Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-06-25
STRONG PROTEST WAS VOICED
AGAINST MISREPRESENTATION
Al Mass Meeting Held Yesterday Afternoon Resolutions
COndGmniGg Erroneous Articles in Out Of Town
Papers We're Adopted Macon News Makes Apology

At mass meeting held yesterday af-
ternoon for that purpose at the armory
the people of Americas registered a
protest against the erroneous articles
printed recently in several out-of-
town papers about the lynching here
Saturday night
The meeting was called especially
for the purpose of considering this
matter, a number of citizens having
taken the necessary steps yesterday
morning to scatter abroad hand bills
and to notify people of the meeting
Mr. Carroll j. Clark was made chair
man of the meeting, and Mr. G. 8.
Gardner secretary. superintendent J.
+ Mathis, of the city schools, offereI
the resolution that were adopted,
which were as follows:
Whereas, There has been publish
ed in several state papers under =
special news service from Americus
that young ladies took part in the
hideous lynching of viii Redding OIL
last Saturday night. and;
Whereas. The error grew out Of
reading lads in their teens" as sent
by the local correspondent for ladies
in their teens;
Be it resolved, BY the people Of
Americus in mass assembled, that
while we hang our heads in shame al
The disgrace which has fallen upon our
fair city by the unlawful act of few,
and which is condemned by all good
people Of Americus and Sumter coul.
49, yet we condemn those papers for
their utter disregard for the good
name Of Americus, and especially its
women, in not confirming this item be
for publication;
BE II further resolved, That We
especially condemn the reckless, sem
sauonal spirit which inclined the Ma
con News TO play up the story in
glowing headlines, Young Women
Had Hand in Orgie at Americus,' as
not in keeping with the high regard
which manly men show women every
where There is not a more refined
and more noble womanhood anywhere
than In Americus, and the men Of
Amerlcus deplore this great injustice
done them by the public press. reck-
Iessly and without any effort to know
the truth"
Prior to the issuance of the call for
The meeting. Mr. Mathis had sent a
telegram OF protest TO the Macon
News which was regarded as the
chief offender on account of the ar
tlcle printed under a double column
head on It's front page Monday after
noon. stating that young women took
part in the lynchlng OF the negro here
Saturday night The Times-Recorder
and Mr.. J. W. Furlow. the correspond
ent Of the News here, had already sent
telegram OF protest and inquiry, ask
ipe that the matter be made clear by
an explanation. 10 which the following
REPLIES we're received
Macon. Ga. June "a. 1918.
"T.meg- Recorder, Americas, Ga
"Tho copy OF special from MIR. Fur
low regarding lynching was flled Over
the Postal Telegraph Company The
copy furnished us by the Postal reads
MANY young ladies In their teens,
and Mr FurIow has already advised
ia Of me error. The Postal Telegraph
company admits that the error II
hslrs, aud we are making tho co..
,canoa upon the front page Of Thf
gegs thla afternoon We assure yoa
nat n was no fault OF ours as tbs
telegram came 20 Us as stated W
,fwd the matter more than you do
We are sure that Mr. Furlow Ia IN NJ
way % blame, as tho copy Of the dia
paleh be hled should show that l.