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11(1 ustrial PreparednessTheme of Bi# Meeting.( htcrtgo, May 22. Tht* human fat-i»r in industrial propaminena was thepynotp of the national conference, leaded by the W«*M«*rn KfBdency Hoiety which convened in Chicago toay.The imrpoae- of tin* conference is toowl with the war with Germany ami nth indwMrial preparedness following he termination of the struggle. Every ihaae of the industrial preparedness irogrnm is being discussed by efflc ency experts, educators, represents Ives of labor and business men from ariouH parts of the country.11 nited PmM)Amsterdam, May 22.-* AH GermanSocialists- except one- of both tie*najority and minority parties, who mve been designated by their two or* tani/ation* an delegates to the Stork-lolm peace conference were grantedit nil# d Prepun)Memphis, Tenn., May 22.—Eli Pearson, the negro who confessed to kilting Antoinetta Rappal, a school girl, was burned *t the stake today by a mob of 5,000 armed men.He was lynched at the side of the lonely road where he cut off the head of his pretty little ! victim.Hundreds of persons who heard that the negro was In the hands of the mob rushed to the scene to witness the lynching. The spectators formed a great circle with their autoe and the man was burned in the center of it.Pearson was takvn from dnputias at Putt’s 0amp. Miss, last night. Seventy-five rm n surrounded the trainon which lie was being taken to Memphis for trial and forced the officer a to give up iheir prisoner. The policemen and deputies made every i ffort to save the negro but the mob was determined and burned him at the stake at 10 o’clock this morning. ♦ he time scheduled.9' , 'V . i u1 •' ‘ |fc;When Pearson was tied to a tree lie made h complete confession, sayingthat he had chopped the girl's headoff, and had then assaulted the laxly. He implicated two other negroes, whom he said afterwards assaultedthe body of the girl. The mob start ed after them and both will be burned if found.Later- One of the negroes 1 ntpit cated by Pearson, a deaf mute, was found by the mob, and was also burned to death by the mob. The otherroan in being sought.He fore Pearson was fif'd to the tree Ida ears were cut off and his Angara torn from their sockets. Ha Win otherwise mutilated.Some of the members of tha mob proposed to shoot, him before *0111111 tire to bis body, but a woman relativeof the murdered girl protested, IMhim suffer ten millions Urnes to pay for the girl’s death!’' she screamed. Her appeal was received with cheat*.None of the members of tb# mob were masked. AH defied the officer* boldly. Many of ihem are w*tl known thruout the country.After the burning of Pearson a nCgro chauffeur named Burt Ingram Seized a United States Ha* from th*auto he wan driving and cried, Comeon, boys, we are thru! Let's Join tit* Germans!He tore up the flag and was aalsad by a do?,en men. He would have beenlynched at once had he not been at once turned over to Federal authoti*ties.In’the vast throng which burned thetwo negroes were hundreds of womanand girls Am the mob prepared thestake to burn the negro the woman sang. John Browns body, John Brown's body.” Aa Pearson burned to death the mother of the murdered girt stood nearby. After the two men were lynchedthe mob posted the following placard: We have avenged the deatl\ of a red blooded daughter of the South who died for n negro * fiendish desire.*' - _ -
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Athens Daily Messenger
Athens, Ohio, US
Tue, May 22, 1917
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