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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-29
NEGRO SLAYER
Is GIVEN LIFE

Guilty with d recommendation Of
mercy, meaning a life sentence in
stead Of hanging, was the verdict
reached at 2:30 this afternoon by
jury in Superior court in the case Of
Clyde Kemp, colored, charged with
the murder last December 7 of Willie
Lee Tucker, also colored, on the J.
c. Carter place northeast of Ameri-
Gus. The murder took place one
morning in cane patch where they
were at work, Kemp using a shot
gun.
Kemp was represented by Attor-
ney S. NJ. Ledford, of Buford, near
which place his relatives live, and
where he formerly made his home.
Immediately after the Kemp war;
dict the murder charge against WIN.
Dowdell, colored, was taken up. Dow
dell killed jesse Hawkins with a knife
at Huntington year ago. He was
only recently caught in Birmingham.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-29
CORDELE GRADUATES HEAR
SERMON BY MERCER MAN

COEDELE, May 29.-The Cordele
public schools are in the midst of
commencement, DIR. John G. Harri-
son, of Mercer University having
Sunday morning preached the COM
mencement sermon at the auditor
ium, all church services in the city
being suspended for this occasion.
DR.. NJ. M. Parks, president of G. N.
l. C. at Milledgeville, will deliver the
annual literary address on Tuesday
evening and at that time thirty-fiyc
boys and girls will get their diplo-
mas.
The formation of an alumni asso-
citation occurred during commence
ment, and their first annual banquet
was held Saturday night. Superin-
tendent G. G. Singleton Of the school
system was the chief speaker.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-29
TOWNSVILLE CLASS
DOUBLE PAST RECORD

BROWNSVILLE, May 29.-Thcre
are forty-eight members in the grad
uating class of the high school here,
more than double the num-
Der ever graduated before. The
commencement sermon was preached
by Rev. |. ?. Tyson yesterday. Class
exercises will be held Thursday eve
ming and the diplomas will be deliv-
cred Friday evening at which time
the commencement address. will be
made by John f. Wing, D. D., of Sa-
.vannah.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-29
TO SEEK SUMMER JOBS
FOR HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS

THOMASVILLE, May %. - A
questionnaire sent out by school
authorities, fifty-one boys and twen-
ty-one girls in the local high school
have stated that they would like to
get some work to do during the
summer. Plans are being made by
various organizations to assist those
who need it to get something to do
in the vacation period, SO as to en-
courage them to continue their stud
les.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-29
HINKLE DEPARTS
FROM COLUMBUS
City Managers Office Declared
Vacant By Wrathy
Board

COLUMBUS, May 29.-Branding
as false the statement by H. Gordon
Hinkle that the city commissioners
had refused his repeated requests
that he be allowed to ''clean house,
the commission Saturday afternoon
in called session adopted resolution
declaring the office of city manager
vacant Following the meeting Sat
urday, statement of the commls-
sioners was made public, it being
stated that a success to Mr.. Hlnkle
will be named "as soon as suitable
man can be decided upon"
The action by the commission yes
terday follows the departure from
Columbus early Friday morning Of
City Manager Hinkle, who. had con-
veyed the idea to Mayor J. Homer
Dimon that he was accompanying his
i'll wife to Altoona, Penn, with the
intention of returning to the city,
according to the statement of the
commissioners.
The declaration that the office of
city manager is vacant is based large
ly in the resolution on the statement
made in letter received by the En-
quirer-Sun Friday from Mr.. Hinkle,
to the effect that the commissioners
during the past five weeks repeated
ly refused to permit him to "clean
house"
This official statement Of the COM
mission assures the people of Colum-
bus that the effort to stamp out law
Iessness will be continued and that
"everything possible will be done to
restore the good name of our city,
and make it a place in which abiding
citizens may live in safety"
The action of the commissioners
yesterday convinces Columbusites
that Mr.. hinkle will not return to
Columbus. The mayor was inform
ed, according to the statement of
the commissioners yesterday by Mr..
Hinkle before he left, that he was on
ly accompanying his wife to Altoona,
Penn, and it was therefore expected
that he would return to Columbus.
Following the receipt however, of
letter by the Enquirer-Sun from
Mr.. Hinkle, in which dissatisfaction
was expressed and the situation char
acterized as "intolerable," the COM
missioners met and declared his Of
flee vacant.
Mr.. Hinkle is no longer officially
connected with the city of Columbus.
The city commissioners said that as
soon as a suitable man can be Sc
cured a new city manager will be
appointed, In the meantime howev-
er, it was stated that the people of
Columbus be assured "that the af-
fairs Of the city will be looked after
in an efficient manner" They as
sert in their statement that they
made public no statement Friday be-
cause they were cas- much in the
dark as the public" Mr. Hinkle's
plans were not given to the con- mis-
sioners, they asserted.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-29
STRIKE VOTE MAY RESULT FROM WAGE CUT
NO REPLIES YET FROM
BIDDERS FOR SHOALS

WASHINGTON, May o9.-Failure
to receive any replies from the bid
ders for congressional authority to
develop the Muscle Shoals projects
on the counter proposal given Sat.
urday by the house military commit
tee caused the committee to adjourn
today until Thursday or at the call
Of Chairman Kahn.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-29
GULF BOAT SAFE
With SO ABOARD
Vessel Missing From Pensacols
All Night Tied Up During
Storm

PENSACOLA, Fla, May 29.-The
pleasure boat Swan, with about fifty
persons aboard, which was missing
throughout the night, reached dock
here carly today with all hands safe.
The vessel ran into a Gulf storm late
yesterday, but tied up on the other
side of the bay until safe to pro-
ceed, it was stated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-29
COUNCIL TO PASS ON
CORDELE CHANGE BILL

CORDELE, May ga joint COM
mittec of citizens and members of
the city council of Cordele, is engag-
ed in drawing up measure provid-
ing commission-city manager form of
government. The proposal is to be
submitted to city council Thursday
night and it will be determined then
whether changes are to be made. II
there are none, the proposal will be
carried to the legislature for passage
this summer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-29
RAILWAY UNION
COUNCIL MEETS
TO VIEW RULING
More Than $48, ,000,0 Slashed
From Wages of Maintenance
Of Way Men

DETROIT, May 29.-Belief that q
strike vote will be taken by the ex-
ecutive council of the Brotherhood of
Maintenance Of Way Employees and
Railway Shop Laborers, was express
ed today by e. F. Cradle, grand prcsi-
dent of the organization as the coun-
ell went into session to consider the
wage reduction ordered yesterday
by the United States Railroad Labor
Board.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-29
6 SLEEPING IN BOW DIE.
WHEN SHIP is RAMMED

PORTLAND, Ore, May 29.-Six
firemen asleep in the forecastle of the
Furniss-Prince line cargo steamer
Welsh Prince were killed and three
injured late last night when the
vessel was rammed by the freighter
Iowan off Altoona, Wash, according
to meager reports here. The Welsh
Prince sank within thirty minutes
and the Iowan was sinking slowly at
last reports.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-29
.LINEMAN KILLED
ASPOLEBREAKS,
CRUSHING BODY
J. r. Crosby, of Americus Light
ing Company, Victim of Fatal
Accident

J. R. Crosby, electrician and line
man for the Americus Lighting COM
pany, died at 1880 Sunday night
from injuries received Sunday after
noon when line pole on which he
was working fell with him, terribly
crushing him.
The accident occurred at 4:30
O'Clock Sunday afternoon on the East
side of Dudley street, the fatal pole
being the first one northward from
Church street. 1t was within 100
yards of the spot where K. L. Holly,
also an employe of the same concern,
was eleetrocuted on pole May of
last year.
The heavy wind of Sunday, ac-
companied by heavy rain, had caused
several electric wires on that line to
fall and Mr.. Crosby, with other en-
polyes, was attempting to put the
line in condition for night electric
service in that section. Standing at
the top of the pole, he was pulling
backward with all his strength on a
block and tackle stretching heavy
wire running from the next pole. For
some unknown cause the wire sud-
denly broke with a snap, the result
of which was that his weight pulling
on the wire being suddenly released,
the pole gave way at the ground and
toppled over.
k. P. Ewing, local manager of the
company, was present and saw the
accident. "Mr. Crosby saw his dam
GER" said he, "and as the pole fell
worked himself around on top of it
and was riding it fine. AS it neared
the ground, however, the pole gave
a quarter turn. throwing him under
it. The cross-arm caught him right
across the face, terribly crushing his
jaws and nose and inflicAng the
hurts from which he died. His left
ieg and right arm were also broken
He was hurried to the City hos
pital where everything possible was
done for him without avail and he
died six hours later. In the mean
time Manager Ewing placed another
pole, mounted it himself and COM
pleted the line job.
Mr.. CrOsby's home was in Villa
coochee. He came to Americus in
October, 1920, as an employe of the
Americus Lighting company, and had
continued in that work ever since,
being faithful and efficient en-
ploye and courteous and prompt in
his dealing with the public.
He was member of several local
organizations, among them Sumter
Lodge No 264, |. o. o. F., and Ben
Hur Palace, No. A, p. K. o. S., and
M. B. Council Lodge, No. 95, Masons.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Lou
Use billiard Crosby, a bride of last
July; one sister, Mrs. John Harper,
of Willacoochee; three brothers, Ben
Crosby and Ed Crosby, of Willacoo-
chez, and Joe Crosby, of Douglas, and
his mother, an aged lady of Villa
cOochee.
The body will be shipped Tuesday
morning to Willacoocbee, where fun
eral and interment will occur at 8
o clock in the afternoon. Several
members of Americus fraternal or
ders of which Crosby was a mamber
will go to Willacoochee wit hthe body
to attend the funeral services there.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-29
CRISP TRUCKER SHIPS
EIGHTH CAR TO MARKET

C0RDELE, May 29.-Crisp coun
ty truckers yesterday started to for
eign market their eighth solid car OF
truck for the season. These have
netted $3.50 to $4O0 per gar IN local
tracks. Less than car shipments
have also been heavy. This county
will send Approximately thirty cars
of truck 10 market ;liis season
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-29
S. A. L. TEAM TO MEET
18TH DISTRICT TUESDAY

The Scaboard baseball team will
play a team from the 28th district
Tuesday afternoon at the Playground
at 4 O'Clock. The public is invited
to come out and support these two
teams, both local. A good game is
promised,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-29
FATHER AND SON CAUGHT
DELIVERING LIQUOR IN CAR

TOWNSVILLE, May 29.-Fath-
er and son were arrested Saturday
when in the act of delivering five
gallons of double run near town.
They were in car and had arrived
at the place and were taking it out.
Officers took their whiskey and car,
and still have them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-29
NEGRO IS shot BY
MOB and BURNED
AFTER A KILLING
Wayne County, Georgia, Scene
OF Lynching From Farm
Dispute

SAVANNAH, May 20. - William
Byrd, a negro living near Brentwood,
Wayne county, was shot to death
by a mob yesterday afternoon and
the body burned, it was learned to-
day.
Byrd was accused of killing b,
w. Moody, farmer, and shooting
two others. The trouble arose over
Byrd's wife being denied the privi-
lege of riding on the front of a farm
truck with the driver.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-29
BIG SUM ISPAID
FOR 3DBASEMAN

SAN FRANCISCO, May 29.-Willie
Kamm, third baseman of the San
Francisco club. has been sold to the
Chicago Americans for fO0,00O and
two players valued at $4,000, it is
announced
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-29
WEATHER FOR WEEK.

WASHINGTON, May 20 - For
the South Atlantic and East Gulf
States: Considerable cloudiness. oc.
easional showers, and moderate tenn
peratures are indicated for the week,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-29
500 WOMEN REGISTER
IN THOMAS COUNTY

BROWNSVILLE, May 20. - The
registration books for Thomas coun-
ty show gain of about thousand
names this year. Of this number
there are over eight hundred women
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-29
.CHANC'S TROOPS
MUTINY;; JOIN WI
Forces Of Defeated Chinese Gen.
eral Guarding Railroad Desert
a To Foe

HARDIN, Manchuria, May 20
(By Associated Press. .)-Soldiers of
Gen. Chang Tso-Lin, along the Chi
nese Eastern railroad have mutinied
and declared in favor of Gen. WI
Pei-Fu, who defeated Chang in the
recent battles around Peking. Almost
the entire railroad is in the hands of
the revolving troops.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-29
MINSTREL REHEAsAL TONIGHT

Practice for the American Legion
minstrel will take place at 1880
o'clock tonight at the Carnegie Lii
brary. According to reports, the cast
is filed and drilling for the big show
June Is has begun in earnest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-29

The most powerful electro-mag-
net in the world has a power Of
100000 gausses.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-29

The surgeon fish of the West In
dies extracts blood from those who
handle it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-29

Women are not allowed to be-
come lawyers, magistrates or
judges in Germany.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-29
MARKETS
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON
Good middling zoe.
LIVERPOOL. COTTON

LIVERPOOL, May 29.-Market
opened 1929 up. Fullys 1911. Sales
10000 bales. Receipts 1000 bales.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-29
WEATHER FORECAST

For Georgia-Cloudy tonight and
Tuesday; probably showers in south
portion; continued COOL
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-21
Former Chickdshd
Woman Is Dead AT
Home OF Daughter

Acknowledgement OF the death Of
Mrs.gQ.sA. Hathaway, df Wichita
Kan. motlur OF uis. J, II. White
Of this city. was received here to-
day Mrs. Hathaway died Thursday
At the home of Mrs Lille A. Judson,
sister OF Mrs. White. with whom
she had been living for some time.
Funeral services will be held to.
day at the Judson home in Wichita.
Mrs. Hathaway was so years OF
age. She Is survived by two daugh'
ters. Mrs. White and Mrs. Judson
Both we're at her beside at the time
of her death. Mrs. White was called
TO Wichita five weeks ago on ac-
count of the illness OF her mother.
Having lived with Mrs. White
here for some time. Mrs. Hathaway
has many friends in Chickasha.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-21
SAILORS SAVE
FOOD TO KEEP
MOTHER ALIVE

san Francisco. Aug. 2i.--A
terrible tale Of the sea In which
men faced starvation and insan.
liy no that a mother might nurse
her new born babe. was brought
here today f'gthe schooner Annie
Six hundred miles from San
Francisco. Off the South Eea
isles. the Annie Johnson picked
up signals OF distress from the
schooner William II. Smith.
Aboard the Smith. her Cap.
tain 4. II. Jensen. and the crew
were living on oil sucked from
coprfa In the cargo.
Mrs. Jensen lay In The cabin
nursing her two weeks old babe,
which was born as the ship lay
becalmed To the mother went
MI the provisions on board.
which were depleted by days OF
drifting ON the snIlcss sea.
The Johnson replenished the
food supply and the Smith is
expected In port the last OF the
week.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-21
SHORT STORIES
OF THE TOWN
Outlet Company Sold.

The Texas Harness company has
purchased the Factory outlet com.
pany's saddlery and harness inter.
ests. II was announced today at The
company's local store. located On
South Third street w. d. Coylng
ton. VINO has been In charge OF the
store since II was established here
IS months ago. will remain In
charge Of the store under It's new
ownership. In order to reduce the
stock now ON hand. sale will be
held this month. Mr. Covington an.
nounced today. This sale will be.
gin tomorrow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-21
Lovely Lucerne" Appears
as Rival to Swanee River

NEw YoRK ClrY-The most mel
pdiously-celebrated river in the
world has a rival, Dicie Howell,
well-known singer, just returned
from Switzerland, declares. The
new aspirant for musical fame is
beautiful Lake Lucerne.
Not long ago, a statistician COM
puted that the Swanee River in
Florida, though only 200 miles long,
had served as theme for more songs
lhan any body of water in the world.
Now Lake Lucerne, which since
,he war has been a haven Tor dis
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-21

One look into the warm, black
eyes of this beautiful stranger-and
he forgot the wealth and charms the
"other woman had promised him,
the destruction her powerful power
had threatened him if he did not
marry her. That's the beginning Of
The most spectacular romance ever
shown upon the screen-"The Loves
of Pharaoh" At the Riato August
2S-2g-30
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-21
S. C. OFF FOR NASSAU.

West Palm Beach, Fla, Aug. IL
The giant seaplane SCampaio Cor
reia enroute from New York TO Rio
de Janiero, Brazil left here today
for Nassau.
After short rest at Nassau, the
sea plane which is piloted by Lien
tenant Walter Hinton, plans 10 ily
to Haiti.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-21
Held On Federal CHARGE.

Lesley Shockey and Teddie Gate.
wood. Pocasset lads who were arrest.
cd by federal officers here Friday
evening. were bound over to the u.
s. district court following preliminary
hearing Saturday afternoon before
Miss Jennie V. O'Neill, U. S. commits.
sioner. They made bonds in the
amount Of $1,000 and were released.
Shoekey was injured when he resist.
ed arrest by Bob Bailey, deputy mar
shal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-21
Rev. and Mrs. James Return.

Rev. and Mrs Clifford B. James,
newlyweds, returned this morning
from their honeymoon trip to Colo
RADIO, and are now at home to their
friends at the First Christian church
parsonage. 319 South Sixth street.
Rev. Mr.. James will occupy the pull
pit in the church next Sunday Be-
fore her recent marriage Mrs. James
was Miss Alma Jones. She was a
member of the Junior high school
faculty last year
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-21
Three Couples Married.

With Rev. c. p. Alcorn, pastor of
the Second Baptist church, officiat.
ing, d. c. Cook and Mrs. Alice West
rope, both of this city. were united
in marriage here Saturday afternoon.
This was the third of three matri-
monial knots tied here Saturday. Jus.
tice II. l.. Grigsby performed the
ceremonies for Harry d. Jones, Of
Tuttle and Miss Nora A. Byram, of
Amber; and for Ed Polek, of Maringo,
Ia, and Miss Irene Veal of Bowie,
Texas.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-21
Miller Returns Home.

Conditions in the east are very
favorable, according to Chas. l. Mill
er, member of the firm of Levine
and Miller, proprietors of the Dixie
store, who returned this morning
from New York and other eastern
markets where he purchased fall and
winter goods Financial conditions
are especially good, Mr.. Miller said.
Because of late trains, he was de.
layed several hours on his return
trip.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-21
Farm buildings Damaged.

Rev. j. d. Salter. pastor of the
Methodist church of Lawton and
former pastor of the local church
was in the city today while enroute
to- his farm in the vicinity of Norge.
Buildings on the farm were dam
aged extensively by the rain and
wind storm last Friday, Rev. Mr..
Salter said this morning. 1t is said
that other property in the vicinity
was damaged.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-21
weds EI Paso Girl.

Goebel lkard, of this city, and
Miss Katherine Livsay of lei Paso,
Tex, were married Saturday in Ok
lahoma City. They have returned
to this city and will make their tenn
porary home here with Mr.. Ikards
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John NJ Ikard
1915 Kansas avenue.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-21
FATHER MRS. cARUso DEAD.

Stamford. Conn. Aug. 21.-Park
BENJAMIN.. father of Mrs. Enrico Ca
duso. died at his summer residence
here today of heart trouble at the
age Of 73.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-08-21

Jack O'Leary. James Riley, Cage
Guthridge and A. l.. Head will be
given a preliminary hearing In the
U. S. commissioners court here to-
morrow morning on charge of con.
spiracy to injure II. II, Hurst, nom
union employee of the Rock Island
shops here. The hearing is slated
to begin at 900 o'clock. O'Leary,
Riley and Guthridge we're employed
in the shops here before the strike