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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-04-07

Cleveland Star (Shelby), April I:
BY order of the county board of COM
missioners, the court square has been
beautified and improved under the di-
rcttion of Commissioner George Peel
er Grass has been sown on the bald
places, a new concrete walk put down
on the east side where water would
stand after q rain and iron posts and
chains put up at corners of the walks
to keep pedestrians from cutting cor
ners and walking across the grass,
Mir. Enoch Parker one of the
ccunty's oldest citizens will celebrate
hic 101st birthday on Sunday, April
9th at the home of his son, Mr.. c. D.
Parker in the Rockdale community.
All relatives and friends are cordial
ly invited to come and bring well-fill-
ed baskets.-.r--.T The number Of prison
crs in the county Jail was 21 Saturday.
Only two women were there yester-
day. The reduction came about by
reason of being sent to the peniten-
tiary at Raleigh Sunday and II to the
roads on No. 6 township on Monday
morning. AT 2 o'clock last Friday
morning the storage house belonging
to D.. r. Bird of Blacksburg, was de-
stroyed by fire. A small car house
was burned with it. Two cars, one a
Ford coupe, owned by b. E. Shealy,
was also burned. A restaurant To-
Gated on the, rear of the lot was burn
ed. While all were gone from the
home Of Mr.. Bird unknown parties
forced an entrance through the win
dow and took $3.50 from a bed room.
The loss will reach several thousand.
......--The Asheville Construction COM
pany which Is developing the fiat rock
quarry did the first blasting Monday
morning and the reports were heard for
several miles. Practically all ma
chinery has been installed and the
first stone will be crushed this week.
.......~.... The many friends Of Mr.. Wal
ter Tanning will be delighted TO know
that he is back home from Baltimore
where he has been for the past month,
patient at the University hospital.
All will be pleased with the fact that
Richard is himself again" and is
back at his post in the w. l.. Tanning
company store.........Another story is be-
ing added to the C. C. McMurry &
Co. mill in Shelby to care for addi-
tional machinery bought from G. B.
Cabaniss and company. Mr.. McMur-
~ is doubling the capacity of his
plant by the addition of the new ma
chinery and will soon be in position
to grind 500 bushels of corn daily.
Machinery belonging to. the Asheville
Paving company has arrived and is
being unloaded at the Southern. The
Asheville paving company has the
contract to pave quarter of a mil
lion dollars worth of Topeka. asphalt
streets in Shel3y' and work of grading
is at present being done on n. La
Fayette street THE host of friends
Of Mr.. w. p. Shuford will regret to
learn that he is in a critical condi-
ton at his Shelby home and the end
is expected any moment. Mr.. Marvin
ShuGord, his son of Morganton and
his other children are at his bedside.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-04-07
PRESENT FOR PARENTS
Landlord Will Pay $25 for Each Call
from Old DR.. Stork,

Architect Harry Daley, who is build
building with perambulator stall
with lock and key for each tenant, has
announced that each tenant who re-
ceives a call from DR.. Stork will re-
ceive cash present of $25. Should
twins be left he'll make it $50.
81 want to see lots Of children
around my building for they make
happy homes" Mr.. Daley said.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-04-07

OF the scores of Turks with whom
we talked about the American mas
sacres, only two, Prince Sabaheddine
and Edhem Bey-the one an imperial
prince, the other former president of
the senate-expressed regret for their
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-04-07

Fl. L. Elliott. prominent layman of
the A. r. p. church Of Columbia, de-
livered lectures in Smyrna. A. r. p.
church Sunday morning and at Hickory
Grove Sunday night. Mr.. Elliott spoke
on the subject of Stewardship" at
both churches and was heard by. large
congregations. .. ..... -....
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-04-07
eastonia Gazette, April 4: Through

Gastonia Gazette, April 4: Through
joint action of tie. county. board OF
commissioners and county board OF
education taken Monday at the. regu-
lar meeting of the two bodies, the tax
rate for CASTOR county was lowered
ten cents, the rate being reduced from
80 to so cents. This reduction in the
rate was made possible, 1t is under
stood by decrease in the building
program for next year nd also the
lessened cost Of road maintenance, 1t
is generally known that the past year
or two has Witnessed an unusually
large amount of school building In the
county. The program for the coming
year does not call for any great ex-
penditure of money for new buildings.
Hence, it was the opinion of the board
that a smaller budget could be au-
therized........M Mrs. r. T. Ferguson was
called to Blacksburg, S. G., today on
account of the death last right Of her
SidIiuldiuefi WI. IT, =; "iii''hio' CT
his home there. Funeral and burial
will take place ,Wednesday.--,....~-M.iss
Leila Mae Groves of sos North Broad
street, and Mr., Giles c.. Fite of Char
lotte, were united in marriage Monday
night in York, S. c. The. bride is the
second daughter Of Mr., and Mrs. j, M.
Groves. Mr.. and Mrs. Fite will make
their home in Charlotte. ..,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-04-07

Dante lived too early. Think of
the price he might have received for
the motion picture rights.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-04-07
GARNERED With SCISSORS
News From within and Without
s, the County.
CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING
Some Items Of Fact, Some of Comment
and All Helping 10 Give an Idea OF
What Our Nsishbers Are Saying and

Chester News, April 4: For the first
time in several months there was a
general shooting affray at GethOemene
church on the old York road Satur-
day night. This colored church Is
known for it's various and sundry
shooting ARRAYS but had been on the
quiet for several months until the
limbering up Of small arms Sunday
night. 1t is stated that the negroes
were having a watch--watehing for
March to go out and April to come in
when a row started between two
negroes in the congregation. With
this several shots rang out, some OF
which came from the choir, and there
was general stampede for windows,
doors, etc. 1t is stated that several
negroes went out the windows taking
sash and glass as they went. Others
scrambled over each other making
for the doors. AS result Of the row
Dave Fowler, Sony Fowler and Sing
Fowler were placed in the county jail.
Stanley Lewis and another negro were
shot, neither of them being seriously
wounded however. One negro who
left the premises in high gear is said
to have returned with q shot gun but
found the camp ground vacated.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-04-07
Friday, April Z, 1922.

terrible umanity.-Demetra Valla
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-04-07

Lancaster News, April 4: Sam Pat
terson, colored, was stabbed to death
about l o'clock yesterday morning by
his wife, Hattie Patterson, at his home
in the mill village. 1t is said that Pat
terson had been abusing his wife and
this led to the fatal cutting. A pen
knife was used which pierced his
heart, causing almost instant death.
Coroner Caskey held an inquest over
the body and a verdict in accordance
with the above facts was rendered by
the jury. The woman was lodged in
Jail by Sheriff Hunter shortly after the
tragedy........-..Jeff MOsier, who shot and
killed Wesley Watkins at Cassatt was
admitted to bail Thursday afternoon
in the sum of $4,000. He was rep
resented by l. C. Hough, NJ. NJ. John
son, J. G. Alexander, Of the Camden
bar...............E. L. Hinson, generally
known as Doc" died at his home in
the White Bluff section Wednesday,
aged 70 years. Mr.. Hinson was 4 gal
liant Confederate soldier and was well
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-30
PENSIONS NOW DELAYED
TILL LAWYERS ARE PAID

ATLANTA, May 30,-Because of
the necessity of paying certain fees
to attorneys before the oil inspection
money due the state is turned over
to the state treasurer, payment of
the balance of the Cosfederate pen
sions will be delayed until after
June 1, it is announced.
When the oil companies attacked
the state oil inspection law, the case
was thrown into court and was car
ried to the supreme court of the
United States, finally being decided
in favor of the state.
The attorneys asked that their fees
be determined and paid before the
money was turned into the state
treasury, because once in the treas
ury, it would take an act of the leg
islature to get it out.
Governor Hardwick is expected to
fix the fees Tuesday.
After an agreement is reached as
to the fees, Judge Samuel H. Sibiey,
of the United States court, is expect
ed to sign an order for distribution
of the money, which can then be
turned into the treasury and used to
meet the Confederate pensions. Ii
the pensions are paid about June |
it will be the earliest they have been
met in several years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-30
MRS. HUMBER Is
Held BAILLESS
Bound Over For Murder Trial
AT Hearing AT Scale,
Ala.

COLUMBUS, May 30.-Mrs. Leila
C. Humber, charged with the murder
Of her husband, Lucius F. Humber,
prominent Columbus warehouseman,
on May 18, yesterday at prelimi-
nary hearing at Scale, Ala, was
bound over to the Russell county
Circuit court without bail.
The hearing which was in'the Rus
sell county court house with Judge
Luke H. Boykin presiding started at
1870 o'clock Monday morning and
ended at o'clock in the afternoon
The defense claimed that the shots,
which killed Mr. Humber, were fired
during tussle between Mr. and Mrs.
Humber after the husband had
threatened her life and exhibited a
pistol The state contended dying
declarations were made by Humber
to the effect that his wife shot him.
The next term Of Russell Circuit
court opens in September.
1t is expected that effort will be
made to have Mrs. Humber tarns-
ferred from Scale to either the Ope-
lika or Montgomery Jail. Counsel for
the defense indicated that habeas
corpus proceedings might be brought
in the case although no definite an
nouncement has bee nmade in this
connection.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-30
MACON WOMAN LAWYER
IN RACE FOR LEGISLATURE

MACON, May 30.-On a platform
of broad humanitarian measures,
particularly affecting women and
children, Mrs. Viola Napier, one Of
three Macon women lawyers, has an
nounced her candidacy for the state
legislature from Bibb county.
Should she be elected she will not
be the first Macon woman to hold
public office, for Mrs. C. c. Harold
already is a member of the Macon
city council.
Mrs. Napier studied law while her
husband, the late H. V. Napier, was
a practicing attorney in Macon. When
her husband died she decid I'd 20 con-
tinue his practice herself and al
though she is the mother of several
children, she has found tima to de-
vote to her legal busin ess and is rec
ognized as success in the profession.
She has been practicng fer three
years.
Mrs. Napier said she inteds to
make countrywide campaign which
will be aggressive in every respect.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-30
PUCS WORK OUT
FOR BOUTS HERE R
Stribling Anxious For Clean
Victory Over AveEa Friday
Night

MACON, May 30.-Young Strib-
ling, Cracker Denham, Baby Strib-
ling, Kid Joiner and Young Latham,
all of whom will appear or the fight
program to be held in Americus Fri
day night under the auspices Of the
American Legion, continued their
workouts yesterday aternoon at the
Macon Athletic club, each man doing
several rounds of sparring and get
ting all the kinks out of the system
in preparation for the coming bouts.
The main fight on the bill is a
ten-round affair between Young
Stribling and Larry Avera, the meet
ing being in the nature of q gru1ge
affair. PA" Strib has declared that
his boy was not at all pleased with
the recen- decision in Atlanta when
the Strib-Avera fight was tctmed a
drpw The Macon boy is determined
10 rang ny a clean-cut victcry over
Avera. Walk Miller, of Atlanta, has
written "Pa" Stribling to the effect
that Battling Budd is the South
weltcrweighC champion and Strib-
ling Junior is anxious to defeat
Ayera and then take ON Budd again
in fifteen-round fight in neutral
territory.
When the two heavyweights,
Cracker Anderson of Brunswick and
Jack Denham, of Atlanta, to off
against each other, it is understood
that Americus will be witnessing the
first heavyweight bout held there.
Both men are hard hitters and the
promoter has declared that they will
add much to the program.
Baby Stribling will fight Young
Latham in his second six-round fight,
the Babe heretofore having special
lied in four-r9und appetizers. This
time, however, he is anxious to go
little further in his attempt to
bring home the bacon in more con-
elusive fashion. Baby weighs 92
pounds now and although he will bat
tie an opponent who tips the beam
at ia, he is confident of winning the
decision.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-30
HIGH SPOTS IN
GEORGIANEWS

Grover Edmonson, who quit as sec
retaryl to Senator Thomas Watson
March /, and who was accused by the
senator in the last issue of his Co
Iumbia Sentinel of representing hlm-
self as still being connected with
Senator Watson, has replied in pub
lie statement declaring he has re-
peatedly stated publicly that ne has
nc connection now with the senator,
and ends by saying: "The people OF
this state know that my loyalty to
Senator Watson entitled me to at
least to decent reamen; but it is not
an unusual thing for the senator TO
repudiate his friends"
A prize for the member bringing
the largest number of children is the
novel offer for the reunion of the
class of 1902 at the state university
at Athens during commencement
Mrs. Cleat Kitchens, of near Az
cry, was found in her home with
her throat cut. She at first said she
had been attacked, but later admit
ted suicidal intent.
Total peach shipments from Geor-
gia this season totalled $50 cars up
to last night.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-30
SHOP UNION GIVES WAGE BOARD UL LTIMATUNd
CONFERENCE ON
RY VIOLATIONS OF
ORDERS Is ASKED
Strike Vote Threatened If Re-
fused-To Ask Board To
Take Jurisdiction

CHICAGO, May 30.-(By Asso-
ciated Press "A virtual ultimatum
to the United States Railroad Labor
Board was presented today by the
federated shop crafts, representing
400, 900 employees, in a request today
for conference with the board
Thursday, when the federal body will
be asked to take immediate jurisdis-
ton of all cases in which the rail-
roads are alleged to be disobeying
the boards orders. If the board de-
clines, strike ballot will go out at
once to shopmen all over the coun-
try.
Rumblings of other threatened
strikes, which marked the reception
of Sundays slash of $48,000,000
from the wages of the maintenance
of way employees of the railroads,
continued today while rumors of re-
ductions of wages for other classes
of railroad labor expanded into pre-
ductions that the cuts would come
before the end of the week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-30
HARDWICK SAYS
HE ISCANDIDATE
Wants To Revise States Tax Sys-
tenn, He Says. Before He
Leaves Office

ATLANTA, May 10.-Governor
Hardwick announced Monday that he
is a candidate to succeed himself in
the Democratic primary, September
13. He stated that he will present
the issues of the state government,
as he sees them, in his message TO
the legislature.
1t was generally understood that
the governor would be a candidate
for reelection but his statement Mon
day was the first formal announce
ment to this effect 1t followed the
announcement of Clifford Walker, of
Monroe, Sunday, that he had entered
the gubernatorial race.
Governor Hardwick declared that
he was not moved to seek reelection
by political ambition to serve sec
ond term, but by desire to complete,
if possible, his efforts to place the
finances of the state on a sound foot
ing.
These efforts last year, he pointed
cut, were devoted primarily to pay
nent of the states current deficit,
which was managed by discounting
the Western & Atlantic rental for five
years; whereas his efforts in the fu-
ture will be devoted to revising the
states tax system in manner which
will equalize the tax burden and pro
vide adequate revenue for the gov
ernment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-30
20 SHOOTING IN
GUN CLUB NOW
Interest Growing In This Sporting
Organization Within Golf
Club

Much new interest is being shown
in the gun club of the Americus Golf
club. Aboat twenty marksmen are
now participating in the weekly shoots
each Thursday afternoon, several of
them non-residents. Last Thursday
the traps were kept working in the
rain, the marksmen seeming to care
little for the downpour. 1t is expect
ed that the gun club will continue
to grow as the interest in the golf
club advances, as it has done recent
ly since the opening of the perma-
nent course.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-30
BRIDGE BURNING
TRIAL ISSTARTED
Q. c. Fairfield Faces A., B. & A.
Charge In Crisp Superior
Court

Cordele, May 80. The trial of O.
C. Fairfield, charged with bridge
burning on the A., B. & A. railroad
in this county during the activities
of the strikers a year ago, was taken
up in Crisp Superior court Tuesday
morning. Judge Cover appointed G.
L. Harris, attorney of Cordele, to
represent Fairfield when he attempt
ed to secure further delay on the
grounds that he was without counsel.
Fairfield has been in jail here since
last Friday, but has spent the past
few months out under bond. The
three other cases pending here will
largely be governed by the outcome
in the Fairfield case.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-30
CHIEFS AND SHERIFFS TO
MEET IN MACON, AUG. Is

CORDELE, May 30.-Police chiefs,
sheriffs and arresting officers of
Georgia viii meet in their eighth an
nual session in Macon August 10th
for two-day session. Chief W. l..
Sheppard, of the Cordele force, is
president of the association, and l..
M. Sumner, special agent of the Sea-
board, is secretary. These officers
are sending out announcements in
dieating that a number of promi-
nent speakers. will be heard during
the sessions. ~
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-30
AMERICUS MIDSHIPMEN
TO GO ON NAVAL CRUISE

Billy Parker and Courtney 1vey,
two Americas boys at Annapolis,
will leave Saturday aboard the Del
aware" on a cruise which will take
them as far north as Halifax and to
South America. They will return to
the United States the last of August
and will spend leave Of month
at home with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Elton Parker and Mr.. and Mrs.
w. S. lvey.
Leonard Parker, older son of Mr..
and Mrs. Elton Parker, is an officer
on the Delaware, making the trip
more pleasant for the Americus mis-
shipmen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-30
LIONS CLUB MEDAL
WON BY MISS ANDREWS

The Lions club medal for recita-
ton in the High school was won by
Miss Rossie Andrews in contest
held Monday at chapel period. The
contest was said to have been the
finest ever heard in the school in this
line of training. Miss Betty Castel-
low was a close second, with Miss
Marie Hall third. The judges We're
Rev. H. T. Brookshire, G. A. Ames
and A. R. Royal, all members of the
Lions club.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-30
DR.. PARKS ORATOR FOR
.CORDELE GRADUATION

CORDELE, May President
NJ. NJ. Parks, of G. N. 1. c., at Mil
ledgeville, delivers the annual adj
dress at the graduating exercises at
the school auditorium here Tuesday
night when thirty-fve boys and girls
will receive their diplomas. The an
nual class play last night was large
ly attended. The last exercise of the
commencement will be held Wednes-
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-30
BETTER MAILING URGED.

Placards calling the attention Of
the public to rules for better parcel.
post mailing have just been posted
at the general delivery windows of
the Americus postoffice by order of
Postmaster General Work. The
postotfice department is conducting
a determined campaign to educate the
public to better mail in order to
promote better service.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-30
GOVERNOR TO SPEAK
AT TECH GRADUATION

ATLANTA, May 30.-Governor
Thomas w. Hardwick will deliver the
address to the senior class of the
Georgia School of Technology at
commencement exercises which will
be held on the campus ON the morn
ng of Monday, June IL. The pro-
,ram of commencement events which
has just been made public by DR..
\. P. Pratt, administrative executive,
outlines an impressive observance of
he passing of the class of 1922, the
argest in the history of the school.
Nearly 200 students are to be given
their displomas. Commencement
week will be from June s to IL.
rom the Tenth Congressional Dis
rict: Therefore, any candidate de-
iring to contest for the Democratic
,omination for congressman for the
18th Congress from this district
hall, on or before midnight of the
irst day of July, 1922, in writing,
,otify Hon. w. b. Parks, Dawson,
ia, the secretary of the committee,
hat he IS a candidate for such office,
emitting with his notice the sum of
en- dollars for the purpose of paying
'ostage and other expenses incident
the discharge of the official duties
# the secretary; and, after said date,
II entries shall be closed, and no
)erson subsequently thereto shall be
ligible for, or can become a candi-
late in said primary for the Demo-
ratio nomination for congressman
rom this district.
Eighth That all candidates for
congress shall pay to the Democratic
exel utiye committees O. fthe respee-
i've. counties of the district whatever
assessment shall be levied against
,aid candidates for Congress by said
committees to defray the expenses
If the primary, an dthe name of no
candidate failing to pay such assess
ment shall be placed upon the Off
cial Democratic ticket.
"Ninth.-Fhat the newspapers of
the Third Congressional District are
respectfully requeste dto publish
these resolutions, SO that prospective
candidates and the public generally
may be acquainted as to the rules
and regulations governing said Con.
gressional Primary"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-30
TRUCK RETURNS PLEASE

CORDELE, May 30.-Crisp county
truck growers are highly pleased with
returns on some of their late ship
ments to foreign markets. Some of
the distant buyers have intimated
that the quality justified fancy
prices.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-30
LIVERPOOL COTTON.
Other exchanges closed; holiday.

As a result of a fall at her homo
on Lee street few days ago, Mrs.
I. B. Holton is suffering with a
broken arm and severe shock to the
nervous system.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-30

Ninepins, the indoor form of
skittles, is said to be at least 1000
years old.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-30

There are certain localities in
Mexico where rain never has been
known to fall.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-30
WEATHER FORECAST

For Georgia Showers and contin-
ued cool.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-30

Whereas, the State
Democratic executive committee has
provided that all candidates for state
office to be voted on in the September
primary shall announce their candi.
dacy befoer midnight of July 1
1922; and, whereas, the statee com
mittee has supreme authority in ths
all party matters, as was decides
four years ago in contest arising
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-29
DANCE AND CARD PARTY

An informal dance and card party will be given by the members of the Phoenix club on Wednesday evening at S;so o'clock,