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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-22
Miss Rustin Goes To
Philippine Islands

Miss Eunice Rustin left Saturday
afternoon for San Francisco, where
she will be joined by her sister, Mrs,
Thos. Mumford, and Lieut.. Mumford,
who will sail June for Manila.
Lieutenant Mumford has been trans
ferred to the Philippines for military
service where he will probably re-
main two years.
Miss Rustin has been a member oil
the High school faculty for the past
year, and has made many friends
in Americus during her short resi-
dence here. She will visit all the
important points in the Philippines,
and it her plan at present to en-.
gage. in teaching in the schools of
Manila. On the government trans
port with the American party will be
the superintendent .bf the Manila
schools, who has been in correspond
ence with Miss Rustin since she sig
nified her intention Of going to the
islands with her sister.
Miss Rustin plans to remain IN
the Philippines one year at least, and
she may extend her visit for longer
period for the purpose of touring
some Of the European. countries.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-22
HANSFORC'S CROP
HIS FINEST YET.

Lee M. Hansford, originator Of the
famous Hansford Beauty variety of
early peaches, and extensive grower
Of them, delivered to the Times-Re-
corder Saturday a bushcl of the fin
est specimens Of Georgia peaches
seen this year. They were larger
than usual, beautifully colored and
delicious in flavor.
Mr.. Hansford has shipped 3 l-2
carloads by freight and will have
about one-half car yet to 80, His
crop this year is about one-third a
full yield, but has made up to a CON
siderable extent in quality what was
lost in quantity He sprayed his
trees four times according to gov
ernmcnt schedule and took every
prccaution to produce the finest pos
sibIe fruit.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-22

Boy Sets Fire To
School In Play;
Damage, $3.50

A small boys prank came near re-
sulting in the modern new Thalean
consolidated rural school building 5
miles southwest of Americas being
destroyed by fire a few days ago, it
has become known. The lad, member
of we'll known family, carried sticks
into the school house and set them
afire, then set about having fun car
rying water in a drinl: glass to put
it out When discovered the fire was
burning the walls an ceiling, and
before extinguished, when was ac-
complished with the greatest difficult
ty, had damaged the rocf and some
of the contents of the building to the
extent of $3.50 The fire took place
while a baseball game was in prog
ress and { number Of citizens OF
the community were gathered.
Thalean and Thompson teams
were playing ball on the splendid dia-
mond on the campus of Ehe school
when smoke was discovered issuing
from the building in considerable
volume. The players rushed in
side and found the blaze licking
against the walls, with part of the
ceiling on fire. Calling for assist
ance from the men of the communi-
ty, buckets were brought into inn
use, and by heroic effort the
flames were confined to a small por-
ton of the roof
An encyclopedia set and stand,
valued at 5000, was badly damaged
by fire and water, and will have to
be replaced. The damage to the
beaver board and ceiling is estimat-
ed at 500. The building was the
first thoroughly modern rural school
in Sumter county and still stands at
the top. 1t is less than two years
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-22
AMERICUS REPRESENTED
AT PLAINS BARBECUE.

A number Of Americus people at
tended the barbeuce at Plains Fri
day. Among those going in cars
were Miss Louise Marahall, Miss
Georgia Bena Dodson, Mr. and Mrs.
Steve Pace, Mrs. George Oliver, Mrs.
John Oliver, Mrs. Clarence Davis,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Maynard, Mr.. and
Mrs. viii c. Carter, Mrs. John N.
Scarborough, Mrs. Frank Cato, Mr..
and Mrs. Nat LeMaster, Mrs. and
Mrs. E. F. Wilder, Dr.. j. R. Statham,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carr Glover, Miss Rosa
McLendon, Mayor j. E. Sheppard,
Walter Page, Charles Payne, w. T.
Kenmore, H. 0. Jones, E. J. Eldridge
and a number of the young men of
the town.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-22
PLAINS HOST TO
1900 AT CUE AT
SCHOOL CLOSING
Mayor Sheppard, OF
Americus Orator
Richland Band Plays

PLAINS, May 21. - More than
1000 persons, representatives from
the entire southwestern section of
the state, attended the barbecue at
Plains Friday, celebrating the close
of the schools in this city.
Splendid popular music was fu-
nished by the Richland band. j. E.
Sheppard, mayor of Amencus, de-
livered an outdoor speech, his re-
marks throughout beng educational
and unusually interesting.
A ball game was played in the
afternoon between Plains and
Thompson, which furnished excite
ment and thrills for the baseball fans
assembled to see the snappy game.
Ten innings were played, the score
standing at the end of the tenth in
ming II to 16 in favor of Thomp-
son. Up to the 9Th inning the score
was tie.
People from every surrounding
community were. present, places be-
ing represented including Americus,
Parrott, Smithville, Preston, Lump
kin, Bronwood, Richland, and various
rural districts.
Friday evening Miss Berta Will
llssfa44t4ss~r-- Te'u41fsfst4-scaf recital, which
was heard by a large audience of
interested patrons and friends of the
pupils who participated
The commencement sermol will be
delivered Sunday morning by DR..
Foster, president of Bessie Tit col
lege, in the Baptist church audito-
rum.
The graduating exercises VIII be
held Monday night in the auditorium
of the school building
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-22
Laurens Killings In
Still Raid Reported

SAVANNAH, May 21.-Meager
reports here state that George
Crawford, a county policeman. and
negro moonshiner were killed in a
fight between officers and moon
sinners in the Burch district of
Laurens county, fifteen miles from
Dublin. early today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-22
Tentative Agreement
In Marine Strike

WASHINGTON, May 21.-A ten
tative agreement has been reached by
the striking marine engineers and the
U. S. shipping board, it was learned
today after a conference between
Secretary Davis and Chairman Ben
son of the Shipping board. It's ma
ture was not disclosed,
Admiral Benson will submit the
proposal to the ship owners and 1T
was expected the agreement would
be signed.
Representatives of the radio oper-
ators and seamen's union were ex-
pected to sign similar agreements.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-22

borough as the result of evidence
brought cut at a commitment trial
in April before Justice Griffin Of
two negro women who occupy a cot
tage about half way up the Scarbor-
ough hill on the north side of the
road, who were arrested on complaint
of jim Sotericu, Greek cook in the
Liberty cafe, who informed the Of
ficers that he had been robbed of
1910 while visiting one of these me-
gro women on the afternoon of April
a. He asserted that one of them
threw quilt over his head and held
him while the other disappeared with
his roll of money The women were
Lucille Brown, who was witness in
the first inquest. The other was
Artamera Stallings. Both were re-
leased on $500 bond after being held
to the grand jury on the charges OF
the Greek That he really had
roll Of money on that afternoon be-
fore going to their house was testi-
fled by Matte Mosely, also colored,
keeper of store in that vicinity,
who told of having been shown IL
by him in her Etore.
Gets ST 900 Back.
During the commitment hearing
questioning brought from the two
women that they rented the house
occupied by them from Scarborough
as a place for receiving visitors, both
whites and blacks being frequenters,
and that the owner knew the char
acter of the place operated by them
and shared their profits. 1t was fol-
lowing this disclosure that the let
ter was sent by Solicitor Chappell.
In this connection, and further
bearing out the disclosure regarding
the character of the place operated
by these women comes the informa-
tion that a few weeks ago previous
to the Greeks experience, we'll
known travelling salesman from am
other city informed an officer here
that he had been robbed of $1,000
by the same two negro women in
the same resort, asking for advice.
He was told to take out a warrant.
He replied that his employer had
| given him 81 900 with which to pur-
chase an automobile in which to
| travel, and thatl ides, he couldn't
| afford tq@become known in eonnee-
tion with the theft under any consid-
Grafton. Vile stated that he wanted
the money back-had to have it. He
left he officer, saying he would
one more effort to recover his
money and would be back later. He
returned in half an hour with the roll
/ of $1,000 in bills The officer asked
him how he got it. He replied that
he had secured shot gun, visited the
women house and informed that un-
less he got his money he would blow
the heads off every one present,
| whereupon they turned over the mon
ey to him. This story is g6ue4ed for
as authentic.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-22
Rail Union Chiefs To
Discuss Wape Rulings

CLEVELAND, May 21,-ApproX-
imately six hundred chairmen of the
four big railway brotherhoods and
switchmen's union will attend a joint
conference in Chicago July ! to con-
slider and pass upon the wage award
by the railroad labor board, which
becomes effective on that date
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-22
AMERICUS IS OUT
FOR l922L.O.O.F
GRAND LODGE
Delegates To Go To
Athens Backed By
Local Clubs

Representative from the Odd
Fellows organization here will leave
Americus Monday and Tuesday to
attend the Grand Lodge convention
which will be held Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of this
week in Athens, where more than
1000 delegates will gather from all
parts of the state for the meeting.
Mrs. S. H. Edge, grand warden of
the Rebekahs in Americus, accompa-
MED by Mrs. E. B. Banks, also of
this city. will represent that order
at the convention.
S. H. Edge, representing the en-
campment, and j. H. Clark, and Cor
don f. Brooks, representing the local
lodge, will also attend from Ameri-
Gus. All other lodges in this sec
ton will send officials and delegates,
who will represent the various or
CARNATIONS.
The exercises on Monday will be
given by the Cantons; Tuesday will
be directed by the Encampment, and
Wednesday and Thursday will be
devoted to the grand lodge and its
work.--~--@~-------- ------
1t is the purpose Of the Americus
representation to bring the conven-
ton to Americus in May 1922. and
already the support of the Kiwaniahs
and Lions clubs have been pledged
the Odd Fellows in securing this city
for the next plt3e Of meeting. May
or Sheppard, and a number of rep
resentative citizens, have signified
their intention of using their influ
enee to bring the meeting here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-22
.$1,OOO,OOO Concern
To Export Edible Oils

CHICAGO, May 21.-Organiza-
ton of a million dollar corporation
for the exuort of edible oils was voted
at the annual meeting of the Inter
state Cotton Seed Crushers Associa-
tion which closed today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-22

A straw hat that can be converted
into megaphone or a fan at the ball
game has been invented
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-22
NEW YORK FUTURES
WEATHER. .

Forecast Tor Georgia-CIoudY and
unsettled weather Sunday; probably
occasional showers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-22
Solicitor FELTON, Asks
Citizens Having Facts
to- eGrandJuryAid
Gamblers On Anxious Seat AS Inquiry Approaches
How Greek Lost $500 and Travelling Man
$1,000 in Resort On Scarborough's Place Related

Solicitor General julie FELTON,, of this circuit informed the
Saturday afternoon by telephone his home
in Monezuma that he would take the investigation Scar
borough murder before the Sumter county grand Jury
Monday morning
We will into the case working on whatever information
we obtain said he invite any citizen who possesses any
information whatsoever that might have bearing the
present it to the grand Jury
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-22

reward of $500 for arrest evidence to convict Of
the murderer OF W. H. Scarborough last Saturday Sunday
issued Saturday by Governor Dorsey Atlanta in the form Of
proclamation which legal todays Tn1esRe-
code he reward was offered by the governor request of
Solicitor General julie Felton, acting upon request of Morgan
stevens OF Amecus representing the relatives OF Scarborough
THIS the only development of definite
the murder mystery Saturday air expectancy
about the city anticipation of the grand jury
Monday
indicated that considerable weang
gambling fraternity of the community
disclosures and the general that gamblers
frequenng Scarboroughs possess
knowledge of the perpetrators of the
bers from the city before Monday has been anticipated
before the grand jury, but also indicated they
tight fearing attempt they Immediately charged
Der of them under surveillance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-22

Egyptian cotton grown in the Unit
ed States was worth $20,000,000 ia
1919.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-22

1t is believed the grand jury will
get busy early Monday on the mys-
terry, calling before it all persons
who are known to have knowledge
of the indentity of frequenters of
the gambling games and other places
of vice known to have existed on
the Scarborough premises. The list
of members contains the names of
many of the men Of the community
known as leaders for law and order
and the punishment of crime.
Governors Proclamation.
The text. of the governors procla-
nation offering the $500 reward in
the hunt for the slayer follows:
"A Proclamation, By Hugh M,
Dorsey, Of Said State:
Whereas, official information has
been received at this department that
w. II. Scarborough was murdered
by unknown parties on the night of
May IA in Sumter county, and es-
capped and are now fugitives from
justice. Z,
81 have thought proper, therefore,
to issue this my Proclamation, here
by offering a reward of Five Hun
dred ($500.00) Dollars for the ap-
prehension and delivery of said un-
known parties with evidence suffl-
cient to convict, to the sheriff OF
Sumter County and State.
"And | do, moreover, charge and
require all officers in this state, civil
and military, to be viligant in en-
deavoring to apprehend the said un-
known parties in order that he may
be brought to trial for the offenst
with which he stands charged
Given under my hand and sea
of the state, this the 10Th day OF
May, 1921.
HUGH NJ. DORSEY,
Governor.
"By the Governor: S. G. M'LEN
DON, Secretary of State"
Interesting developments continue
to crop out establishing that Scar.
borough, the slain man, was sponsor.
ing vice on large scale on his prop
erty. 1t is recalled by court attaches
that last fall Rosa Brunson, a wei
known negro woman who has fire
quently been in court as the keeper
of resort, and with whom Scar
borough formerly was very friendly
testified in a suit in which Scarbor
ough was prosecuting her that h,
and Mr. Tyner. neighbor of Scar
borough, were operating an illici
whisky still on his farm, informing
the attorneys questioning her wher
it was located.
Scarborough Warmed.
1t has also developed that recent
Scarborough was given written warn
ing by Dan Chappell, solicitor Af tn
City court, that it had been estat
lished he was party to vice existin
on his premises, and that unless B
put a stop TO it at once cases woul
be made against him as principal an
prosecution pushed. This was onl
short time. before the killing, an
no answer was ever received BY So
lieitor Chappell.
The letter was written to Scar
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-22
MARKETS

AMERICUS SPOT COTTON
Good Middling ----..--.-...-..11 lie
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-22
EVERY MOTHER KNOWS THIS BIRD

When Ger it comes to baseball he
Can cut the sacks in class:
Spring fever overtakes him when
He has to cut the grass.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-11-05
A Complete Surrender.

(From the Atlanta independently
The Harding administration has
made complete surrender of the
doctrines and principles of the Re-
publican party as taught and prac-
ticed by. it's founders Lincoln, Grant
Stevens, Sumner, Garfield, Harrison
Mckinley and Roosevelt. These men
not only preached the doctrine of civil
and political equality of all men ire
spective of race, color or creed, but
reduced it to practice in their ad-
ministrations.
During the administration of Grant
colored men were accorded every
right and privilege due to every other
group of American citizens. Their
voices could be heard in Congress, in
the legislatures and in all the coun-
ellis of the party. They held high po-
sitions of honor and trust, and the
same was true under Garfield, Harri.
son, Mckinley and Roosevelt.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-11-05
The President in Alabama.
(From the Richmond Planet. }

From the way our distinguished
President is handling the situation,
we were just as well off under Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland and President
Woodrow Wilson as we expect to be
under President Warren G. Harding,
whose praises we have sung from one
section Of this country to the other
and whose success we had prayed for
from the time he was nominated up
to the time that he was elected. He
has not exactly gone back on us as
his supporters, but he is giving voice
to some strang utterances, which
sound strangely like those Of the
Democratic leaders, whom we have
been opposing.
President Harding says that there
must be such education among the
colored people as will enable them tc
develop their own leaders, capable Of
understanding and sympathizing with
such differentiation between the races
as he has suggested leaders who vii
inspire the race with proper ideals Of
race pride, Of national pride, Of al
honorable destiny, an important par
ticipation in the universal effort fol
advancement Of humanity as whole
This kind Of education has been il
operation for nearly half a century
We are dumbf founded to learn thai
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-11-05
A MISGUIDED MOVEMENT!

THE APPEAL has noticed in sew
eral papers the organization of the
Federal Employees League composed
Of colored federal employees, which we
believe is a great mistake and will
only serve to increase the segregation
now practiced in Washington.
There is already a Federal EN-
ployes' Union in which no color line
is drawn and to which federal en-
ployes of all races, creeds and colors
are admitted, so the formation of a
segregated organization is not only
not necessary but positively danger
Gus.
It is not surprising that Perry W
Howard is the president of the or
ganization. The article refers to him
as a Special Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral, which he is not. Mr.. Howard is
Special Assistant TO the Attorney
General which is quite differen
thing. It is segregated place.
How the&men who have gone int,
this organization can hope to eradi
cate segregation by segregating them
selves is not clear. The colored fed
eral employees should become mem
bers of the union which is open t.
all and work in harmony with thei
brother employees of various races
creeds and colors. ~
Men and women, do not segregat
yourselves. II - -
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-11-05

the President Of the United States did
not know it. The Southland is full
OF this kind Of leaders. Dr.. Booker
i. Washington did his part in devel-
oping this kind of leadership. In
later years he realized that he had
gone too far to the extent of elimi-
mating the principles of manhood,
without which no race can rise to the
full height Of American citizen.
He declared that the race problem
was one noticeable in Africa, in South
America, in the South Seas and of
the world. Just how it can be prob
lem in Africa, the home of the Black
Man is an amusing situation and a
most interesting one. If the black
people belong there, what are the
white people doing in the land of the
Ethiopian But then this is raising
another question. It seems to us that
President Harding might have cited
quotations from that Holy Bible upon
which he took his oath of office and
he would have found therein funda-
mental principles, the observance of
which will settle all problems, racial
and otherwise. .~... ....,,,..
The foregoing is an excerpt from a
three-column editorial in the Planet,
Richmond, Va, edited by Hon. John
Mitchell, Jr., which is too long to
print in full. III.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-11-05
JIM GROW LEADERS.

We present in this issue a sympo-
SUM of views of colored editors in
various parts Of the country on the
speeches of President Harding in Biz
'nlingham, Ala, and Atlanta, Ca. "
One Of the strongest of these is an
editorial from the Richmond (Va.)
Planet, by that fearless journalist,
John MITCHELL, Jr. Referring to the
desire Of President Harding to have
more NEGRO" leaders developed, The
Planet says: f.. a
THE SOUTH IS FULL OF THIS
KIND OF LEADERS. DIR. BOOK
Err 7. WASHINGTON DID HIS
PART IN DEVELOPING THIS
KIND OF LEADERSHIP. IN LAT
Err YEARS HE REALIZED THAT
HE HAD GONE TOO FAR, TO THE
! EXTENT OF ELIMINATING THE
PRINCIPLES OF HOOD
WITHOUT WHICH NO RACE CAN
RISE TO THE FULL HEIGHT OF
AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP.
! This is a strong statement yet. it is
! absolutely true. No single thing II
the history Of the colored people in
the United States has done so much
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1921-11-05
NEW BOOZE RULES

The vets throughout the country
are jubilant over the action in Con-
gress allowing, under the new rules
affecting beer, wine and liquors con-
siderable modification. =
The new rules cover comprehen-.
sively the use Of beer, wines and spir-
ituous liquors as medicines. The
amount of beer a physician may pre-
scribe at one time for the use of the
same person is limited to two and
one-half gallons, the equivalent Of a
case, but no arbitrary limit is placed
on the number Of such prescriptions
a physician, may write or. the same
|person may obtain within given pc
Two quarts Of wine is the limit put
on single prescription for that bev-
erage, but otherwise the regulations
are the same as for beer.
Spirituous liquors are limited to
one pint within any ten-day period,
and alcohol for external use is limited
to pint to the same person at one
time.
Prescriptions for these medicines
may be filled only by licensed phar-
macist who is also a retail druggist,
or licensed pharmacist in the en-
ploy of a retail druggist.
And the anti-prohibitionists feel
like they can enjoy more personal
liberty than they have been allowed
for some time.
So far as Minnesota is concerned
there is state law that will prohibit
very much indulgence and there are
other states that will not be mate
rally affected.
The only states where the state
laws do not interfere with the pre-
cription Of beer under the federal reg
ulations are California, Connecticut,
Massachusetts; Missouri, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Is
land, Wisconsin,, and in some sections
Of Maryland and Louisiana.
Many permits have been issued for
the manufacture and sale of beer in
Wisconsin and Milwaukee has $780,
600 gallons ready now.
Both vets and drys are considerably
wrought up over the situation and
there is much speculation over what
will be the ultimate outcome.