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fa I -A VOL.50.-NO 30 TALLADEGA, JULY 30. 1919 $1.00 THE YEAR FRANCO-BRITISH DEATH LIST IN THE CHICAGO RACE CAPTAIN THOMAS S. PLOWMAN DIED ON RIOTS IS INCREASED HEAVY TODAY SATURDAY EVENING FOUR THOUSAND STATE TROOPS ARE ON DUTY IN THE CITY thias, Elks and Knights of Honor ar AMERICAN PACT SUBMITTED TO SENATE TODAY IN SUBMITTING PACT PRESIDENT SAYS NOTHING CAN REPAY OUR DEBT TO FRANCE EARLY RATIFICATION URGED BY PRESIDENT International News Service. WASHINGTON, D. C.

July 29. President Wilson today submitted to the Senate the text of the Fanco British-America pact, and in an ac companying message, he urged its early ratification for the reason that "America's debt to France has not yet been fully paid." Referring to assistance rendered America by France in the days ot the revolution, the President declared that ''Nothing can repay such a debt." In submitting the pact the President explained its object is to provide immediate military assistance to France by the United States in the case of any unprovoked movement of aggression against her by Germany. VANDIVER ON SUFFRAGISM wmTE3 gr.VTE HEADQUARTERS HE IS NOT IX FAVOR OF THE FEDERAL AMENDMENT Wellington Vandiver has mailed fef? aaanPiatinn. A 7r i.L ing Birmingham lady woman suffrage, to which I replied in the the next question propounded was, ''Can I use your I I I I dors On October 4. .18 7 7.

he married Annie Monteomery of Lincoln, Ala His wife, one daughter, Mrs. T. W. LaBatt ot San Antonio; and two sons, C. M.

Plowman of Philadelphia, and T. 8. Plowman of Washington, survive and were at his bedside at the end. The funeril services tor the deceas ed were conducted at the First Meth- odist church Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock, when there was a great outpouring ot friends to pay their last respects. Conspicuous among those attendancs were the members of that "thin gray line" ot Confederate Veterans of which Captain Plowman was a loyal friend of everyone.

The following gentlemen served as pall ueareis: Active: Leon G. Jones, A. G. Storey, J. C.

Bowie, Jas. M. Hicks, W. E. Henkel, H.

L. McElderry, J. W. Cow-en, J. A.

Thornton. Honorary: J. W. Vandiver. Jno.

C. Williams, J. B. Woodward, F. C.

Mc-AlDine. D. M. Mallory, J. K.

Dixon. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. E. B. Norton, pastor of the First Methodist church, assisted by Dr.

Jno. R. Turner, presiding elder ot the Talladega district, and Dr. F. B.

Webb, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. Following the services at the church the remains were conveyed to Cak Hill cemetery, where overlooking the beautiful Talladega valley they were laid to rest surrounded by his comrades in arms and fellow countrymen who with him wrought the mighty past of Southern history in which Talladega has played such an important part. Among those who sent words of sympathy to Mrs. Plowman and a foral offering were United States Senator Jno. Bankhead, a life time iiiuu ui v.R7iuiu iun lilt J.

P. OLIVER DIES IN DADEVILLE. DADEVILLE, July 28. J. P.

Oliver, one of the oldest citizens and long a prominent figure in the political and social affairs of this county .1 .1 1 1 r- i ,1 0. Thedecew C- rate soldier, served several terms as of Tallapoosa county and for many years had taken an active interest in ducational affairs. Mr. Oliver is survived by his widow and five child- ren, Mrs. J.

H. Lovejoy of Gadsden: Mrs. M. Stevenson of Roanoke; Mrs. H.

E. Berkstresser, C. E. Oliver FAULK WINS IN FIRST BIG FIGHT BELL ABOLISHING DISTRICT AG RICULTURAL SCHOOLS GETS FAVORABLE ACTION MONTGOMERY, July 29. Representative Faulk of Geneva, who created one, sensation after another during the first half ot the 1919 legislature by his prosposal to abolish some of the most important offices in the state and his county, won his first big battle in the house Monday, when, by a vote of 44 to 42, it agreed to take from the adverse calendar his bill which will abolish the nine agricultural schools in the state.

On a motion of Mr. Faulk the vote was 45 to 40 against tabling. Mr. Faulk made a speech In which he charged the schools were not doing the work for which they, were creat-ed. He believed that the money appropriated to them should be given to some other educational work.

Mr. Orr ot Marshall, In which county there is located one of the schools, protested against taking the bill from the adverse caendar. He pointed out many good services rendered at the agricultural schools, but he agreed with the educational investigating com'Tiiteee that all but three should be abolished. He did not believe, that because six of the schools are not doing effective work all should abolished. Speaker Merritt voted against the motion to table the motion of Mr.

Faulk. This indicates he will vote later to abolish the schools. The legislature has before in a report of the educational committee port of the educational commission in which it is suggested all but three agricultural schools be abolished. This it tt thought, is Ine heglnntngTjf legislation which will carry out the instructions ir suggestions ot the commission. WHAT'S IN A NAME.

MACON, July 29. Following desertion of her husband Mrs Wohle- sclilecei, has petitioned court here to change her naii-e because few people know how to rionounce it. Mrs. h'l-ftc-etc. wants her maiden name of Mary L.

Marshall restored, and she also wants a divorce. ARRESTED ON FORGERYCHARGE Cecil Allen, a white man who came into the city Tuesday morning on a truck from Jenifer, was arrested in the afternoon on a charge of forging a check for $10. The check bore the name of R. J. Barry.

Allen carried it to Godberg Lewis to get it cashed, and when Harry Marks phoned Mr. Barry to inquire if the check was good the young man ran. He was overtaken and arrested on East street by Chief of Police Stanford. Allen when taken 'n custody claimed ponits in South Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi as his former residence. He was placed in the county jail.

HEALTH BILL HEARING IS ORDERED POSTPONED. MONTGOMERY, July 29. Because of having the revenue bill up in the house this week, the house com mlttee on public health on Monday odered the postponement ot the health bill which 'was widely adver tised for Wednesday at the capitol All members of the house will be busy this week on the revenue bill, and it is not the desire of the health com' mlttee to interfere with the bill. For this reason indefinite postponement was ordered. Several Cities in the state had planned to send delegations to Mont gomery to protest against the meas ure on the ground that It would give autocratic power to the health officer and would oenter all work of the city and county In his office.

TRIES TO KILL SELF BY DIVING AT SHARP PICK. International News Service. DALTON, July 9. Emulating warriors of old who "fell on. their words" when out of Clarence Franklin, serving Whitfield county on the chain gang for a misdemeanor, stuck his nick into the ground, back ed oft and made a dive head first at the sharp end of the other side of the nick.

The nick was driven a little further Into the ground, franklin's head was slightly bruised, and the guards seized him at once and forced him to resume work. GEN. ELY WAS INDEED FIT OFFERED TO LICK ENTIRE MEDI CAL BOARD THAT WOULD DISQUALIFY HIM -News Service. NEW YORK. July 29.

Major General Hanson E. Ely, who returned to the United States a few days ago In command of the fifth division of rfgu.au, is iio i. an for an army med ical board to xenkey with. The army medicos looked Ely over dne day in France, thought they de tectcd something wrong with! his heart and suggested that he relin quish his command and do a turn in an army hospital while they made a thorough examination to see whether he was physically tit to fight. This was Just after Ely had led the 28th iMaDlry in the capture of Cantigny, Ainorica's tint offensive operation in the war.

you what I'll do," said Ely, ill take the fastest man on this beard and beat him in any kind of r.fe 1 11 outjump any man on this bfiard and I'll beat anyone of you laying tennis or any other outdoor game you name. It that offer doesn't satisfy you, I'll take the whole board oiitside and them all, one at a time." That stopped the discussion rteht the-b. Ely went back to his com-ini nd and in the St. Mihlel fight this was the mejsige that came back to coip3 headquarters shortly after the plta(k began. "Ely is going ahead so fast we can't keep communication with tl'ji REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Real estate transfers recorded in Talladega county during tjhe past week were as follows John C.

Williams and wife to Thos l. Hagan, lot 4, block 2, Sylacauga; 1000 J. E. Jordan to J. P.

Batson, hous rlend lot. sylacauga: $2100 M. Griffis and wife to John W. 40 acres, county; $1000. J.

A. Embry and wife to J. C. Em- Mrs. G.

W. Collins to J. E. Robert- a i ties tuiu ly iu i. v.

liiuuij, iuuu- ty; $97.50. Mrs. I E. Hawley H. Haw-ley to W.

C. Malone, house and lot, Talladega; $j250. Thos J. Barnett and wife to D. L.

Lewis, county; $3400. F. T. Bryant and wife to J. T.

Miller, county; $250. Mrs. M. C. Johnson and husband J.

S. Johnson to W. T. Walsh, house and lot on Hill street, Talladega; $2250. H.

H. Thornton to D. W. Ledbetter, house and lot, Talladega; $2550. D.

M. Mallory to Mary B. Embry, lot on North street, Talladega; $650. Jno. W.

Heacock and wife to Eleanor Baker, their daughter, lot on Brignolia stree; $1. Bertie L. Rhodes and her husband, Ira W. Rhodes, to W. B.

Handley, county; $1000. B. P. Autrey and wife to Handley, county; $1000. B.

"WILD BILL" KRESS DIES. International News Service. HASTINGS, July 29. "Wild BUI" Kress, 78, a pioneer plalnsban, trapper, hunter, Indian fighter, died at his home here. Kress and Joe Foutb, no dead, were the first settlers in Adams county.

Kress alternated his buffalo hunt ing over the plains with freighting Northwest for St. Joseph, Mo. He came to Nebraska in 1866 and entered a homestead in Adams county in INTO, which he owned at the time of bis death. He is said to have planted the first sod corn in this sec- of the state. MARENGO LAMBS ARM SOLD FOR Bia TRICES.

DEMOPOLIS, July 29. A shipment ot fine lambs from this county made the past week, nested owners a substantial price, three sheep growers Joining in the shipment which required a double.decked car to carry the animals to market, C. Clarke with a consignment of 111 fine grade ot the Hampshire breed, topped the market for native sheep when his of ferine brought 18.7B eta. per jround, the animals weighing an eh. Other ffV 158 weM FOREMOST qTIZEX PASSED AWAY AFTER A.

BRAVE FIGHT TO LIVE PROMINENT IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS MESSAGES OF CONDOLENCE REACH FAMILY FROM ALL I PARTS OF COUNTRY FUNERAL WAS HELD MONDAY AFTERNOON From Washington to El Paso. Messages ot condolenoe have been re-Beived by the family following the death of Captain Thomas Scales Plowman which occurred at his home Saturday evening about 7:30. I Captain Plowman's death was due (to an attack of pleuresy which de-yeloped about four weeks ago, and (became serious ten days ago when the members of his family residing out of he city were notified. For more than a week he clung to life by a slender (thread, and such a brave tight did he make to live that until the last his many friends were hopeful that he survive. The death of Captain Plowman removes a native son of Talladega who has been active in the affairs of his county and state since as a boy he (took up arms in defense ot the Confederacy, a cause which rested nearest his heart all through life, and af ter the final summons came, he wag clad In the uniform ot Confederate gray to "cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees" with his comrades gone before.

When news ot the death of Captain Plowman became known, at once there was an outpouring of messages of sympathy from friends at home and those abroad. His latest and most active work had been 'done aa president ot the Bankhead National Highway association, and from the officers and directors ot the organization from every state through which It passes, from the nation's capital to the pacific slope came messages of sympathy. From the highway association a beautiful floral tribute composed of llllies of the valley and American beauty roses was contributed and brought to Talladega by J. Asa Rountree of Birmingham, secre tary, who for the past several years has been closely associated with Captain Plowman in promoting the high way. Captain Plowman was by na ture a public man.

and very few events of importance in his county and state have transpired in the past 60 years in which he was not interest ed. He possessed a master mind of his day and generation was a natural leader of bis fellows in poll tics, civic affairs and in the First Methodist church of Talladega of which he was a loyal member. Sum med up, Captain Plowman's life for the past hflf a -century is the embodi ment oi an important part oi tne nis tory of his town, county and state. Captain Plowman was born in Tal ladega June 8, 1S43. He was a son of George P.

Plowman, prominent ci tizen of Talladega, member of the leg lslature and probate judge of Talla dega county. He was educated In the common schools of Talladega county and the Talladega Baptist college. His education was interrupted by progress of the war between the states Served Under Morgan On the organization ot the 61st Alabama Mounted infantry, under colonel John Tyler Morgan; he un listed and served in company R. On July 22, 1861 he was severely wound ed In the battle of Atlanta. After the war he engaged in various business In his native town.

Captain Plowman served two terms as mayor ot Talladega, 1872 to 1879 He was a member of the 65th Con gress 1897-99, from the Fourth Con gressionai district. He served as captain ot the Talladega rifles, Ala bam state troops. He served several terms as chairman ot the Democratic executive commute of Talladega countyand the executive committee of the 7th Judicial circuit. He was state eenator from the eighth district in ine Alabama legislature in. sua.

Ciptaln' Plowman wag also, prom Inent in fraternal circles. beinz i in and W. H. Oliver of Dadeville. Fun- eral services were conducted by if I favored THE TROUBLE WIDESPREAD OUTBREAKS ARE CONFINED TO NO SPECIAL SECTION OF THE CITY STREET BATTLES LIKE SMALL WAR International News Service.

CHICAGO, July 29. Twenty-four are believed to be dead and more than five hundred wounded, many fatally, when kiiHng and rioting between white men and negroes broke out in new fury today and made its way into the heart of Chicago's business district. Before eight o'clock four new deaths and a score of wounded had been added to the grim toll which the rioting of the past forty-eight hours has taken. With the situation admittedly growing hourly more alarming. Governor Lowden returned hurriedly to the city and offered the mayor and chief of police the serviflcs of four thousand militia men for instant military duty.

Veterans of the police force declared the. militia would have to be called out before nightfall. TROOPS ARE HELD FOR CALL International News Service. SPRINGFIELD, 111., July 29. As news reached here this morning of the continued race riot disturbances in Chicago, word was received at the adjutant generals office that Adjutant General Dickson was sending telegrams from Chicago to the national guard company commanders throughout the state requesting them to be prepared for an immediate call to service.

MANY KILLED LAST NIGHT. CHICAGO July 29. Seven persons were known to bave been killed and more than two score wounded, many of them seriously, in a renewal of race riots in the Chicago "black belt" last night. For more than five hours the five- mile area on the South side was a battle ground ot scattered fights between whites and blacks and between policemen and negroes who fired from housetops, from dark alleys and other points of vantage. The call for trcops to auell the out breaks resulted in four regiments of national guards being mobilized.

i ive of the dead are negroes and two are whites. The wounded in most cases were hurried to hospitals after which they were removed to their homes, when conditions permitted. There was no concerted battle by the blacks, the outbreak dotting a large area. Every police station in the South side was flooded with reports ot deaths and injuries. Chief of Police Garrity said that it was impossible to make an exact estimate of the casualties because ot the contradictory reports.

I ne riots, which started Sundav on the South side beaches, were renewed wnen negro laborers began Inavinr the big industrial plants, and by dusk more tnan a score of separate outbreaks had occurred. Whites hps-nn dragging negroes from street cars and me negroes retaliated with Btones and knives. Street cars in the heart ot the black belt were tied up and the. wmaows smasned. 80-GALLOX STILL IS CAPTURED IN SHELBY.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala oo An 80-gallon still and 12 fermenter containing 729 gallons of mash were capturea near Double Oak mountain in Shelby county Saturday afternoon by Roy Cashlon, W. E. Garner, deputy marshals, W. T.

Hampton, deputy collector and Deputy Sheriffs n-emp ana lunnmgDam. The officers had a Up that the still was in operation and had every chanoe to catch the but the rain drove them away Just before the arrival of the officers. The still waa smoking when they got there hat there were no operators. This is the last ot a aeries ot aucessfni nMa in that section pt the county, aA awor(son. county $156.

Dadeville Masonic lodge Sunday after noon at 4 o'clock. ENGAGEMENT OF MISS GLOVER TO LIE IT TALCOTT P. SMITH Colonel and Mrs. Francis W. Glov er announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Elizabeth Wilson, to i Lieutenant Talcott Proudman Smith of the air service, U.

S. A. The wedding will take place early in the fall. Miss Glover is one of the most pop ular girls of the younger set and the announcement will be of interest to hosts of friends of both the young people. El Paso Times.

Th above announcement will inter est many friends in Talladega, the former home of Colonel and Mrs. Glover and their attractive daughter. NEGRO HUNTS TROUBLE. CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.

July 28 The Rev. J. G. Robinson, presiding elder ot the African Methodist Episcopal church of this city, has ritten a letter to President Wilson appeal ing for his support for the passage ot legislation preventing rynchings and for forcing Southern states to place negroes on Juries, in which he recites many alleged injustices committed against his race. WALKER HUBBARD WEDDING Married at the home of the bride, 215 Spring street, Talladega, on July 26th, Mr.

Edward Walker of Elizabeth, N. anrd Miss Leila L. Hubbard of this Just aa the hands of the clock pointed to 6 p. m. to the melody of a gratanola the bridal party entered the parlor.

The first to enter were the two sisters ot the bride; next came the brother of the bride, accompanied by Miss Dora Saxon pt Annlston. Miss Hubbard was beautifully dressed in a blue silk and looked her best. As the minister pronounced the words which were to majke them one, the brother of the bride stepped forward and placed upon the finger of his sis ter a beautiful wedding ring. Mr. Walker has lust bnnn dlBptinrar.

ed from the army, having served two years, one in the front line, with his command in the Ara-onriA. nt. Miohioi and Verdun battlefields. Mr. Walker is.

weU recommended, while Miss Hub baW js toung lady of many charm ink For the present ur anMreV WalW will make their home In Talladega. A Friend. ed, "yes." In order that my position may be clear, and in Justice to both of us I desire to state that lam firmly of the opinion that suffrage should be left to the states, as it has always been. I am not in favor of a federal amendment on the subject of suffrage but I would support a law passed by Alabamians granting and regulating female suffrage in this state. This explanation would have reach ed you sooner, but I have been out of the state for past four weeks and was not in touch with state affairs.

Yours truly, WELLINGTON VANDIVER. AMERICAN MEMORIAL IN FRANCE IS THE PLAN OF 3. B. TIFFANY. YORK, July 29.

The completion ot comprehensive plans for raiding a fund of $25,000,000 for the ere'tion of a great American memorial in. Fiance, commemorating Ame rica's anul 'vements and the triumph of democracy in the World War, is need by John Buell Tiffany, sec refary the U. S. Memorial association. Th-i association plans to raise the tuna for the erection ot an "adequate appropriate and permanent" memorial by popular subscriptloa throughout the United States.

Details of the plait will be made publio shortly Frai.ce some time ago offered a site for a United States national me- mortal. Officers of the association out that no more suitable location could be chosen than at, or near Chateau-Thierry. DECORATED DOUGHBOY HAS 67 SCARS IN FIVE BATTLES. NEW YORK, July 29. The most wounded man in the A.

E. F. is Ser gent John B. White ot company 28th Infantry, first division, who ar- nvea nere a rew aays ago worn over seas. White is a veteran of the regular armT 1 year service.

He has 67 separate and distinct scars collected Wve of mBJ0' battlat fa which Americantroops participate ana is ra uve wouno stripes; White 'was decorated three tfmes. He UU ht, although one leg both aim consiaeraoiy. i i member5 of Masbnic, Knights of Py.