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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-03-22

Mrs. w. c. Mercer and son Paul
who were here because Of the funer-
al of Mrs. Mercer's husband, who
died Monday evening of last week,
and was brought here for burial
Wednesday, returned TO Granville
Saturday. Mrs. Mercer is not fully
decided what she will do. Others
here for the funeral were Mr.. Mar
ion Mercer, of Van Vert; Joseph
Mercer, Cleveland; Mrs Lewis
Drury, Cumberland Oliver Mercer,
of Granville; and Mr. Morrow the
undertaken from the same place.
Mrs. Drury staid here to assist in
the care Of her mother Mrs. Sarah
Finley, who remains very ILL.,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-03-22

Mr.. Francis Head left Tuesday
for Coshocton where he expects to
be employed in barber shop.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-03-22

BUNNY EASTER EGGS, choco-
late covered fruits and cream, sc,
10c, 15c and csc, at The Rexall
store.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-03-22

Plenty of composition and gal
vanized roofing at Malta hardware
10 15m2
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-03-22

A. r. Balding has employment
with Shannon, auto dealer,o of Zanes-
vile.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-03-22

A son was born Sunday evening
to Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Finley
(Jean Naylor,) named Robert Nay.
lor Finley.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-03-22

Happy Home Steam Washers at
Malta Hardware Co. -1omI
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-03-22

Chocolate covered Easter eggs,
the children's delight, sc, 10c, 15c
and 25c, at The ReXall store.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-03-22

Now is the time to do your prun-
ing. See Malta Hardware Company
for your pruning saws and shears.
15m2
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-03-22

Miss Alice Harrington returned
to Columbus Monday, after spend
ing two weeks at her home. She
was accompanied to Columbus by
her mother Mrs. A. A. Harrington,
also by friend, Mr.. Fred Gore of
Florida, who had been visiting here
at the Harrington home. Miss Har-
rington is a student at the Bliss
Business college.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-03-22
Card of Thanks

Fresh car of Alpha cement at the
Malta Hardware.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-03-22

; Mrs. Edgar Sharp is recovering
: from severe attack of grip.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-03-22

On and after April l, the M. & M.
Produce store, Chas. Beckwith,
proprietor, will be located in the
rooms in the Palmer building, re-
Gently occupied by the New York
store. 22m2
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-03-22

Mr.. Howard Barnes is in Pittsburg
where he is employed with the w.
II. Friedrich Music store. Mr.. Allen
Barnes has charge of this store
which does both a wholesale and re-
tail business
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-03-22

Full new line of dinnerware sets
and open stock patterns.-Every
body's store.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-03-22

BUNNY EASTER EGGS, choco-
late covered fruits and cream, sc,
10c, 15c and Csc, at The Rexall
store.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-03-22

Place your order for 1928 auto
mobile blue book road guide.-Ey-
erybody's store.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-03-22

Mr. Malcolm Beard who has been
teaching in Washington county, is
enjoying vacation which he is
spending with his parents MIR. and
Mrs. Charles Beard east of town.
His school is closed because of an
epidemic of measles in the dis
trict
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-03-22
CyCT0NE

Wind storm and fire. Mutual as
sessment plan or old line insurance.
"A. G.. Masterson, Malta, o. 15m3
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-03-22

Chocolate covered Easter eggs,
the chiIdren's delight, sc, 10c, 15c
and 25c, at The ReXall store.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-03-22

For Sale by
c. T.. STANBERY
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-12
DE TAILS Of ATTACK
ON BARNETT Learned
BY AMERICUS PEOPLE
Former Resident Here Taken
Out Last February; Whipped
By Macon Band
LURED INTO AUTOMOBILE
Once Seated ia Car Arms, Were
Pinioned and Handouts
Placed About Wrists
LURED INTO AUTOMOBILE

Details Of treatment said to have
been handed W. o. Barnett, for
mer Americas resident by alleged
Ku Klux Klan assailants in Macon
last February were brought here
by persons returning from Macon
last.
The assault, according to Bar
nett's version, as brought to Amer
icus, was wholly unjustified, and
based upon allegations of failure
to support members of his family
and cruel treatment of his young
children. Barnett, it is declared,
was permitted to make no state
ment in his own behalf, but ap-
parently, had been tried and con-
victed before being seized.
A mock trial, consisting of the
reading of alleged charges as re-
cited above, it is said to have been
a part of the proceedings prelim-
mary to the flogging of the former
Americas man, who is now a prose-
cutting witness in the trial of DR..
c. A. Marlborough, accused of hav-
ing directed and participated in a
number of other floggings there.
DIR. Marlborough, according to the
information brought here last
night, was member of the party
that abducted and mistreated Mr..
Barnett, and it expected he will
identify the Macon dentist as one
of the floggers when the accusa-
ton is brought before a jury.
According to information reach
Continued on Page Four)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-12
NJ PHAIL ASSERTS XII
KLUX LEADERS WORRY
Alleged Informer Says Hurried
Appeal Has Been Made TO
Imperial Officers

ATLANTA, Sept. 12.-Rhodes
McPhail, who recently made SEN
sational allegations against certain
Ku Klux Khan officers and the
Klan as a whole in connection with
floggings about Macon, today de-
clared that an effort is now under
way to prevent his possible appear
ance before the courts at Macon.
This effort, McPhail asserts. is be-
ing directed toward bringing
about his arrest, with M. 0. Dun
ming, Klan chief of staff at Ma
con, having appealed to imperial
Khan authorities to have this done.
-, According to McPhail, Dunning
Ben H. Sullivan, member of the
imperial kloncilium and counsel for
some time during Tuesday called
Dr. Evans, on the long distance
telephone and said: "Who is this
fellow McPhail and what have you
got on him? For Gods sake do
something and have him arrested.
If he talks any more he is liable
to undo the whole thing down
here"
Mr.. McPhail said he obtained his
information as to the conversation
from indusputable sources"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-12
STRAWBERRY GROWERS
WILL MEET AT DAWSON

DAWSON, Sept. 12.-Everyone
interested in strawberry growing
as money crop for Terrell coun-
ty, and especially those who have
already signed an agreement to
plant a certain number of acres
in the fruit this fall, are urged to
be present at meeting that will
be held at the court house on
Thursday morning at 1890 o'clock
Tor the purpose Of placing orders
for the plants they will need.
Already farmers of the county
have pledged to plant 275 acres in
berries this year, which will insure
sufficient production for shiri.
ments in car load lots, and thus
bring better prices to the growers
as well as provide a ready mar
ket, p
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-12
YOUNG BOY NARROWLY
ESCAPED DEATH WHILE
PLAYING WITH ROPE
OH, Williams, Jr., 10, With
Rope About Neck Near
Death When Rescued
UNCONSCIOUS FOR HOURS
Attending Physicians Believe
Boy Would Have Smothered
in Few Minutes Longer

DIN Williams, Jr., while play
ing alone Tuesday afternoon, came
near being hanged when a rope
upon which he was swinging across
the sidewalk became entwined
about his neck producing strangu-
lation. Inconsistencies had al
ready ensded when Mrs. Fred Ar
thur who passed that way noticed
the child's condition and assisted
by Robt. Boyd, a yong boy, and
Miss Edith Nelson, superintendent
of the Americas and Sumter Coun-
ty hospital, succeeded in rescuing
the child from a very precarious
condition. First aid methods ad-
ministered Immediately, it is de,
prevented life becoming ex-
tinct.
The incident happened at a
point near the Williams home
where several boys had arranged a
Swinging rope" This rope, dang
ling from a limb of the tree was
grasped by the children who then
would swing over the sidewalk and
return by gravity to the elevated
position from which they leap.
1t was while practicing this pas.
time that an end of the rope be-
came entwined about young vii.
liam's neck, cutting off his breath
and producing Inconsistencies
quickly. He remained in a coma
tose state during several hours aft
err being removed to his home
where he was attended by DR.. w
S. Prather and DR.. Emmett Ander-
son. These physicians agreed that
had the child remained hanging q
minute longer death would have
ensued, and that first aid methods
promptly applied aided measurably
in restoring his life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-12
JUDGE SLATE HEARS
CASE OF Ed PURWS
Representative of State Industrial
Commission Here to Take
Evidence

Jude s. ]. Slate, of the Indus
trial Commission of Georgia, was
in Americas Tuesday hearing evil
dence and arguments in the case
of Ed Purvis against P. Lorrilard
Co., for compensation under the
terms of the Georgia workmen's
compensation act. Mr.. Purvis was
represented at the hearing by Hol-
lis Fort and w. P. Wallis and T.
P. Compton appeared for the in
surance company which is resisting
Mr.. Purvis' claim. 1t is alleged
in the pleadings that Mr.. Purvis
was injured while in the service
of the defendant company dur
ing September, 1922, by the back
fire of an automobile belonging to
the Lorrilard concern.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-12
ALLEGED HIGHVAYNAN
SUICIDES IN TEXAS
Texas Outlaw, Unable to Escape,
Puts Bullet Into Brain in Rear
of Restaurant

MARSHALL, Texas, Sept. 12-
Cornered by Sheriff Sanders in the
rear Of a lunch room here this
morning, young man, about %
years of age, and believed by To-
cal officers to have been the ban
dit who robbed the bank at Moor
ingsport, La, taking approximate
ly $4,000 yesterday, shot and kill
ed himself.
The shooting created wild excite
ment in the neighborhood OF the
lunch room.
The bandit yesterday overpow-
cred the motorists, took the auto
mobile in which they were riding,
and drove into Mooringsport,
where he raided a bank. Today a
truck driver reported to the sher-
iff that the man forced him to
stop on the highway and bring him
into Marshall.
The sheriff, entering the restau-
rant, found the bandit eating, and
decided to let him continue Hills
meal after thoroughly searching
him. The youngster Suddenly
jumped up and ran to the back
OF the restaurant where he shot
himself through the brain.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-12

story, and then it developed that af-
ter her visit, that her brother-in-law,
R. A. Hartley was visited by DR..
Yarbrough and others.
R. A. Hartley said that Yarbrough
and the other men came to his home,
overpowered him, handcuffed and
blindfolded him, and took him out
to a nearby road. Fhere, he stated,
he was tied to a tree and roundly
lectured but was not whipped on his
promise that he would quit drinking
He was then asked why he had mis-
treated his wife. Yarbrough, he said,
showed him the way home.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-12
FLOYD WELDON DENIES
He WAS PRESENT WHEN
TROUT0N WAS KILLED
Newman Man Implicated in Con
fessions of Winters Says He
Knows Nothing of Crime
is ON TRIAL At NEWMAN
Case Expected to Be Put Into
Hands Of Jury Some Time
This Afternoon

ATLANTA, Sept. 12.-Denial
that he was present when Willard
Trouton was killed August IL near
Newman was made by Floyd Wei
don in the Coweta Superior court
today, according to a statement
by Solicitor General Atkinson over
the telephone. Weldon went on
trial today, and the case is expect
ed to go to the jury this after
noon.
Weldon was implicated in the
murder by both j. w. Minter, I'M
der sentence Of death for the muir
der, and Grady Minter, the elder
Minter's son, who admitted he as
sisted in killing Trouton, and who
is under sentence Of life imprison-
ment for his part in the crime.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-12
w. @. BARNETT ON WITNESS STAND
More Macon illnesses
Identity DR.. YarbrOugh
Dentist on Trial for Flogging R. F. Mills Declared
to Have Been One of Party That Assaulted
R. A. Hartley, Mistreating Him

MACON, Sept, 1.-Two Ku
Khan testified today the trial of Yabrough
eged whipping boss of Macon charged with oggng F. Mills
January 1922 The contents of these letters disclosed sole
tor stating that they would be divulged later
Both these Mrs Lizzie Stukey and Miss Ora Goodwin
they did know YaarbougA the had
received the letters.
Sheriff Hicks testified that the letters given by
Durkee, Khan organizer, who is also under charges
The State tried prove through Hartley visited
Dr. Yarbrough office with the view having dis
cpnd he testified get assistance
for her husband.
Solicitor Moore said that previously him different
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-12
BOYS BAND COMING
ON ANNUAL VISIT
Mumford Home Musicians to
Play Sunday Afternoon at
RyIander at $3.50

The boys band Of Mumford Home
at Macon will visit Americas on
their annual trip around the state
next Sunday when they viii give
a free concert in the auditorium OF
the Rylander theater. The band is
one Of the most remarkable organ
izations anywhere, being composed
of young musicians between the
ages Of ten and fifteen years. They
are, many Of them. accomplished
musicians, and the concert Sunday
afternoon promises to be really
enjoyable musical treat. In addition
to a well-organized cornet band, the
boys will bring with them their usual
drum corps, which is always an en-
joyable feature of their visits here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-12
SCHOOL HEADS FROM
EIGHT COUNTIES HERE
TO ATTEND NEETING
State School Superintendent Bal
lard Principal Speaker at
Meeting in Courthouse
OTHER TALKS ALSO MADE
Crisp, DooIy, Macon, Schley,
Stewart, Sumter, Taylor and
Webster Represented

Seven members of the State Board
of Education, headed by State
School Superintendent N. H Bal
lard, came to Americus today to be
present at a meeting of school au-
thorities representing Crisp, Dooly,
Macon, Schley, Stewart, Sumter,
Taylor and Webster counties and
which was attended by approx
mately twenty-five visitors, besides
the members of the Sumter county
board Of education and school heads
here. With Supt. Ballard are M. l..
Duggan, |. S. Smith, j. O. Martin,
Geo. D. GODDARD, E. A. Found and
Walter B. Hill, all state supervisors
IN the department of education and
Ihos. Wisdom, state school auditor.
The meeting began this morning
at 10 O'Clock in the courthouse here
with M. L. Duggan presiding and
Supt. Ballard was the first speaker
introduced. He spoke along the line
of bringing equal educational OPP
portnnity to every child in Georgia
and during his instructive talk gave
to both county and city superintend-
ents present much information
which properly co-ordinated leads to
the goal of equal educational oppor-
tunity now being sought by state
school authorities. He made an es-
pecial plea to the end of putting
every child of school age in the
state into the public schools, and
emphasized the necessity for hand
ling school funds along economical
lines, to the end that trained teach
ers may be employed constantly at
acceptable stipends and that the
scholastic standards may be main
tanned at high standard through
the employment of thoroughly COM
petent teachers in every Georgia
school. He explained also his view
point of the best methods through
which to obtain that equalization of
opportunity so desirable, bringing
out the necessity for prosperous
counties assisting through tho stats
school board in the bringing of edu
cational opportunity to the so-called
pauper counties of the state. The
state school fund, he said, is now
being distributed upon the basis of
population as shown by the last cen
Continued on Page Four.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-12
NEWSPAPER
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY

COLUMBUS, Sept, II. - The
Columbus Ledger celebrated its
37th anniversary by issuing a spe-
cial anniversary edition Sunday,
Sept. 8, consisting of six sections
and SO pages. Its columns called
attention to the fact that it began
as four-page paper back in 1886,
whereas its big press is capable of
grinding out 10000 16-page papers
an hour and is fully equipped with
machinery of the most modern
make. 1t claims circulation of
more than 1900 daily.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-12
Sumter Poultry Raisers Hear State College Expert
200 Hens on Every Farm
WOuId Double Income
otate College Expert Tells Poultry Association
Vast Possibilities Lie in Scientific Production
OF Poultry and Poultry Products

The average income of Georgia year was 100000 This
sum could have been doubled with 200 laying hens
Two counties California year sold in New York S27 oOoooo
worth of eggs. - T-''O0O'VOU
Already this Mitchell county nine car loads Of b
at $4,000 a car or $4,000 - ~ - eHioNens
Il inc incubator capacity of Georgia ooO today
" 1oOooo and next will the capacity rise to 400 Ooo
Inc above statements members of the snmto Count
POULTRY Association Wednesday morning by Mr. Mccoy
OF tne State College of Agriculture. -
10 which S F. Howe Sumter county pourynan added. will a.
tract with the Sumter County Poultry Association - Inv
ss M may produce within the year at GO cents
TO make money with poultry" Mr. Mccoy said tb iJ e4
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-12
ARLINGTON TOLD He.
MUST MAKE CASES
WHERE LARVAE FOUND
Needed Laws Enacted at His
Suggestion Must Be Enforced
DIR. ChambIiss Says
HAVE MANY MOSQUITOES
Past Instructions Ignored, Sani-
tary Man Is Told He Must
Enforce Law

j. c. Arlington, city sanitary in
spector, who has been. holding back
in making cases against household
ers were mosquito hatcheries exist,
must enforce the law. Mandatory in
structions to this effect have been
given him by Dir. J. Wade Chambliss,
city health officer. More than once
DR.. Chambliss has instructed Officer
Arlington to enforce the law, but
for one reason or another this has
not been done. First there was lack
Of adequate law beaing on the sub
ject, Officer Arlington said. These
laws, at his suggestion, were pre-
sented to city counhil by DR.. Cham
bliss and passed by that body. Then
the inspector thought it wise to
"give the people chance" now he
has no excuse. Orders mandatory in
their tenor have been handed him in
written form and DR.. Chambliss says
unless these are carried out the po-
lice commission will be asked to fur
nish the health department a man
who viii do his duty.
In putting this matter squarely
up to Officer Arlington, Dr. Cham
bliss has written him the following
letter, which is self-explanatory:
-. C. Arlington, Sanitary In
spector, City.
"Dear Sir: From your reports
and from my observation the mos
quitoes are worse in the city today
than before. We have answered
three or four hundred complaints
from a sanitary standpoint, made
three or four house to house in
spections in the city, published ar
ticle after article in the newspaper
and discussed this matter at pub
lie meetings, still we haye too
many mosquitoes.
"More than once 1 have in
structed you to make cases against
people on whose premises you find
mosquito larvae or wiggle-tails.
Ordinances have been passed pro-
hibiting this and you are clothed
with the authority for carrying out
these ordinances.
$50 in view of the above facts
after going over the various phas-
es of the work with the people,
showing them, emptying for them
and considering their friendship,
too, am taking this means of di-
recting you again in writing-that
wherever you find the presence of
wiggle-tails on the city's property,
or property of the individual that
you take syringe and bottle that
are furnished you and collect a
sample of the wiggletails and make
case against the violator of the
mosquito ordinance.
This week a few people have
asked me to inspect places where
you. had already inspected and no
results were gotten, except for a
few days possibly following the
inspection.
"a copy of this letter is mailed
to the mayor and city council. Re-
specifically,
J. w. CHAMBLISS,
Chairman, Board of Health.
Americas, Ca, Sept. ~"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-12
DAWSON HIGH WILL
ORGANIZE NEW TEAM

DAWSON, Sept. 12.-Prospects
for winning football team at the
Dawson High school this fall are
exceedingly bright, although the
grid game has never been played
here. Necessarily the boys will be
ignorant at the start Of even the
fundamental principles of this in
creasingly popular pastime.
Prof. A. H. Cox, who will have
charge of the eleven, is an old head
at the game and had had remark
able success with the teams he has
trained at other places.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-12
COLUMBUS FACTORS SEE
HIGH PRICE FOR COTTON

COLUMBUS, Sept. Cotton
in Columbus is expected to aver
age around Is cents a pound and
bring about $125 a bale this year,
as compared to 13 cents a pound
and sos a Bale back in the year
1886, according to figures obtain
tanned from local cotton merchants.
Although this years yield is eX-
pected to be about so per cent of
last year, it is expected that there
will be approximately $1,000 bales
handled here.