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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-05
WESTERN CONVERSATIONS

noted soda spring at the far end of
the state prison wall began to fail in
It's flow some weeks ago and now II
has dried up. This well was one Of
the assets OF tho town and was visited
by hundreds of people every day. But
now 1t Is stated that the real exit OF
tho water was back in the rocks some
sixty feet and the water came thru
n pipe placed there in old times. An
effort will be made to get under the
massive stone walls and reopen this
pipe, whose obstruction has probably
shut off the water. Water of all des-
criptlons including chalybeate springs
has become ono OF the most prominent
problems of this region and Canon
City should make every effort to re-
gain tho lost spring.
SOME WEATHER COMING
Approach of winter is slow and
spasmodic and thus far confined to
the highest attitudes. Temperature
was within seven degrees of zero in
tho Gunnison mountains on a recent
large fine morning. The News says: A
party from Oklahoma, comprising OF a
lady. her two children and the driver
of tho car. were stalled on Monarch
pass Tuesday night in the storm. They
reached Gunnison late on Wednesday
after most strenuous times I'm digging
thru tho snow. A big Packard also
camo thru wednesday and one or two
other cars. but 1t is reported that the
pass has again been blocked.
WESTERN CONVERSATIONS
Tho site for Canon City's armory
has been decided upon and the deed
has been filed transferring It's owner
ship to the government 1t is at tho
southeast corner of First and Main
streets, opposite the Anderson green
houses and will occupy n part of the
ground on which stand the ruins OF
the old Peerless mills. Tho property
has frontage of 132 feet.
INDEPENDENT TRANSPORTATION
No use for tho railroad men to
strike; freight would move anyhow.
Man2anola Sun states.
a stock buyer at olney SPRINGS who
has been making regular shipments
OF cattle to Pueblo by freight recent
" tried the experiment OF driving two
car loads to market by foot. He made
n saving OF $40 in freight charges and
delivered his cattle in equally as good
condition as If shipped by train.
Colorado Radium company which
curtailed its mining operations some
weeks ago Is to put on more men about
the list OF December. Tho market of
vanadium and carnotitc ores has been
quiet. yet the company has had forty
mon at work and they have blocked
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-05
A DIFFERENT CREW OF YOUTH

A DIFFERENT CREW OF YOUTH
Halloween came and passed and
tho young people managed to get by
with a fair amount of fun and we have
had no information in the news of
serious wreckage anywhere. Plain in
ference is that in THESE days of civil
lization the boys of this generation
have had their energies directed in
ways that arc human, and therefore
are able TO derive harmless sport from
the last night of October without
breaking everything to pieces. 1t Is
with memories of mixed dread and in
dignation residents of the north side
recall the Halloween operations OF
old times, especially the raids Of the
notorious Brick Yards gang. Those
fellows used to come down in a band
fifty strong. from the north end.
march thru alley after alley and liter
ally pull down or overturn every fence,
door, gate or small building that would
yield to the power of a score of strong
hands. The police were afraid of
them. Nothing was safe from their
reckless vandalism and so-called
pranks amounted to several hundred
dollars A party of them one night
raided the old north side cemetery and
smashed all the monument stones they
could break up, especially those of
the old soldiers who kept this nation
from being wrecked.
Thus it is that any rational sports,
or any semi-adventurous society which
will give youthful energy Il blow-off
without resorting to the cover of dark
ness for evil deeds, is to be commend
I'd.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-05
CITES THE PLAIN OLD RULES

CITES THE PLAIN OLD RULES
The young man of today thinks he
has no chance. AS / look back over
my life. 1 only wish l had one-fifth
the chance the young man now has.
The essentials the average young man
lacks are backbone, self-sacrifice and
a desire to work hard"
Il am retiring as a young man and
l could have retired earlier. l took
a vacation every five years. / work
ed early and late. | was never sick
day. 1 intend now to take vaca-
ton for the balance Of my life. I
shall travel and read. Any man can
duplicate what l have done II he will
follow the simple rules of business
which have been given by SO many
men that they are trite.
These are only two paragraphs
from an interview filling two colums
of Salida Mail. The speaker is T. c.
Bode who has sold out his drug busi-
ness and is retiring. That Is. he is
going out OF pill prescriptions but we
may be sure that such man will not
cease from some kind of activity. The
statement is so interesting and so
practical that further reference to it
may be presented in these state notes.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-05

"Justifiable killing was the verdict.
of coroners jury at Walsenburg in tho
case of Robert Fitzsimmons. Mr..
Fftz Is not a pugilist but he is a bad
man with gun when he happens OF
find robber burgling his home.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-13
Governor.

State of Georgia, Executive Depart
ment, Atlanta, May II, 1921.
Hon. William f. II. Searcy, Jr.,
Judge Superior Courts, Flint Circuit,
Griffin, Ga.
Dear Sir: AS it was my desire to
handle the cases called to my atten-
ton and cited by me in my state
ment with reference to the negro in
Georgia without directing attention
to the particular town and county in
which the cases were alleged to
have occurred, refrained from Civ
ing any names. | regret that your
letter brings publicity to The Rock.
Epson county and your court. | had
hoped, and | still hope, that men in
your position would recognize what
is known to us all, regardless Of the
matter cited by me, that the negro
has been subjected to mistreatmeat
in Georgia and that the time has
come to inaugurate new policy, If
we are to retain our own sclf-respect
and maintain our position s civ
ilized people before the WH"'l.
Since 1885 there have 'cen AIS
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-13

in trouble before. Several merchant:
cold me that they could not afford
TO write letters, as it would hurt THEN
business, and one told me that White
was being prosecuted, but he coulC
not afford to get in a controversy be.
tween a negro and white people"
The report gives a detailed ac-
count of the shooting UP of the ne
gTo's home, wnen only his wife and
small children were in it.
In the report the investigator
says:
Il regret that some of the good
people who talked to me would not
write letters to your eXcellency
This was due to one of three things
Timidity, not desiring to take a ne
gro's part against white people, on
fear of running their business. The
best people told me to tell you that
If White or any of his family ever
put their feet in Epson county again
and it was known to the people of
The Rock, that they would be lynch
ed.
Il was told by several good peo-
pie that the trial of White was a fake
and travesty of justice. That GER
tain class Of people in Epson county
had it in for any negro that was the
least prosperous and White especial
ly; that they were determined to nut
him in the chaingang; that if it took
ten witnesses to convict him they
would get him; if it took 100 they
would put up 100, and if it took l.
900, they would put up 1000"
The report covers twelve type
written pages. | quote only enough
Of it to show to you the type of mat
'er that was before me when | in
Guided this case in the number cited
by me in my statement. You will, I
believe, agree with me that these
facts justify the use which I made
Of the information.
You state that you did not make
the remark to the committee which
waited upon you as was reported to
the investigator by four of your fell
low citizens.
accept your statement as cor
rect, but even when | do this, with
the facts reported to me, I cannot
modify my conclusion as to the case
1t was not my purpose, and it is
not now my intention to 90 into q
trial of each of the 1876 cases cited
by me. For this reason, l purpose
" refrained from the publication of
names. and it is now with the great
est reluctance that l publish the
facts reported to me as to Epson
county, being forced to take this
step by your letter. 1t is not my
desire to injure the reputation of
any county, town or official. hat !
DO wish to awake the people cf Geor-
qia to what ! regard as a peril over
shadowing all others threatening our
state. This peril, believe to be,due
to q failure upon the part of the ma
JoHty Of our people t. appreciate
what IS taking place and the stagger-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-13

negroes lynched in Georgia. Repors
to me with reference to the case of
Ed. White, the negro referred to by
you, convinced me at the time that
he would be lynched if allowed to re-
main in Jail in Upson county. For
this reason | requested you, as stated
by you, TO order his removed TO Blbb
county for safe-keeping. This was
done, saving the life Of the man,
believe.
caused an investigators white
citizen of Georgia in whom ] have
every cOnfidence-tO go to Epson
county to investigate the facts sur
rounding the case. The facts en-
bodied in my statement are based
upon his report in writing to me as
governor of Georgia. This report is
now before me. The name of the man
who kicked the negro girl in the
stomach the names of seven leading
citizens who testify as to the good
character and reputation of the ne
gro and who unite in expressing the
opinion that the case against HIM
was one of persecution; the names
of four leading citizens in your cir
cult who stated that a committee
had waited upon you and that you
informed them that White would be
put in the chaingang-the names and
statements of these citizens are en-
bodied in the report.
The report in part states:
81 attach hereto letter from MI
--........-..--............ leading merchant Of
to his own knowledge Whites repu-
tation was good, and that he had
credit at his place from $500 to ST.
500 per year Mr.-----..--.-------.------fur.
Their stated that the treatment of
White and his family was perfectly
outrageous and a disgrace to Geor-
gia. What the whole nation came
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-13
GOVERNOR REPLIES TO
CRITICISMS OF JUDGES

(, already been condemned to die.
The respite of thirty days was grant
ed only in order to give me as gov.
ernor the time to get the facts q;
the case, which were wholly un,
known to me. If any action has
been taken to punish the members of
the mob, it has not come to nv at
tentiOn. w. J. Sturdivant, to whom
you refer, believe, was sheriff at
the time.
You say that the cause of the beat
ing of Oscar Edwards was the use by
the negro of an oath, zone which no
southern white man accepts" | am
sure that you will agree with me that
the true spirit Of the Anglo-Saxon, to
which you refer with pride in
which | share, calls for the resent
ment of such an insult at the time
when given, and never justifies
waiting for the cover of the night to
go in a mob, however small, to beat
the giver of the insult.
Accepting as wholly true the "rea-
son advanced for this whipping of
this negro" | am sure that you as
sworn officers of the law will agree
with me that the law has been VIC
lated by these men. As intelligent
men, you will further agree with me
that the manner of the violation is
typical of the causes underlying the
Ais cases of lynching which have dis
graced our state. Under the circum-
stances, feel sure that the court in
which you gentlemen serve will see
that the honor of the law is vindi-
Gated in Taliaferro county by the
punishment of the members Of this
miniature mob, if the facts are as
reported by you.
The letter to which you refer was
not anonymous, but | must respect
the request Of the writer to with
hold his name, because of his fear
of bodily harm to him. No charges
of peonage in Taliaferro county
county have been made by me to
the press or elsewhere.
My letter to you was written not
in a spirit of fault-finding or die.
tation, but in tie desire to invoke the
aid of you gentlemen, as publ Off
Gals, in an effort to put a stop 20
customs and conditions which have
brought and which are bringing dis
grace upon our state. / am conf
dent that you will join me in this
effort. Respectfully.
HUGH M. DORSEY,
Governor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-13

ing sum total of charges made
against US as people in connection
with our treatment of the negro.
appeal again to men OF your
position and to the press of the state
to unite in this effort, and to refrain
from trying to side-track the ques-
ton in a controversy over this CT any
other single case. | am confident
that you had ninety-five percent of
the state desire to do only what is
best for the state and for our peo-
pie both black and white.
viii you not join me in seeking
for remedy for conditions which
are causing the state to lose labor
ers whom we need giving US an I'M
speakable reputation before the
world, and planting the seed of law
lessness among our people that will
prove disastrous to our children if
not stopped?
Respectfully yours,
HUGH NJ. DORSEY,
Governor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-13

about through jealousy of Whites
success. That White was innocent,
was fQully treated and ought to be
pardoned outright
"Mr. .-....-..-.--..----...--.- leading mer-
chant Of.-.--..-.--..-.--.-- stated that
he had known White for many years.
That White had good credit at his
place. That White had never gotten
arrested before in his life, that he
had ever heard of.
81 attach a letter written BY
the leading --.....--------:
,---..----.company of .-----.---------.---------
This letter states Whites credit was
good; also that his reputation for
peaceableness is good, and his gen
eral reputation is good. These peo-
pie state that White was not prose-
cuted. but persecuted-and that he
ought to be pardoned."
Il called to see Mr. -------------.---------;,
leading merchant and
one of the biggest farm owners IN
that section of the state. He stated
that he knew your eXcellency per
sonally. He said to tell your excel
lency that if the negro was sent to
the changing or fined one cent that
the courthouses of Georgia ought to
be torn down"
81 called to sec every merchant IN
..-......--.-..-...---..------an without eXcep-
ton every one of them stated that
White and his family had good rep
utation, and had good credit; and
they had never heard Of them getting
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-13
kiwanis May Back
3 Relief Movements

CLEVELAND, o., May 13.-The
International Kiwanis Club may go
on record at its annual convention
here June 20-24 endorsing the three
big movements designed to bring re-
lief to famine stricken China and
countries of the Near East and Eu-
rope.
The executive committee of the
organization has just sent out bull
letins to the 500 Kiwanis clubs in
Canada and the United States, rec
ommending that the individual clubs,
located in as many cities, give favor
able consideration to the China Fam
inc Fund, European Relief and the
Near East Relief. It is likely that
the international convention here
may make plans for the active sup
port of these three movements
Fully 5000 delegates and visitors,
coming from practically every city
of the North American continent,
will attend the Cleveland cOnven-
ton.
"These three organizations are
recognized relief agencies, minister
ing to the stricken peoples of the
world, and thew have appealed to the
international Kiwanis Club for en-
dorsement of their movements"
said o. Samuel Cummings, interna-
tional secretary, in a statement Just
issued. "a proper investigation
shows that these organizations are
conducting relief work in such an eff
ficient manner as to merit the I'M
qualified support of Kiwanians and
Kiwanis clubs"
Arrangements have been almost
completed for the big Kiwanis gath
ering in the Fifth City the latter
part Of June A round of entertain
ment for delegates, who will come
from Gulf to Lakes and from the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-13
T'HE! STANDARD
Fridays and Saturdays
RargaSr2s

At csc. Mems Union Suits OF
standard pajama checks; elastic
seam back; all sizes.
At $500. Mems Fine Silk Shirts,
in large sizes only, 10, l6 IL
and II; values $3.50.
At csc. Choice of two hundred
Mems Madras and Percale
Shirts, all sizes; values in this
lot run up to $500.
At 75c. One great table Ladies
Fine Silk Stockings; all colors
of pure thread silk; values in
this lot up to $3.50.
At 1898. Mems Serge Pants; all
wool, most all. sizes; regularly
$6.98.
At $500 Choice of one lot of
Mems Dress Pants that formerly
sold for $1,000.
At Csc. Ladies Ribbed Summer
Union Suits, bleached snow
white.
At 25c. Mems Iron Socks; abso-
lutely the best you can buy for
At $3.98. Ladies' Wash Satin
Skirts, trimmed with medaIlions,
value $500.
At $3.50. Choice of one hundred
pure Japanese Pongee SIX
Waists; all sizes.
At $1.OO. One big lot of Ladies'
Nainsook Teddies; these were
formerly nriced at $500.
At $1.25. Mems Union Made
OveraIls; of best denim; all sizes
and lengths.
AT 5Sc Mems Extra Quality Chev-
lot York Shirts; all sizes, IA to
At SOC. Mems Na;nsook Under
shirts; all sizes; regularly soc.
At $500. Women's serviceable
Black or Brown OXfords, for
merly $595 and $6.35. .
At Toe. Five hundred dozen Mems
regular 25c Collars; guaranteed
first quality; all sizes.
At 98c. Crex Rugs in twelve pat
terms; size 30x6O; regularly
$3.50.
At 81. 80. CreX Rugs IN ten pat
terms; size 3X6 feet; regularly
$500.
At $3.50. Crex Squares in seven
patterns; size Sx10 feet; regu-
larry Site.
At $3.50. Crcx Squares in five
patterns; size 9x12 feet, regu-
larly $1498.
At 15c. Turkish Towels, bleached
snow white; size 14x28 inches.
At $500. Many new models Of
College Girl Corsets just re-
ceived.
At 95c. Genuine Pepperel Pillow
Cases; full regular size.
At $1.98. The greatest value in
Taffcta Silk in South Georgia;
all colors; SO inches wide, aud
wear guaranteed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-13

BEAUTIFUL GEORGETTE HATS,
in white and delicate colors. for
the Girl Graduate. Miss Ellinor
Tillman.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-13

l paid taxi so cents this
morning to ride me up one short
hill. and it was worth it. The
taxi man IS a good driver, even
though he was not driving an
Oldsmlobile a"
The drive proved to my own
satisfaction that my Odds a" is
the only car in town that will
climb the North Lee street hill,
coming onto the hill from Wild
street, with very slow start and
three slow-downs while on the
incline. never changing gears.
Of course, I don't POSI-
lively know that the Oldsmo-
bile go is the only light car,
selling for less than $4,000, that
will do this, but l believe it so
strong l challenge any and all
corners to take this hill as does
the Oldsmobile "a"
Shucks, Pm thinking about
that challenge and l might say l
am waiting with chip on my
shoulder, just to see if there's
any one in town who's sport
enough to knock it off.
Of course, l am foolish about
my Oldsmobile "4", but who
wouldn't be after riding in it?
Girls, it's a beauty and how
she runs-I mean the car.
HERMANN SCHNEIDER
OLDSMOBILE FOUR
I'll Take You For a Ride Any Time
You Say"
NE 14O.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-13

Atlantic to the Pacific, as well as
from Canada, is being planned.
John E. Christian, chairman of the
entertainment committee, says there
will be unlimited amusement and re-
creation to occupy every minute OF
the week which is not taken up by
business sessions of the convention.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-04

ana named. n is always the ease.
after tho state ana the city next
played
1t is a great day Tor the children
with the circus. for thcy have extra
pastries ana ices in the show dining
tent IN celebration OF the coming of
the st"rk. only "i.ittl. Vie" the
baby hippo. viii resent the advent
of the lion cubs. for it inc<Is that he
is no longer the baby" OF the show $
ZOO.
loves great London circus feat
ur"S wild animal acts. and Richmond
people Will take pleasure in the per
feet specimens housed in the circus
cages and dcns. In the parade Mon
day forenoon all the jungle folk will
u" open to view, except the cu,s and
some of the lied" animals too deli
cat" for the long, hot march"
The performances. which begin at
= and l.. NJ. Monday will be pre-
scented in three rings. a steel arena
and a hippodromc track. Wild ami
NAL, aerial. riding. equestrian. aero
hatic. wire dancing. ruulibristic and
novelty acts predominant. The big
show is all circus. cirCusy circus.
from Tie opening cvolutions TO the
las: hlrppdrOmc race.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-04
MISSIONARY IS BURIED
NEAR FIELD OF LABOR
Dir. John II. Hykes' Body
Rests Near Scene of 50
Years Efforts.
mn Assnrinlcd prcsN l


SHANGHAI sept. 3.--Dr. John Il.
liykcS. whose recent death in ShanE-
hal brought to Il close nearly Il naic
century Of service az 4 missionary
in the China field. is buried in Pa
hsienjao Cemetery here. near the
scene "f tn" greater part OF his
laborS.
Doctor liykcs. who was hotn at
Shippcnshurs, Pa, on August =. 1852.
was admitted to the Central New
YORK Conference of the Methods [
Episcopal Church in 1873. and was
then appointed to a mission in China.
the youngest man ever placed in the
foreign mission field by The Meth
odiSt Episcopal Church.
lie carried on cVauEeliStic work in
various parts OF China until 1923.
when he became representative OF
the American Bible society. with
headquarters at Shanghai civic ar
fairs. as we'll as rclig iOus. received
Doctor lIykcS' attention. ana Tor u
period az years he was a member OF
the Municipal Council OF Shanghai.
and in the years 10000 was Amcri-
can vice -Coneul-Ecncral. serving at
tn" same time as American Mixed
Court assessor. In recent years he
was activ" in the Masonic order in
Shanghai. lie was a :%rd degree
Mason ana was District grand mas
ter OF the District Grand Lodge.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-04
Hundreds of Riddles and CrownUps Will BE on Hand
al Boulevard and Broad to Watch the Circus
&c, Ready for Tomorrow

Thcrcli ho a great stirring NJ
Boulevard ANA Broad Streets today.
for tho elephants. the clowns. the
Sranrlod folk and all the bis, and lit
IL" wonders of the biz show are duo
Their" carly this morning Yes. in
decd, for llow"'s great London circus
* scheduled to steam into Richmond
with the dawn, and. before the sun
IS high in III. blue. the great. gray
stretches OF canvas viii Toe looming
against the skyline.
sunday is u day Of rest with the
circus. Of course. hut it is a day of
comparative rest only, for 200 people
and GOO animals must be fed: the
horse tents. the mcnagcric. the dress
ing tents. the side show tents and
the big top. which seats 5000 people
must bc raised in order that tho
necessary routine Of the show may
continue.
Richmond people will enjoy watch
ing the iiS troupe ON the lot Sunday
--cnj"y the scenes AT the cookhuusc.
At the dressing rooms. the side shows
the smithy. the carpenter shop and
the horse tents. But. best Of all will
be the feeding ana grooming OF the
animals. including "Nirginia," Rich
moud," 'Washin-ton' and Lee"
-four little lion cubs born las, night