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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-23
ATLANTALANDS
KIWANIS MEETING
International Gathering To Be
Held There In 1928. Kirk
Wires Americus Club

Atlanta secured the 1928 conven-
ton Of Kiwanis according to a tele-
gram received today at noon by the
local Kiwanians from W. S. Kirk
patrick, delegate, representing the
Americus club at the International
Kiwanis convention, Toronto, Can
ada. The wire reads as follows:
Tell whole Amencus club to get
ready for Atlanta next year. At
lanta won next convention hands
down. Greatest meeting ever held
Just closed. l am on my way home
Friday. KIRK"
The reading Of the wire was fol-
lowed by a communication in which
Mr. Kirkpatrick stated that there
were 5000 delegates attending the
convention which closed Thursday
night at Toronto. The topic Of most
interest discussed by the 200 Kiwan-
is presidents in special session was
the termination of the practlc OF
paying organizers percentage, but
to place Kiwanis organizers on sat-
airy basis, employing the competent
men.
j. Ralston CargilL president OF
the Playground association was a
guest of the club and was given an
ovation when introduced by John
SILVER, as the man who made the
swimming pool possible. "You XII
wanians, are largely due the credit
for the success" Mr.. Cargill stated
to the club. Later Mr.. Cargill stated
that the members of the three civic
clubs will be invited in the near fu-
ture to be guests of the Playground
association some afternoon for light
luncheon, the invitation and the time
to be handled through the joint COM
mittee of the three clubs.
Before adjournment the club voted
unanimously its appreciation and
continued cooperation in Ralston
Cargill, as head Of the Playground
association.
The Kiwanis troop of Boy Scouts
furnished the entertainment for to.
days luncheon, staging two boxing
matches and giving demonstration
Of signaling. Two attendance prizes
were awarded two Of the Is Scouts
present.
The subject of attempting to Sc
cure the state farm for Sumter coun-
ty was brought up by w. NJ. Hum
Der, who stated that Souther Field
would make an ideal spot for the
farm in case it is moved from near
Milledgeville. A committee compos-
ed Of Steve Pace, Mayor Sheppard
and Guyton Fisher was appointed to
cooperate with other committees
now handling this matter.
Acting President w. NJ. Jones paid
a tribute to the memory of Arthur
Mize, whose tragic death occurred
a few days ago. He, together with
Steve Pace and Guyton Fisher were
appointed to draw up suitable reso-
1utions to be published and kept in
the minutes of the club, copies to be
supplied Mr. Mize's family.
Ross Dean, of Plains, was welcom-
ed as new member of the club, and
was given the Kiwanis name of Ross.
Among guests present were Is
Boy Scouts, R. s. Oliver, Jr., of
Plains; w. A. Carter, mayor of
Plains; Shirley Hudson, of Ameri-
Gus; d. c. Ketcham, of Vienna; L..
Z. Chappel and son, of Richland.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-23
QUIET REIGNS WITH
I 600 TROOPS Modified

HERRIN, H., June 23.-(By AS
sociated Press. )-herrin IS quiet to-
day after the wild disorders of yes
terday in which at least 27 men were
Killed and an unknown number
wounded when 5000 union miners
and sy.apathizers attacked approx
mately half a hundred men working
in the Lester Strip Pit of the South
ern Illinois Coal company.
Governor Small has ordered 1000
s..ate troops mobilized at once and
held under arms to be sent to Herrln
if needed.
A checkup at midnight of casual
lies in the miners riot showed the
following:
Dead:
In Herrin mOrgue. seventeen.
In Marion morgue, one.
In private homes here, three.
Six other bodies seen by the As
sociated Press representative are be-
lieved to be still in the woods.
Checking the death list has proved
almost impossible. The victims, all
but three of them imported workers,
so far as known, were found scatter
ed over an area within several miles
of the mine. Some were lynched
some were burned when the mine was
fired, others were beaten to death and
the majority fell before the scores of
bullets poured into them.
Bloody Williamson" county, So
called because of several riots, to-
night was outwardly calm, but there
was a noticeable undercurrent which
l,ert everybody on edge and wonder
ng if further trouble might be eX-
pected.
The correspondent talked with
scores of miners and about half of
them were certain that there would
be no further disorders if there was
no attempt to reopen the mines,
while the other half said they were
afraid some of them might not be
held back. Officially, the situation
was reported by county officials as
quiet.
The scenes of death today were
very gruesome, as in a real war.
Bodies, many with limbs shot away,
lay along the roadside or were strung
from trees, men wounded and dying
were stretched out on roads and in
fields with none to lend a helping
hand. Attempts to assist the wound
ed in the early part of yesterday
brought rebufs from the spectators
backed in some cases by drawn guns.
County officials maintained since
none remained at work in Strip pit,
that in itself is a guaranteed against
further outbreaks.
An inquest into the carnage
wrought yesterday was set for today,
but up to late last night no official
Continued on Page Three.)
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MILITARY FIRES INTO NOR
AT BELFAST; 6 WnIINnrn

BELFAST, June 23.-(By Asso-
clated Press. The situation here !
one of great anxiety today, owing 10
the high state of feeling over the
assassination of Field Marshal vii
son at London. The military was
forced to fire on mobs several times.
and casualties by mid-forenoon were
6 wounded.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-23

MIS-. virginia. Gray i5egg, Ralston
Cargill and John W. Shiyer were
busy all the afternoon signing season
tickets in exchange for the ''baby"
bonds that were sold year ago. Sew
eral of these bonds were sold yes
terday and win be sold for a limited
time. A $500 bond entities the
holder to season ticket. If two
bonds are bought season ticket for
an entire family is secured. No season
tickets are sold otherwise. A COM
plete list of bondholders will be pub
lished shortly.
Sandwiches, ice cream and cold
drinks were sold by committee from
the Woman's club, the proceeds go
ing to the pool. On this committee
We're Mrs. S. H. Mckee, Mrs. George
Van Ripper, Mrs. j. T. Stukes, Mrs
W. c Gray, Mrs. Frank Sheffield,
Mrs. Frank Cato, Mrs. II. M. Sellars,
Mrs. L. l.. Carswell, Mrs. james Wal
ker, Mrs. Marvin Everett, Mrs. ]. w.
Harris, Jr., and Mrs. Clarence Davis.
Electric lights strung over the pool
and into the bath houses, the cool
water and the jolly crowd last night
made one think of real summer re-
! sort.
Mr.. Cargill stated today that as he
was going for an early morning
plunge before 6 o'clock this morning,
in every direction, trotting for blocks
and climbing over back fences could
be seen youthful Americus, as happy
as could be, going to take dip in the
pool, which the good men and women
! of Americus have made possible.
Among the bathers and spectators
present Thursday afternoon were J.
N. Worthy, Emory Rylander, John
Marshall, Tom McLendon, I. e. Boil
ton, j. r. Cargill, Jr., Lewis Ellis,
John Butt, James Peter Gardner, Her
bert Moon, j. A. Feagle, Earl Speer,
Alton Cargill, Miss Lizzie McLendon,
Mrs. Annie Walker, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
M. Humber, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Sheffield, Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Hooks,
d. r. Andrews, Mrs. George Oliver,
Mrs. R. Poole, Mrs. Charles Burke,
Mrs E. j. Eldridge, Mrs. Frank Chap
pell, A. G. Duncan, Mrs. T. r. Boil
ton, Mrs. M. L. Short, Mrs. Pauline
R. Mcneil, Mrs. Earl Tillman, Of At
lanta, julius Shy, j A. Pinkston, Sr.,
R. p. Ewing, Mrs. Lovelace Eve, Mrs.
W. s. Kirkpatrick Mrs. II. B. High
! tower, DIR. J.~R. Statham, sDr-J. e.
Stukes, Mrs. Russell Branch, S. Il.
Howell, Miss Hulet Humber, Miss
Georgia Lumpkin, Miss Alice Johnson,
of Lakeland, Fla; Mr. and Mrs. Cleve
Tillman, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Lane,
Mrs. Emory Mathis, Mrs. Eta Mae
Nix, Mrs. Claude Mauk, George
Bragg, Chief j. It. Bragg, Mrs. Al
ford, Miss Mary Walker, Mrs. j. W.
Harris, Miss Corrie Flynn Powell, of
Letohatchie, Ala; Miss Vera Henry,
Mrs. Eugene Cato, Ed Shiver, of At
lanta, j. A. Davenport, r. E. Allison
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Hoist, Miss Birdie
Damon, Mrs. Eugene Hill, Mayor j.
E. Sheppard, Egbert Clark, Robert
,, Buchanan5 Russell Thomas, Arthur
McCullers, Alpheus Castellow, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Harold, Mrs. G. X.
Ellis, Mrs. John Irving Gossett, a.
Atlanta; Miss Anne Ellis, Miss Ger
trude Davenport, Thomas Harold,
Jr., Miss Mary Parker, Miss Eugenia
Parker, Theron Jennings, Mrs. w. D..
Moreland, Mrs. z. A. Littlejohn, Mrs
Frank Turpin, Mrs. Nat LeMaster,
Mr.. and Mrs. Philo Smith, and many
others.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-23
TWO KILLED, SEVERAL
WOUNDED AT CLARKSBURG

CLARKSBURG, W. Va, June %.
Two men were killed and a depu-
ty sheriff and a dozen other persons
injured when a mob attacked su-
burban car carrying non-union miners
and officers of the Hudson Coal Com
pany, guarded by deputies, from this
city to Lewis mine, near Reynolds
vile, this morning. The mine was
opened on an open shop basis Mon
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-23
SCOTT TO ACT AS LAY
READER DURING SUMMER

BROWNSVILLE, June 23.-Julius
Scott, a Thomasville boy who is
studying for the ministry at Sewanee
has agreed to act as layreader for
st. Thomas Episcopal church this
summer The former rector, Rev.
W. H. Higgins, left this week for
South River, N. j., where he has ac-
cepted call, after eleven years
ministry here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-23
SOWDER CANDIDATE FOR
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT

ATLANTA, June 23.-Nicholas M.
Sowder, educational director of the
United States war veterans bureau
of Atlanta, has announced his can
didacy for election as state school
superintendent to succeed NJ. L.
Britain, who will not be a candidate
for reelection. Mr. Sowder was ac-
tive during the last war and since
rehabilitation has been engaged in
educational work among disabled
service men. He stated that he plans
to make an active congress of the
state IN his race for the office that
he is seeking.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-23

structive that all producers and all
consumers will equally share in the
benefits. There has been no sur
vey to ascertain what crops can
be profitably produced and what
others cannot, but there has been
enormous expenditure OF public
funds to expedite the swapping OF
shetland ponies for shotguns ana
canary birds for settings OF eggs.
A million such trivial transactions
would not constructively benefit
the state. They do not remotely
approach the marketing problem.
Il can conceive of no reason why
any work should be duplicated by
the different agricultural agencies
by the state. We have college
of agriculture for the purpose OF
doing certain lines of work; their
work should not be duplicated or
handicapped by the Department of
Agriculture. There should be full
cooperation between the agrieul-
tural department and the different
institutions, and full understand
ing as to the work each is to do.
Such cooperation would not only
be very beneficial to the state
along agricultural lines, but would
save many thousand of dollars to
the taxpayers and bring about a
spirit of harmony between all IN
stitutions.
81 am firmly convinced, from a
careful inquiry, that there can be
saved in this department, by sub
stuting service in place of sineeures
and economy in place of extrava-
gance, not less than 100000 and
probably as much as 100000 per
year.
"This money saved will subtsan-
TALLY relieve the drain upon the
treasury and substantially increase
the public benefits of the depart
ment's work.
''In my judgment it will be nee
essary to re-organize the methors of
the entire department, ard to make
many changes in the personnel, in
order to give efficient, economical
and business-like service.
"A. o. BLALoCK."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-23
SEVERAL KILLED IN
WELLSVILLE EXPLOSION

EAST LIVERPOOL, O., June %.
Several men were blown to atoms
and three houses on the outskirts of
Wellsville were wrecked early today
when nitroglycerine being transport
ed by automobile exploded.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-23
CAR OF MELONS SELLS AT
TOWNSVILLE FOR $3.50

TOWNSVILLE, June ga car
load Of watermelons was sold here
today for $3.50. 1t was the largest
shipment of the year, the melons
averaging sc pounds. They were
bought on the track for the amount
named. The crop generally is short
and the prices very discouraging. The
cantaloupe shipments in this immedi-
late territory have ceased entirely.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-23
LABOR SECRETARY AND
HARDING ON DISORDERS.

WASHINGTON, June 23.-After
consultation with President Hard
ing, Secretary of Labor Davis in
statement today declared that those
responsible for the Illinois mine dis
orders should be prosecuted to the
fullest extent of the law.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-23
GOMPERS REELECTED
HEAD OF A. r. OF L

CINCINNATI, June 23.-(By As
sociated Press.) Samuel Gompers
was reelected without opposition to-
day as president of the American
Federation of Labor. It is his forty
first election to that office.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-23
FORD'S OFFER ATTACKED
BY COMMITTEE WITNESSES

WASHINGTON, June 23.-Henry
Ford's offer for Muscle Shoals was
attacked again today by witnesses
testifying before the senate agricui-
tural committee today. Phillip Wells,
a former law officer of the forestry
service, declared that he had "never
seen proposition made to the gov
ernment as outrageous" as Ford's.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-23
HAGEN WINNER OF BRITISH
OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

SANDWICH, Eng, June %
(By Associated Press. )-Walter Ha-
gen, American professional, won the
British open golf championship to-
day with score of 800.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-23
STRIKE BREAKER WHO
ESCAPED TOLD TO BEAT 1T. >

WEST FRANKFORT, H., June %.
One strike breaker who escaped
from the massacre at Herrin was To-
Gated here today when he entered a
pool room without hat or coat. A
arge crowd gathered, but the police
took charge of him, spirited the man
out of town and told him to "beat 1t.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-23
HERRIN IS QUIET
AFTER MANY
DISORDERS
Bodies With Limbs Shot Away
Line Roadside, And Fields
Filed With Wounded

HERRIN, June 23.-An official in
vestigation into the mine war in
which 81 to 45 were killed began
here today in response to the insist
ent demand of Governor Small for
action by, local authorities. A cor
oner's inquest will be held immed
lately.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-23
BLALOCK OPENS POLITICAL GUNS ON 7 BROW
SUCCESS ATTENDS FORMAL OPENING
OF PLAYGROUND SWIMMING POOL
BY La VERNE BRoDNAX THOMAS.

Come on IN, the waUers 1Re.
was the cry at the Playground pool
Thursday afternoon when the beauti-
full new bathing pool was formally
opened to the public.
AS Ralston Cargill, president Of
the Playground Association, gave the
word "Go" exactly at O'Clock, pos
sibly IS boys and girls with their ell
ders, plunged into the water, and no
one knows who was first. More than
200 adults and children were in the
pool during the afternoon and even
ing.
Much praise is due Mr.. Cargill and
the other members of the association,
who worked so faithfully and tire
lessly to construct the splendid addi-
tion to the playground-and Ameri-
Gus. They realized Thursday that
their efforts had not been in vain,
through the interest and appreciation
shown by the general public.
The pool measures 40x100 feet, has
concrete floor and sides, and requires
10000 gallons of water to fill it,
which at the rate of l5 cents a gallon
will cost the association $27 each
time it is filled every other day. 1t
is hoped eventually to get all the
water needed from the deep well on
the grounds. A supply of Is or 20
gallons per minute is being received
from it now. A 6-inch drain pipe
has been placed II feet in the ground,
600 feet long, which will carry the
water into the sewer on Dodson
street.
For the protection of the small
children a strong rope has been plac-
ed across the pool, showing the di-
viding line of the shallow and deeper
water. In this inclosure the water is
only 8 feet deep, the depth gradual
ly increasing until it reaches nine and
a half feet.
A diving stand with two platforms,
one II feet and the other 16 feet
high, and a spring board are in use.
Work is being completed on a chute
the-chute and a platform l-2 feet
deep will be sunk for the tiny tots
in the northwestern corner of tie
pool. A small grandstand will be
placed on the west side of the pool
with comfortable seats for the spec
tators. In fact, all that any exactlng
person could wish to make the sport
of swimming exciting and enjoyable
will be at the Playground pool within
very few days.
The ladies' dressing rooms are on
the second floor of the community
house. The only complaint heard
among the ladies about these rooms
was "There are no mirrors Aad
what flapper or older lady would want
to dress without mirror?. SO right
here the ladies of the Playground
Association make an appeal to the
women of Americus to search their
store rooms for an old bureau or
hatrack; unscrew the mirrors, phone
1O8 or any lady of the association
that you have mirror either to give
or lend the Playground, and it Will
he sent for. There are bath houses
for the men, and as free from concelt
as they say they are, they usually IKE
TO know is their tie is straight. 80
they will need mirrors, too.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-23
LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, June 23.--Quota-
tions, fullys 1915. Saues, 10000
bales. Receipts 25,568 bales, of
which 25,406 are American.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-23

Bees that swarm in the spring
make little honey.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-23
COTTON MARKET

Strict Middling II lac.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-23
WEATHER koREcAsT

For Georgia = Fair tonight and
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-07-12
IWIIIlIkR 1RIbll JUIY q, 49,

. Til. street between the Hans Pol.
man and Emil Ogren resid ences has
been gprinkled wit crude soil ii an et..
fort to- suppress the dust
Bolstad *and. Amos and. Conrad
Nordlie drove ii the latter's car on
Sunday to- West Bend, Iowa, where:
Mr.. Bolstad has business interests.
They expected to return here on Tues
day.
b Mrs. NJ. Van Worst and Miss Eu-
nice Broberg will entertain about 40
guests at. their home on Wednesday Of
this week in honor of Mes dames Anna
Stena Peterson and Anna Patterson Of.
St. Hilaire.
.:z Mrs. Walfred Miller OF Chicago, Ill,
arrived here on Monday for two
weeks visit at the home Of her mo-
ther-in-laW, Mrs. Gust Lun gstrom. a
Clifford Guam returned home on
Thursday from a three weeks. visit
near Milaca. He was accompanied by
his cousin, Maurice Gilbertson who
returned again to his home the follow
ing day accompanied by his grandma
Their, Mrs II. H. Brix.
The Edwin Bengtson family re-
turned to their home at Westbrook on
Saturday after visit with relatives
here. John Bengtson also of West
brook who accompanied them to New
London is making a two months stay
here
Mrs. Kasper Gunderson and chill
| dren Evelyn and Donald of Minneap-
oils arrived here on Sunday for a two
weeks visit at the A. S. .Rapp home.
Mrs. Gunderson is cousin of Mrs.
Rapp.. {,
Mrs. John Amundson is leaving to-.
day for St. Paul where she will con-
suit the eye specialist, DR.. Boeckman,
for an eye affliction which has given
her intense pain for the last three
weeks. Her daughter, Miss Alma, will
accompany her. !.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustaf Mazziwskie and
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Peterson. and fam
| lily who live near Montevideo were
visitors at the Ivor Hendrickson homo
on Sunday. Y. : = IN.
August Gustafson is enjoying a
weeks vacation from his duties at the
Farmers store and with his family is
spending the week with Mr.. and Mrs.
R L. Leaf and daughter Marjorie of
Benson at the Lawson cottage on the
east shore Of Lake Andrew.
Mrs. H. B. Bacon and son Frank and
daughter Harriet Of Milaca and Mrs.
w. w. Bleecher and two children Of
Duluth autoed here from Milaca on
Sunday for a weeks visit at the S. H.
Stauffer home. Mrs. Bacon and Mrs.
Bleecher were formerly the Misses
Phoebe and Elsie Stauffer. -.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-07-12
slMoNsoh-ThoRsoN.

"A very pretty church wedding took
place June %, 1922, at IL O'Clock NJ.
at the Zion Lutheran church in Irving
when s: Carroll Sihonson, youngest
son of: Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Simonson
bfaNew London and Dagny c. Thorson.
youngest daughter Of Mr. and Mrs.
Karl j. Thorson Of Hawick were. uni
ted in the holy bonds of matrimony
BY Rev. A. M: Lunde Of the Norwegian
Lutheran church OF spicer. The bride.
was dressed IN white chameuse trim
med with white silk lace and wore
veil: with orange blossoms and lily of
the valley: She carried shower bou-
q,fet: of, white: roses and sweet peas.
MISS Ruby sather Of WiAmar acted
a5'bfidesmaid' and wore pink silk geo;
rgette over q gold slip and carried
houquet ofspink roses. The groom sman
wass Conrad Thorson, brother Of the.
bride: $'''I Love You Truly''SSwas sung
by Thea Benson. Believe Ne II all,
Those Endearing Charms sung by
Ruby Sather. The church was decor
atedaiin green and white, and the
brides home was decorated : In pink
and white: The flower girls were Gun
vorsand aBorghild Falk Of St. Paul. The
ring. bearer was Erling Falk; also of
St.Paul. a rainbow was formed be-
fore the altar BY the following at
tendants::> Misses Stella Sunde, Ang,
elis Bye, Clara Thorson, Mabel Bye,
Lillian Thorson, Ragnild Nepsnnd; LII.
ella Johns and Alma Johnson. After
the ceremony at the church> four.
course dinner was served to those,
present, There: were one hundred and
eighteen plates. Those from dis
lance who attended the wedding were
Miss Petrina Thorson, Miss Elizabeth
Peterson. Miss Florence Thurman,
Mrs:' A. susag. and, daughter Doro-.
thy Mae from Minneapolis, Mr. and
NTH. .falk and children Of ST, Paul,
Mr:sHsns p. Hanson and Miss Ruby
sathef Of Willmar, Nj. and Mrs. John
Q6aley. Mrs. Pete Hendrickaon and
Miss Hilda fendric kson from Madi;
sDn, MINI: MI. Eldor Amundson and aia
Mtssss Hannah and Alice Amundson
from Georgeyil1e; Mr.. Falk Larson of
Nthot. D. Rev. and Mrs. A. !. NJ.
Eunda and family from Spicer and
MI, = 3. bailey from Rfainerd, MINI:
4 me sat s. ngelwlyweds we're presented with
MANY valuable and useful presents as
wen o. a large purse Of money. SIS
s. Mr.: and Mrs: simonson viii take
thslIr we'd ling trip to Twin Valley.
MINI: Cooperstqwn and Courtney, N.
2: they VIII be az home after Sept.
1st. ct Cokato, MINI II where the
groYm is engaged as teacher in the
Gotatp ,Itgh School. Their many
ftasada N1sh them s happy welded