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The Yale expositor., 1921-02-24


Lambert Jones, OF Avoca, made
the Expositor Office a pleasant
call on Tuesday.
Marvin Green, of Port Huron,
was guest at the Mrs. Robt.
Williams home the first of the
week.
Mrs. j. F. Menerey and Mrs. C.
S. Brown were at st. Clair We'd
nesday visiting Mrs. r. H. Men
Grey and other relatives.
Chas. T. Dinner has rented his
farm to John Pollington, who will
move onto the place this week.
Charley will now give his whole
time and attention to the cream
station.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Lutes and
children have returned to their
home in Jackson after weeks
visit with her mother, Mrs. Dan'l
Mitchell and other relatives in
this vicinity.
John Hutton is home from Hic-
kory, N. c., where he has been on
a visit to his mother, who is q
great sufferer from rheumatism.
She was greatly improved when
he left there. 80
The Star Oil Co., of this city
have new oil motor truck to
serve stations in surrounding
towns. 1t was purchased of the
Paige Overland Sales Co., of
Yale, Clifford D. Halsey, man.
ager.
Only few from Yale Chapter
o. E. S. attended the st. Clair
County Association at st. Clair
last Friday. They were Mrs. Jos.
Yuill, Pearl Mcdonald, Mrs. Floyd
Ferguson, Mia Holden, Mrs. J. A.
Menzies.
On February 18th, 1921. Mrs.
George Mann very quietly cele-
brated her nth birthday at her
home in Yale. Mr.. and Mrs. Mann
have lived among us for many
years and number host of
friends in our little city. May she
live to see many more birthdays.
The Capac Journal is publish
ing a citation in the matter of ap-
plication of st. Clair, Lapeer and
Sanilac county drain commission
ers, for the appointment of three
special commissioners to deter.
mine the necessity for the drain
known as the South Branch of the
Mill Greek Drain. The matter oc-
cupies nearly page.
The Yale expositor., 1921-02-24
SAUNBY-CLAPSADDLE

Married at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Hardy in Pontiac, on
Friday, January 28th, 1921, Mrs.
Mae Saunby, of Yale, and Mr.. M.
Clapsaddle, of Peck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clapsaddle will
make their home in Peck about
June LIST, where the groom has a
garage.
On Thursday night Of last week
bout thirty-five Lady Maccabees
called upon Mrs. Clapsaddle in
her home here, spending a pleas
ant evening, including nice
lunch. These friends presented
the bride with several gifts for
her new home, and left with hear
ty congratulations and good wish
es for her future happiness.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-19
Americus at 1O1
Not Hottest City

The temperature continues to
mount a bit higher each day as the
dry period continues, new maximum
for the season being recorder each
day since the first of this week. Fri
day new high record was set with
a maximum of 101 degrees, accord
ing to the official observer. The
minimum Friday night was within
one degree of the hottest night, was
rs degrees.
The Saturday temperature was ex-
pected to go as high as Fridays or
even degree or more higher. How
ever, Americus has not been the hot
test place in Georgia, the maximum
at Columbus Friday jumping from
101 on Thursday to 106 degrees.
Indications for rain Saturday tc
break the long drouth were very un-
promising, although some homemade
weather sharps were wagering early
in the day that rain would fall be
fore night. A number of old-tim
ers hereabout were disappointed Fri
day that rain did not fall, they de
claring unanimously that it was tn
first time they had ever observe
June II pass without rain. One citi-
zen who says he can surpass Pro-
fessor Snider in representations, as.
serts that the dry spell may be ex-
pected to be broken between June
18 and July 4. and that plenty Of
rain will come in this period.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-19
10 CARS WEEKS
PEACH OUTPUT
Estimate For Coming
Week High Held
Back By Drouth

Seven cars of peaches were ship
ped from Americus and three from
Aries station this week, making a to-
tai of 10 cars, and the outlook for the
coming week is still larger. The esti-
mate of the-Central of Georgia on
car demands for the week is eight
cen if the weather continues dry,
and if a good rain should fall be-
tween now and Tuesday it is esti-
mated at least 80 cars will be neces-
sary to move the ripe fruit. The esti-
mate of the Atlantic Ice and Coal
Corporation for icing is Is if the
weather remains dry.
The shippers this week have been
John M Council, with seven cars
from Americus, and r. D. Mcneil,
with three cars from Aries. These
will also be the heaviest shipper the
coming week.
The dry weather has greatly de-
layed the ripening Of the fruit, which
requires .-lenty of moisture at ma
turing for swelling and softening
The Hiley Bellies and Georgia Bellies
are all of ripe color, but continue
firm on the trees, due to the dryness
of the soil. One good rain would fur
nish the moisture necessary to bring
them to perfection and maturity.
Peach growers this season have
been receiving excellent prices. Those
which have been going the last week
or ten days have been commanding
fancy prices on the various markets,
and the outlook through the remain
der of the season. when the finest
peaches from the standpoint of the
consumer, are yet to go, is said to
be excellent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-19
Camp Benning To Stage
Double Battle Spectacle

COLUMBUS, June 18.-The Field
Officers class, the Company Com
manders' class and the Basic class, to-
taling 619 officers, in grades from
colonel to second lieutenant, will be
graduated at the Infantry School,
Camp Benning, at 10 a. M, Thurs
day, June 80.
For the benefit of a large number
of distinguished officers and citizens
who will visit the Infantry School on
this occasion, a demonstration will
be staged at 2 p. M, June 29, illus
trating the attack of a battalion of in
fantry supported by all arms, includ-
ing the air service, the field artil-
lery and the tanks. At 9 p. m. the
same date, second demonstration
will be staged illustrating the defense
of an entrenched area against hos
tile night attack, especially demon
strating the system of night COM
munication between the infantry and
supporting artillery in calling for bar
rage, and various forms of battle
field illumination employed to locate
attacking troops at night. In both
of these operations live ammunition
will be used and the conditions of
battle will be very closely simulated,
in order that visitors may see in op-
Grafton the methods of training en-
ployed to prepare infantry officers
for battle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-19
Leslie Barn Burns:
New Grain Is Lost

LESLIE, June 18.-R. J. Sims lost
his barn Friday afternoon at q 80
by fire. The building and contents
were a complete loss as he had no
insurance.
Mr.. Sims estimated the loss at
about $4,000. He had in the building
600 bushels Of oats, 88 bushels of
wheat and 3 tons of velvet beans.
1t is not known how the fire start
ed, as the barn was out in a field
and used only as a tsorage building.
The grain had just been thrashed
last Friday.
The building was covered with
galvanized iron. This is the second
building at this same place that Mr..
Sims has lost within a few years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-19
4 More Dooly Negro
Rioters Are Sentenced

VIENNA, June 18.-Three ne.
groes, Ed Lewis, H. E. Davis and
Buddy Wall, were found guilty by a
Jury in the Dooly Superior court
Friday on the charge of murder in
connection with the death of l.. c.
Davis, Jr., at Byromville, as result of
a racial clash. They were sentenced
to life Imprisonment. Luke West,
negro, received a verdict of volun-
tary manslaughter, and was given a
sentence of five years.
Fate Chapman and Rass Cobb, the
latter brought back here Friday from
Orlando, Fla, will face trial on the
charge of murder Monday. These two
negroes are the only ones left to be
tried of the twenty indicted by the
grand jury for murder.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-19

Judge Thomas, who had taken a
firm hold of the situation here fol-
lowing the commission of the crime,
and insisted upon law and order TAX
ing its course, did not open the court
room indiscriminately, but permitted
only select few to witness the trial
Those inside the court room were or
derly at all times. However, tiuble
had been feared from the Saturday
crowds that early began gathering
from all about the county, the news
that the negro would be secretly
brought here for trial this morning
having gotten out, and little groups
were observed all about towns with
their heads together.
To assist the sheriff and his DEPUTY
IN maintaining order a dozen sheriffs
and deputies from surrounding coun-
ties were here and on guard inside
the court room.
At the conclusion of the trial
Judge Thomas, believing it would be
safer to send the sheriff and his
prisoner. out ahead of the court
room crowd, ordered the spectators
to remain in their seats until the of
ficer and his aids had left with the
negro. This order was readily com
piled with, but before the officers had
gone ten steps outside the court room
door they were rushed" by crowd
of men and the negro seized from
them. Not a shat was fired by the Of
ticers, but it was said they were
"stampeded," and that the negro had
been taken from them before they
cogld act to protect him.
The crowd after seizing the negro,
still orderly inside the city rushed him
to waiting automobile and a pro
cession started for Autreyville, where
the girl was murdered.
The original lynching crowd was
not large, but the news of their com
ing spread like wild fire, and when
the burning began it was reported
the whole countryside, numbering
several thousand persons, was pres
ent.
The latest report from the scene
this afternoon was that the crowd had
dispersed and that all was quiet
again. The murder of little Lorene
Wilkes had been avenged.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-19
new ADMIRALS
FOR BOTH FLEETS
Jones Commands Allan
tic and Eberle
Pacific

WASHINGTON, June 1s.-Vice
Admiral II. H. Jones was assigned
today to command the Atlantic fleet
with the rank of admiral, succeeding
Admiral H. B. Wilson, who will
lower his flag June 80 to assume
command of the Naval Academy at
Annapolis.
Rear Admiral E. w. Eberle, COM
manding the battieshlp division of the
Atlantic fleet, was named commander
in chief Of the pacific fleet, with
the rank of admiral, succeeding Ad-
miral Hugh Rodman, who will CON-
mand the naval base at Hampton
Roads.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-19
CITY COURT TO
OPEN MONDAY
SAWYER Suit Against
Seaboard Set For
Retrial

The regular June term of the City
Court of Americus will convene
Monday morning. Civi! business viii
occupy the first week and criminal
Monday of the second week. Among
the civil cases will be the re-trial of
the damage suit of w. Fl. Sawyer
and Sons against the Seabotrd rail
road for destruction of the Sawyer
Machine shops by fire here a Eumbcl
of months ago. The civil calendar
and the jurors drawn for both weeks.
follow:
J. w. Chambliss, Admr., VS.. W. T.
McMath, complaint.
H. K Painter Engineering Co. VS.
Americas Ice Cream Co., trover and
bail.
Mrs. R. B. Goodwin, distress war
rant and counter affidavit
King Hardware Co., VS.. '5uggs
Hardware Co., complaint on ac-
count.
B. F. Bond VS.. B. F. Eaglin and E
T Bookster, attachment.
w. L. Perry VS.. R. B. CASTOR,
complaint.
Mrs. E. Pearlman VS.. Seaboard
Air Line Ry, complaint.
American Railway Express VS.. AL
len Chappell, complaint.
Mrs. Annie c. Mayes, Admr., VS.. A.
A. Presley, complaint.
George NJ. Owen VS.. John Wilcher,
attachment. YES
H. B. Sims u Walter Rylander, ct
al, complaint.
F. L. Allison & Co. VS. McMath
Plantation Co., complaint.
]. ]. Hanesley VS. A. T. Salter, ct
al, fl ia. levy and claim.
A. H. Lewis Medicine Co. VS.. Cars
we'll Medicine Co., complaint.
Glenn P. Davis VS.. Seaboard Air
Line Railway, complaint.
J. A. S. Perry VS.. E. L. Kite and
Billy McMath, trover and bail.
Jesse Salter VS.. L. S. Wilder and
Lula Dorsey, landlord lien fl ia, etc.
Annie Drayton VS.. Randall Wig
gins, bail and trover.
Frank Bowden VS.. jamie B. Cole
man, complaint.
The State of Georgia VS.. One Ford
Automobile and Fred Hall, con- pro-
ceeding.
Gases For Tuesday.
R. S. Broadhurst VS.. j. c. Bost-
wick, distress warrant and counter
W. L. English VS.. John Crawford,
complaint.
l.. 0. Gammage VS.. w. H. Perry
and j. A. S. Perry, garnishment and
traverse.
f. J. Witt vs.. J. B. Parker COM
plant.
Thiel Detective Service Co., VS..
]. L. Johnson, complaint
Mrs. Fannie Perry We. J. A. S. Per-
ry, bail and trover.
Joe RoEJ:s VS.. A. H Holloway, COM
plant.
Walter Rylander ct al VS.. ]. M.
johnson. comnlaint.
Cases For Wednesdav,
j. L. Glawson VS.. Sou. Bell Tel. &
Tel, Co.. complaint.
J.. Smith VS.. NJ. J. Stevens trover.
J.. Smith VS.. M. j. Stevens, COM
plant.
L Smith VS.. ". r. Hubbard, COM
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-19
TO BAPTIzE IS AT CHURCH

Forty-siX converts in the special
evangelistic services which have just
closed at Bethesda colored Baptist
church will be baptized at the church
at the Sunday morning service at IL
o'clock, the pastor, Rev. M. W. Red
dick, officiating. The meeting just
closed was declared the greatest ever
held by this church, sixty-six acces-
sions to the church being recorded.
All the new members and their
friends are urged by the pastor to
be present at the Sunday morning
service.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-19
Gases For Tuesday, Second Week.

plant.
Cases For Tuesday, Second Week.
Ellen Eason VS.. Guss Shealey, bai
aud trover.
w. H. Sawyer Sons Co. VS.. Sea,
board Air Line Railway, complaint.
Georgia Motor Co, VS.. Ethel Guer.
ry, attachment.
j. H. Talent, next friend, VS.. A
F. Hodges, complaint.
Cases To Be Dismissed
Gordon Statham~vs. R. A. Shy
complaint.
Master Truck Sales Co. VS.. Rob
ert G. Christian, complaint.
Darkis West VS.. Sim Hammond.
W. w. Mcneil VS.. Mollie Hawkins
complaint.
Up-To-Date-Millinery Co. VS.. j. M
Macy, complaint
Jurors for First Week.
w. T. Chambliss, r. C. Dupree, R.
E. Cato, J. W. Zimmerman, l. K.
Heys, j. N. Johnson, T. d. Jennings,
W. G. McGlamery, j. L. Bell, w. H.
Brown, j. R. Wilson, w. NJ. Riley, D.
P. Murray, P, ]. Lee, U. L. Couch,
J. L. Glawson, w. W. Gentry, S. A.
Perry, j. A. Pinkston, Jr., B. T,
Finch, E. L. Kirkland, R. L. McMath,
Jr., W. T. Maynard, T. M. Merritt.
Jurors for Second Week.
Frank Turpin, J. H. Quarterman,
G. c. Purvis, McCord Prather, ], M.
France, Lee Hudson, F. M. Webb, j.
E. Mathis, j. W. Holly, H. E. Nc
Math, W. L. McNeill, w. J. Josey, S.
E. DeLoach, ]. W. Murray, T. W.
Reid, G. W. .Ratliff, E. C. Reid, S. A.
Rodgers, T. C. Rodgers, R. C. Mar
kett, T. R. Reeves, Ross Dean, De-
Witt Gentry, G. w. Virgins, Jr.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-19
Confesses Crime At
Scene;P uffsC Cigarette
AS Match Is Applied
Crowd Excluded From Court Room Rushes Dozen
Officers AS Thew AoDear With Prisoner In
Moultrie After Quick Trial-Brouqht Back
From Columbus Secretly.

MOULTRIE June 18-(Specal)-John Williams,
accused of the murder Aureyvie
Wilkes
today after he had been convicted
this
said he
His crime of the in history
ton.
Williams spirited away by sheriff of Coqutt county
following his
safekeepng arrived here under guard this
that
hed lasting until about II o'clock The
thoroughly the making
him The verdict
ton OF the evidence and the charge the
Williams had been found guilty without
hang July to
where the girls body found chained
He smoked cigarette the match applied sang
ed body. shot was X
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-19
llliteracy Lower
In Georgia Cities

WASHINGTON, June 18.-The
percentage of illiteracy in Atlanta de-
creased two per cent in the last dec
ade, the census bureau announced to-
day. The number last year was
11,031, of which 9,465 were negroes.
Waycross had 1862 illiterates, a
decrease of 2.5 per, cent, of whom
1443 were negroes.
In Valdosta and Rome the number
of illiterates remained the same, $40
in Valdosta and 1880 in Rome.
LAGRANGE had 1920, an increase of
a of one per cent, including 997 ne
groes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-19
Frank Cato Gets Place
AS Hospital Inferno

F. L. Cato, Jr, who is completing
his medical studies at Tulane, has
gone to Vicksburg, Miss, where he
has been given the appointment, to-
gether with three other students from
Tulane, to serve as inferno in the
Charity hospital in that city during
the summer vacation period.
He will return to Americus later in
the summer to spend few days with
his parents, DR.. and Mrs. F. L.
Cato, before re-entering Tulane for
the fall session.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-19
Gas Service Extended
For East Americus

The Americus Lighting company is
replacing its 1-2 inch gas main in
East Forsyth street with a 3 inch
main, and is extending its pipes 1000
feet in East Americas, offering gas
competitions to a score of citizens who
have had to do without the service
in the past.
The larger main will enable us to
give better service" said Manager
Ewing, "as well as permit of extern
sion of service"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-19
UPPER SILESIA
PEACE REACHED
Germans And Poles To
Give Way To Allied
Forces

BERLIN, June 18.-(By Associat-
ed Press.) = Agreement has been
reached between the German volun-
teers in Upper Silesia, the Polish in
surgents and the Inter-Allied COM
mission in Oppeln, under which the
Germans and Poles will begin to
withdraw, it was learned from an In
ter-Allied representative who arrived
today.
The evacuated territory will be oc-
cupied by joint contingents of Inter
Allied troops.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-19
MEMPHIS NEGRO WHO
ESCAPED POSSE, SHOT.

MEMPHIS, June fisherman
Richmond, the negro who escaped
from sheriff's posse here early yes
terday after being arrested on a
charge of holding up a girl and her
escort in a suburb and threatening
to attack the girl, was shot to death
today by a town officer at Bates
vile, Miss, when he resisted arrest,
according to a telephone message to
the sheriff's office here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-19
BRITISH MINERS
LAY PLANS FOR
GENERAL STRIKE
Other Unions Summon
ed For Early Con-
ference

LONDON, June 18-The executive
committee of the miners union de-
cided at meeting today to ask all
trades unions affected by the wages
dispute to meet the miners repre-
sentatives at an early date with the
object of taking national action with
the miners to secure their mutual
demands.
Secretary Hodges, of the miners,
said this implied a general strike
if the other unions agree.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-19
Urges Work On River
To Give Jobs To Idle

DENVER, June 18. - By Asso-
ciated Press Immediate develop
ment by the government of the Mis-
sissippi river system as deep water
way to provide work for the unem-
ployed was urged by James Lord,
president of the mining department
of the American Federation of La
Dor in a report today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-19
BY MILTON BRoNNER.

BERLIN, June 18.-German trains
still maintain schedule much better
than American ones do.
have been travelling extensively
in Germany the past month and
in practically every instance have ar
rived at my destination right on the
dot. We
But the speed maintained is not
as high as before the war. The high
average used to be 80 kilometers per
hour; now it is 65, due to the state
of the rolling stock.
There is marked Improvement in
the service compared with last year
Now all the principal trains carry
diners, on which you get good table
d'hote meals. They also have their
full complement of first, second,
third and fourth class coaches.
War Brings Change.
Before the war all classes of coach
es were clean, but now even the
first class coaches are often dirty.
They used to be upholstered with
good plush; there were mirrors; the
windows had leather straps for rails
ing and lowering.
When the revolution came, pas
sengers looted the coaches; cut off
the straps for belts or for repairing
shoes; stole the mirrors and even rip
ped the plush off the seats.
Now the windows are provided
with straps made of woven twine and
the seats are covered with very much
the same material.
The railway travel in Germany at
present is enormous despite the tre-
mendous increase in the price Of
tickets.
Germany used to have the best and
cheapest railway service in the world
The railways made money for the
states which owned them.
Now they cause a tremendous de-
ficit. The French assert that the
government purposely creates big
deficit by increasing the number Of
railway employees and also their pay.
Shorter Work Day.
But many railway employees used
to work ~ hours per day, now the
eight hour day is universal. The re-
suit is that the roads which used be-
fore the war to have 740,205 EN-
ploves, last year had 1,053,620.
Other items that make for the
deficit in the railway treasury are
the increasing costs of materials.
Last year Germany paid for its
railway coal 19 times as much as IN
1913; % times as much for petrol
cum, 28 times as much for steel rails
and II times as much for locomo-
tives.
In April of 1918, there were out
of use 5125 locomotives needing re-
pairs; last fall there were IL ,315.
The last governmental budget estl-
mated the railways would show
deficit of 16 billion marks.
The government has steadily. in
creased the passenger and freight
rates, but the income has not. been
enough to overtake the expense and
still higher rates will have to be fix
ed this year.
What is true as to deficit in the
railways is also true of the mails,
telephone and telegraph service. In
1912 these combined services had
surplus of SO million marks. Last
year there was a deficit of three
billions.
And there has been general
slackening in the service.
In his next article Bronner will
tell about the state of Germany's
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-19
BAR PRESIDENT BURIED

PENSACOLA, Fla, June 18.-rhe
body of William A. Blount, president
of the American Bar Association,
was laid to rest here with impress
sive ceremonies. g. Mn
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-19
BIG four RULES
STAND, TRULINC

CHICAGO, June 18.-The rules
and working conditions now govern
ing the Big Four railroad brother
hoods will continue in effect until
changed by negotiation between the
brotherhoods or by the Railroad La
boar Board, under a ruling of the
board today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-19
Preston Merchants
Try Weekly HOLIDAYS

PRESTON, June l8.-The mer-
chants here will observe half holiday
on Thursday during the hot season.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-19
FINE GERMAN
RAIL SYSTEM
NOW A WRECK
Bronner Tells Of Huge
Deficits And De-
creased Service

Milton Bronner, European cor
respondent for the Times Record
er, today describes for our readers
the wreckage of the German rail
road system. Bronner has spent
a month making a frst-hand study
of conditions in Germany as it is
today
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-19
WEATHER

Forecast for Georgia, - PARTLY
cloudy tonight and Sunday; not
much change in temperature.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-19

Mrs. George o. Marshall is improv-
ing after a recent attack of illness.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-19
MARKETS
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON
Good Middling ......................10c
NEW YORK FUTURES

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