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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-22
ST. JOHNS DAY WILL Be
Celebrated BY MAS0NS
Local MaSOnS to Observe It
Tuesday

The Masonic fraternity of Americus,
members of Americus lodge No 13, and
of NJ. B. Council lodge No. 95, will as
semble Tuesday evening at o'clock at
st. Johns day, an occasion always cell
ebrated in Masonic circles. There will
be numerous addresses by wellknown
members of each lodge, and during the
evening light refreshments will be
served. An invitation is extended all
visiting Masons to assemble with the
local lodge in celebration OF the day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-22
By NEGRO WILL REDDING
BOY SCOUTS ENJOYED
OUTING AT MYRTLE
Time Spent There Was Great
Treat

The Americus company of Boy
Scouts, thirty strong, under the d.
rection and command of Rev. j. A
Thomas and Rev. ]. w. Stokes, broke
camp at daylight yesterday morning
and bade adieu to Myrtle Springs,
Where the Scouts have been enjoying
camp life during several days. In
fine form and spirit the hardy young
Scouts trudged back over the seven
miles of dusty roads yesterday morn
ing, the blast of the bugle awaking
sleeping citizens as the column filed
up Church street to Lee, where It
was disbanded.
The Scouts spent the two or three
days at Myrtle Springs in drilling ami
in various athletic sports, doing their
own cooking and enjoying heartily the
meals thus provided. Several ladies,
mothers of some of the Scouts, were
their guests at supper on the last
evening in camp, and declared that
the menu of tbroiled bacon, corn bread
and coffee was one of the best they
had ever enjoyed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-22
ENCOURAGED
IN RACE FOR
SPEAKERSHIP
SO ANNOUNCES MIR. SHEPPARD
Not Weakened by Large Num-
Der in the Race

Representative-elect j. E. Sheppard,
of Sumter county, feels encouraged II
his race for the speakership of the
Georgia general assembly, for which
he announced his candidacy some time
ago.
A statement made yesterday by Mr..
Sheppard tends to show that he is no
manner dismayed by the fact
that there are so many candidates in
the race. This circumstance does not
weaken him, he says, and he said that
he feels mere hopeful than ever of
landing the speakership when the ell
ection is held later on.
Mr.. Sheppard has had previous ex-
perience in the house, also in the SEN
ate from this district prior to the time
when he was elected Representative re-
Gently. His experience in both branch
es of the legislature make him famil-
lar with the workings of that body and
well equipped to occupy the chair as
speaker.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-22
MILITARY is CALLED OUT
BY ORDER OF GOVERNOR
Light Infantry is Ordered Out
Last Night

At a late hour last night Captain
James Fort of the Americus Light In
fantry received orders from Governor
Brown to hold his company in readi-
ness to suppress any disorder here. 1t
was near II o'clock before the Cover
ernors order reached Captain Fort,
and by that time there was perfect
quiet upon the streets as the lynching
of Redding had been completed before
$3.50 o'clock and the mob had dispers-
ed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-22

brae and struck Morris Allen, the col
ored porter for the Ayashery, who
stood Immediately behind the chief.
The bullet entered Aliens left arm,
producing a slight flesh wound. Still
another innocent bystander" was shot
through his hat, the bullet grazing
the scalp.
AS the crowd pursued Will Redding
down Cotton avenue, after he had shot
Chief Barrow, many bullets were
fred at the fugitive. One of these
struck Dan Stallings, negro farm
hand, going entirely through his abb
domen. Stallings fell upon the pave
ment near the Turpin stables, from
which he was removed later
The bullet was fired by some party
unknown and may result in Stalling's
death. Stallings had nothing to do
with the trouble up the street and was
400 yards away from the scene when
Chief Barrow was shot.
Avengers Get to Work
1t was possibly the prevailing rumor
that Chief Barrow's wound would re-
suit fatally that imbued the spirit of
revenge and insured the lynching of
Redding. AS early as o'clock last
night an onslaught was made upon
the Jail in the attempt to secure the
prisoner. The mob numbered hun
dreds, and resistance upon the part of
the officers was futiie.
Brushing past officers, the members
of the avenging party swarmed into
the Jail by doors and windows. They
carried huge hammers and crowbars,
and the battering down of the steel
doors was an easy matter Upon the
outside other hundreds waited IN
eagerness the success of the on
slaught upon the prison. The strokes
of the hammers upon the steel doors
could plainly be heard across the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-22
JATT> IS STORMED BY MOB
AND THE NEGRO LYNCHED
Negro is Swung to Gable in Center Of Street and His
Body Riddled With Bullets in Less Than One Hour
After He Shot Chief of Police.
BARROW RESTING WELL
O'clock Night the Last Message From the Barrow
Home the Effect That the Wounded Police Chief Had
Asleep for Some Tme and Apparently, Was Resting
Wel-Bulet Passed Entirely Through His Body

street, and each stroke made success
more certain. At 8:20 o'clock the
doors were battered down and a yell
went up from inside the Jail, which
was taken up by the crowd without.
Two minutes later Redding, with
rope about his neck, was dragged out
into Forsyth street, at rear of the
courthouse.
Carried Through the Streets.
Half dragged, the trembling culprit
was carried down Forsyth street to
Cotton avenue and thence to the
Buchanan corner, where the prisoner
had shot down Chief Barrow two
hours before 1t had been decided to
kill him upon the identical spot upon
which he had attempted the life If
the brave old officer
Reaching the corner, four men
climbed the telephone pole there, and
attempted to drag the quivering BODY
of the negro to a point sufficiently high
to permit of shooting him without en-
dangering the lives of any others.
The weight of the negro rendered
this difficult, and it was then decided
to hang him to a cable reaching across
the street This attempt was made,
but the rope broke This caused con-
siderable delay, during which time the
leaders of the mob discussed among
themselves the most feasible way OF
pulling off the lynching.
At this juncture Rev. Robert L.
Bivins approached the ringleaders,
and pleaded with them to desist n
their efforts at lynching, but deaf
ears were turned to the minister, and
he left the horrible scene
Again the Telephone Pole
Securing stronger rope, Redding
was dragged back to the telephone
pole at the corner and hoisted to
point near the top, his body present
ing fair target for the thousands of
bullets that were soon to pierce il
Aim high and shoot" was the COM
mand given by someone, and immed-
lately hundreds of pistols and rifles
belched a sheet of flame.
Volley after volley was fired into
the negro's body, the members of the
mob reloading their revolvers again
and again. Probably 1000 or 1900
shots were fired, the shooting continu-
ing for fifteen or twenty minutes. The
negros clothes, for the most part,
were shot off his body, which was left
nearly nude.
While the mob members pumped
lead at the human target hundreds of
spectators watched from the side
walks the gruesome and horrible spec
tacle.
The climax in the revolving scene
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-22

Americus was the scene last night of
the most awful, gruesome tragedy ever
witnessed here, the lynching of the
negro William Redding, who two hours
before had wantonly shot down Chief
of Police William c Barrow upon the
identical spot where his own body
was pierced by two thousand bullets
fired by the mob who had taken him
from the county Jail.
The bloody tragedy had its inception
at $50 o'clock when Redding, resist
ing arrest at the hands of Chief Barrow
at the Buchanan corner, wrenched the
chiefs pistol from his hand and shot
him through the breast
Shooting Became General
AS Chief Barrow fell to the pavement
Redding ran down Cotton avenue to-
wards the Turpin stables. Hen was
hotly pursued, and several shots were
fired at the fleeing negro. Turning in
t. Wheeler street he reached the next
corner, near the Brown blacksmith
shop, where he was shot down.
Redding was quickly overpowered and
rushed to Jail, where Sheriff Fuller
confined him in the dungeon on the
second floor. From the first there was
a muttering of resentment evidenced
upon the street, but lynching was
not feared at the time.
Three other negroes were shot by
accident during the trouble, one of
them, Daniel Stallings, perhaps fatally,
while Morris Allen and an unknown
negro received slight flesh wounds.
Condition of Chief Barrow
AS quickly as possible the wounded
police chief was carried to his resi-
dence on Jackson street. where physic-
ians examined the bullet wound. Chief
Barrow was shot entirely through the
breast, the steel bullet piercing his
body and coming out of the back. The
wound is not regarded as necessarily
fatal
To the fact that Chief Barrow was
shot with his own pistol instead of the
kind usually carried by negroes is
possibly to his advantage, as the steel
bullet made small, smooth wound,
whereas an ordinary lead bullet might
have produced much more serious
wound.
At 10 o'clock last night Chief Bar
row was resting easily. A man OF
nerve and undaunted courage, he will
win out in the battle for life. Hun
dreds of anxious friends called at his
home last night in an effort to secure
every particle of information regarding
his condition.
Shooting of Bystanders
The bullet which pierced Chief Bar
rows breast emerged near the verte-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-22

was reached when the rope was cut
and the body fell limp and lifeless to
the street Then the mob poured kerr
osene oil upon it and applied a torch
and in a short time the trunk was
scorched and burned, the odor OF
burning flesh causing many to leave
the place.
The fire department went to the
scene later and put out the fire, which
enveloped the smoldering body.
Tragedy An Awful One.
1t can be said in all truth that Am
ericus has never been the scene of
such revolving tragedy as that enact
ed here last night, and few such awful
scenes have been enacted in Georgia,
upon the main business street of a
city and under the glare of electric
light. The Incentive was great, it is
true, but the measure meted out to the
criminal was the most extreme one.
There was no attempt whatever at
concealment upon the part of those
participating, as not a man wore a
mask of any kind.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-22
MONEY SYSTEM
CHANGED UNDER
CURRENCY BILL
NATION TO CONTROL FINANCE
Measure Will ReVOIuti0Rize
Bank System

Washington, d. c., June 21.-Ad-
ministration leaders today began an
earnest effort to whip the currency
bill into final shape and get into ac-
cord on every detail. With funda-
ments and essentials agreed upon by
President Wilson, SECRETARY McAdoo
and Chairmen Owen and Glass OF the
senate house banking and currency
committees, the leaders today and to-
morrow will attempt to perfect it as
an administrative measure.
The measure would revolutionize
the banking and currency system OF
the United States and it has been the
aim of its trainers to place the fnan-
cial system, especially the issue OF
currency, under the control of the
government
As now agreed upon this country
would be divided into not less than
twelve regional reserve associations,
and all national banks will be COM
PEELED to become members of the re-
serve association in their respective
districts. State banks will be eligible
to membership.
The reserve associations will orga-
nize federal reserve banks in each dis
trict with a minimum capital of $5,>
100000, which will be supplied by mem
bership banks at the rate of 20 per
cent of their capital. These reserve
bank will receive deposits of the
federal government and thus prevent
the treasury department from locking
up great quantities of money from
circulation
The reserve bank will be bank o.
banks, with the privilege of redis-
counting commercial paper.
In the place of the national bank
notes, which will be retired, the gov
eminent will issue to the federal re-
serve banks a new kind of currency
probably to be designated rs fed
eral reserve treasury es." The
limit of this issue will be $500,000, 900.
and it will be backed by commercial
paper of prime quality or other valua-
BILE security Elasticity will be given
the system in this manner While
these notes will not be secured by
gold, they will be redeemable in gold
| by the treasury or the federal re-
serve banks.
Means are taken to protect the
United States per cent bonds, which
now form the security for the national
Ibank notes by permitting 8 per cent
bonds without the circulating priv
lege.
The government, leaders declare
will have an emphatic voice in the
management of the new system. Di-
rectors on federal reserve banks
will consist of three members, chosen
by the federal reserve board, one of
whom shall be chairman, three men-
bers chosen by public interests in tna
district and three elected by the
banks. The federal reserve board win
consist Of nine members, composed of
the secretary Of the treasury, secre-
tary of agriculture and probably an
other cabinet officer as exofIlci0
member and thrae members chosen
by the president OF the United States
and three by the central reserve
| hanks
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-17
,SOCIAL HAPPENINGS
I'M TRANSBAY REGION

At st. Francis de Sales church, Oak
land, on the evening of October 81
Miss Josephine Heinrich will become
the bride of Joseph Rosborough. The
ceremony will be performed by
Bishop Hanna. assisted by two priests
and will be marked with all the pomp
and elaborate detail OF the Catholic
service. Miss Heinrich Is naming a
large bridal party, Miss Margaret
Moore being among the girls who will
attend her. Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Helm
rich early next month will send out
cards for the marriage. including 700
of the smart set from San Francisco
and Oakland in their guest list.
Rosborough is the son of Mrs. A.
NJ Rosborough The betrothal of
Miss Heinrich and Rosborough was
announced early in the summer.
X
In honor of her sister. Mrs. Harry
East Miller. who will depart October
for years travel in Europe, Mrs
/. Harrison Clay received at a large
tea this afternoon at her home In
Adams point, several hundred Of the
smart set calling to bid the popular
young matron adieu. Assisting Mrs
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-17
Mrs. Martin Dinner Hostess

Mrs. Eleanor Martin entertained a
congenial coterie at dinner in her
home in Broadway last evening and
later took her guests to the perform
ance of Mary Magdalene" at the Tiv-
oil opera house. The table decora-
tions were pink roses, lilies of the
valley and maidenhair fern arranged
with bows of pink tulle. Bidden to
the affair were Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Mendell. Mrs. Richard Sprague, Mrs.
Stewart Hooker. Miss Louise Janin,
]. Downey Harvey and Major Ed
wards. q. s. A.
Mrs. Martin and her son, Mr.. Har-
vey, returned Sunday evening from
Del Monte, where they had enjoyed
a 10 days sojourn.
Major and Mrs. Sydney Cloman also
entertained box party at the Tivoli
last evening.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-17
EnioYing Honeymoon in South

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Heger are to-
day enjoying their honeymoon In the
south. though just exactly what is
their destination they declined to dis
close even TO their closest relatives.
Their marriage was brilliant af-
fair Of last night and was celebrated
in ST. Mary's cathedral in Van Ness
avenue, with a reception later in the
former home OF the bride in Steiner
street. Or. Gerald Fitzgibbon gave
his daughter into the keeping of the
groom. In the bridal cortege were
Miss Elizabeth Fitzgibbon as maid
Of honor, and as bridesmaids, Miss
Evelyn Pollard. Miss Caroline Che
rini and Miss Leanore Fitzgibbon.
Everett carreras was the best man
and the usners were Dion Holmes,
Morris Fitzgibbon and William Con-
lon.
Mrs. Heger was formerly Miss
Geraldine F'itzgibbon. belle of the
younger set. The engagement Of the
couple was announced in the early
summer
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-17
|SAvTNS;pZ{R(@!GNd 3 Z{(@G
.'9N|,,AaNNWlNGS.- N,
By WALTER ANTHONY

A recent Frohman announcement
that Marie Doro is to be presented
In London as one of the principals
in The Conspiracy" leads the mem
ory into entertaining bypaths with
pretty Marie dancing nimbly ahead.
In stageland Miss Doro is like Fin
nigan OF ION again, off again" fame,
and she's showing native "spunk" II
she goes back TO London, where a
few years ago she was frightened
child running away from the ordeal
of speaking heT piece"
Let's see She made her first pro-
fessional appearance in this city in
"A Runaway Girl in 1903 and became
temporarily addicted to musical COM
edy under J. c. Duff About three
years later Frohman made a star out
of her as he did with Billie Burke
quickly, and she returned to us in
1909 at the head OF The Morals of
Marcus" Her demure personality
eked out her then somewhat linn
tied dramatic technic, and, fragile of
body, but soulful of eye. she was a
success in the dramatization of
Locke's Morals of Marcus Ordeyne."
The next we heard of her was that
she was to be the featured player in
London in Charles Frohman's pro-
duction OF The Climax"
Then came the climax
Her role was that of a young singer
who suddenly loses her voice and is
stopped In career that has already
brought her fame. And that's exactly
what happened in fact. for Miss Doro
with her fragile personality was not
robust enough to endure the rigors
of London's impassive observation and
broke down in her song-the climax
of the plot Immediately after the
failure came word from Miss Doro
that she was quitting the stage for
ever
Il must leave it. said the little
lady, whether / wish to or not, for
IT iss slowly killing me- She re-
turned from England in the condition
of crushed lily and announced her
intention OF secIuding herself in
studio, there to struggle for fame as
a composer, for which career several
successful songs from her pen had
indicated her fitness.
But in 1912 the publicity men be-
came busy in her behalf and Miss
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-17
|GPEELY GIRLS TO WASHINGTON
Society Tenders the Sisters a FAREWELL
DaughiersOf Retired Off
Ger to Spend VIM
ter in Capital

Sar Francisco society. especially
members Of the younger sci, yester-
daS bade farewell TO Miss Rose and
Miss Gertrude Greely, who departed
for Washington TO join their parents,
AEEI0r General Adolphus w Greedy,
u s. A, retired. and Mrs Greedy, who
arrived last Thursday from Europe.
General and Mrs Greely have been
spending the summer abroad and
made the homeward trip on the
white Star liner CSmbric- They have
raopened their handsome home in 6
street IN the national capital, where
they win be. domiciled for the win
ters season
+ Their daughters also spent the
summer in travel and arrived only
Last week from the Philippine ISL
snds, where they visited their brother.
Lieutenant John n. Greedy in Ma
Mia Since coming to San Francisco
: they have been much entertained, in
an. Informal way. by members of the
smart set. Miss Rose has been the
& house. guest os Captain and Mrs.
gerge AtcDougal1 Weeks. while Miss
Gertrude has been entertained by Miss
Dora -winn-
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-17
SULLIVAN RETURNS

NEW YORK. Sept 17.--Plans were
made today for big public reception
to James f. Sullivan, leader of the
Amateur Athletic union, who returns
to this city on Monday on the liner
Cedric from Europe, where he spent
the last month with an international
committee. framing rules for the flu
ture Olympic games.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-17
{. Mrs. Graves Returns

Mrs Robert n. Graves has returned
10 her home in this city after three
weeks visit at the home of her niece.
Mrs. Seymour Waterhouse, in San
Jose.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waterhouse and their
two children are again established in
their home after motor and camp
ing trip in the northern part of the
state
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-17
BIBLICAL 3. ROLE WELL PLAYED !
Miss Anglin Opens Theatrical Season
Rabbi Nieto Is Heard al
The Iiyoli in Maeter-
linck Drama
By WALTER ANTHONY


Mrs. Scott appeared last night at
the Tivoli before an audience made
up of admirers of her amateur tall
ents. But she need not have ap-
pealed to her list of friends. because
her Mary Magdalene was a splendid
impersonation and the principal play
er. Mrs. Scott was professional in
her skill
Maria Won Magdala" was written
by Paul Heyse. It's American proto
type was composed by Maurice Mae
terlinck and was translated by Nc
Kee Rankin, who was last night q
visual presentment of Silanus,
Roman philosopher
The scenic and costuming invest
travagance, the gowns worn by the
star in the first and second acts being
of such beauty as to cause many
gasps Of delight and astonishment.
Aside from the stars success in her
difficult role of the reclaimed and
repentant Mary. the interest in last
nights performance eentered largely
in the fact that Rabbi Nieto stood in
the wings and uttered the words at
tributed by the playwright to the
Christ.
Mrs. Scott early in the rehearsals
of Mary Magdalene" realized that
the success of the production de-
pended upon the manner in which
the Christ voice was introduced. and
she also realized that something more
than mere elocutionary or actorial
skill was needful There must be the
element Of devotion and sincerity
The accuracy of her deductions was
demonstrated last night when the
audience was thrilled by the beauty
of the voice., and individually
sought the programs for information
as to the owner of the voice. The
programs credited J. Byrd Rowden
with the part and the opening II
verses of the wonderful sermon on
the mount.
IN explaining his interest in the
production. Rabbi Nieto said last
night that he saw no reason why a
rabbi should not revere the Christ
upon whose teachings civilization
rests. and who himself was the flower
of an age old religion founded by
another Jew, Moses.
In her Interpretation of the role of
Mary, Mrs. Scott shone with particu-
lar luster in the scenes Of tenderness.
Her acting when the mob turns upon
her and would stone her was quite
splendid, and in her reimbursement
at the conclusion of the play when,
even to save her masters life, she
will not return to her evil life. she
was realization of Maeterlinck's
vision.
A spirit of devotion and sincerity
peryaded the performance which at
times was less of theatrical produe-
ton than a ceremonious rite Com
pared with her Magda, Mrs. scott's
Mary Magdalene stands out in strik-
ing contrast. The former role is the
expression in Mrs. Scott's art of the
eternal feminine protest-the asser-
tion of individualism. The latter role
is the expression of feminine love and
of the power that woman wields
through sentiment. It is safe to say
that no one in the large audience last
night viii ever forget Mrs Scott's
Mary.
The support accorded the star was
excellent. particularly in the persons
of Roy Clements, Mckee Rankin, ]. II.
Greene and of course Rabbi Nieto.
who proved the breadth of his culture
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-17
Contemplating European Tour

Mrs. Horatio Livermore is contem-
plating an extended sojourn in Europe
and plans to depart in the early part
Of November. Recently Mr.. and Mrs.
Livermore and Miss Beth Livermore
returned from Montesol. where they
spent the summer at their beautiful
country seat.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-17
WILBER WALKER HoNORED

sixty-sixth birthday, WILDER Walker.
secretary OF the Merchants exchange
Of Oakland for IS years. was present
ed with a loving cup as q token of
the esteem of his fellow directors,
last night The presentation was
made by Harry G. Williams, young
est member of the board, and
speeches followed from A. Jonas, old
est director. and Walker.