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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-03-05
Horses and Cows

Dark GRAY Purebred French Draft Stallion udebaker No
2457l age years weight 1000
Bays Geldng age years weight 200
Dark GRAY Mare, age years weight so
Black Geldng age years weight 200
i Black Gelding, age years weight 100
/ Brown Celding. age IS years weight 1850
Brown Gelding, age Il years weightl3OO
Cray Gelding, age d years weight 800
GRAY Geldine. age Il wears weight 800
Cray Mare in foal age II years weight fz5O
GRAY Mare in foal, age years weight II 90
GRAY Mare AGED wears weightslO50
Bav Geldina, ace years weight 1850
GRAY Geldna age s years weight Il 90
i cray Cel1no aoe wears weight II 90
a. Geldno aoe wears 1871 weight 1850
GRAY CeleInp ace wears weight 1850
Dark Gray Mare, age years
Cow with Calf by Side
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-03-05
Is Head Horses IS
Machinery

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2 eft Mccormick Binders
IF. Mccormick Binder
Van Brant Drill, 20 disc
Kentucky Light Draft Drill, 20 disc
Moline Gang Plow
Packer for Gang Plow. 26-inch
Iron Drag. 4-section
Mccormick Mower, 5 f.
/ Mccormick Rake, loft.
David Bradley Disc, Is discs
3N IN. wagon, good as new
| 3H in wagon and 32-in. wagon box
l3H in. wagon Iron Wheel truck
z Bundle Racks. 8xl4 feet
Sets Good Harness
Is Horse Collars
Many other articles too numerous to mention.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08
NEW KIND WHEAT
WIDELY GROWN
Kanred Has Been Successfully
Raised in Kansas; Has Fine
Yield.

Deep interest in the success of Kan
red wheat reported from Kansas is
being shown by specialists of the
Bureau of Plant Industry of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture According to reports this
years acreage of Kanred is estimated
by Kansas authorities to have been
about 100000 acres. OF this total area
$4,000 to 10000 acres, grown by
selected farmers, have been carefully
inspected in the field by representa-
tives of the Kansas Agricultural Col
lege and certified as furnishing sourc-
es of seed of high quality and purity
Kanred is a variety of hard red
winter wheat developed by the Kansas
Agricultural Experiment Station. 1t
was obtained by selection from the
Crimean variety of hard red winter
wheat introduced from Russia by the
Bureau by the Bureau of Plant In
dustry of the Federal Department of
Agriculture and widely grown in
Kansas and adjacent States.
1t was developed by the Kansas
scientists with special reference to
conditions there and has proved to
be better yielder by 3 to bushels
to the acre compared with other hard
red winter wheats. Its better yield is
due in part to greater resistance to
winterkilling and to rust and in part
to it's slightly earlier ripening say
specialists of the department
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08
DEMOCRATS OPEN
CAMPAIGN IN CO.
Meeting at County Seat Sept
II. Mrs. Sallie Beard, Vice
Chairman Woman's Cam
paign in County.

Saturday at one o'clock in the
Court House at Hardinsburg, the
Democratic voters of Breckenridge
county, both men and women will
open an intensive campaign drive for
democracy in the county previous to
the November election.
Mr. c. Vic Robertson, chairman
Democratic campaign committee in
Breckenridge, has arranged to have
two notable speakers for the meeting
and they are the Hon. David II. Kin
cheloe. member of Congress from
second district. and Mrs. Samuel
Castleman, of Louisville, besides other
prominent speakers.
Mrs. Sallie NJ Beard, of Hardins-
burg, has been appointed vice chair
man for the women's Democratic
campaign committee in Breckenridge
county, and number of young wo-
men in Cloverport have been appoint
ed vice chairmans in their respective
precincts.
This first campaign meeting will
no doubt be entirely different from
any others held in the county owing
to the presence of the women OF
whom a considerable number will pos
sibly be represented. Mrs. Beard is
urging the vice chairmans in the
precincts to make a house to house
canvass of the women voters and
round them up" for democracy
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08
SUCCUMBED AFTER
A SHORT ILLNESS
H. K. Drinkwater, Resident of
Tobinsport, Died in Charles
ton, Mo.

A message was received here Fri
day by Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Gregory
of the death of Mr.. H. X. Drinkwater
in Charleston, Mo, on Thursday
evening at the home of his daugh-
ter. Mrs. Drinkwater. and Mr. Drink
water, whom he was visiting. His
death was due to Bright's disease
after short illness.
Mr. Drinkwater was in the seven
ties, and resident of Tobinsport,
Ind, where he owned fine farm.
Mr. and Mrs Drinkwater went to
Charleston. over a year ago to visit
their daughter, and Mr.. Drinkwater
made a trip home just recently. He
is survived by two daughters, son.
Mr.. Hugh Drink water. of Tobinsport,
and his widow. The burial took place
in Charleston.
Mr.. Drinkwater was one of the lead
ing citizens of Perry county. and was
also well known in Cloverport
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08
MAY CHANGE ME-
THOD CURING WEED
Artificial Heat Is Likely To Be
Reso; ted To More Generally.
Found Safer.

Lexington, KY, Sept Sin the an
nual report of the Kentucky Expert
ment Station which is just off press.
Director Thomas Cooper writes: For
several years past the Experiment
Station has been attempting to deter
mine method of curing hurley tobac-
co by artificial heat Enough work
has been completed to show that as
high grade of leaf can be obtained by
flue-curing at relatively low tenn
perature as by air curing. thus elimin-
ating completely the danger of house
burning
With the increasing Importance of
the hurley tobacco industry. it is pro-
bable that the use of artificial heat
may be advantageously resorted to
more generally. This would hold true
especially in seasons when climate
conditions are unfavorable for curing.
Scarity of Wood
During the past year, curing eX-
periments were conducted with dark
tobacco as grown in Western Ken
lucky. Export tobaccos of this re-
gion are open-fire cured giving them
strong flavor of creosote. The grow
ing scarcity of wood in many regions
is making the curing process very
expensive and ntrue time it will be
almost impossible to secure the neces-
sary supplies of wood at reasonable
figure. The experiments at the Expert
ment Station were designed to deter
mine the possibility of accomplishing
results equivalent to those obtained
by open wood firing by combina-
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08
SUDDEN DEATH OF
MRS. M. B. SMITH
Widow of DR.. F. M. Smith Sue
cumbes to Heart Trouble.
Survived by Five Children.

After an illness of four days, Mrs.
Martha Board Smith, widow of DR..
F. NJ. Smith, succumbed to heart
trouble at her late home on River
street, Friday evening at II: 80 o.
clock. Mrs. Smith was taken i'll with
acute indigestion and her condition
grew worse from that on.
The funeral was held Sunday after
noon from the residence at ::3U o.
clock Rev. J. II. Randolph, paste,
of the Methodist church, officiated.
The interment was held in the Clov-
export cemetery. Active pallbearers
were: Messrs. Jno. ID. Babbage, " q,
Babbage, J. c Nolte, c. E Lightfoot,
Fred Ferry and r L. Oelze.
Mrs. Smith was the daughter of
Nathan Board, of Big Spring. Brock
inridge county, where she was born
seventy years ago. While in girlhood
Mrs. Smith became converted to the
christians faith and was fervent in the
cause of christianity to the end. She was
a very loyal member of the Cloverport
Methodist church and was active in
various branches of church service
during her entire membership of sew
eral years. She possessed kind and
indulgent spirit, and was devoted
mother
Mrs Smiths first marriage was to
Mr.. Lafayette LaHeist, and to this
union one daughter was born, Mrs.
Lafayette Latest Reid, wife of Mr..
L. T. Reid, of Cloverport. About
forty years ago, Mrs Smith married
Dr. F. NJ Smith, who was a promin-
ent local physician. They had four
children: Three daughters, Miss Fran
ces Smith, Miss Ella Smith and Mrs.
Thos. J. Ferry; one son, Lilbon Smith
all of whom reside here Surviving
with the children are eight grand
children and two sisters, Mrs c. w
Moorman, Cloverport and Mrs. Char
les F. Brant, of Newark. N. J.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08
C'PORT GASCO. TO
INCREASE RATES
City Council Grants Company
Permission For a Raise.
Claims Allowed at Monthly
Meeting.

Monthly meeting of the City Coun-
Gil was held Monday night. Mayor
Barry called the meeting to order. r
L. Oelze, City Clerk, called the roll
of members. Henry Yeager, Marion
Behen. Chas. Hannah, Ed Gregory
and L. c. Taul. councilmen were pre-
sent
The clerk then read the minutes Of
last meeting which were approved.
The following claims and accounts
were allowed:
Cloverport Electric Light Plant bill
for street lights for August $165.
The Breckenridge News allowed $40
for Tax Book and S. for dodgers
John Weisenberg, 40 cents for meal
for prisoner and 81 for sign board.
The Street Committee filed it's re-
port and ordered to continue its work
of cleaning up.
R. T. Polk was appointed City
Assessor and salary fixed at SIS a
year.
Geo. Harris asked for a building
permit to build shed in front of his
stable, as the specification did not
comply with the ordinance. he was
refused, but granted permit to build
one of all metal
w. ]. Worden also asked for a per-
NIT to add some improvements to
his property which was granted.
The Cloverport Gas Co. asked for
permission to raise it's rates on gas.
The Company claimed that the high
cost of labor and materials made it
necessary to raise the price. They
asked for fiat rate of $l.5O per month
for $500 feet and 6Oc per 1000 feet
additional The claim was granted
The violation of automobile ordin-
ance was ordered to be rigidly en-
forced Speeding, no back lights, glar-
ing headlights and unnecessary blow
ing auto honrs and turning abruptly
in center of squares.
On complaint of several citizens
that the old warehouse known as the
Gregory & Co. Warehouse-was a
fire trap and nuisance and in a
tumbled down condition, and likely
to fall and injure some one. The May
or was ordered to take steps at once
for either it's removal or the owner
promptly repair it. The old frame
building standing on what is known
as the old Carter lot in the lower end
of the city was ordered to be torn
down at once.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08
MISS McGAVOCK ELECTED
PRINCIPAL FRANKLIN
SCHOOL IN PADUCAH.

Miss Leonora McGavock has been
elected principal of the Franklin De-
partmental School in Paducah which
is next to the largest of the eight
public schools in that city. Last year
Miss McGavock taught history in the
same school and was reelected for
the place this year She received the
notice Monday of her election as
principal. There are four hundred pup
lis in the school.
Miss. McGavock is the second daug-
liter of Mr.. and Mrs. Leon McGav-
ock. and she has shown exceptional
ability as a teacher. She will leave
for Paducah on Thursday.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08
BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY
BANKERS ATTENDING
BANKERS ASSOCIATION

The bankers from Breckenridge
county who w,ll be in Louisville,
Tuesday and Wednesday attending
the Kentucky Bankers Association are
Mr.. Geo. E. Bess. of The Hardins-
burg Bank & Trust Co., and Joe E.
Crume of the Farmers Bank & Trust
Co. Hardinsburg. Messrs J. ID. Lyd-
dan and ]. c. Payne, of The First
State Bank. and Mr. +. III. Shellman,
of +. II. Shellman's Bank, Irvington.
The Association opened its twenty
eighth annual session Tuesday morn
ing in the Seelbach Hotel.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08
ANNUAL CONFER
ENCE OPENS 22ND
Forecasted Many Changes Will
Be Made Among Ministers
in Louisville M. E. Con-
ference

Hopkinsville, KY, Sept. 1.-The
seventy-hfth annual session of the
Louisville conference of the Southern
Methodist church will convene at
Russellville, September %, Bishop
Denny, presiding.
This year it is forecasted that there
will be many changes in pastors,
several of them among the leading
churches. Someof these changes will
be brought about by the expiration
of the four-year term. The preachers
whose quadrennium is now closing
are:
Bowling Green District-B. F.
Copas, Bowling Green circuit; R. B.
Order State-street, Bowling Green
circuit; r. B. Order, State-street,
Bowling Green; ]. P. Van Hoy, Can
mer; H. c. Napier Russellville cir
cult
Columbia District-Owen T. Lee,
Cane Valley; j. L. Piercey, Month
cello.
Elizabethtown District-H. E. Jar
Doe, Bradfordsville.
Henderson District-H. B. Short,
of Marion.
Hopkinsville District-None.
Louisville District-J. r. Savage,
Broadway; John c. Hoskinson, Davi-
son Memorial; w. T. Miller, Jeffer-
son-street; James A. Chandler, Lam
der Memorial; George E. Faskett,
Oakdale.
Owensboro District-T. B. Bandy
Fordsville; R. H. Higgins, of Halves
vile.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08
$50, 900 AWARDED LOCAL
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES
To Be Paid in Lump Sum Through
Master Mechanic Ferry's
Department.

Checks aggregating $4,000 are to
be paid out from the mechanical de-
partment of the l.. II. & St. l.. r. r.
under the management of Mr. Frank
Ferry, Master Mechanic of the rail-
road shops in Cloverport. The money
is received at Mr. Ferry's office from
the Louisville Offices and is expected
within short time.
Payments of award, which is re-
troactive from May 1st, to July 31st,
will be made in lump sum. $4,000 of
the $4,000 is awarded to employees
engaged at the shops, while the re-
naming sum goes to the trainmen.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08
RESOLUTIONS OF
COUNTY TEACHERS
Petition County School Board
To Increase Supt. Meador's
Salary.

The teachers of Breckenridge coun-
~ in Institute assembled do hereby
resolve:
1. Realizing that the Kentucky
Educational Association is vital fac
tor in Educational Progress we pledge
ourselves to support its policies and
program for larger appreciation by
the people of the state of the teaching
profession and to further promote
the service of the same we each prom
Use to render our service by attending
its regular annual meetings; and we
hereby authorize the County Superin-
tendent to enroll each of us as mem
bers of the Association and to deduct
the fee from our salaries, that this
county may stand 100 per cent in
membership.
.. We consider the Kentucky
Children's Home Society one of the
greatest factors in eradicating litter
acy from the state, and hereby pledge
that we as a body will endeavor to
raise our quota for the new home.
3. To those who have frightened
the room with flowers. to the musi-
clans for their entertainment. to the
ministers for their cooperation and
words of encouragement, to the citi-
zens of Hardinsburg in general for
their hospitality and service, and to
Kincheloe's Pharmacy for the pencils
for the use of the teachers in the in
stitute we extend to each our sincere
thanks and gratitude.
4. That in the untimely death of
Miss Julia Wroe. of Cloverport, KY,
Breckenridge County Teachers have
lost one of their cherished, accomp-
lished and faithful co-workers, and
one who gave cheerfully of her in
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08
IRVINGTON COUPLES
MARRY IN LOUISVILLE.
Band Instructor Takes a Bride From
This County.

Irvington. Sept G (SpeciaD-Miss
Mamie Cowley, of Sand Hill and Mr.
VIM. Inhoff, of Indiana, were married
in Louisville, August 2sth. They have
just returned from a bridal trip to
Rochester. Mo.
Mrs. Essie Bandy and NJ. NJ Cole
were married in Louisville, August
3Oth. Mr. Cole is the Band Instructor
and was formerly of Phoenix. Ariz.
They will make their home in Hold
gensville. this winter
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08
MR.. BEN TAUL, OF OKLA
HOMA VISITING IN CO.

Mr. Ben Taul, of Waynoake. Okla.
accompanied home his cousin, Mr..
LATE Taul and daughter. Miss Sarah
Taul, and sister. Mrs. Sallie Rice, who
spent two weeks in Waynoake Mr..
Taul left Monday to visit relatives in
McQuady. and will return here to be
the guest of Mr. and Mrs Joe Mullen.
after an absence of nine years out of
the county.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08
Joe MUTATION, JR."
BUYS 35 ACRE FARM.

Mr.. Joe Carter, popularity known
as Joe Mulhatton. Jr." through his
writings to The Breckenridge News.
has purchased farm, consisting of
of 5000 The farm belonged to Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Miller and adjoins
Mr. and Mrs. Flody Carriers farm
near the pike
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller and four child
rem, Paul Clara Ruth, Sue Elizabeth
and Richard Samuel contemplate go
ing to Cannelton to reside.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
FOR LADIES AID SOCIETY

The annual election of officers for
the Ladies Aid Society of the Meth
odist church was held Monday after
noon, Sept g. Those elected to hold
Office were: Mrs. A. A. Simmons,
president; Mrs. Helen Adams, vice
president; Mrs. Charles Jackson, end
vice president; Mrs. R, B. Pierce,
secretary, Miss Elizabeth Skillman,
treasurer
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08
OF OKLAHOMA
VISITING FORMER HOME

Mr.. and Mrs. Guard Agnew, of
Oklahoma City, Okla, who moved
there twelve years ago from Clover
port, are here on their first visit
since that time and the guests of
Mrs. Agnew's sister, Mrs. Nat Tuck
err, and Mr.. Tucker.
Before going home Mr. and Mrs.
Agnew and Mrs. Tucker will visit
Mrs. Thos. Blaine in New Winsdor-
Ill, who is sister of Mrs. Agnew
and Mrs. Tucker.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08
MARRIED WHILE ON VISIT
IN NORTH DAKOTk.

Miss Eliza Miller. daughter. of Mr.,
and Mrs James II. Miller, of near
Hardinsburg, became the bride OF
Thomas Hastings Miller, while visit
ing her uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Miller. of North Dakota.
The groom is a prosperous farmer
and the son of Mr. and Mrs. + II.
Norman, of North Dakota. who
moved there three years ago from
Vanzant. Ky.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08
VISITORS FROM ALEXIS, ILL,
VISITING IN COUNTY

Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Armstrong and
children, Wickliffe, Villa T., Helen
and Ruth, who motored here from
Alexis. Iii. were in Cloverport, last
week visiting in the homes of Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse Miller and Mr.. and Mrs
Porter Atwood. From here they went
to Sample. where they will visit rela-
tives on their return trip home
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08
(Continuel On Page 81

The preachers of the conference
who have served more than the four
year period follow: c. B. Gentry,
Stephensport, five years; J. A. Wheel
err, Crofton. six years; G.. P, Dillon.
jacksonville, six years; d. r. Peak,
Mt. Washington, five years; r. O..
Penick, Hodgenville station, six years,
and ]. r. Morris, Evansville. five
wears.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08
T. F. SAWYER BUYS PRO-
PERTY IN HAWESVILLE

John Quisenberry of this city sold
the building in which the Post Office
is located in this city to Mr.. Tom
Sawyer for $4,000 The deed was
made last Thursday Mr. Sawyer stat
ed that he contemplated making no
change in regard to the Post Office
and that the property would be rent
ed to the Government as in the past.
Hancock Clarion.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08
OVER 200 PUPILS
ARE REGISTERED
Public School Opening Attend
ed BY Patrons and Board
Members. New Superinten-
dent Presided.

The Cloverport Public School open
ed Monday morning with chapel ex-
ercses conducted by the new Super
intendent, Mr.. X. r Peters, of win
chester, Ky. In addition TO the pupils
there was a good representation of
the patrons and members of the
school attending the opening
After the devotional exercises, Mr..
Peters made short talk giving an
outline OF the things he hoped to
accomplish this year through the CO.
operation of the pupils. teachers and
parents. He put particular emphasis
on the need of cooperation from the
for recognizing the Parent-Teachers
Association. He spoke directly to the
pupils and told them there would be
one standard rule for the school this
year and it consisted of two words,
do Right" He added that if they
would obey this rule, all friction and
unnecessary trouble would be elm
mated and the school would be sue
cessful He also touched on the mat
ter of discipline and attendance and
stated that if the pupils did not at
tend some means would be used to
forge them to attend.
Teachers introduced.
Mr.. Peters introduced the teachers.
the majority of whom are new MEM
bers of the faculty. The first assist
ant to Mr.. Peters is Miss Maud
Griffith, of Auburn, KY. The grade
teachers include Miss Viola Beatty,
Fordsvile. eighth grade; Miss Lucille
Givens Bowling Green. 9th and 18th
grades; Miss Lillian May. Cloverport
9Th and 9th grades; Miss Adele Fry
mire. Chenault Bird and 4th grades.
and Mrs. ]. X. Randolph, Cloverport
primary.
Before chapel was dismissed, Mr.
ID. B. Phelps chairman of the school
board. made brief speech in behalf
of the board
Over two hundred pupils registered
Monday. There are several pupils out
of the cooperate limits OF the city
who are attending the High School
and who pay the nominal sum of 81
a year for tuition
The members of the 192O-21 Senior
class are Misses Eleanor Reid, Eva
Jolly, Selma Sippel and Billy Reid
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08
REV. MAY HERE SUNDAY.

Rev. L. X. May. Presiding Elder
of the Owensboro District, will preach
in the Cloverport Methodist church.
Sunday morning and evening He will
also hold the fourth quarterly confer
ence of the church which is the last
one previous to the annual conference.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08
ST, ROSE SCHOOL HAS
l0l PUPILS FIRST DAY

The ST. Rose pariochal school open
ed Monday morning with 1O1 pupils
present. This is an increase over last
years first day attendance.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08
MARRIED IN HAWEsvILLE

Mr.. Hardy Wilson, 22 years, and
Miss Nettie Davis, age 2l. both OF
Breckenridge county, were married in
Hawesville. Saturday, Aug 2s, by
county clerk Mr.. Lamar.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT

Mr. and Mrs Laura Critcheloe are
receiving congratulations on the ar
rival of IL pound girl on August
2Sth, Gladys Gertrude
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-09-08

ton of hue-curing and smoking with
wood smoke The heat in hue-curing
is furnished by any kind OF fuel In
appearance the tobacco cured by this
process is equal to open-hre-cured in
all respects but does not have quite
so pronounced on odor of smoke This
experiment is to be continued 1t is
not known how the buyers will value
the leaf cured in this way.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-07-22
North Carolina will b,ve , p,,mb

North Carolina will have a number
or reasons for being thankful when
Morrison succeeds Beckett as govern
or. one of the things Governor
Beckett has done recently which Is
hard to excuse was the needless or
dering of machine gun company
from Durham to Graham to protect
three negroes accused OF assaulting
white woman from the fury Of a
"mob,' which mob" Is said never TO
have existed. and the consequent
death of n citizen at the hands OF
the militiamen. Apparently. Beckett
loves the limelight. In grandstand
fashion he ordered the machine gun
company to Graham with instructions
that they shoot to kill IL an attempt
were made to harm the negroes. No
attempt was made to harm the ne
groes. but there was collected n party
OF four or five men and boys near the
Jail where tho negroes were impris-
oned and "suspecting" that they
meant to try to get possession of the
negroes. the militiamen fired into
the party. killing one OF the num-
Der. Beckett thereby becomes parti-
ceps criminis TO the death OF an in
nocent man.