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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-08-10
CLASH AT LAKE CITY.
Trouble is Narrowly Averted by Pres
ence of Sheriff Burch.

Only the prompt Intervention of
Deputy Sheriff Larrie Burch is believ-
ed to have averted serious trouble in
Lake City yesterday afternoon result
ing from aversion of Independent to-
bacco warehouse interests to the
growers pool. According to the infor-
nation gained through the sheriff's
office, day before yesterday, during
the sale on one of the floors, the auc-
tioneer observed an Olanta citizen,
named Proctor, who seemed to him
to be soliciting everyone else on the
floor. The auctioneer is said to have
suspected that Proctor was working
the trade for the pool and to have got
ten couple of friends to aid him In
putting Proctor off the floor. They
are said later to have used Proctor
very roughly.
Resenting the treatment, Proctor,
who is understood now to be an in
surance agent and was soliciting pol
icies at the time the auctioneer
thought he was working for the pool,
gathered some of his friends and re-
turned to the floor yesterday. When
this fact became known, friends of
eaa1o commenced to rally to their re-
s. ective man.
Deputy Larrie Burch happened to
)De in Lake City on some other busi-
ness. Seeing the way the situation
was developing, he called via long dis
tance for Deputy Maxy Burch, with
Deputies Connor and Sims to come to
his aid at once. He was able to keep
the two warning factions apart till
aid arrived and then the threatened
outbreak was averted.-Saturday's
Florence Daily Times.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-08-10
MANY ARE KILLED
AND INJURED
BY FAILURE OF ENGINEER TO
HEED WARNING BY
SIGNAL.


block signal csuseG the rear-end col
lision on the Missouri Pacific at
Sulphur Springs, Mo-, last Sunday
night in which thirty-eight persons
were killed and about 1877 injured,
twenty-five seriously, according to as
sistant general manager of the road.
A fast passenger vestibuled stell
train No. 4, running at full speed,
crashed into No. 80, a local, compos-
ed of five wooden day coaches, a bag
gage and an express car as the en-
CINE was taking on water with the
coaches stretching back on a trestle
over Glaise creek.
The impact hurled two of the To-
cal coaches down fifty-foot en.bank-
ment edging the Mississippi and tele-
scoped four other coaches, crushing
a number of passengers to death in
their seats. Both trains we're be-
hind them, the fast passenger, run
ming from Fort Worth, Texas, to St.
Louis, carrying 160 passengers, and
the local 100 persons.
Engineer Matt Glenn, of St. Louis,
engineer of the fast passenger, fail
ed to heed a block signal warning
him the track was not clear ahead.
Glenn, 81 years old, an engineer for
thirty-fve years without a black
mark against his record, was killed
when he jumped from his cab just
before the crash. Edward Tinsley,
also of St. Louis, frman of No. a,
remained at his post and was injur-
ed seriously.
Engineer eileen shortly before ar
irving in Sulphur Springs received
orders "on the run" to pull over on
a siding at Cliff Cave, ten miles ncrth
of the village, to allow Sunshine
Special No. L." en- route from st.
Louis to Texas points, to pass and
the engineer failed to heed the slgnai
because he apparently was reading
these orders when he passed the
block. The orders were found near
his body.
Ghouls appeared on the scene short
ly after the crash and robbed the
dead and dying. Only one was ar
rested and he said his name was
William Hall, of st. Louis. Several
pieces of wearing apparel taken from
the unfortunate were found en- his
person and Bible was in his waist.
The Bible, it was said, had been the
property of the Rev. V. o. Pensiey,
of Desoto, one Of those killed. The
dead and injured were spread over
an area of several city blocks and
chicken crates, automobile cushions,
baggage and the railroad tracks con-
.stituted their couches. The little vii
lage of $50 inhabitants was unable
to care for the injured and they
along with the dead were taken to
St. Louis and Desoto.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-08-10

On Wednesday evening Miss Eliza
beth Stackley entertained in honor
of Miss Derrick's guests, the Misses
Thorntons. Despite the unfavorable
weather a large crowd was present.
Several games and progressive con-
versation were the principal feature
of entertainment. A delicious C.
of lavender and white block c.-;.--
and cake was served.
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On Wednesday evening Miss Ruby
Thorne entertained quite a few with
a dance party in honor Of Miss Blake
ley's house party guests. Some
played bridge while others danced.
Delicious fruit punch was served
throughout the evening and every
body spent a most enjoyable evening.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-08-10

Fourth Standing of Workers.
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Mr.. Tucker C. Watkins of South

Boston, Va, who is general manager
of warehouses for the Tobacco Grow
erh' Cooperative Association was in
Kingstree for a short while Monday.
He was well pleased with the man.
ner in which tobacco was being han
died here by the association.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-08-10

A head line says Prosperity is
just around the corner Seems to
us that it must be bound there hard
and fast.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-08-10

Born Saturday, August 5, to Mr..
and Mrs. S. NJ. Wingate, fine boy.
Mother and child getting along nicely.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-02
PLEASANT DAY SPENT
AT REHCBOTH CHURCH
Contributed

A most enjoyable and profitable
DAY was spent at the Rehoboth Bap-
tist church, miles out from Ameri-
Gus April Is by a number of young
peopel and older representatives of
several Baptist churches in the
Friendship association. They met for
the purpose of studying the B. Y. r.
U. manual. Miss Louise Herndon,
enlistment secretary of Central Bap-
tist church, taught the class and was
very much gratified with the atten-
tion and interest of the large crowd
of young people. The following
names took the written test and their
papers. have all been marked and re-
turned to them. Some made good,
but most of them made excellent and
they are awarded B. Y. P. u. diplo-
ma and seal from the Baptist Sunday
School Board, Nashville, Tenn, which
Miss Herndon has in band and will
give to the presidents of the unions
to be presented next Sunday even
ing: Pleasant Grove: Louise Brad
ley, Bernice Bradley, Claude E. john
son, Geraldine Ryals, Griff Etheridge,
Eva Gleaton, Terra Kinard, Sarale
Ryals, Gleaton Johnson, Clarence
Castleberry, William Murphy Wood
row Ethridge, Alton Bradley and
James Frank Johnson. First Baptist:
J. W. Mathews Cordelia Hooks, Lot
tie Livingston, Ruth Schneider, Dor
othy Witt, Helen Witt, Tom Gate
wood, Henry Mathews, Ainsworth
Gatewood, Louise Mabry and Martha
Duncan. Central BAPTIST; Eleanor
Ross, Caroline Mathis, Louise Reeves,
Fred Conner, James McDaniey, Lizzie
May Gammage, Yona Bell and Flora
Surles. Rehoboth Baptist Baptist:
Wilton Thomas, Donahue Thomas and
William Brantley.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-02
BASIC REMEDY,
NOT ENDING OF
STRIKE, SOUGHT
u. S. Goes Into Coal Industry
Problem In Seeking Plan To
Alter 1t

WASHINGTON, May 2.-Investi-
CATION by the Department of Com
merce into the underlying difficult
ties in the coal industry, such as the
intermittency Of employment and ir-
regularity of production, is being ex-
pedited, it was learned today, with a
vie wof obtaining data which might
be used in proposed administration
plans for reorganizing the entire in
dustry.
A hint of the administrations
plans as divulged today in high Of
ficial circles indicate d that these
plans did not consider any specific
proposal for settlement of the pres
ent controversy, but rather were
concerned with remedies for funda-
mental difficulties underlying the
general coal situation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-02
fine GREETING
FOR REVIVALIST
Full House AT Opening Night
Meeting-Singing Leader
Here, Too

The revival meetings which open
ed at the First Baptist church sun
day have started out with something
of a record. The Sunady meetings
were conducted by the pastor, Dr.
Carl w. Minor, in preparation for the
comign of DR.. j. NJ. Haymore, Of De-
catur, Monday afternoon. With DR..
Raymore arrived Marvin Pharr, of
the First Baptist church of Hacon,
who is leading the singing, and they
were greeted by large congrega,
ton at the 4 o'clock meeting and
hacked house last night, their first
night meeting. The preaching of DR..
Haymore was forceful and effective,
and promises to take great hold on
the community.
Meetings will be held daily at 4
and 1880 p. m.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-02
BIG WRESTLERS
TO MEET HERE
Stevens And Olson To Stage Fin
ish Go At Opera House
Tomorrow

The sport of wrestling, with men
of championship caliber being match
Jed, will be given a try-out in Ameri-
Gus at the Opera House tomorrow
night, and. if successful, if the lovers
of the sport show their appreciation
by their aptronage, it is announced
| that matches will be staged once or
twice monthly, with some of the
greatest wrestlers in the world being
brought here.
Tomorrow night at o'clock Har-
ry Stevens, of Macon, and Neal Oh
son of Cincinnati, the former 205
pounds and latter 210, will put on a
finish match, two out of three falls.
Stevens is a great wrestler who
challenges all comers and has met
some of the greatest men in the
world on the mat. Recently he has
defeated a number of noted wrest-
lers, including Joe Windell, Chas.
Cutler, Paul Sampson and Ivom
Smirnoff. Some time ago he met
Zbyszko, ex-world heavyweight
champion, in Macon, and stayed |
hour and IL minutes.
Olson won the Swedish wrestling
championship with the famous dou-
bic wrist lock and is now aspiring
for the world championship. He
challenges all comers of any weight.
An added feature of the program
will be the appearance of Frank Nc
Laughlin, of Jackson, who challenges
any two local men for a 20-minute
handicap match, offering to pay them
81 minute for the time they can
stay with him.
The admission fee for the, whole
wrestling program will be 40 cents
fo rail- seats. Tickets are now on
sale at the Windsor Pharmacy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-02
HONORING MRS. COOPER,
OF THOMASVHLE.

Mrs. John Council will entertain at
her pretty country home this after
noon, complimenting Mrs. Martin
Cooper, of Thomasville, the house
guest of Mrs. Emmett McNulty. 9th
ers who have planned parties for Mrs.
Cooper are Mrs. C. O. Niles, who will
give bridge party this evening; Mrs.
H. B. Allen, will honor Mrs. Cooper
at luncheon at the Tea Room Wea-
ncsday, and Mrs. Dudley Gatewood
will entertain at bridge later in the
week for Mrs. Cooper.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-02

ously by man named Bridges, of
Duuquc, la. He also had the con-
tract at this time to erect the brick
caretakers residence on the grounds.
He told me it would not profitable
for both of US to come down here
and build these jobs separately, so
| told him | would turn over my con-
tract to him for $1,000. He refused.
His bid on the house was $400 lower
than mine, and we finally agreed
that should take over his contract
at the price he had bid. Previously
in the spring of the same year / had
built similar caretakers house at
Beverly, N. j., and was familiar with
the work.
Il had nothing to do with the pris-
on park. At that time large part
of the old stockade was still stand
ing and the spring was not covered
Capt. Sullivan, who afterwards died
at the park, was superintendent. I"
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Marche
struck up an accidental acquaintance
ship in drug store here with Prof.
j. &. Mathis, city superintendent of
schools. he announced his intention
of arising early this morning and go
ing to Andersonvlile by train to visit
the cemetery. Prof. Mathis voIun-
teered to tack him by auto that aft
ernoon, which greatly pleased the old
man, and together they made the trip,
which was no less interesting to Prof.
Mathis than Mr. Marche. The old
man expressed much satisfaction at
finding both pieces of work in perfect
condition.
According to Mr.. Marche, the con-
tract price for the wall and house.
as he remembers it, was about $20,-
00O He ism to veteran of the
Northern army, having always been
afflicted with stiff neck which
caused him to be rejected both as
Ia volunteer and when drafted.
He left this afternoon for home,
intending to stop at Macon, Augusta
and Richmond to inspect sites with.
which he was familiar nearly half a
century ago, but which he has not
seen since.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-02
S. w. KNOX. WELL. KNOWN
. SHOE SALESMAN, DIES

Funeral services for S. M. Knox,
"a years of age, who died in At
lanta Sunday morning at the resi-
dence, 10 Euclid Terrace, were held
this morning at 10 O'Clock at the
chapel of II. M. Patterson & Son.
Interment was in Decatur cemetery.
Mr.. Knox was we'll known in
Americus, where for many years he
travelled for large shoe concern,
selling to the shoe merchants in this
territory, and visiting his grand
daughter, Mrs. G.. G. Holiday, who
resides in Brooklyn Heights. Failing
health combined with advanced years
was the immediate cause of his death.
He leaves large and prominent
connection throughout North Caro-
lima and Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-02
MILLION FOR FLOOD VICTIMS RELIEF RUSHED
Toy Balloon Wins Promise Of
Americus Girl to Wed; Now
Swain Wonders About His $17

raise her fare, so as | wanted TO
marry her April 24th-whicn was also
my birthday thought it would be
nice to have her as my birthday
bride, TO complete our little ro-
nance. So | sent her $17.00 cash in
a registered special delivery letter,
so as to make sure that our romance
would not fall through. | mailed this
on April 10th and received a return
receipt, but to my disappointment so
far she has never arrived. | firmly
believe. that some one forcibly took
the money away from her, and |
would like for you to publish this let
ter-that in event she really has
faxed me her conscience will hurt
her and the fact that others in the
town know that she needs protection
at home from her brutal relations
that some one will help us to find
happiness-by seeing her through to
New Orleans.
Kindly enquire of the chief of po-
lice of Americus to allow you to read
the contents of a letter which | di-
rected to him-as it contains some
of her own letters telling of this in
ferno she lives in at home. | will
thank you to publish this word for
word-and if she really is the girl
of the picture | now hold-instead Of
some one preying on the confidence
game-"wha Barnum said was born
every minute" e"-but anyway | can't
believe that / have been sucked in''
If l have, anyway ] will be a good
looser, as probably she needed new
dress and if she is really poor girl
| won't be hard on her. But am
hurt because really am so lonely and
how joyful she could really have made
life for me-whereas it is terribly
gloomy now.
He rname as | know her is Miss
- -- (note-Name
withheld by editor) and calls for her
mail cfare General Delivery. Kindly
see her through to one who will give
her kind treatment and. who will work
hard for her. Thanking you to pub
lish this.
DONALD GIBSON REEVES,
1908 Tulane Ave.
New Orleans, La.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-02

! Remember the story published in
this paper few months ago of a
New Orleans man sending up toy
balloon with his name attached to it
and of its falling at Moultrie, Ca.
! the next day? That story brought
about romance between the sender
of the balloon and an Americus girl
which romance has come to mys-
terious stop, and the services of the
Times-Recorder and chief of police
have been drafted by the lonely swain
to assist him in untangling the situa-
ton.
The mans name is Donald Gibson
Reeves, of 1905 Tulane avenue, New
Orleans. The name of the young
lady about whom he enquiries he en-
closes, but it is withheld from the
public for the present, at least.
According to the man, of several
girls who wrote to him following the
finding of his balloon the letter of
the Ameficus girl most appealed to
him and real romance developed, as
a result of which she promised to wed
him on April "a, his birthday In
order to save two railroad fares, he
agreed TO send her ST for her fare
to New Orleans, he says, which he
did on April 10, she receipting for
the money here, but failing to arrive
there as arranged, or send any COM
munication whatsoever. Now he
wonders what has become of her
has he been "bunked' or is she for
chilly detained? According to her
letters, he says, she has told hlm
heretofore of i'll treatment by MEM
bers of her family, and he suspects
the money he sent her has been taken
away from her or that she is being
imprisoned at home. At any rate,
Reeves is very much up in the air and
he wants enlightenment and balm for
his shattered heart-in some form or
other. Here is his letter, which was
addressed to "Any Americus, Geor-
gia Newspaper:
The Letter
New Orleans, La, April 26, 1922.
Any Americus, Georgia Newspaper:
Dear Friend: Not so long ago l
sent up top rubber balloon which the
wind gently carried over 600 miles
to a point near Moultrie, Georgia.
Several newspapers printed small
article about it, and through them
many girls wrote to me, but above
all one who lives at Americus ap-
pealed to ME. We corresponded and
both had desire to marry-the girl,
however, was just Il supposedly a
good home girl-from her letters
and didn't earn any money at nome,
of course. She promised to marry
me, but as it would cost three rail-
road fares if came to Americus to
marry her, l as we'll as she decided 1t
best that she come to New orleans
and we would marry here. She told
me that it was impossible for her to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-02
CHIEF BRAGG SENDS
LETTERS BACK.

Chief of Police Bragg today ad-
mitted that he had received a COM
munication last week from Reeves,
which enclosed letters he had re-
ceived from the Americus girl. He
announced that he at once re-mailed
them to Reeves by registered mail,
and not only informed him that he
would have nothing to do with the
case, but that he wanted no more let
ters from him concerning the girl. He
declared such matters were none of
his business and that, whether Reeves
had been picked up" or not, he was
not going to take chance on the pos
sibility of assisting a white slave ring
somewhere.
The girl is said to be we'll known
in Americus an dto have been mar
ried. The name used by her was her
married name, not that of her family.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-02
FLOOD VICTIMS
STICK TO HOMES
BY THOUSANDS
Suffering From Lack of Food Re-
ported Certain Unless Relief
Is Speeded

WASHINGTON, May Am ap-
preparation Of a million dollars for
the relief of sufferers in the flooded
areas of the Mississippi valley is pro-
vided in bill fa7orably reported in
the house today by the agriculture
committee. The measure win be
reshude through the house.
Senate leaders also have promis-
ed to give it mediate consideration.
The expenditure Of the fund will
be handled by the secretary of agri-
culture.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-02
u. S. ASKS FRENCH VIEW
ABOUT PAYING INTEREST

PARIS, May 2.-(By Associated
ress.)-The American debt funding
commission has informed the French
governemtn it will be glad to receive
the governments observations on
what it has to offer concerning the
payment of interest on the French
debt to the United States and the
amortization of the capital. The
natter will be referred to the min
,ster of finance, who is expected to
prepare reply to submit to the cabi-
net for It's approval.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-02
Man Who Built Shelter and
Wall at Andersonville A Years
Ago Here to Inspect Job

The man who al years ago built
the brick wall and care-takers resi-
dence at the AnderSonvihe Nati NAL
cemetery dropped off a Central of
Georgia train at Americus yesterday
to spend day or two looking over
the job and observing how we'll it
had stood against time.
The man was VIM. B. Marche, of
Washington, ID. G. For 46 years a
timing and heating contractor in the
capitol city, he is now 80 years of
age and an inamte of the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home, at Wahsing-
ton, one of the big Masonic institu-
tions of the country. His family and
relatives are all gone, and he en-
joys a comfortable home in the insti-
tuition. He is an ardent Knight
Templar, and is returning from New
Orleans where he attended the tri-
ennial conclave alst week. Although
white haired, thing of igure and rath-
er feeble, Mr.. Marche still enjoys life
and is a possessor of fine memory
of days gone by.
"Americus, as | remember it, was
just village when | came here in
the fall of 1875" said he. 'It rain
ed all winter ami we could hardly
get start on the job at Anderson
vile until spring. The Job was COM
pleted in the early part of 1879"
The story of the work was drawn
from him by a series of questions,
and it was unfolded in something of
this fashion:
Lost $4,000 on Job.
81 came here expecting to make
about $4,000 and lost that much.
was living in Washington, where
was born and always lived and was
asked to bid on the construction of
the wall at Andersonville. did and
got the job. | had Investigated and
found l could make splendid brick
on the ground. | had some of the
clay shipped to Washington and burn
ed there. 1t made beautiful brick
and the specimen brick was used to
get the contract. | cmfwy cmfwy
get the contract. But | had been
deceived by the people who sent me
the clay; it had come from hog
walloW and had been tempered for
years. When | set up a kiln in the
woods near the cemetery and made
run of brick from the clay they
wouldn't do at all, there being too
much sand in them. Afterward | did
get permission to use them in the
residence.
GAS a result, instead of making
my own brick on the ground at SIS
to Sc thousand besides freight, and
that made the difference between
profit and loss. The brick was
made by Peter Harris, of Macon, and
bought them from Tom Guerney.
Most of the lime and other materials
used | bought from Hamlin Brothers,
IN Americus. All my labor secured
right here, much of it being colored
Graves Newly Marked.
The graves in the cemetery had
been marked with stones and put in
condition two or three years previ-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-02
LUNCHEONS TO WEDNESDAY
ROTARY CLUB CHANGES

The regular weekly luncheon of
the Rotary club will be changed this
week from Thursday to Wednesday,,
to continue during the summer
months. The change was made be-
cause of the Thursday half holidays
which will be inaugurated this week.
The luncheon hour is l o'clock at the
Tea Room.