Evening Star Newspaper, April 29, 1921, Page 20

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Conssit ticket ageats. |\Governor Orders Investiga- || federal authorities began investiga- | | certain sections of the state were | church,” will act as chairman of the || i garding several cases have been made | | vikj in the Crimea last October, has fl {sent an‘appeal to hte government in | | caped | | warded to the United States, Capt. | Kilpatrick sets forth that he is being Il |ples of international law. as he was GEORGIAARDLSED OVER NGHTRDING tion Following Charges of Brutality in Letter. By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, ,April 29.—Formal re- quest to court officials of Taliaferro county to take steps to stop al- llesed brutal treatment of negroes by || “night riders” was made by Gov. Dorsey on reccipt of an appeal from a “white citizen of that county, while tion of the reported murder of a negro on the road between Machen .and Covington, Ga., to determine if peonage were involved. i | “Please don't use my name in this, | for if you should, then my life would ; {be in danger at their hands, as I don’t feel any too safe as it is” con- uded the Ictter made public at the apital regarding “night riders” in Taliaferro county. After signing his name the writer added a postscrint i with the further warning. “Remem- | ber. governor, ‘don’t mention my | name as having reported this to you. | || {for I know what it might mean tol, me."” The letter declared that a crowd of men and boys had gone to the | home of a negro on the outskirts of | Crawfordsville and “pulled a negro [ | ! out of his bed naked and beat himal- [ | {most to death—the doctor says his head was a jelly.” The only excuse for the alleged attack, according to the writer, was that the negro had cursed a crowd that had been an: other negro the night be- .ocal officials have taken no said the letter, adding “they do.” ake charge of the situation and bring these people to justice” the governor ordered in his_letter ad- dressed to Judge E. T. Shurley and | Solicitor General M. L. Felts of the I superior court circuit. in which i Taliferro county is located. | There was little information to- {night regarding the reported death of the negro between Covington and Machen, and no further details con- | cerning the investigation of the al- leged killings of negroes in a south- western Georgia county, which Gov. Dorsey has started to stigate. Plans to organize local race com- mittees throughout Georgia in ef- forts to improve relations between ithe races and to put a stop te al- {leged brutal treatment of negroes in ready to- be undertaken today with the appointment by Rev. M. Ashby Jones of an executive committee “of seven or more members. . Mr. Jones, pastor of an Atlayta {state relations committee of forty | .il leading men and women of the state | selected by Gov. Dorsey and who ac- {cepted the appointment and indorsed the plan in a joint letter to the gov- {ernor made public last night. Part iof the plan as outlined recently by Gov. Dorsey consists in glving pub- Hlicity to illegal acts, and details re- public within the last few days. —_— AMERICAN IN SOVIET JAIL SENDS PLEA FOR RELEASE i e Red Cross Worker Claims He Was Non-Combatant When Cap- tured by Reds. By the Associated Press. RIGA, April 29.—Capt. Emmet Kil- patrick the American Red Cross| worker. captured -by the the bolshe- {Washington to procure his release {from the prison camp Russia, where he now is confined. The ap- peal was brought out of Russia by Capt. Marion C. Cooper, the American Kosciuszko squadron officer, who es- from a soviet prison and reached Riga & few days ago. In his appeal, which is being for- held prisoner against all the princi- a non-combatant Red Cross officer many miles behind the front when he | was captured. According to the American author- ities in the Baltic, Capt. Kilgatrick ! !comes the nearest to being an official | prisoner of any American being held {in Russia. His own efforts with the Moscow authorities to obtain his re- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1921 |lease were futile, as the soviet com- {missaries declared the American gov- ernment must request his release. Kilpatrick contends, in his appeal, jthat he is not like Americans who entered Russia at thelr own risk, as| he was on a Red Cross mission ap- | {proved by the government and, there- |fore, had a semi-officia] status. Frequently,- aoccording to Capt. Cooper, JKilpatrick was haled before counter-revolutionary commijtees and given the third degree, on the accus- ation of being & secret agent. Thi together with the antipathy of t soviet government _toward Amerioan Red Croas, due to the un- favorable report' on the Ruesian nit- uation made in May. Jast by Col. Ed- ward W. Ryan, American d Cross commissioner to the Baltic states, makes the positfon of Kilpatrick most difficult. * FOUR ARE. HELD BY COURT | FOR CONFESSED MURDEHj Boys Admitting Part in Bchnurr Blaying to Face Grand Jury, H ‘ I Presented with signed confessions as | || to thelr part In the killing of Frederick | |/ Schnurr January 22, Judge Hardlsen, in | || the United States branch Police Court, yoatorday held the four defendants for the ection of the grand jury en the | charge of murer. Three of the defand- iants—John Nifin, saventsen; Milton {Bolomon, pix’een,” and Ieslie Shilby, {wevenicen—wers femunded to fail yes {terday without bond, The a |released on a hond of $5,000 to awnit action by the rrand jury, \cy hearing, which was! ardey efternoon at 3| || o'clock, net 'm new reesrd in the annals | || { the’ Polics Court in the maetter of | i rting Tuesday ahout conaumed in trial | of time consumec. 3 the posiponsmen Attormey | rt to hold the | hond, bt | Judge Hardison ruled that there was | |l some doubt as to the pre of Shizids | |l {at the time of tha murder, it helng i brought out by the attorncys for the | defense—0’Shea, Hawkins & Welch— i that he had become afraid and had left ! before the actual shooting. ! Another person, Milton Metcalf, eight- aen, is being sought for by the police. it being stated in the written eonfes- Isions of each of the defendants that Metcalf was with them at the time and had instigated the whole affair. P i o KILLED IN JAIL BELIVERY. | | ROCKY MOUNT, N. €., April 89.—| Ned Thorpe, negro fanitor at the {Nast county jail at Nashville, near ihere, was gagged and killed in' 2 jai:| delivery during which W. L. Joaes, | {alias Little, charged with theft of an automobtle, escaped, but was recap- |tured a few hours later. The authori- {ties belleve Jones was responsibie for Ithe death of the jaaitor. | TR | With their friends following in | taxicabs. a bridal comple in an Kng- 1 har de- | i |fendant,” Corhin &hiélds, tften, was | i Isn’t this a stunning Sport Hat? $645 is all we are asking for it, but, oh, what range of styles for selection! Soft, stiff, embroid- ered, tucked, stitched, quilted, straw, ribbon, hemp, Milan and a host of shapes,styles,effects and all just as becoming as they are smart. Prices graded from $5 to $25. There are cer- tainly some striking modes among them. SECOND FLOOR Newest of the new, this distinctive Sport Frock of rich Canton Crepe, in soft French gray, with deep band and collar of Astrakhan —a worsted knitting in close loop effect—en- tirely new and fashionable. Narrow girdle and streamers. We are displaying other stunning Sport Frocks of Shantung, Novelty Ratine, Crepe de Chine, Gingham, Dotted Swiss, Wool, Crepes, Taffeta and of combined fabrics, and the prices scale from $25 to $89.50, with all intermediate prices. SECOND FLOOR This stunning Spert Coat of soft wool velour is offered at $29.50, although we were all surprised at the low figure when we ex- amined the excellent tailoring and firm tex- ture of the cloth, Colors are sport favorites— brown, blue and green of the vivid shades. Piped pockets, revers, collar and cuffs set this smart coat off to perfection, The narrow belt is such a neat finish, don't you think so? SECOND FLOOR ort Oxfords were never more attractive thap this season’s styles, Fog instance, the style shown jn sketch. It is of firm Sea Island Canvas trimmed with eithes black patent jeather or brown Jeather. Only $6.50, and there is another style at $1000. White China Buck with perforated tip, ball and quarter trim, Just as comfortable as they are good looking. SECOND FLOOR jlish town drove to the church in a . “ALL’S RIGHT WITH THE WORLD,” says Browning. “Come out and play,” says Nature, and she sets the example of correct toggery by donning her robes of gay colors,. restful green and soft grays in a host of variations. Temperamental clothes—as it were—attun- ing the wearer to the spirit of happiness, games and sport, wood and valley, hill and stream. Our part of the great urge is to provide cor- rect clothes for. the comfort and style of Madame and Mademoiselle—not forgetting economy. which is not only to be. desired, but to be com- mended. | How well we have succeeded in assisting you to possess all the attire required for out-of-door sports is demonstrated in the following items, ac- companied by several illustrations that show the garments at their best of style. Our moderate frices show them at their best of value. A characteristic Lanse burgh & Brother achievement. Gayly celored Handker- Sport Hesiery, with chiefs, in a varlety of col- ors, 35¢.° Handmade Handker- chiefs, correct spert col- ors, $1,50, Brushed - weel Scarfs, woven-in clacks; black with whitel clocks, white with black clecks and cordovan with” white clocks, $2.00, Sille Scarfs (all silk and pocket models; in wanted fiber), wanted celors, olers, $3.95. $3.95 to $7.50. Sport Gloves, Strap- ; 2 wrist chameisette} in N:;;%:,i:e ta 'st l;ei‘mt‘: gray, brown and mastic, ot ot 'gl, 18¢, $1.50. Crepe Paper Picnic Luncheon Cloths, pret- tily decorated, sos, Satin Umbreilas, rain- or-shine kind in prilliant ‘cfialors j white leather han- es and wrist straps, §10,60, e Snapshot Albums small eneugh for Brownig phe- tegraphs and large eneugh for any amateur prints. 50c to $3.60. Kodaks and Cameras, all the best makes, in every size and styls, A pr-as'znt‘day' §pert neces- sity, Banitary Brinlldn':q;; ter cups, enamel cups dust-fight leather “con- tainep, Buitable for me- terists, motarcyelists and teurists. Sma cups, $r.50; case containing two cups, $1.98. HliST FLOOR. "dcv«y cart. = — —_——— ] Note the new Tuxedo front of this charm- ing Jersey Sport Jacket. The back has in- verted pleats—sorry we cannot show them in picture. $7.95 is the low price, but we assure you that is very little, considering its value. We also have a complete stock of Sweaters in - all the newest weaves, colors and effects at prices ranging from $4.95 to $30.95. SECOND FLOOR Correct to the last degree is this new Sport Blouse of Wool Jersey with Butcher’s Linen collar and cuffs. Notice it is a slip-on model with bound scallops at bottom, There’s an- other new one just arrived—of silk Tricolette. Similar model except that the collar is finished with string tie and it has narrow girdle. $7.95 is the low price. Plenty of Lingerie Blouses here, too. SECOND FLOOR This is one of the very new Sport Skirts of wool gabardine, and it is a beauty! In- verted pleats with inset strips of checked ma- terial. $22.50 for this style, but there are hosts of just as pretty omes, and the prices run all the way from $895 to $25. Roshanara Crepes, Baronets, Migel and Mallinson Silks in all their variations, to say nothing of a full assortment of Wool Skirts, SECOND FLOOR What is a Spert eutfit without one of these smart Knitted Capes? The pictured medel is but ene of several models, The price— §22.50—is far less than its geed style and good quality warrant, Many others, including the Khnitted Panel Ceats, in a varlety of colors and styles. Prices, $20 and $22.50, SECOND FLOOR