The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, April 06, 1911, Image 5
BALKS AT NEGRO
Yoong Girl Model Draws Color Line io
Chicago Art School
SHE WINS MUCH PRAISE
v Refuses to Pose Before Class iu
, Which Negro Man is Included?
| Hereafter Negroes to be Barred?
Makes ICpoch in Practices of Art
Schools in Chicago.
Horpaftor nncrncH will hfl barred
admission to the art classes in Chicago.
The climax to the question was
brought about last week in Chicago
through the following incident related
by the Chicago Tribune:
ki A beautiful girl model standing on
a raised dais before Boutwood's life
class of men students raised her
hands to her throat and was about
to fling away the long kimono that
draped her figure from the nape of
her softly curved neck to her bare
feet.
As she did so her eyes took in tho
men of the class, one by one. At last
they rested on Thomas Downs, a negro.
Then suddenly the hands which
had been fumbling with the cords at
her throat paused. A deep flush
spread over tho face of the girl. Turning
to one of the men students in the
Jflrst room she said in a half whisi>er:
"Til not pose so long as that?
that?black man is in the room. You
must get him to leave if I stay."
Downs was on his feet in an inr?
i h A ilftot H m A 1 n t hn
ZSLilllL. X 111D W an lliu UIDt tnuu III I MV<
history of the life classes at the Art
Institute that the color line had ever
.been drawn. A half dozen other students
stood up when Down did. They
looked at Downs and Downs looked
at them expectantly. Then with a
muttered protest Downs walked slowly
to and out of the door.
An instant later the kimono had
been tossed away and the work of
the life class was on.
That was all there was to it extent
the congratulations and applause
that came to Miss Blanha?
that Is the name of the model?after
the class was over; but it marks the
- - -- -i s 11. 1
'beginning or a new oraer or uhii^h
in tho life classes at the Art Institute.
From now on no negroes will
be admitted to the classes in which
girls pose.
There has for a long time been an
undercurrent of protest both among
the students and tho models against
compelling beautiful young girls to
pose before negroes. This feeling
mover found voice until yesterday.
The models were afraid to speak for
fear of losing their positions, the gin
students remained silent in dread of
being ridiculed for prudery, and trie
| men said nothing because it did not
seem a thing for a man to talk about.
Miss Blanha's action solved the sitI
nation. She did what every one
> seemed to want to have done ana
1 what no one seemed willing to do.
Miss Blanha?her first name is
(Mamie?lives at 812 Southwestern
[ avenue. She had been chosen to pose
[ for the class because of the exrjuis
Itonoss or nor figure, wnicn is said to
be nlmost Grecian in its classicalness.
Yesterday was her first appearance
before Boutwell's class.
"The other girls had told me what
> I was to expect when I posed before
r " this class," said Miss Blanha, "and
how they dreaded to do it. I made
up my mind that some one would
have to take a decisive stand in the
matter, and as I have personally such
a great aversion to colored men that
it would have been almost impossible
, for me to force myself to pose before
one of them, I determined to bring
^ Oil a crisis ui huiiiu huil. x u,m giau
' that matters have turned out as they
have. With the exception of the nei
pro student I guess every one is sat]
Ssiied." *
GETS LARGE GIFT.
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t Carnegie Gives Wofford College
Twenty Thousand.
4 A special dispatch from Spartanburg
to The State safe Wofford College
received Saturday a contribui
tion of $20,000 to its endowment
rfund from Andrew Carnegie, philanthropist
and forn\er steel magnate.
The gift came in the form of a check
to Henry Nelson Synder, president
of the college, which arrived in the
morning mail.
Mr. Carnegie sent no message with
tho check. As Dr. Snyder said this
evening, he treated the matter purely
as a business transaction. Dr. Snyder
had written Mr. Carnegie, asking
him to help the college, and the
check was the answer.
This gift brings the -permanent
endowmen fund of Wofford College
I close $200,000. Tho money is invest;
ed and the income used for the sup(
port of the institution. The principal
is held intact.
Of the present fund $100,000 has
hen raised in the last five years. Dr.
Snyder seeks to create a permanent
endowment fund of $300,000, and
hopes that other gifts will follow
* Mr. Carnegie's. He is also trying to
raise funds with which to build a
large dormitory.
ADVISES FARMERS
TO WATCH THEIR CONGRESSMEN
ANI> THE!It SENATORS.
Says They Must Not Allow TheniNelve?
Fooled by a Few Bulletins
and Garden Seed.
Having failed to secure a bill to (
prohibit cotton speculation, to get
parcels post, tariff legislation benellcial
to the farmer and other laws
through a Republican congress, Pres
idont Charlos S. Barrett, of the National
Farmers' Union, is going to
Washington at the opening of the extra
session to see if the farmer can
expect anything more at the hands
of the Democrats.
The national legislative bureau of
| the union will bo maintained
throughout the session, and Prrsi- '
dent Barrett will personally spend '
as much time there as possible. 1
In a statement just sent out to the
organization he is frankly skeptical
of results, unless the farmer wakes
up to his opportunity and forces ac- 1
tion. He declares he would not be 1
surprised to "see a semblance Oi 1
tariff reform," or "no tariff reform
at all." He makes it rather plain
that he hasn't much more confidence
in the Democratic organization than
the Republican, unless pressure is 1
brought to bear.
in innnv wiiv? PrAftldpnt's Barrett's '
In Lest communication is his most interesting,
because he speaks out
frankly and unafraid about things.
Here is what he says:
To the Officers and Members of
tho Farmers' Union:
At a moment when politics is in a
rarely formative condition, congress
meets in extra session.
I am aware that at the present
time the plans of the leaders who
will control the majority in the next
house aro as yet uncertain. The
platform and the immemorial precedents
of their party pledge them to a
tariff reform. At the same time the
past attitude and performances ot
the "insurgent" contingent in the
Republican party commit them in the
same general direction.
Meanwhile, the so-called "standpat"
Republicans are to be remembered.
They have seen the drift ol
the country and with characteristic
political astuteness may be expected
to keep reasonably near tho band
wagon.
Rack of these varied elements,
each of them striving to promote
their little individual cause, lies the ,
presidential election in 1912?and ,
you can rest assured none of them j
are loosing sight of this great event.
In fact, much of what is done in |
the extra session and in the next reg- ular
session will be largely directed
toward gaining good strategic posi- (
tion for the presidential election.
If you want tariff reform, now or <
in the regular session, it is up to
you to watch each individual mem- (
l>er of congress, especially the new {
member who went to congress on a ]
tidal wave of promise, not forgetting (
either the senators, since it is only a
question of time before we elect sen- ,
ators directly by the people.
I would not be surprised to see a
semblance of tariff reform enacted at ,
the approaching session, nor would I
be surprised to see no tariff reform
enacted. We can tell more, and I ,
can more accurately advise members ,
how to bring pressure on their individual
representatives, when con- j
gress meets and we get a look at the ,
line-up.
You will be kept posted from time 1
to time. (
In the meantime, remember that
unselfishness is not the predominating
note of politics, and that to get
results we must follow closely the
records of all lawmakers, not excepting
those we know are our
friends. Remember that they, too,
are only human.
This is as good a moment as any
other to tell you what the average,
not the exceptional, politician thinks
of the farmers. <
lie regards the American farmer
as a sleeping elephant?with the politician
as his official keeper, who
must exercise carefully the sacred
function of his office.
He knows that may happen again
in the past the elephant has awakened
and writes his impress on national
legislation.
Ho knows that my happen again
any time!
But he also knows how to keep the
elephant quiet with a few furious
speeches about nothing, by playing
r>n Vila ?pnliwlli>r>a hv ffnH Intr f hn mini
WH HIP |il VJUUIVVU) "J VI.V (
with a little "fluenco" in the "dis- (
trict" a little job that will keep votes .
corralled. Ho also handshakes, asks i
after the wife and children, sends j
government bulletins (for which
there is scarce room at Washington) ]
and garden seed (which occasionally
will sprout). i
He seems to be "raising dust"' <
for the farmers. In reality, the av- ]
erage member is bending every en- i
ergy to get re-elected. 1
He would as soon work, for the \
farmers as for himself, if the latter <
woke up and made him do it, and i
let him understand that he would
not be paid off in "jollies." In hand- i
shakes, and in "hot air." 1
In other words it is a game of <
political poker, and you have got to i
keep calling! (
Their stock-in-trade is In know-11
FATAL JOY RIDE
?
Tie Chaoffeor Was Killed aod Several
Others Severely Hart.
,
THE AUTO WAS BURNED
Car Becomes I'mnunugcuble and
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Strikes Tree?Steering Post Torn
Away and Driver's Neek Broken?
One Young Woman Thought to he
Dying and Another Fatally Hurt.
Felix Faust, a chauffeur of New
York, was killed, Misses Bessie Mc- ,
Donald and Gertrude Pfeiger, of
Boston, badly injured, and Miss Emma
Lucid, of Boston, hurt internally
In an automobile "joy ride" accident
Dn the Port Orange road, near Day- 1
ton, Fla., early Sunday.
The car was the property of R. A.
Warner, of New York, who left for
his home last Friday, after spending
the winter season here. He left instructions
with Faust, his chaugcur,
to ship the car to New York Sunday.
Saturday nieht Faust invited a
party of his friends to take a farewell
"joy ride," and they were 011
their way home when the accident
occurred. While the car was proceding
at a high rate of speed, it is
said, it became unmanageable, and
left the road, ploughing through a
ditch and grazing a tree. The tree
tore away the steering post, broke
Faust's neck and crushed his skull.
The car ran a hundred yards and collided
with an other tree, throwiny
the occupants in every direction.
Miss McDonald suffered a broken
jaw, broken shoulder and concussion
of the brain and is said to be dyinp.
Miss Pfeiffer's injuries nlsn are ex
pected to prove fatal. Wm. Thompson,
of cXw York, and Clyde Spring,
of Dayton, who were also i nthe ear,
were thrown out, but their injuries
are slight The car took fire after the
accident and burned up.
Miss Ilessie McDonald has no
known relatives, but was to have
been married next month, it is said,
boats running out of Savannah,
to an ofllcer of one of the steam
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I)K. SHAMAN A. KNAPP DKAD.
Well-Known Agricultural Expert
Expires at Washington Home,
Dr. Seaman Asahel Knapp, one of
the foremost experts of the department
of agriculture, who has made
investigations in many parts of the
world, died at his home in Washington
Saturday. He was 7 8 years old.
The news of the death of Dr. Seaman
A. Knapp was receiped in official circles
in Columbia with sorrow. Col.
E. J. Watson left for WaWshington
Sunday afternoon.
Dr. Knapp first fislted South Carolina
with a view of putting into oporation
the farm demonstration work
here in the summer of 19 7. He went
over the rice fields of the State with
Ex-Governor DuDncan Clinch Hoyward
and Commissioner E. J. Wat sn
n
In the fall of 1 907, at Commissioner
Watson's urgent request, Dr.
Knapp put United States farm demonstration
work in South Carolina
and sent Prof. D. N. Harrow here as
first State agent.
Last fall, when Dr. Knapp was
here, he said that "he hoped to live
Lo make South Carolina the object
lesson State in up-to-date agricultural
methods among all the States
of the Union."
d)r. Knapp was a speaker at the
University of Columbia on Founders'
Day, January 12, 1911.
RAT KNJOVS MATCH FEAST.
+
However, Mischievous Rodent Starts
Fire in Show Case.
TJjitc nml mntcliea rnmp vnrv nont
causing a fire in Aiken the other
night. On Wednesday night the
cigar case in Hall's drug store was
not well closed and during the night
a rat entered the same and seemed
to like the flavor of a certain kind of
match. Just before he had satisfied
his appetite the box caught on fire
and the blaze caught a box of cigars.
After burning for a short time the
blaze went out, possibly because
here was not sufficient air for circulation.
This prevented what might
liave been a serious fire. No par- '
icular damage was done, except that '
he heat cracked the top of the showcase.
*
ng how susceptible the average voter
s to these little counterfeit favors.
Demand work, and they will quickly
give it!
There are many studious, hard- :
tvorking members, who keep abreast 1
if public questions, and really try to
legislate for the general good. I give '
them the credit. 'But they need to 1
be increased, by the farmer showing
:liat he will give his vote only in i
ixchange for servioe, not pretty 1
words.
All of this is said in the best of humor,
but the sooner you know how
the congressman regards you, the ;
quicker you'll get the results you are
now surprised at not getting from i
:his most pleasant and smiling gen- <
lleman. Chas. S. Barrett. *
WINS THE FIGHT
THERE WILE HE NO NEfiHO ORI)RR
OF THE PYTHIANS.
They Will Call Their Order the
Knights of Hannibal in This State
Hereafter.
The troubles between the Knights ^
af Pythias and the three Charleston
negroes who wished to establish a
lodge in this State and give to it the
same name as that of the white
lodge, have been brought to an one,
says the Columbia Record. Mr. .1.
waiter uoar 01 ueorgeiown, wnu i?
grand chancellor of the Knights of
Pythias in this State, announced Friday
that a settlement satisfactory to a
both sides has been had. The negro s
lodge will be designated "The *
Knights of Hannibal" and according- a
ly will the charter be issued to the *
organization. ^
This interesting fight as to the re- c
t'ention of the name of an order ex- *
clusively dates in this State to the *
passage of an act at the session of *
the general assembly two years ago.
In this act an order is given the right c
to keep other proposed organizations *
from taking a like or very similar 1
name. *
Several weeke ago three Charles- 1
ton negroes sought a charter for the f
negro kniehts from the secretary of *
?- * * ? ii ? it t
state. The grand cnanceuur ui uie Knights
of Pythias protested, under the
terms of the act passed by the I
legislature. The secretary of state ?
refused to grant the charter upon '
the showing made by Mr. Poar. T
When the charter was refused 1111- '
der the name "Knights of Pythias," c
the negro organization sought to se- 1
cure a charter under the name *
"Knights." This, Mr. Poar also op- *
posed, on the ground that it appeared 1
that the negroes were still not with- *
in the law because the Knights of c
Pythias are called "Knights" geh- *
erally and this would Still make a {
conflict in the names of the two or- r
ders.
It appeared that the case would got *
into the courts and the secretary of *
state so wrote the Charleston law *
firm representing the negro organiza- f
tion. ' J
A
'.Mr. Doar and the negro organlza- 1
tion finally agreed that if another
word other than Pythias were added c
to "Knights," the change would be
satisfactory. So the negro lodge will
he called the "Knights of Hannibal
of the Eastern and Western Hemispheres."
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WANTS HIS FRIEN1>S. 1
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Reasons FoFr Not Reappointing All 0
c
of Asylum Hoard.
v
Gof. Please has refused to appoint I
three members of the commission 1
named to relieve the congested con- h
dition at the State Hospital for the I
Insane. t
He said Saturday that ho would C
commission Dr. J. W. Habcock, su- I
perintendent of the asylum, and Dr. o
Robert WiWlson, Jr., of Charleston, h
He said that he would not commis- d
sion George P. Cromer of Newberry,
Leroy Springs Springs of Lancaster
and R. O. Purdy of Sumter.
"The other three members of tht>
commission will be Please men," said i
the governor. g
He said that the personel of tru i
commission would be announced to- i
morrow, and that he would sign the c
measure of the last general assembly s
providing for further work of improving
the asylum and erecting the c
buildings on the new site acquired by i
h a g\ 1 rl OAnvnu'actr\n \
tliu V/Ul LUIll IUIOOIUII,
"In making these appointments," r
said Gov. Blease, "I believe in (ho t.
slogan, 'To the victor belongs the j
spoils.' " *
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TWO NKGRORS BURN HI) t
4 *
Beyoiul Recognition in Their Home ^
at Blackville. 1
r
At Blackville Oscar Greene and his t
wife, two respectable old colored poo- (
pie, were burned to death Friday r
morning in their home. The fire oc- ^
curred about 1 o'clock Friday morn- a
ing, and the wind was blowing at a t
rapid rate, but, fortunately, only one (]
other residence was burned. Oscar c
Greene was a good old darky, and f
his death and that if his wife aro deplored.
These old people had acquired
a right nice property, and,
while having no children of their (\
own, had adopted several, and edu- c
cated them, among them being Albert s
Davidson, the mulatto who served as s
postmaster there for several yeais, a
until his sudden death in the postof- r
flee. * g
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Won't Oppose Tillman, g
In addition to reiterating his former
declaration that he will run for
the Senate, Governor Blease Friday
verified The News and Courier's sur- fi
mise that ho will not run against c
Senator Benjamin Ryan Tillman. "I J
am already in the race, but I won't f
run against B. R. Tillman," said the f
Governor. r
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Shot Himself at Sea.
Dr. Carl Buck, ship surgeon of the
North German Lloyd liner Koelin, \
which arrived here today, committed \
suicide March 29th for no known e
cause. He shot himself through thel(
heart. Dr. Buck was buried at sea. i
GIVE HIS SIDE
Governor Blease Answers Representative
Smith's Charges.
HE OBEYED THE COURT
riiere Was Nothing Dishonorable in
Change Made ill Hecord in llis Office?Merely
a Fight in the CJreenville
County Legislative Delegation
?Mr. Hlease Statement.
Concerning the Greenville County
ippointments for township commisioners
that have created such a stir
n the upcountry, to the extent that
lii affidavit was made and published
>y a member of the Greenville delegation,
charging the governor with
hanging names, a statement was
Friday given out by the governor,
lero is the statement about the mater
given out by the governor:
"On February 13th, 1911, the recmimendations
were handed in for
Jreenville county, accompanied by a
lote signed by \V. L. Mauldin, senaor.
Later, Mr. C. I). Smith came in
ind asked to be allowed to make
mm n nhnncpR i ti the recommonda
ions. The governor requested him
o take the matter up with Miss
s'ewnham, who was then a stenogra>hor
in the office, Miss Newnham havng
charge of this part of the work,
["he governor, going into the front
ooni, with Mr. Smith, and instructng
Miss Newnham to make such
hange-s as Mr. Smith suggested,
diss Newnham says a large, stout
gentleman came to her and stated
hat he wanted to make the changes,
jut did not have the names with him,
>ut that he would get them. lie later
ame back and suggested that Miss
s'ewnham insert the names in the
ownships in her own handwriting,
Tossing out the names sent in on
he original list. After Miss Newiliam
made the changes, she asked
he governor it ne wanted to iook at
hem, and the governor said, "No, go
ihead and make the appointments
ust like he gave them to you" and
lie appointments were made.
"The following letter explains the
hanging of the names:
" 'Greenville, S. C., Mch. 11, 1911.
'His Excellency, Cole L. Hlease,
Governor of South Carolina, Columbia,
S. C.
" 'Dear Governor: In re appoint-!
nent hoard of assessors Cleveland
ownship, Greenville county: Your
xcellency has appointed Hen Ha:ood,
W. L. Morgan and J. D. Drake
?n the recommendation of Mr. C. D.
Smith and myself. I find that we
yere mistaken in the initials of
Irake, and same should bo C. G.
)rake instead of J. D. Drake. There
s no J. D. Drake in this township,
suggest that you have an oath sont
^ olo??lr aP a ah vf i?ao n or 1 a P
W Witt tin i\ WL vuiu i i t (\\uu^ iv
J. Drake, recalling the one to J. D.
)rake. There is a small kick going
>n from friends of Senator Mauldin,
>ut they amount to nothing, and
lidn't support either you or myself.
" 'With best wishes, I am,
" 'Yours very truly,
" 'Wilton H. Earle.'
"After the appointments were
nade, Senator Mauldin came to the
governor and stated that the orignal
list contained the names of the
mrties recommended by a majority
>f the Greenville delegation and inisted
upon their being commissioned.
"The governor, in view of the re:ent
decision of Judge Ernest Gary
n regard to such appointments, re'oked
the commissions of those ap>ointed,
and commissioned the paries
who were recommended by a ma- j
ority of the Greenville delegation.
"The governor says that there was
lothing dishonorable in the transac
ion on me pun 01 any one, so lar
is he can see; that. Mr. Smith wished
he changes; that they were made for
lim, and Senator Mauldin insisted
ipon the appointment of the original
lamed parties; and, in obedience to
lie decision of Judge Gary, these paries
were appointed. That it was
nerely a delegation fight and that he
loes not see that anything dishonorible
has been done by anybody, and
hat ho is surprised at Mr. Smith enleavoring
to place the blame for the
hanges on a secretary in tlie ofice"
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Shock Was Too Great.
At Spartan burg when Nathan Anlerson,
a negro about fifty years old,
aught-four aces in a poker game
laturday afternoon he dropped dead.
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vveriti ucftruw wwrw puiying uurua iii
, barn and the cards must have been
mining "cold" when four of the big;est
ones fell to Anderson and he
azed upon them. The shock was too
reat, and ho died of heart failure.
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Died at liis Desk.
While seated at his desk in his ofice
on the first floor of the county
ourt house in Columbia Probate
udgo John T. Gaston was stricken
atally ill Saturday morning just beore
noon. He died at 12:10 surounded
by a few friends.
Electric Cars Collide.
Rural Policeman Knox, whose leg
vas amputated, and Conductor Kolb,
vhose skull was fractured in a bad
dectrlc car smash in the suburbs of
Charleston on Saturday night, were
eported to be doing nicely.
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DARK HORSE WINS
DEMOCRATS ELECT JUSTICE
O'GORMA.V, TO THE SENATE.
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His Election Seems to Give Satisfaction
to Roth Factions of the Democratic
I'arty.
Supreme Court Justice James
Aloysius O'Gorman, Democrat, of
New York city was elected United
States senator Friday by the legislature
after the most protracted strugcr1/\
t \\ ? o UAeli Inn 1 r\ i n f Uo
V w * V I lino |/V/OlllVlt ^ ? VI 1 J v. I VI lit 1,11 V
Empire State. On the final ballot?
the Gitli?lie received 112 votes to
SO cast for Chauncey iM. Depew,
whose term expired March 4.
The result was in doubt almost to
the minute of recording the votes,
owing to the uncertainty as to how
many of the Democratic insurgents,
who for over two months had pre- r
vented an election because of their ;
opposition to William H. Sheehan,
would enter the second caucus which
had been adjourned from day to day
since Monday.
At the close of a day of almost
continuous negotiations the insurgents
capitulated and Justice O'Gorman
was elected. A few minutes before
the ballot was cast Justice
O'Gorman's resignation from tho
bench was filed at the office of tho
secretary of state, as a constituional
provisional would have prevented liia
election wnne noiuing the omee or
the justice of the supreme court.
Wild applause marked the end of
the long contest, and the legislature,
driven from the State capitol by
Wednesday's fire, quickly adopted a
resolution adjourning until April 17.
Gov. Dix tonight expressed gratification
at the result.
"The State of New York," he said,
"has elected for its representative in
the federal senate an eminent jurist,
a man of pronounced ability, of great
attainments and of the highest character.
"The election of Judge O'Gorman
can not hut meet with the approval
of the citizens of this State, regardless
of party. lie will rank with the
ablest statesmen the senate has
known, will well represent the Empire
State and bestow honor upon the
party that elected him, I am gratis
lied at this solution of the nroblem
which has confronted the Democratic
members of the legislature for the
past ten weeks."
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany
Hall, who for weeks has been
striving to bring about the election
of Mr. Sheehan, expressed himself as
highly pleased at the outcome.
"No better election could have
been made by the party after the unfair
and unmerited defeat of Gov.
Sheehan, whose position before the
people has been greatly strengthened,"
said Mr. Murphy. "Judge
O'Gorman needs no commendation
from any one, but the public undoubtedly
will see that in the triumph
of the majority rule and that
in sustaining the party caucus the
power of the party and its opportunities
to serve the people have been
greatly increased." *
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MOB WREAKS VENGEANCE.
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Lynched in Alabama for Assaulting
White Woman.
Abberdin Johnson, a young negro,
was lynched on the outskirts of
Union Springs, Ala., Sunday afternoon
by a mob, which came from
Goshen, Pike County. The lynching
followed the storming of the Bullock
county jail here. The sheriff
of Bullock was handcuffed and tied
in the jail, after which the mob disappeared
with the prisoner.
Johnson was charged with the assaulting
of a white woman, who lived
near Goshen. After being strung up
to a tree his body was riddled with
bullets. The crime was committed
a m t B n crr\ 1 nh ncsAn woa on i\f m?n/l
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Sunday morning about S o'clock,
near Union Springs, and placed in
the bullock County jail.
News of the capture quickly spread
and a mob was formed early Sunday
morning at Goshen. They took the
Central of Georgia train to TTnion
Springs, arriving there about 10
o'clock. The mob was slow in forming
their plans and the sheric of
bullock county called up tlio Governor
at Montgomery over the long
distance telephone, asking for troops.
The Governor had the riot call
sounded in Montgomery immediately,
but while the soldiers were gathering
in their armories the mob had
stormed the jail and secured the
prisoner.
KITiliS UTS UNCLE.
Young Abbeville Man Claims Shot In
' Self-Defence.
Contending that he had shot In
self-defence, Trunan Ashley, a young
white man, living near Donalds, surrendered
himself at the sheriff's office
at Abbeville Friday, and is now
in Jail, having killed his uncle, Ira
Stone, Thursday evening. Sheriff
Lyon went to the scene of the shooting
Friday morning on the train, and
young Ashley came to Abbeville
through the country, and In this way
missed each other. Little is known
here of the particulars of the killing,
but it is understood that the two men
had a row, when the killing took
place as above stated. . m
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