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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-20

wanted and they were determined tu
luH' nothing hv watchful-walting poi.
Icy So they advertised one ~ the most
unrual offers ever made IN Boston
The rcddcsi red barred man who pre-.
fcnis himself nt our neN store ON the
un"ning day viii receive q suit ~ our
best clothes without charge" was The
announcement which appeared In the
l"'al papers tur some DAYS previous to
IN" commencement uf business az $40
Washington street And. ON the day ap.
point"d u vrs 1ll that people in the
vicinity could 10 tn rcfiain from turn.
Ing IN 4 fire nllrm'
Mon with rcd hair of brick dust
Thnd,. strawberry blends. matches of
the tome which Titan immormll2cd,
hair that was Curutv and hair that was
sorrcl rufCus ROXY. ruhicund hiit. hair
that RANGED ~ the way from a mild
and inoffcns,r rpd.gold to hair that
WIS flaming danger signal all these
ana NOR" pr scented themselves Cor IN.
sp'ctiun. while crowds struggled for q
tts,r rlimpsr ~ the hirsutc display.
officer ". = Ilyrn Of the Boston
iuaftic s1u1d Wa finally adiudg,d m,
winner and awarded the suit Will,
the chester Clothes Shor started III
with days business of rvmarkrbla
Yil,.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-20
LOLIND

II now begins 10 look rs ii po
land would b. able 10 take care OF
herself
According 10 reports which
were received yesterday, the Ru
sian forces are fleeing in Tie wild
~ disorder and 80 great Il III,
|nwnlrt 81 prisoners bciug sem
back 10 Warsaw that there is dit
iiculty experienced in feeding anu
caring for them
BolShcviSm has proven iis'li ID
hc, in its inception. the an
thesis OF kaiserism. BolShcyi,m
in lis final analysis, is pwl>cly
the Salnc sort of autocracy-a tact,
admission that anarchy and 50.
'cialism, hand in glove, have moth,
ing solid npon which To stand.
II Is therefore quite as nrccs
'Sary 70 save the world from Roi.
Shevism ~ Il was 90 save the world
FROM kaiserism.
The world must have prngY 5
sivc hut sensible government il
chaos is 10 be avcrted.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-20
lniIIouehied SrlLIshne.s.

Editor ~ The News
WHY b. h that some pcoplc ~ Anna.
rilln vii not respect the d. sire ~ others
to hosuiify their YARD? The writer il
having the same experiences that hp
has noticed others have. and that IT, IN
Keeping unthinking people from walk
ing rrross the lawn. and cutting COZ.
ucrs
Now that Amarillo has taken o.
somewhat the slyo and appearance ~ Il
real city we should an de- our part o..
ward heautifvinr our homes. keeping
down wtefir etc.
Being af the end - TAYLOR street. on
The pavement. o. D. convenient Tor autos
Pea park in front boz muddy weather. AMI
wide paved driveway b. provided vet
some persons viii PERSIST in walking
forr-y che Esss in iis .ofi muddy cor
'ihAun Gnlosi ruining H. lust because
they don't THiNk." Il other peoples
RIGHTS
- iu tho Interests ~ civic Beauty. II
fur rn ufhrr rfasln uieiSp lets roo an.
courage rather thsn destroy. the anil.
tious eff0ft- ~ ether
H " STfTEIER.
1879 TAYLOR street.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-20
ron WlTSON

Tom Watson has been arrest II
charged with public indcc, me-.
Tom Watson is the Georgian
who has been a candidate Tor
everything from president to con
stable aud who is editor Of rhc
JeffcrSonian. a publication which
gives the doctrines of that great
leader with almos, aS great acc1r.
acy as does Joseph Weldon Bal,
ley.
Tom Watson is a disturbar, 4
troublcmakcr and has for many
years been spending his time be.
tween the Jail and his office.
We do not believe that reform
FRS OF this brand are worth while
We believe that they may ha,,
some very good aims sometimes,
but their methods are such Us {,
damage the cause.
But Watson lives on thn trou
blc he causes.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-20
PERRYTON

Perryton today begins is great
cclebration-thc celebration Of an
accomplishment well worth a page
in history.
Perryton was established hy
progrSsives. They were progr :.
Sivcs who understood the value Of
great railroad as means oi
y. -ipdgsuigl- dcyrlupmeII OF
|cIfhS and counties. They were
'ProcwsSivas Of one mind who did
not stop 10 count the initial cost
and pinch the present pennies
they were progreSSiveS who got NJ
and moved when the time for
moving rolled around.
They moved a couple of whole
towns NJ that these towns would
H. on the Santa Fc railroad. They
didn't wait for the railroad 10
hunt up their town.
Therefore, We feel safe in max.
ing the prediction that with the
Mahomet sort of proercsslveS IN
Perryton. that is destined TO b.
one of the best towns in al North
Texas.
just give Perryton time,
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-20
Advertising klllS Dcadbeai Menace ii
wichita

huNtiNNHls MUS ttduheal Mftiitt ~
Wichita
X gets pretty hot in summer in south
wc7tcrn Kansas Folks Get fed IN
With lie and the cool .rpstfii mountains
~ Colorado are paradise miragcd AZ
distance ~ several hundred miles
People throw some baggage together
aud "b,at IT," They take q vacation.
Sometimes they take that vacation when
they can't afford Il and can only in.
unce the venture los q device with
which merchants In many places Other
than Wichita arr familiar The, neg
lcct" 10 meet their regular monthly
bills They let the grocer tho baker. N
butcher. etc. hold the sack while the
'Gy.trin h ON.
Folks who take advantage ~ their
credit privileges ut the season uf the
year whom everybody feels lazy are an
| tufnyoruhl" element IN Wichita retail
business AMI this vuai the retailers did
nmcthirg about d. u has ALWAYS been
| Impractical, iur obvious reasons fOr the
lrrtail'r tu approach each of his Gus
toners and PIT them through % fourth
lrgrcr respecting their vacation plans
u Just wouldn't de-. that's all hut there
is way ~" same thinc can b, done.
flo'fuilv. AUTOMATICALLY and without cut.
IIaring the feelings ~ Sensitive custom.
,rs.
The Wichita retailers through thcit
credit association. did SOM, newspaper
tdy,rilipc lust before the time when
| Wirhit1us ENTHUSIASTICALLY Fu,cimh
90 summer mountain fever u was
iEncd "'rhr Eouil Credit Men ot Wich.
, ia" and hrud'd who win Pay fur
q 81
avery merchant in the city IT Wich.
IA dnlng credit business has thu rirh'
% ask TINT question II every credit
ustnmvr who docs not pay his coz her
bills promptly" read the cuny
~ You de- not nav your July ! bills
lcforc the 10th otA the month. but use
he none, for vacation cNp,nsrH. you
are forcing tho retailer who extends ven
'r"dit tu finance your outing
"Supposc q merchant owed the hank
$1,000 due on july ! Then let the mcr.
liant GO a. the bank On the date his
note II due and sav. MIR Banker |
pvc YOU $1,000. but ! want iu TAX, a Va,
rnt!ou. So ! gucss ! won't pay yau now.
can't do hoth ana | want the vaca.
ion moro 'han I desire To be- free IT
lrht so ycull Just have to wait
"uf course. that could not be- durc
In business The merchant must pay his
lpto when due or his credit II gone and
ne soon VIII have to puit business. hut
che principle II identical with your sit
atinn " vCl take the money that should
20 20 pay Juli hills and spend Il Tor
q vacation
your conscience will not allow YOU
q very pleasant time II you force the
merchant YOU owe To finance YOUR sum
ucr outing.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-20
HEREFORD ORGANIZES

Hereford has organized new
Chamber of Commerce with ID. :.
Mcdonald president and Seth u
Holman secretary. NEGOTIATION,
for a permanent secretary arr -
be begun at once and good sal.
AIRY is promised IN order that the
organization may secure goy,t
man.
This j. the beet sort of q star.
" j.. after all. the S.cr.t.rv of
such an organization who must do
the engineering Of the various
projects that ar taken up. n,
must b. resourreful and progrr,.
siye. and 10 secure such secrc-
tary. il Is necessary 70 ply the
price.
We predict. that with the Ter.
ford progreSsives standing behind
a trained and progressive x,rrr.
tary, the Hereford Chauier Ct
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-20
AMARILLO FIRM IS GIVEN
RANDALL ROAD CONTRACT

The contract Tor the grading AMI
construction uf concrete culvcrts ON
i7e miles of highway running from
Cluvun city west To- the Deaf Smith
County line was let Wednesday by Ran.
dlll county commissioners tu Howell
and Mcknight NJ Amarillo. who we've
the successful hiddcrr ! y Wit at
Dallas. who represents Randall coun.
Tvs engineers. was present ~ the opon.
me ~ the bids aud letting ~ the con.
tract
Howell & Meningitis hid was Ss5.,
23a ~ ard TIE ncN, lowest hid was thai
IN II l.. iliokok. which was So. 7as 90.
Work ON the Randall county contract
IN Ia bc completed within i00 DAYS.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-20
Public Opinion
Pat >cffs Land Plank Advocated by
Thomas jefferson"

Eiitar ii The News.
Bailey praises Thomas jefferson as
the greatest ~ Democrats. and con.
d"mns Pat Ncff AZ Socialist because
e Neff's graduated land tax platforih
Rut Bailey evidently did not know that
Th1nfts IofftrSrn favored n graduated
lrnd tax Just like the one advocated ~
PAT Neff
Here T. what Thomas jefferson said
in lettersFNriien e. Rev. James Mad.
scn October 2sth. 1896
Another means ~ silently lesscnlng
The Inequality NJ property n tn oyemni
Iall from taxation below "a certain point
md "a tax th' higher portiuns in geo.
metrical progress ion ~ they rise. When.
ever there IL in any country unculiivai.
81 lands and unemployed poor. h g.
clear tint 'hr laws ~ prnr"r'v have
been ~ lar extended AZ 90 violate natur
1l right 10 o. nome too som Co provide
~ every possible means that fcw ~
possihlc rhnll De- without r little portion
ri land. Small land holders are tho
most precious part ~ the state "
St'ESrEfETu
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-20
&SES
DIR. BROOKS FArLT


Joe Bailey came 10 Texas look
ing for scrap.
We wonder If he Is going to -
herman enough TO admit when y"
goes back 10 Washington that h..
found what he was looking TO-
down in Texas.
We said that h. was looking for
a scrap. but We didn't mean it.
He was looking for an imitation
battle and a gildtd crown 20 ldoln
his noble brow.
Promptly, when h. foumi that
''only" Pat NJ. Nerf stood be.
tween him and the governor 5
chair, he suggested that all the he.
men and all the she.womcn-hiS
own words. not ourS-vOi. for
him on August 2Sth. and h gave
Ms his reason that Ncff was a
sissy"
Now we desire TO step forth and
prefer charges in this connection
against one DR.. :. =. Broo,;s. a
man of integrity and the pr"si-
dent Of Baylor University ~;
Waco. We charge that DIR. Brooks
IL one OF the meanest miSlcadtrs
Mr.. Bailey ever had any dealings
with, considering he is a man of
integrity. and We want 10 say fur,
sher that we do not blamc the
Hon. Joseph W-llen Bailey VI Ne
least for disliking and diSarpros
ing DIR. Brooks. has writings.
teachings and misleadingS. aa they
have a barring upon this cam.
paign.
For is not Dr. Brooks the man
in whose fertile brain was born
that gem of misleaderS. that state.
ment that Pat NJ. Neff. as lDy
had never baited a fish hook or
shot gun! True he dill say that
Neff was a ''strong. virile man. q
mans man." but We charge that
he didn't say enough. even then.
lie didn't say single thing that
would lead one TO believe that Pat
NJ. Neff. either as n boy Or as a
man, had won something OF a
reputation for himself as a game
and aggressive fighter.
And therefore beyond all argu.
ment DIR. Brooks is TO blame for
the fact that Bailey began "pick-
ing on Pat NJ. Neff without hIv.
ing beea given all the facts in the
case. So We agree with Bailey
that DIR. Brooks is a mean mis-
leader.
But Bailey knows the real
truth now. This great. courage
Gus he.man" therefor declin = To
participate in joint debate with
MIR. Neff. even though Mr. Neff. 20
quiet all fears Of personal IN
counter, mas agreed TO put up bond
to keep the peace and has prom
ised faithfully that he won't hurt
ANYBODY anyhow.
We contend. as in tn begin
ming, that Pat NJ. Neff ought not
TO he blamed this time for h.mg
what he is-a man we'll shle 10
take care Of himself and ore who
seems to enjoy the job.
We contend that DR.. Brooks j.
The man 90 blame.-Dr brock,
and his mean, misleading mis-.
leader.
He's the man who 60, Baileys
business into this jam.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-20
Wichita Livestock.


WICHITA. Knus. Aug ia-IIors.
500 - lower; top Si5.ej; bulg siisSa
$3.50.
Cattle, 80; steady Tor week: butchers
steers Si.iOWSi0.on: butchers COWS an 4
heifcrs A.ioH $1,000: stoCkcrs and feed.
ers Sl5nT 5000: stock COWS and hcifcrs
N.ooH $3.50; bulls si.OOHs7.oO: calves
Si.5OHSii.e5.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-20

Commerce will prove a trcmcnd.
ous fartor IN the development of
Hereford industrially and Dci.
smith County agriculturally.
All good counties are dlss It's
fled and want 20 be better coun.
ties.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-20
Dry Wave l. Causing Men 10 Lost
Weight

" result II the dry regime In Dav'
import. Ia. clothing merchants are or
lering smaller suits The waist mca
sur-mcnts ~ fArmcr hard drinkers hay,
shrnnk from Two To eight inches, ac
s1r.iirp-ts art. -lneichInls who con
Zine their orders now o. a. sizes ~
Under
L. the wet DAYS sizes - and - and
come SOS wrro not uncommon and we've
,lvays ordered The demand for the
'ar.cr sizes however. has dwlndlnd I'M
~ It no longer pays to carry them In
stock.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-20
Not y Shade NJ Red Was Missing nj
This sale

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. who shrcwd'
lv Unanswered sherlock Holmes through
ths mvsiifvinr makcs IT THE Red
Headed League" would have rcvclcd In
The idea used By the Chester Clothes
shop IN Boston. to attract attention Ia
IL recent opening
In Boston. Ne IN other cities. new
stores sre no novelty They blossom
forth almost every day and the public
- a rule gees its way unhecding until
lime and a reputation for the excellence
4 materials gives the young organiza'
ton the hallmark 81 reliability. But
the CheFter Clothes shop didn't care a.
wni, for tlme to turn the trick They
gnrw trey had the goods the public
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-20

y = Polling o. Mrs Etia Young
rft 1T 10 Mnc'l lss. Holland addition
Consideration tii6G co.
= - pHlrr o. Mrs Eitn Youag.
bots ~ and i2 block IS. q. A :. Con.
sidsrution 5000 90
- " Ee1r1rl 20 Amnriiio Ruiidinr
Ian Commonly. Dot a.. Moek 10.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-20

Tsere IL promise Of exceptional enter
thinment 40 the Mission theatre today
whon Elaine Hemmerstcin In ''rh, " %.
man Game will be- offered az The tea.
tured attraction. Tho engagement b. l.r
'wO days.
From story b. Leighton Osmun aud
Frank Darcy. g.. Marion Burton. one Il
the ablost present day writer Tor the
motion picture screen has provided a
scenario Saig 10 possess unusual
strength. The authors have gone into
the commonplace walks oi life Tor TYP.
teal incidents about which To- weave
y me real drama. powerful Ia the n.usi
natural way naginablc-without crime
cheap sensation. ur stafilinr action.
The Woman game" IL the TUE II
merely N, slmc. NJ old a. No ltsclf.
which wumed are always playing In
their own bnhalf ur In behalf u those
they love. Tho biz interest IN h. pie.
tutr lies in o. showing w thus game
~ That I'll those who are PLAYING II
uh'unsci'usly are able L. understand n
and ~ complete Justification.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-20
Amusenents
% You Want Thrills
90 To The neandi 1healT

n You Want Thrills
$50 To The Deandi Theatre
To lovers II motion pictures that
thrill aud grip from beginning 10 ,nd
ana he heartily recommended Ih'
she Tiger" n powerful al star William
Fox production which viii optn az tho
Dcandi Theatr, today. The capacity au'
ldicnce which saw the first showing wit
nesscd some u the most sensational
scenes ever presented ON the silver
sheet.
The story 81 ''The She Tiger" which
~ from, y. y. Nicsscn's famous novel
The Love Thief" mas for IT, theme
thu influence % wOmen's love and
hate upon the lives o. others. II holds
one spellbound while rs thrilling scenes
are pelng flashed on tine screen. one ~
the finest cpisldcs n a raid by Mexican
bandits on the American town of san
Fellce. Anyone who has read of the bar
borous raids on border towns by the al.
hercnts - villa would do well o. ere
this picture which shows most effect.
lively the methods pursued by Mexican
outlaws In sweeping down ON unprO.
tectcd American communities.
The strong east Includes In the lead.
ing roles. Create Hartman. Alan Halo.
4 t'uurcs BHnngm. Edwin Cecil aud
Willard Louis.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-20
Iinrn.

To Mr. aud Mra Walter Il. Browne.
500 Il Hdylar street. Auugst IL. a scn.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Mckinney.
40 home On West Fifteenth street. a
iHoE.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-20

&COLUMN q.
EDITED BY MANSFIELD r HOUSE e,~.-r,

In this column. which twice will
short articles 81 a0ec Interest merchants
and
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-20
Warranty Deeds.

J. \. Swaffurd Ca Volunteer u
America. lots A 10. block ii2. Mirror
idd.'iln. Cnnsidcrspun $4,000
j l. Num- o. = 7 Little. part IL
bl'ck -. Plcmon's addition. C0nsiderat.
.ou $4,000
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-20

Three hundred and foriythree death
sentences were csrried out IN the lfrii
ish army during the war.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-20

II now begins To look rs il Pc.
land would b. able 10 take care Of
iherSalf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-28

Black, White. Gray and Cor
dovan Fine Hose. in all sizes.
Limited quantity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-28
ALABAMA Mine
T0UPHOLD COTTON
Executive Proclamation Has
for Its Object Support of
Association Plans.

MONTGOMERY. Ala. October % (by
| the Associated Press).-By executive
proclamation. Gov Kilby called upon
| the people of Alabama to give their
earnest support and wholehearted SYM
pathy to tho movement for the pro
! lection and advancement of the pros
perity OF the south. which is conferred in
and around the organization plans OF
the American Cotton Association"
The proclamation especially urges
those whose gifts and ability enable
them TO take large part in the move
ment to give literally OF their time in
its advancement. 1t is set forth that
the prosperity of the state and it's peo-
pie is largely dependent upon fair prices
for the PRINCIPAL crop Of the state-cot-
ton-and that 1prevailing prices appear
ana II the present crop il marketed at
prices lower than the cost of production
great loss will be entailed upon growers
and almost every interest and person in
the state
The activities of the American Cotton
Association in launching big campaign
for members in Ala hama, starting in
November. are commended In vigorous
terms as 'affording the greatest pres
ent heIp and future safety" for the pro-
aucers. since 1t is stern, solemn con-
dition and not theory that confronts
our state and its people,
Georgia Against Closing,
ATLANTA, October 2S.-Gov. Dorsey
declined to accede to the request Of Gov
Parker of Louisiana to issue a procla-
nation asking cotton gins in Georgia
to shut down for thirty days or longer,
as means Of increasing the price of
cotton.
The governors letter said he had
taken up the matter with J. J. Brown.
Georgia commissioner of agriculture,
and that they agreed such action would
not be wise.
Church II Rendezvous.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, October 2s.-A
small country church located on the
Culman-Blount county line, was the
rendezvous of the alleged nightriders,
who posted gins and mercantile estab-
lshments with warnings to close down
until cotton was quoted at 40 cents a
pound, according to officers of the state
law enforcement department, who re-
turned here after assisting in the ar
rest of forty-three men.
All of the men arrested by the IA i'd
ing squad were found at their homes
within Il radius of five miles of Arab,
a small community in BlOunt county,
and returning officers quote various
members of the band as having sa id ::
I'VE did not intend to destroy any
property. The notices posted on the gins
were request, not q command"
They resided in Blount. Cullman and
Marshall counties. and all were COM
paratively young men, owners of farms
and reasonably prosperous. Bond in
the sum of $500 was required of each
defendant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-28
TREE PLANTING MARKS
ROOSEVELT BIRTHDAY
Many Prominent Men and Women
Take Part in Exercises Near
His Grave.

OYSTER BAY. n. Y. October IS
rhe sixty second birthday anniversary
of former President Theodore Roose-
Welt was commemorated here yester-
day by representatives of various SO
cieties and organizations who planted
a white oak tree near his grave. The
ceremony was arranged by the New
York Bird and Tree Club and was
conducted with the consent of Mrs.
Roosevelt.
Many prominent men and women
took part In the tree planting and
the first shovelful of earth was
thrown upon the roots by Mrs. Thomas
A. Edison in behalf of her husband.
Others who attended were Lord and
Lady Rathcreedan OF the British dele
cation to the tercentenary celebration
of the landing Of the Pilgrims. who
placed a wreath upon the grave.
The tree planting launched move
ment initiated by the organizations
to have trees planted throughout the
country upon Mr.. 'Roosevelt's birthday
in memory of the former President
and other illustrious Americans.
BOSTON. October 2S.-The anniver-
sary Of Theodore Roosevelt's birth
was the occasion Of tribute to- his
memory by Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge, Mrs. Corinne Roosevelt Robin
son and Charles @. Washburn, college
classmate and lifelong friend Of
Roosevelt. at a dinner OF the Middle
sex Republican Club last night. The
ance with Roosevelt and described a
number of conferences with him
shortly before his death
He referred to Roosevelt as the
third great President" likening him
to Washington and Lincoln.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-28
NEGRO MOB ATTEMPTS
TOLYNCH WHITE MAN
Colored Preacher Saves Auto Driv.
er Who Ran Into Little
Girl.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. October %
(by the Associated Press).-An in.
furiated mob consisting Of more than
800 negroes yesterday afternoon Sc
verely beat and attempted to lynch
Isadore Cohen. white, and probably
would have succeeded had it not been
for the courage and bravery dis
played by Rev. Mr.. Green, a negro
preacher. who rescued the young
white man.
The trouble started when Ledonia
Dockory, a nine-year-old negro girl,
was struck by Cohen's automobile.
The accident happened in the negro
taking establishment where lay the
bodies of the three negro men shot
and killed here Sunday in a clash
with the police. Hundreds Of negroes
had been visiting the morgue to see
the bodies, and as consequence
Cohen's car was instantly surrounded
when the machine struck the girl.
While attempting to get the child
into his car in order to take her to q
hospital Cohen was surrounded and
the negroes rained blows on him,
crying Beat him to DEATH" Rev. MIR.
among his race. for more than two
hours before the accident had been
haranguing negroes from soap box
urging them to calm themselves and
forget Sundays happenings.
When Cohen was attacked Green
managed to crawl over the shoulders
Of the mob and fought of the crowd
while the young man got his car
under way and escaped from the
scene. Thus far no arrests have been
made in the negro section. but the
situation is described there as being
serious.
The girl is in a hospital with a
fracture of the skull at the base OF
the brain, and hospital officials say
that she cannot recover. Some ap-
prehension Is felt that should she die
a riot may be precipitated. Cohen is
d prisoner in the city Jail, being held
without bail pending the outcome OF
| the girls injury.