing on the short route to At
lanta via Butler through Americas.
On account of this special section of
road much of the travel from At
lanta and north of Atlanta has been
diverted over the National Highway
More tourists will sec the wonderful
crops and farms of Sumter when it
becomes known that I.ee county has-
been placed among the good road
counties.”
Public Invited to Ground
Breakiner at 3 P. M.
Tomorrow
vtyinah, arrived Thursday to spend
few weeks with relatives.
Mrs. R. T. Dixon, accompanied by
N. C. Alston, Jr., left Tuesday for
White Springs, Fla. She has been
ill with rheumatism for weeks and
has gone to White Springs in hopes
that it will cure her. •
Mrs. II. L. Riche returned Tues
day from a trip to Eldorado, Ark.
The public swimming pool, funds . R ev - Mr. Jennings, of Dawson, was
hich were raised in a . two- mlncline with frlenJ * Wed-
d;.y campaign Tuesday cvi-nme, will! Mr. iind Mrs. J. C. Dixon returned
he located between the baseball ilia- Thursday from a week's trip to At
ffilJWIE WEDHN@ a
Mathews, of Spartanburg, S. C., is I ^ > V'
the guest of Miss Esther Coffin. ( — ——
Mrs. J. T. Williams, Misft Mary
Williams and Mrs. I. Harmon, of Sn-
And So Bride’s Mother
Gives Belated
Dinner
1 bleachers and the west fence
of the Playground property, it was
decided by the directors of the Play
ground association on the advice of
City Engineer Ticdcman, at a meet
ing at the Community house
o’clock Wednesday morning. The lo
cation was determined largely by the
present sewer elevations, which
will have to carry off the waste w
ter. The plans, to break ground
both for the pool and well at 3 o’clock
Thursday afternoon were also _
proved at this meeting. President J
Kal.von Cargill, who directed the
tmpaign for the pool, presided.
At the directors meeting an amend
lent tt» previous resolutions was
loptod authorizing acceptance of
tor-subscriptions to the bond i
. a total not exceeding $5,000. Th
linfft had been set at $3,500.
- sub?
mnt,
■iptn
dema
that
are expected,
uul commission to
id funds to be do
vas named, with
rmel: J. Rnlst
Frank Harrold.
eys and W.
Sand-Bottom Pool At
Warm Springs Popular
C. H. Burke made a motor trin to
Talhotton Saturday, where Mrs.
Burke was visiting, her sister, and on
Sunday they paid a visit to Warm
Springs, twelve miles beyond Tal-
batton, returning here Monday. A
laige patronage was hying enjoyed by
the resort at Warm Springs, Mr.
Burke reported. He said In w >uld
wager the swimming po d alone show
ed receipts of $500 Sunday. He -fat
ed thaf the poo! there has a sand bot
tom, the concrete bottom having been
removed, and that the sand had been
found much more satisfactory, al
though not permitting a graduated
depth.
LION ROARS” FOR
'RESIDENT CARGILL
The “lion roared” for J. Ralston
’argill, under whose leadership th
wimming pool campaign had been
•nut over, the walls trcriiblcd uud
Old McDonald’s Farm” and “Mr.
'-ip* ’ a:; fifty enthusiastic male
/o»cea “bore down” on these tuneful
litties, and general merriment reign
'd at the Community house Tuesday
vening at the informal celebration
•taged by the four ladies’ clubs
he city for the workers who put on
he campaign and brought it to a
.•essful conclusion. City and county
iffieials also were guests.
It was a rip-roarious occasion of
in hour and fifteen minutes, thor-
•ughiy informal and thoroughly
joyablc, not only to the men who
•verc guests of the occasion, hut to
the many ladies who served and made
.hr* preparations.
Following the noon meeting of the
workers Tuesday, at which subscrip
tions of $3,555 were announced, ad-
litionnl sales of swimming pool
jonds bringing the total to $3,715
were announced Tuesday. Still oth
ers were expected from telegram?
which had been sent to prominent
Americus citizens now out of the
city.
In the midst of the merriment,
vhieh was largely spontaneous, the
adies served a delicious plate supper
if salads, sandwiches and iced tea.
vhieh was followed by home-made
•ake in abundance.
The three local civic flubs and the
\nierican Legion were ull represent
'd among the men gathered to cele
brate the success of the undertaking
They were all heartily complimented
ind thanked for their interest and
efforts by President Cargill of the
1 laygrounc! association, and ho In
turn was given a rising vote of thank?
for h*s leadership.
In the course of the meeting Mr.
Cargill announced that ground foi
’he pool and for the well would be
broken at 3 o’clock Thursday after
noon, with ceremonies in which the
vhole community is invited to parti
cipate, and that ihe construction of
>oth will be rushed ns speedily a?
possible. He also announced thnt
Citv Engineer W. D. Ticdemart had
leen appointed chairman of the com-
nit’ee on pool and well construction
ind S. R. Heys chairman nf the
building committee to hnmlk* bath
e construction. The chairman of
bond commission to handle the
inanccs was not announced.
PARROT
PAItROTT, (in., Ai^-unt 2._ G . T.
Lee left Monthly for a two weeks
business .trip to St. Louis. John
Hardwick has charge of the store
luring his absence.
Misses Otlcllt- and Nadine Marshall
»re visiting their sister, Mrs. Geo.
Tanner, at Catnula for few days.’
Mrs. Robert K leek ley, of Ogle
thorpe, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Shelly Thornton here for a few days.
Carter and Noble Arnold,
lire spending a few days at Panacea,'
Fla
Dr. N. C. Alston,
business trip to
»f Richland.
Parrott last
NVcdnesdi
s Dorothy Dozier, of Dawson,
attractive guest of Mu* Bertha
Se
ral from Parrott attended the
Sunday school convention at Sardis
di Saturday.
good many of /he Parrott Ma-
attended the Masonic barbecue
at Weston Wednesday.
Miss Lura Kenyon spent the week-
nd with Miss
Dawson. Miss Kenyon stood the
hors’ examination while there,
liss Chloe Irwin, of Atlanta, will
ve as guest of Miss Bertha Lee
Wednesday.
Many people from the country at
tended tho funeral of Mrs. \V. S.
Jennings here Sunday.
Outlcr Robinson, with Missc-
Stewart, of DeSoto, and Fletcher, of
Dawson, spent Sunday afternoon
with Miss Alice Hays. Miss Hays
returned with them to Dawson ami
will spend some time with relatives
there.
Mr. and Mrs. R. I*. Cannon and
daughter, of Anifricus, spent Sunday
here as the guests of Mr. and Mfs.
J. O. Cannon.
Mrs. Flowers’ Sunday school class
was entertained most delightfully for
hour on Friday afternoon at her
lanta and Hamilton.
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Saunders,
Fitzgerald, were in the city last week.
Sheriff C. M. Christian, of Web
ster county, made a trip to Montgom
ery last week for a negro hrrested
and supposed to be an escaped con
vict. The suspect was r.ot the party
wanted, but a negro released the c*cy
before is believed to be the one the
sheriff is looking for.
Mrs. (5. C. Adams and children,
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Mn> o, Mr. and
Mrs. I. W. Brypnt, Messrs. Walter
and Tom Bryant attended the Chap
pell Bryant wedding in Amerlcus last
Tuesday. - •
Among the enjoyable affairs
the younger set during the week was
a moonlight picinc Tuesday right at
Ponder’s mill in honor of Miss Jesse
Collier, of Barnesviile, M.ss Eliza
both Arthur, of ShciSman and Miss
Mildred Brown, of Columbus, hou
guests of Miss Sara Dixon. After ei
joying swimming for an hour or two
picnic super was served.
Miss Mollie Jones of Route 4 spent
Wednesday with Mrs. M. B. Brown
who has been ill for the past week.
Master Lee Bryant, of Americus
spending this week with his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Bryant
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bryant hay<
returned from their wedding trip and
will be at home to their friends at the
residence of Mrs. B. W t Lido.
Mrs. Marshull Norman announces
the birth of a fine boy Saturday
morning.
Miss Owens, of Macon, is relieving
Miss Artie I-ce Goar«* as operator at
the Western Utuon while Miss Goare
away on her'vacation.
Mrs. Jim Sharpe and daughter, of
Atlanta, and Mrs. J. Humber and
hildren, of Lumpkin, were the guests
Tuesday of Mrs. V/. C. Dixon.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Cbffin, of Day-
ton, Ala., were visitors here Sunday.
Mr. Ammons, a former citizen of
this county, who has been employed
in Mobile, Ah . for several months,
is now with F. H. Elder’s barbershop.
A son was horn to Mr. and Mrs.
Trov Wood this week.
Mr .and Mrs. Lee Coffin and Son
spent the past wreck end in Americus.
C. E. Banks, of Randolph county,
is a visitor in the city Tuesday.
Dr. L. P. Knighton, who has been
located in Montgomery for the pas'
year, has accepted a position with
City Drug store and has moved his
family here to reside.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Dixon had as
their guests Saturday night Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Dixon.
Miss Gladys Skirling, of Louvalc,
who has been in Athens taking a sum
mer course in teaching, was married
to Mr. Willard Porter, of Athens.
Miss Shirling’s wedding came as
surprise to her many friends and rel
atives, who thought she was planning
to teach this fall.
A lovolv affair of the week will
he a prom nartv Tuesday night at the
home of Miss Marie Norris. About 60
young people are invited.
SIVjITHVILLE
SM1THVILLE, August 8.—Mrs. O,
Sapp, who has been the guest of
friends in Bainbridge, and Colquitt
and Atlanta for the past month, has
returned home.
Miss Alice Phillips is now with her
aunt, Miss Kate Phillips, in Chicago
III.
Miss Ernine Lewis, who has been
the guest of friends here, has re-
*d to her home In Dawson.
*. and Mrs. O. L. Thompson are
business visitors in Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Burton, Jr.,
have returned after a very pleasant
visit to Asneville, N. C.
Mi s El ire Chappell, of Sumter, is
e charming guest of Misa Chris
ie Simpson.
Mr. and Mrs. Baker Jones and
aughtcr, Katherine, were visltojw
Saturday r rom Jeffersonville,
Mr. Wdl’am McCain left Thurs-
y for bis borne in Clermont, Fla.,
er mending a few days with Mrtb
‘A. Hill.
W. H. Richardsor is slightly im
proving after a week’s illness.
Mrs. J. C. Baron, of Fort Valley
spending a while with her aunt,
s. R. !'. Salter.
iteo. IT. Richardson,*of Atlanta, is
the guest of his parents, Mr. and
W. H. Richardson,
. and Mrs. J. T. Finder and Miss
i Mott were recent visitors in
airo.
A. G. Johnson and daughters,
Willie Mae. Annie and Ruth are visit-
i Cuthhcrt.
«•. R. I-. Crumbly, of Cuthbert,
lied his regular appointment Sun
Math** was the gues* of
i Ellnvillc Saturday nfter-
•- Lore nr Wilkcrson is spending
*omb time with h«*r sister, Mrs. Bry
ant Jones. in Ashburn.
Elmer Gray, who has been working
at Souther Field for the past week,
cam.- home Saturday to spend the
week-end with is parents, Mr. and
Mrv E. W. Gray.
Mi*-* Alma Webb, of Sumter, spent
Saturday afternoon here. [
Mr. and Mrs. John Nicholson, of
the 17th district, were guests of Mrs.
J. R. Cowart Friday.
home.
BRUTALITY.
Ri ccnty a Pittsburg child has been
cared into imbecility by a bogie
tan threat. Now an Oregon young-
ter has been drowned in fleeing from
camper who threatened to cut iff.
is ears.
Both threats were made in j?et.
Who’ll be the next brute to prey
Although Miss Eva Bridges,and W.
G. Crapps were married June 20th at
Americus. the marriage was kept a
profound secret until July 30, when
the bridegroom went to Ellaville. the
homt of the pretty bride, to claim
her, after a resolve to -face the bar
rage of parental objections which he
felt sure ^of meeting. However, the
little bride told her mother about the
wedding a-few days previous to his
coming, which fact greatlv smoothed
the pathway of the groom in claiming
his bride.
Tho romance began several years
ago when both were attending school,
she in Ellaville, and he here in
Amerlcus, and continued throughout
his service to his country in the
world war. When he cirme back, a
hero from overseas, the attachment
grew steadily, Until the culmination
in the romantic wedding of June.
Mrs. Crapps is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. P. Bridges, of Ellaville,
and during her school days and young
girlhood enjoyed widest popularity in
her community, where she is greatly
loved for her many graces.
Mr. Crapps is a well known young
Americus man, and enjoys the high
esteem of all who know him. Mr.
and Mrs. Crapps are now making
their home at 922 Forsyth street.
Sunday Mrs. Bridges entertained
at a large family dinner in honor of
the bride and groom at her home in
Ellaville, when more than twenty-
five friends and relatives were pres
ent. Among these were Dos* Bridgs.
of Souther Field, a brother Mrs.
Crapps; Sergeant Bankhoff, also of
Souther Field; MiFS,Evelvn Stewart.
A. C. Murray and a number of Ella-
villc friends of the young people. The
occasion was a happy reunion of the
entire family in that community.
afternoon at the hoirtto Ifft, Ckam-
Mfsa Akiibs Vfiomas entertained life
Yohiff^Wbrnert^clul*''Friday after
noon and the guests enjoyed the oc
casion very much, despite the ^stormy
weather.
7-Acre Home Place ts
Bought By Dr. Parsons
RI01LMD PEEPER
STIRS UPT0S3E
A real estate deal of interest here
was the sale this week of the 7-acre
tract of land on Felder street, to-
gether with the pretty house thereon,
known*as the Clevc Davis place, by
Oliver IlaUc, to Dr. E. E. Parsons,
the* consideration not being stated.
This property is one of the .piost
desirable one the outskirts of the city,
containing 7 acres of splendid land
which have been improved during re
cent years until at the pr~*ient time
it is in a high state of cultivation.
Recently many improvements have
been made on the home, the work
having been done under the directoin
of Mr. llairc, and it is now one of
the most attractive small houses in
Hmt section of the city.
Dr. Parsons has given the name
or “Halifax” to his newly acquired
home, and will have it known by that
appclation on* his stsationcry. He
plans to make further improvements
by degree?. Already many crops are
growing.on the place, with 1 acre
planted to strawberries. Two acres
are planted in young pecan trees.
Peach tres are planted on one acre
of the tract, and these'will bear fruit
for market in the next peach sea
son. Garden truck is already plant- ty.
ed and yielding midsummer products,!
and Dr. rarsona is planting for early j
RICHLAND, August 6.—Richland
has a Peeping Tom who.has so en-
raged the populace that, had the pos. M -
of 50 men chasing him Thursday night
with the aid of track dogs been sut -
ccssful in catching him it is doubt
ful that u lynching could have been
averted.
It was about 9:30 o'clock Thurs
day night Mrs. J, N. Clements, wife
of a* prominent Richland businc.s
man, was disrobing in her bed room
when she spied a ftrhito man’s face
peering throug the pane from ju i
outside the window. She screamed
calling to him to know what he was
doing. The man /ran and her hus-
baqd, who was in the bathroom, ar
rived at the window in time to see
him vault a fence, fleeing. The alarm
was quickly given and neighbors con
gregated. Sheriff Christian, of i
Webster county, happened to be in "
low*n with his track dogs pursuing
an escaped negro prisoner, and they
were put on tho trail, with a posse
of about 50 men following. They
followed Ihe trail to a negro church
yard where meeting had recently
broken up, this confusing the dogs,
but after a time they picked up the
scent aguin and followed it to a gypsy
camp where it became lost. ,
It is said there is no clue to the
identity of the prowler, whose con
duct has deeply stirred the communi-
t V
fall market* in the sowing of fall
seeds.
Dr. Parsons moved there Wednes
day of this week with his family
from 112 West Church street, where
they had made thoir home since com
ing to Americus three years ago.
_ Up New Track Record
Lesion To Defend
Anti-German Lad
LINCOLN, Neb., August 8.—
Twelve prominent lawyers Of Ne
braska have been selected by the
Nebraska Department c-f the Ameri
can Legion to represent that organi
zation in the coming legal battle with
the Gcrmr.ii Evangelical Lutheran
Syncd of Missouri, whien has •filed
!an-
PLAINS.
PLAINS, August 8.—Little Miss
Susie Maud Barrett, from the or
phans’ home at Hapeville, is spending
two weeks the guest of .the Fidelis |
class here. She is stopping with Miss j suit to annul the Reed Norval
Alice Ruth Timmerman, aqd visiting j guage law. The pur, os* of the law
the different homes represented in the j is *o make English the basic language
class. Susie Maud is a pleasant little of all schools Including public, pri-
guest ami shows the good training Hhc vote and p*»r.cM?l. f a pnnage wa3
Is receiving at the home. |: ought by tbt- American Legion.
Mrs. P. H. Jeter, of Decatur, is 1^ The lawyers w» o are to direct the
visiting her parents.* Mr. and Mrs. U. defense of the language law urn
S. Oliver. I members of 'he Legion.
Little Miss Sara Alice Reese, of- They held r. runtcrene* recontly
Peter Manning Hangs
Americus. has been visiting relatives
here the oast week. She returned
home Saturday accompanied by little
Sarah Strickland, of Concord, who { s
Omaha when they decided to make
forma! npj).\! *;ince in th» cn%Q which
will be argued in the district court
,. .. ... . , of Platte county. It will be the
spendme xonic time with her Kraml-. flr< limc in history of (hc statc that
mother, Mrs. S. r. Jones. (twelve lawyers appear on one side in
Miss Marguerite Hudson returned
a few days since from Millcdgevillc.
where she has been taking a lummer
normal course.
O. V. Lamar has -been visiting his
daughter, Mrs. B. T. Wise, Jr., the
past week.
Mrs. Alvin Timmerman entertained
her club Friday evenihg so the cluo
husbands could, joiri them in the
pleasures of the occasion.
Miss Tedder, the guest of Mrs. M.
A. Chambliss and Mrs. Meadows, vis
iting Mrs. Monts, were the honored
guests at a party given last Tuesday
lawyers appear on one
legal cbnrovcrsy * in the district
court.
The petition filed by the Legion
lawyers stntes that the Nebraska De
partment of tHc Legion has a'mem
bership of 20,000 .honorably dis
charged soldiers, srtilors and marines
whs served their country ip the late
war. The synod claims a membership
in Missouri of 26,000.
Miss Willie Bell ha* returned to
her home in Preston, after a visit to 4
friends and relatives here. •
NORTH RANDALL, CLEVE
LAND, August 10.—Trotting the
last half mile In 58 3-4 seconds, Peter
Manning established a new world's
record for five-year-old gelding trot
ters here Tuesday, stepping the mile
in 2:00 1-4. He was driven by Thos.
W. Murphy.
The record was made in an attempt
to lower 2:02 1-2, the trotting record
for five-yehr-old geldings, establish
ed by Uhlan in Columbus in 1909.
Peter Manning is owned by Irvan W.
Gleson, of Williamsport, Pa. He was
purchased bv him for $21,000 as a
thrce-year-old. Outsiders had
caught the gelding’s time as fast as
1:59 3-4.
A few minutes earlier Murphy had
established a season’s record for trot
ters when he drove Arion Guy, a four-
year-old, a mile in 2:03 in a trial
against time. Arion Guy’s former
time was 2:04 3-4. He trotted the last
quarter in 29 3-4, half a second slow
er than the time made by Peter Man
ning in his final quarter.'
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