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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-15
LYNCHING FEARED
DESPITE GUARD
Of MILITIA
Feeling High in Illinois Town
Against Two Whites SOL
dierS Patrol Streets.

SALEM, ILL, March 15.-With state
troops, commanded by Adjutant Gen
eral Dickinson. who arrived at
O'Clock this morning. patroling the
streets here. quiet today followed last
nights rioting. Every precaution has
been taken by the civil and military
authorities to prevent fresh outbreaks.
A heavy guard has been thrown
around the Jail where Thomas Sullens,
white, accused of attacking the daugh-
ter Of former Judge c. N Holt, and En-
nest Harrison said to have melted the
attack, are incarcerated. In the Ten
derloin district of the city, where riot
ers last night raided blind pigs"
burning property belonging to Harrison
and emptying whisky and beer into the
gutter special guard has been estab-
lished.
A number OF persons who took part
in the raids are nursing injuries today,
At one place set on fire by the rioters
a barrel Of whisky exploded. and
number Of those in the crowd were
burned. A mans arm was broken by
flying hoop. Although the crowds have
not gathered on the street today. there
is an undercurrent of excitement here
that has given the authorities cause
for worry
Feeling against Harrison and Sullens
has been intensified, and 1t is feared
that even in spite of the presence of the
state troops an attempt may be made
I'D
Girl Dragged TWO Miles.
The cause of the outbreak was in
dignation at the act of Surens, who
admitted attacking Dorothy Holt, ff-
teen years old. The girl told her father
of the affair. She said she was seized
by Sullens as she was starting home
from a moving picture show, dragged
nearly two miles TO the slaughter pens
and attacked. The next morning she
escaped and made her way home.
Sullens asserted that he had been
urged to the deed by Harrison, VINO
promised him S. and a bottle of whis-
ky. Sullens also asserted that Harri-
son told him of plan to kidnap Hollis
young son. When the news of the at
tack became known a mob started 20
the Jail and demanded that the sheriff
surrender the prisoners. A request for
troops was at once sent out and they
were rushed to the zone.
Mob Led by Preacher.
During the evening men from nearby
towns arrived to help the lynchers.
&c. E. Peterson, pastor of the Salem
Methodist church, led the mob toward
the resort district and aided in the
raids on blind tigers.
Harrison was angry at Holt, who is
prosecuting attorney, for his efforts to
unravel the mystery of the murder of
Robert Miller. The investigation is said
to have implicated Harrison.
Holt was i'll in bed when told of the
attack. His daughter is in a serious
condition.
The fire started in the resorts was
extinguished by the militiamen and
firemen after o'clock this morning.
The fire department was unable to cope
with the situation. Flames were set in
half a dozen places.
The rioters were finally dispersed by
the troops.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-08-21
New Court Cases.

Bowsher & Bowsher. VS.. Thomas
Sutherlin. Suit is brought on an &C
count for goods sold to defendant
amounting to $116O.2S. c. w. Hoff-
man, attorney for plaintiff.
International Harvester Co. VS.. T..
H. Prather. Suit is brought on a
promissory note for SIS. Marion F,
Stookey, attorney for plaintiff.
r. w. Hall VS.. Verna e. Hall. Suit
is for divorce. The parties were
married at Centerville, Iowa, Sept.
Is, 1911, and lived together until
Oct. 2, 1912, at which time plaintiff
alleges his wife deserted him and
they have since lived apart. He also
alleges that while they were living
together his wife was guilty of such
cruel and inhuman treatment toward
him as to endanger his life and
health. Sharp & Parrish, attorneys
for plaintiff. \
Ida E. Snyder VS.. J. Pearl Snyder
ct al. Plaintiff has q life interest In.
farm which was left her by Eliza
beth J. Hawkins deceased, and de-
PENDANTS are her children to whom
the property will revert at her death.
She asks for an order of court per-
hitting her to mortgage the property
for $780,. to be used in paying off a
500 mortgage and erecting new
barn to cost $500. S. A. Gates, at
torney for plaintiff.
r. A. Fear and wife VS.. F. A. Fear
ct al. The parties are the heirs of
Mrs. Mary Fear deceased and plain
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-08-21
Mrs. Grace Ellen Stevens,

Mrs. Grace Ellen Stevens died at
her home on Church street in this
city Tuesday morning, after q linger-
ing illness, at the age of 81 years, 2
months and 10 days.
The deceased was born in Vir-
ginia, June 1, 1856. For some years
she resided at Pleasanton, but with
her daughter moved to this city last
! December. She is survived by her
aged mother, three sisters, three
mothers and six children. She had
aever united with any church, but
WIS q believer and student of the
Bible. Funeral services were held
.at her late home on Wednesday, con-
Quoted by Rev. C.. w. Reeder, inter-
mentl being in the Leon cemetery.
During her last illness all that low
ling hearts and kind hands could do
was done, but could not stay the
Grim Reaper, and she has passed into
the great beyond. None can bring
! nsr back, but loved ones can go to
her. .5s
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-08-21

tits ask that the shares of the heirs
be confirmed, the property sold and
the proceeds divided among the legal
heirs. v. r. McGin1is, attorney for
plaintiffs.
I. F. Fitzwater vs.. John Woodland.
Plaintiff alleges he entered into a
verbal agreement with defendant
whereby defendant was to pay GER
tain taxes on a tract of land sold by
plaintiff to defendants father, VIM.
Woodland amounting to $90.47,
which VIM. Woodland, secured judg-
ment against plaintiff for. Plaintiff
asks that he have judgment against
John Woodland for this amount. w.
J. Springer, attorney for plaintiff.
Nora Schamp vs.. Charles Schamp.
The parties were married in Missouri
on August 18th, 1892 and lived to-
gether until August 10, 1908. Plain
tiff asks for a decree of divorce on
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-08-21
THE LEON REPORTER, THURSDAY, AUGUST q, 1913

physician.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Warrington
and children autoed over and spent
Sunday at the S. M. Rosengrant
home. a
Mrs. Charles Luce and children
spent Saturday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kelley near Smyrna.
Mrs. Taylor. Of Humeston, came
Monday for few days visit at the
John Scott home.
Mrs. S. M. Rosengrant and daugh-
ter Carrie returned Friday from
near Davis City where they had been
spending a few days at the J. c..
Campbell home and taking in the re-
union. n.-. . A...
Leo Duffield is helping his brother
Dave, bale hay near Lineville this
week.
Miss Anna Duffield visited her
brother, John and family Saturday.
Mrs. Mabel Tuitt, of near Corydon,
is assisting with the threshing at the
Harl Williams home this week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-08-21
Keokuk Dam Formal Opening.

Arrangements have been made by
the Mississippi River Power Co..
whereby the thousands of people who
attend the celebration marking the
formal opening of the $27,0OO,OOO
dam across the Mississippi at Keokuk
August 26, q and %, will be allow
ed to go over the works, and secure
an intimate view of all details of con-
struction and operation. On Monday,
August 25, when the governors of six
states will be in Keokuk, and on the
three days following, the adult pub
lie will be admitted freely without
passes to all parts of the works. Chill
dren under sixteen years of age are
positively excluded, and will be al
lowed to view the dam and power
house only from the observation plat
form erected by the power company
on the Iowa bluff.
Tuesday, August 26, the date of the
formal dedication, will bring the
largest crowd of the week into keo-
kuk, and special precautions have
been taken to handle the people on
that day. Then as on the other
three days, the plant will be open for
inspection from o'clock in the
morning until 4 o'clock in the after
noon. Visitors should first 60 to the
observation platform on the bluff at
the head of Second street, and from
there down the steps over to and
across the sea wall, and on to the
government lock. They may walk all
over the top of the lock walls and
along the wide causeway on the river
side of the uncompleted portion of
the power house, finally reaching the
completed part of that building. An
observation platform has been con-
structed in the power house, from
which one may secure an excellent
view of the generator room. Passing
out to a walk along the top of the
power house sub-structure above the
tail race, visitors then will be al
lowed to go out to the dam itself.
People. entering the dam at the 1lli-
nois entrance may walk across from
that side.
All along the route guides wearing
badges will be stationed to keep peo-
pie moving, and out of danger. =,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-08-21
REPORT
.- of condition of the
EXCHANGE National Bank

at Leon, in the state of Iowa, at the
close of business. August 9, 1913.
:. RESOURCES. i
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-08-21
Brethren Chapel.

Sunday school at 10. Those not
enrolled elsewhere are cordially in
vited to attend.
Prayer meeting every Thursday ev-
ening.
Preaching services Sunday after
noon at 8 O'Clock on August "a. This
will be the last service for some
weeks as Rev. Ronk goes east on an
evangelistic tour.
Sunday school and prayer meeting
to be maintained regularly through
out the year. Everybody welcome. 4
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-08-21
Methodist Church Notes.

"Sunshine" Hawks, who lectured
at Chautauqua Saturday evening to
the delight of everyone, was with us
at the Sunday morning service and
gave the opening prayer. Miss Spor-
leder, who is visiting with Miss
Freda Teale, sang a beautiful solo
for us at the same service.
Wednesday evening, August 18th,
the last in. the series on "our church
and our town. was discussed at the
prayer meeting. The day had been
hot but the attendance was good and
the hour was all too short for full
consideration of the sub-topic. Miss
Ruth Russell sang, "Does Jesus
Care?" There was no meeting last
evening on account of the Chautau-
qua. Us
Do you want to hear the Webb
Kenyon Law explained? Come to the
morning service next Sunday at IL
o'clock, and again to the 8 o'clock
union meeting on the court house
lawn and you will hear it from one
who knows thoroughly what he is
talking about. All ought to gain as
complete an understanding as pos
sible of a law which is attracting such
general attention.
The Presbyterian church will ad-
journ their morning service to meet
with us to hear this out of town
speaker. M .,.@..
James Crichton led League last
Sabbath. Miss Himena Hoffman is
the leader for next Sunday evening.
Books That Have Helped Me-" is the
subject. The hour is 700 sharp.
Watch for posters of the concert
to be given soon by the young people
of the church.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-08-21
Lady Agent Wanted.

TO introduce our attractive Dress
Goods, Silks and fine Cotton Fab
RIGS in every town-handsome goods
popular prices-exclusive patterns.
Large sample outfit Free. Write for
liberal commission offer and secure
territory now.
National Dress Goods Company,
: Beach St., dept. 1O)f
New York City.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-08-21
Christian Church Notes.
Bible school last week 121.

Bible school last week 121.
Church night Thursday s o'clock,
subject, "The call of the ungathered
harvest
II A state representative of the Anti
Saloon League is to be with US next
Sunday morning.
Union meetings on the court house
lawn Sunday evening with an out-of-
town speaker. IS Isl * Il
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-08-21
white Oak.

Mrs. James Longacre and daugh-
ter Marie, were Davis City visitors
last week.
Little Leola Stnbbs OF LEROY, who
Eis visiting her grandparents, Mr. and
kffs: Fred Boise II quite sick at this
WRITING. d. CoOntz 10 the attending
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-08-21

the grounds Of cruel and inhuman
treatment. She also asks for the
custody of their two minor children
and that she have $50 as temporary
and $500 as permanent alimony
Marion Woodland, attorney for plain
tiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-08-21

Cheapest accident insurance DIR.
Thomas Eclectic Oil. For burns.
'scalds, cuts and emergencies. All
druggists sell It. 25c and soc. M
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-25
SheriT'S Sale.
PANY,
J. B. HUDSON,
GEORGtA-Webster County

GEORGIA-Webster County.
VIII be sold before the court house
door of said County in the town of
Preston on the first Tuesday in Febru-
airy, 1913, between the legal hours of
sale, the following described property,
to-wit:
One hundred acres of land off of lot
OF land lot No. 100, in the 25th District.
with all improvements thereon. Bound
ed as follows, north by the Richland
and Friendship public road, west by
road leading from the Richland and
friendship road to Americas, Ga, on
the east by public road leading from
the Rlchland and Friendship road and
running south into the Americas road.
and on south by balance of said lot of
land.
said property is levied on under and
ny virtue of an attachment issued
from the Justice Court, 97S District, G.
M, OF said County, and returned to me.
IN favor of E. L. Cobb against Fred 5.
Davis and Mrs. Corrie Davis. Tenant
IN possession notified in terms of law.
rms the 9TH day of January. 1918.
c. NJ CHRISTIAN,
Sheriff of Webster County.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-25
CHARACTER CANOES
BY ROBERT Y. CARR

Imaginary Person No. 88-Youth.
Age IS. Brunette. Ordinary school
education. Lives on farm, but is not
content. Has no particular ability and
little originality, yet believes that he
could work wonders in the city Real
reason for desiring to leave farm is ID
escape hard work Thinks he can Sc
cure a "gentleman's job" in the city,
wear good clothes and go to shows.
Dreams of the dazzle and tinsel of
city life. Believes his father is an
ignorant old fogy with a lot Of old
fashioned ideas. Father offered him
hundred acres of good land if he
would work it and attend strictly to
business. No. SO does not want to
work; he wants to join that pale bril-
gade of 15-dOllar-a-week clerks. He
wants to be where there is some life -
instead of "grubbing on a farm" He
wants to be what he calls somebody, -
instead of just plain farmer, with
money in the bank, and his own boss.
He thinks he can become that Some
body in the city.
Commentator, rattle-headed No.
So! The cities are full of such de-
luded creatures. They leave good
farms and a chance to become indie
pendent for little ten-cent job in the
city. Anything to escape hard work
in the open air, and under the honest
sun. When it is too late, and they
are old and broken and out of a job,
they remember the farm, the good,
wholesome meals, the independence
and security The average youth who
leaves the farm for the city is like the
young moth who never seems to learn
that the pretty fame singes and black
ers his wings, and will, if he persists,
rob him of his life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-25
MOVIES" Bring
PARENTS TO AID
Message to Theatre After
Burglars Attack

Boonton, N. j., Jan. 24.-Mr. .ant
Mrs. Norman Brewers were specta-
tors at moving picture show here
last night when one of the film dra-
mas was suddenly interrupted with
these scrubbed words thrown on the
screen:
Norman Brewers wanted at home
at once"
The message was a burglar alarm
A Is year old daughter had been at.
tackled by burglar at the Brewers
home, a mile distant, and her grand
parents, who had found her uncon.
scious and bleeding from a wound in
the head, telephoned to the theatre.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-25
A LITTLE EXERCISE is A GOOD
THING

Physical Incidence, forced or ac-
CURED, and the high nervous pressure
due to modern conditions of living
cause too many deaths of Americans
of forty or over, according to the con-
servation commissioner of a life in
surance company" says the Savannah
Press. Since 1880, according to
this authority, deaths of those be-
tween forty and fifty have increased
80 per cent, deaths of those between
fifty and sixty have increase 1873 per
cent, while deaths of those between
twenty and thirty have increased g
per cent, and 60 per cent of this 1873
per cent is preventable.'
THAT we are getting around the
waist after forty is one of the con-
illusions. The early American pioneers
hewed fence rails and logs for houses
and were hardy. Now this work is
done by machinery; the average mau
takes little exercise and has become a
machine tender. Too many people
ride in automobiles which robs them
of all chance of keeping in condi-
ton"
1t is true that an excessively sedel-
tary indolent life is not good for lon
gevity, but on the other hand violent
physical exercise in excess is also
dangerous, by all accounts The
pioneers were undoubtedly a hardy
race while they lasted, but we have
an Impression that they did not have
any advantage over the moderns in
the matter of longevity.
The business and professional man
should take a little physical exercise
every day. There is no doubt about
that Il is wonderful how it limbers
one up, makes him feel young, tones
up his system, gives him an appetite
and makes life worth living.
We heard only recently of a Macon
man who was feeling i'll and gener.
ally at outs and had his physician
puzzled what to do for him. But one
morning the cook failed to show up.
the stove wood had all been used uo
and there was the devil to pay about
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-25
WEBSTER COUNTY.
Public Sale Of Valuable Land.

GEORGIA, Webster County.
Whereas on the first day of Jan
uary, 1895, Paten H. Harry executed
and delivered to The Security Invest
ment Company his deed, under Sec
tons No. 1869, 1870, 1871, of the code
of Georgia, 1882, to the lands here
matter described, for the purpose OF
securing a debt referred to in said
deed, which deed is recorded n the
Clerq's office of Webster Superior
court in book G of deeds, page 142
And whereas in said deed said Harry
gave to said company the power to
sell said lands in case of default in
the prompt payment at maturity of in
terest or principle of said debt
Now, therefore, by virtue of the
power so vested in the undersigned,
which is more accurately shown by
reference to said deed The Security
Investment Company aforesaid will
sell at public cutlery to the highest
bidder for cash on the first Tuesday
in February, 1918, during the Legal
hours of sale before Webster county
courthouse door, at Preston, Ga, the
lands described in the aforesaid deed,
to-wit:
One farm lying in a body, consisting
of fifty (50) acres off of land forty
eight (48) in 25th district of Webster
county, Georgia, and one hundred and
fifty $50 acres off of lot No 243 in
the oath district of said Webster coun-
ty, said farm bounded on the north by
lands of R. R. Brown, east by Henry
Hightower, and west by Kinchafoone
creek and being the same purchased
by M. w Majors, subject to said debt.
The said deed first above mentioned
was executed and delivered
the payment of a certain promissory
note for the sum of $4,000, and the
interest coupons attached thereto all
of said notes dated January LIST, 1895,
and the principal debt bearing inter-
est at the rate of Z IL per cent. per
annum.
Said principal debt is now past due
by the terms thereof, and remains due
and unpaid The total amount of prin-
cipal and interest, besides attorneys
fees, that will be due on said debt ON
the first Tuesday in February, 1918, is
$3|3.OO. Fee simple titles will be
made to the purchaser at said sale and
the proceeds of such sale will be APP
piled first, to the payment af said
debt with interest and attorneys fees
and expenses of this proceeding, and
the remainder, if any, will be paid
over to said M. w. Majors, rhis le-
gal representative.
Dated this Eighth day of January,
1913
THE SECURITY INVESTMENT COM
PANY,
J. B. HUDSON, Attorney.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-25
ASK THAT VETERANS
WEAR WAR UNIFORMS


Philadelphia, Jan. PA plea thai
Confederate veterans be allowed tc
wear their uniforms at the fiftieth an
niversary celebration. of the battle Of
Gettysburg next July was made to-
night by representatives of the South
ern states at a conference here with
members of the state and congress
sional committee having the affair in
charge. 1t was said the Confederate
veterans are overwhelmingly in favor
of wearing their uniforms at the cele-
bration. No decision was reached.
Representatives of twenty-one states
are in conference here with members
of the two commissions, arranging for
details of the celebration in which 40
600 union and Confederate veterans
are expected to participate.
Among those in attendance besides
members of the commissions were: G..
Irwin Walker, commander-in-chief Of
the United Confederate Veterans, ami
Judge Eli Terrence, Minnesota, past
commander-in-chief of the Grand Ar
my of the Republic.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-25
BLOOD TRANSMISSION
FAILS TO SAVE HER
Daughter of Senator Bacon
Passed Away

Macon, Ga, Jan. 24.-Mrs. Augusta
Lamar Bacon Curry, daughter of
United States Senator A. o. Bacon and
Mrs. Virginia Lamar Bacon, died here
at the Macon hospital yesterday after
noon at $50 o'clock, after an opera
ton and TRANSMISSION of blood failed
to relieve her.
Mrs Curry was operated on a week
ago and Tuesday Monroe G. Ogden,
cousin of Senator Bacon, gave quart
of his blood, but the effect was only
temporary.
Senator Bacon had been constantly
at the bedside since the operation. Mrs.
Curry was born July 80, 1868, and was
the widow of the late Maj. Manley B.
Curry, U. S. A. Besides her parents
she is survived by three children, the
Misses Shirley and Marie Louise Curry,
and one son, Manley Lamar Macon
Curry. One sister, Mrs. w. B. Sparks,
of Macon, also survives. No arrange
ments have yet been made for the
funeral.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-01-25
PREVENTING CORNERS

With wide acclaim the recent &c
cision of the Supreme court of the
United States relative to corners n
cotton or any other
commodity-has been greeted by the
press of the country as an epochal
event in the enforcement of
law against the Entertainments
of corporations. The case to
which reference in particular
is made is that of James A. Patten
and the corner on cotton which he
and his associates effected in 1910.
The people of the South should feel
especially grateful for this ruling Of
the supreme tribunal of the country,
as it may mean much in the future in
the prevention of speculation in COT
ton to such an extent that the profits
of the farmer are imperiled The
Sherman Antitrust law is the instru-
ment cited in legal way in violation
OF which the cotton corner is said
to have operated.
1t has been said before that the
Sherman Antitrust law is an efficient
piece of legislation under which q
prosecute almost any of the conspir-
acies in restraint of trade which are
so numerous to-day. 1t seems that
application of the law in this partic-
ular has been rather slow, as it is
only recently that such cases as the
one cited have been brought in ques-
ton under the provisions of the law
1t would indeed be gratifying II
this decision shall mean much to the
people of the country in their strug-
giles in the future against the rapac-
ity of corporations that seek more
than their legitimate share of profits
from the sale of the every day COM
modities of life. Such relief is in
deed wanted, and if this decision, to-
gether with numerous others that
have been made, bear fruit, relief
should be noticeable and permanent