Evening star., 1921-01-24
TWO NEGROES LYNCHED;
BRIEF NEWS NOTES OF u. S.
Pitched Battle Between Blacks and Whites
Reported in ~ C.-Fire Races
Georgia 7own.

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| B. Hamilton Of this city. Rev. Caleb
| A. Ridley. pastor of a local church,
Sunday morning from his pulpit vir-
! tually charged his accusers with hav-
ing plotted to make him victim of
| a badger game" for the purpose of
obtaining funds which he now claims
! to hold to meet expenses of a new
! church erected by his congregation.
Omcers Save Negroes.
LAUREL. Miss.-Booker T. Jones
and Frank Moody. young negroes,
woman near Ellisville, were taken
from the Ellisville Jail and prepara-
tions made for a lynching before they
were rescued by officers and brought
to Laurel for safekeeping. large
crowd of white men gathered at the
Jail and forcibly removed the prison.
ers. and with ropes already knotted
about their necks. the negores were
apparently doomed to mob violence.
Noted Educator Dead.
COLUMBIA, Mo.-Dr Richard Henry
Jesse. sixty-eight years. president of
the University of Missouri from 1891
to 1908, died at his home here, after
a long illness. DR.. Jesse came to the
University of Missouri from Tulane
University. New Orleans. He was at
one time national president of the AS
sociation of Presidents of State Uni
versities.
Woman Killed In Auto Crash.
CHARLESTON, S. C.-Mrs. James
Lovett. seventy-two years, was killed
and her daughter, Mrs. c. r. Hinson,
seriously injured when a motor car
In which they were passengers over
turned near a bridge on the road to
Folly Island, a beach resort. Their
car was in a collision with another.
White Man Shoots Negroes.
GAINESVILLE, Ga.-Steve Thomp-
son was killed and Steve Williams,
both negroes. was fatally wounded
by an Unidentified white man who
had hired them to take him in a taxi
to Iron bridge. After shooting the
negroes they were left lying in the
road while the slayer left with the
car. The man is said to have ordered
the negroes to slow down when about
three miles from town, and as they
did so, started firing. Thompson was
shot first, the bullet going through
the back of his head into the brain.
He died instantly. Williams. who was
driving, was struck in the shoulder
above the heart. and is not expected
to live.
l18nteM sing Sing Rules.
OSSINING. N. Y.-Drastic disciple
nary regulations governing the future
conduct OF inmates of Sing Sing pris-
on and withdrawing many privileges
heretofore enjoyed will go into effect
February 1. The new restrictions
provide that women other than rela-
tives will not be permitted to see
ing also is reduced, wearing Of dia-
monds and other jewelry is forbid
den. and packages may be received
only on Thanksgiving, Christmas,
Easter and Independence day. Clean
illness and etiquette are included in
the curriculum.
Antf-CfgQrette League Splits.
TOPEKA. Kan.-The Kansas Anti
Cigarette League has refused to pay
Miss Lucy Page CASTOR, it's organizer,
any more salary or to be responsible
for bills incurred in her campaign
announced. adding that she win
leave for Iowa to begin the organi-
zation OF a state league there. The
controversy resulting in Miss Cas-
toms dismissal from the Kansas
that Coffin Nails. a magazine devoted
to the anti-cigarette league interests,
would be published in Topeka.y The
national headquarters Of the league
IN Ch1CaSO refused TO approve the
proposed publication. Miss CASTOR
said the national headquarters also
refused to incur any more expenses
in connection with her work in
Kansas.
Jury Finds Him Guiltless.
GAINESVuLE. Ga.-Seaborn Black,
one of the white men indicted for
completely in running negroes out of
Hall county. was acquitted by a jury.
Wick Smith. another white man ar
rested at Lula, Ga, last week. on
the charge Of threatening negroes,
had a mo bill' returned by the grand
jury on his case.
Tfnts Hair to Mislead.
BALTIMORE-Mrs. Helen Wilder
tinted her hair a different color
each time she visited pawnshops to
dispose of stolen articles valued at
thousands of dollars, according to
information secured by the police.
Mrs. Wilder and her husband. Carl
l. Wilder, and William Braid Of
London are held at central police
station charged with many rob-
berries. Wilder has confessed, i'm
plicating his wife, and her makeup
outfit has been found. In the kit
was a jar of reddish-brown powder.