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WEATHER FORECAST:
> FOR GEORGIA—Fair tonight and
> slightly warmer in the northwestern
;• portion; Thursday fair and warmer.
FORTY-THIRD YEAR —NO. 2 If
HUDSON TO HANG AT ALBANY NOV. 18
JURY RETURNS
GUIITf VERDICT
WITH NO MERCY
ExtfCSie Penalty To Be Inflicted
For Slaying Os Two Little
Boys
STATEMENT ON STAND
BRIEF SHIFT OF BLAME
Wife, Mother Os Lads, Jointly
Indicted, To Go On Trial
Monday
ALBANY, Oct. s.—The jury in th<
case of Glen Moore Hudson, charger
with the murder of his two little step
r.ons here July 12, returned a verdic.
at- It o’clock this iporning, finding
Hudson guilty of first, degree murde,
without recommendation for mer-y.
Hudson was sentenced by Judge
Bell to be hanged November 18 be
tween 1■) and 2 o’clock.
The jury resumed its deliberation-,
early today after failing to return :<
verdict last night after being out
over three hours. The case went to
the jury at 10:25 p. m., after Hud
sort in an unsworn statement had
asserted his innocence.
When the case was placed in . the.
jury’s hands it was announced that
Airs. Hudson, w fe o' - the defendant
and jutnliy indicted with hci hus
band en a murder charge, will be
placed < n tiial hire next M-.mday
i.ierning. Attorneys representing
Mrs. Hudson announced that they
would be ready for trial.
Nothing New Revealed.
The state closed its case during
the morning session, and the defense
immediately began to introduce evi
deuce in which it planned to show
some other person lean Hudson com
mitted the crime, that the mother of
the children was such a low and de
praved character that she plotted to
get rid of the children, with T. M.
Skipper, principal witness for the
state, any by planted evidence to
throw suspicion on Hudson and in
that way to get rid of him also.
The trial was devoid of anything
new in the way of evidence or of the
facts that had not been made public
din ing the investigation of tl’.e crime.
Its only really dramatic moment was
when Hudson took the stand Tuesday
afternoon to make an unsworn state
ment in his own defense.
If any one present thought this
statement would bring out anything
i f a sensational nature he was doom
ed to disappointment, for the State
ment was of few woids and deliver
ed in a halting, hesitant manner with
long pauses between sentences.
"Gentlemen: lam before a court
to be tried for Fie first time in my
life, accused of a crime I am not
guilty' of,’’ he said. I am as innocent
as an angel in heaven, God knows I
am. These children's mother was
cruel to the litle ones. Her and Mr
Skipper both seemed like they had
a grudge agaiTsT them. Many times
I've seen her take pieces of rope and
sticks and beat the largest boy and
I’d beg her not to be so horrible to
the little fellows.”
Kissed By Sister.
When Hudson completed his state,
ment, his leading attorney. Claude
Payton, asked him if he had anything
further to tell the jury and lie replied
in the negative. As he left the wit
ness stand he returned to his chair
by the side of his attorneys, where
b's. brother, a young college student,
• hoi k hands with him and "is sister |
kissed him. Both sat at his side I
while - Ih<- trial progre -ed. The broth-I
< r and sis’er are from Columbia, Ala.!
Argument before the jurv was be
eim by J. I>. Gardner, of C-atuill'.i,
bro'l’er of Solicitor B. C. Gardner,
and associated with him in the prose
cution. Mir. Gardner outlined the
'toil's contentions and reviewed the
< videnee. seeking'to show that a per
feet < Lain of circumstantial evidence
had been e.stabliC ed to connect Hud
<>n with *he crime.
It. K. L. Spppco. Jr., of Macon
" ■ ned f.-r the defense, -ind made a
brilliant and eloquent olea for the
defendant, arguing that all of his
client’s acts following the commission
f the crime were those of an iuno
'' lit man aid that evidence against
him wa such that it showed an evi
dent plant o' - frame-up on the pari
< f the real murderer.
Atlorr-'V Claud Payton. chief cot’ll
'"1 for Hudson, closed for the de
fee- • before court rd iourned for -ul>
per. Mr. Payton made a forceful ar“'U
ment and impassioned nlea for hi'
'client, ridiculing the testimony of th:
it ate seeking to conenet Hudson with
the crime”.
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Australia is building a 112-mile
"ater power line from Victoria
Palls to Melbourne.
HEAR CI ARENCE OUSLEY, of Texas, former Assistant Secretary of Agriculture at Washington, speak at the courthouse in Americus Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
He will talk on the proper method of marketing cotton. He is considered one of the foremost orators of the day as Well as an agricultural authority. “He is worth driving 100 I
miles to hear,” said orte-citizen. It’s all free. • , . ■ ' . if ‘fl
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Crowds Line Up Early For Series Opener!
BETTER REGISTER
IF EXPLOSIVES J
ARE IN YOUR LINE j
-I
If you are a dealer in or hand- I
ler of explosives of .any kind, ex- ;
cept gun powder, and save not i
registered with the ordinary, you '
are a violator of a state law and j
subject to prosecution for misde? ;
meanor.
Ihe ?eci\.aiy of state has just I
forwarded to Ordinary Cobb a !
c< py of a s'.atute enacted in the ;
recent session of the Georgia Leg- ;
islature setting forth that all per- i
son handling or dealing in these :
explosives must register with the I
ordinary every 90 days. Blanks
were inclosed by the secretary of J
state lor making t' is. registration. .
The registrant must name th? j
Character of explosive.- handled ny
him, state the quantity, specify I
where obtained, to whom sold or
disposed of, in what quantities and
for what purpose. A fee of 25
cents is provided for registering.
I he l law has been effective since it
was signed by the governor shorily -
after passage.
U.S. MUST PLAY
WORLD PART.
BIC MEN REPORT
Leaders In Business Report After
Trip Os Inspection Through
Europe
I
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. Con
fiction that the United States cannot,
refrain from active participation !
the settlement of economic, and fi-I
nancial difficulties confronting the*
world is expressed by a special com-!
mittee of fhe-Utrnmlver -of
of the United States just back from,
an extended trip through European '
countries where government officials
and business leaders were interview-1
ed and where in a close study on thei
ground the committee sought the i
views of the various elements of the
populations.
In a report to the Chamber’s Board i
of Directors, made public today, the j
committee declares that:
"In every country visited the opin-1
ion was expressed that neither'
Western nor Central Europe can be
restored to a condition which prom i
ises hope and progress for the fu-I
ture without assistance. Every coun
try desires our friendship and assist- ;
ance, and it is apparent we can par I
ticipate in the restoration of com
mercial and industrial productivity!
cn any reasonable and consistent I
terms, either by modification of the
Versailles treaty to meet the policies;
of the United States, or independent- i
ly of it.”
On the Chamber's committee are
Joseph H. Defrees, of Chicago, presi
dent of the Chamber; John 11. Fahey
of Boston, former president of the
Chamber and director of the Inter
national Chamber of Commerce;
Silas H. Strawn, of Chicago, chair
man of the board, Montgomery Ward
& Co.; Robert. P. Lamont, of Chi
cago, president, American Steel
Boundaries Co.; J< hn J. O’Connor, of
Washington, manager. Finance De
partment, Chamber ot Commerce of
the United States; and James IL
Douglas. Jr., secretary.
War Chief Obstacle.
A chief obstacle at present to a
return to normal business conditions
throughout the world, the commitlee
asserts, is found in the armed con
flicts in progress and in the contin
ued threat, of renewal clashes. Busi
nes not. resume its forward
movement, it is declared, until the
menace of recurring warfare is re
moved.
Conclusions of the committee, bas
ed on an intensive study; stand out
as follows:
There is a heavy financial burden
involved in continuing the armies of
occupation, but the removal of thisj
load depends on seme effective plan
for the maintenance of peace, on
which the nations shall unite.
T o United States and the Allies
should present, a solid front in de
manding that Germany make good
in the matter of reparations.
The United States should partic’-,
pate in the work of reparations coni
misison and in the work of the other
commissions now exisjztig or to be
created which may /Seal with eco
nomic and financt#! questions whi:
affect the United States.
There should be f irmed an inter
national commission of business mer
to aid the reparations commission ir ;
working out difficult financial pi;ab'- >
lems concerning reparations.
Should Stay On Ptvine.
The United States should not with
d’Ttw at this time her army on till-
Rhine The committee found furth
er that: ,
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THE TINfESHREgORDER
PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF
SOUTHER HELD
TO BE DROPPED,
! SENATOR IS TOLD
I
! Flying Pest To Be Abandoned,
Says Chief, In Economy
Program
FATE OF SUPPLY DEPOT
IS NOT MENTIONED
Nothing Official Known, Says
Field Commander—lnactive
For Some Time
Tint Souther Field, located four
miles from Americus, a pc ’ of the
United States army air service, is to
; be abandoned, was the information
! given officially at the War Depart-
I ment by the chief of air service on
Tuesday afternoon to Senator Harris,
’according to word Irani th'? capita!
today. The change contemplated
as a part of the governmeirth- re
trenchment policy, it. was stated. No
■ information was given as to when the
■ order would be given or become of
j fective. The field for some time has
i been inactive, and only nine officer:
and a score of enlisted men are sta
i tioned there.
i Lieutenant Dowman, officer ir
! charge, was asked by phone whether
; any orders es this kind had been re
' ceived at the post. He stated that
I the news had been received by him
i only through the morning newspapers
I and that he had not received any
i previous information, and nothing
whatever official.
Citizens Interested
Americus citizen.: generally were
j interested in the report, .but so far
: as could bi- learned no steps ha:'
tjdvl'fi'iiietffr a f r Its declared coin f
j Souther Field, besides being a fly
ing field, is the scene of a large air
service supply depot, and two hug
; warehouses am! many steel ' angars
are filled with packed airplanes and
other' equipment. Whether it is the
; intention of the War Department to
abandon the depot as well as the
: flying field is not stated, and not
! known here. In any event, it. is be
; lieved it will require some time to
I get matters in shape for closing thf
, field.
The correspondent of the Macau
I Telegraph wires that paper from
Washington under date of Tuesdiy
as follows:
Harris Informed.
The chief of the air service. Wai
Department, today infoianed Senator
■ William J. Harris that Americus, Ga.,
! is being abandoned as an air serv
' ice station because of retrenchment
necessarily adopted. The decision
came in the course of a communi
cation to Senator Harris, discussing
the policy of placing Americus on
the Savannah-San Diego air route
an idea eagerly advocated by the
civic bodies of Americus.
Senn ter Harris said he would urge
the War Department, to continue the
air service activities at Americas with
the supply denot as long as possible,
and he would co-operate with Con
gressman Charles R. Crisp, of the
Americus district. in pressing the
claims of the field.
The communication today from
Major William F. Pearson, adminis
trative executive of the air service,
said: “The chief of the air service
has been requested to advise you that
he appreciates the claim of Americus,
Ga., by reason of facilities available
there and its geographical location,
to designation as a station on the
Savannah-San Diego air route. Eco
nomical reasons have, however, made
a policy of retrenchment, necessary
and in consequence Americus is be
ing abandoned as' an air service sta
tion.
Suggests Community Action.
“It is suggested that if the communi
ty wishes to take this matter up with
a view 1 <>. establishing at. Americus a
municipal landing field, wit-', neces
sary facilities for providing accom
"medations to pilots and the servicing
of planes, it may be possible that
Americus be designated as a st."‘iot>
i n the Savannah-San Diego airway
as desired.
“It will be imposible far *he ah'
service to provide funds for the pur
pcse.
“The chief of air service appre
ciates the spirit of interest and co-
er-’tion in aeronautics prompting
the Americus Chamber of Commerce
and affiliated organizations of that
town in f’-eir effort to secure a posi
tion for Americus as a station on ‘he
■■ir route in ii'icstion and trusts that
it will be possible to establish a mu
nic'nal landing field at ths' point.”
Senator E arris forwarded a conv
: ,-r if ie’ | tio"< for iniiiiieiwl land
ing fields to the Americus ChambcT
, of Commerce ns well n“ the Ilotnrv.
Kiwanis and Lions clubs, which are
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 5. 1921
EXPECTED TO BE OPPOSING HURLERS
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CLEANUP SQUAD
HAS HEAVY DAY
Eighty Ex-Service Men Appear
For Attention By Noon—
Here Three Days
The Red Cross-Legion 'Clean-up
squad, which opened a three-day stay
in Americus Wednesday morning to
assist ex-sti'vice men in getting ac
tion on disability claims, did a land
office business on their first forenoon
Consisting of about ten men ami
women, with several local volunteei
helpers. (he squad va. L';iii;.
swamped with applicants for atten
tion. The council chamber on the
third floor tis the city hall wa- us'-d,
and the numerous seats were con
stantly filled with men, both \ lite
ami ci.hired, waitipg fa be called. T‘ e
men were each given a number as
they entered the door, ami summon
ed in turn. At noon 80 num had
received numbers. At leas! two
thirds were from outside Sumter
county.
co-operating in securing a landing
field at .Americus.
Tie air sei vice stated that corps
area commanders have been asked t<
make recommendations on location"
for the establishment of flying fields
w’thin their resnective corps area,
and it is probable that recommenda
tions submitted will advocate the es
tablishment and maintenance of ac
tive field at points acessible front
large centers of population.
OUSLEY CLASS
MATE OF SHIPP
Noted Texan, Who Speaks Here
Thursday, Native Os
Georgia
Clarence Ousley, former assistant
secretary of agriculture at Washing
ten. who will speak in Americus on
Thursday at 3 p. ni., on cotton 1 mar
keting, is a former Georgian an 4
was once a classmate of an Ameri
cus man, Colonel J. E. I). Shipp. At
the time Col. Si’ipp was studying
lavs aj Auburn, Mr. Ousley was a
student there, taking a general aca
demic cf-rrse. He is the son of a
former prominent merchant es Ous
ley, Ga., and is about 53 years of
age. For a number of years he has
resided in Texas, and for some time
was editor vs The Galveston News,
a powerful newspaper of that section.
The late Colonel C. R. Pendleton,
o'' Tim Macon Telegraph, once said
i f Mr. Ousley that he considered him
one of the foremost American edi
tor and thinkers. He is a waiter of
splendid ability, and created much
attention during his occupancy of the
post of assistant secretary of agri
culture in the Wilson administration
TAX PAYERS UNITE
LONDQN. Oct. s.—The Income
Taxpayers’ Society, under the leader
ship of Lord Inchcape, has been
formed here to simplify the taxing
machinery and . maintain the consti
tutional rights of the members.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Fair Weather Greets 1
and Giants 1
In Diamond Struggle |
GINNINGS REACH I
! 12,336 BALES!
j Fis'Jt es For Sumter County Up To
Sept. 25 Announced By
Census Taker
Ginnings of cotton in Sumter coun-
I ty up to September 25 totaled 12,33(1
' bale . counting round bales as half
bales, Wm. J*. I’earsons, U. S. cot
tor, een us taker for Sum er county,
announced today. Thi- confjhired to!
' 1 1,067 bale: ginned to the same date
last. year.
These' figi.res caused pessimistic
gue: (o-s, who have been talking of a
crop of 13.000 to 14,000 bales for
Sumter county, to revise their esti
mates and now cor cede that the crop
will roach ut least 16.000 bales for
this year.
Fl .YING SWING AT
FAJR BREAKS; 8
CHILDREN HURT
BROCTON, Mass., Oct. s.—'
Eight children were badly injur
ed today when a flying swing de
vice at the fair grounds gave way,
throwing one of the swings into a
i rowd. The children were taken
to a hospital. Several other per
sons were treated at an emergency
station. •*>*.---
ROBBERY; IS FINED S4OO
MACON, Oct. 5. —Ph; di.ig guilty
to conspiracy to rob rh-? American
! Railway Express comuany, R. E. Sta
. ley was fined S4OO in federal court
j here today.
Over two score defendants had a!
ready received fines or prison sen
! tences in connection with charges
: that a million dollars worth of goods
i had been stolen from th. express ,
■ company.
GEN. WOOD RETIRES TO
TAKE PHILIPPINES POST
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. Major
' General Leonard Wood re* red today
'from active service in the aimy to
i accept appointment as governor gen
! era! of the Philippines, thus termi
nating voluntarily more than thirty-;
six vears of distinguished military |
life. ’
His retirement was caused by the
insistence of administration officials!
that he aicept the new post :md .he
I refusal by Congress to permit him
• to do so while continuing an active
j military status.
NEW POINT METHODIST
CHURCH IS REBUILT
Rapid progress is being made in
the rebuilding of the New Point
Methmlist c lurch, about three miles
west of Americus on the Plains road,
which burned about a year ago, ana
the contract .ir has promised to have
it completed by next Monday. Whet;
finished it will be one of the coziest
and most attractive small churches
of this section.
MOVE TO END SPECIAL
SESSION IN ALABAMA
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Oct.
The Alabama Senate awaited wit >
interest today the report by the rules
committee on a resolution asking
sine die adjournment of the special
session which convened yesterday un
til six vacancies in the House may
be filled by special elections.
i
R. E. LEE INSTITUTE AT
THOMASTON BURNS
THOMASTON, Oct. s.—The mag
nificent school building and audito-
I rium of R. E. Lee Institute Was burn
ied Tuesday afternoon, entailing a
| loss of approximately $75,000. The
j building and contents were totally
■ destroyed with an auditorium to seat
I 1,000 people. The institute was of
I brick and contained about 25 rooms.
; It was built about 10 years ago and
• was one of the best high school
i buildings in this section. The build
ing and contents were insured for
$28,000.
The world’s smallest paper mak
ing machine was reeently»on exhibi
tion in Chicago.
Ml
PALO GROUNDS, New York Oct 5 ®
—Fair, cool weather, with a
northeast wind this morning indicat- ; M
cd that favorable elements would'B
greet the Yankee" and the Gianitt
this afternoon in the first game of
the U. 121 series. A
New York was astir early. Even g
at midnight several fans assembled J
at the gates to the Polo Grounds* ■
and braved the cold night to be first |p
into the park. An automobile, with
drawn curtains, indicating their occu- ‘hl
pants were sleeping, also was parked jg
in, the street, nearby. |
Nover in world Series history wero 1
two teams more evenly matched. J
Led by Babe Ruth, the Americans! W
slugged their way to the pannant, re
while the Giants, apparently with
greater odds to overcome, achieved ■
victi rv through .daring cleverness, I
TAFTURGESfS
NEW I! S. JUDGES'
Tells Senate Committee Some* b'
thing Must Be Done To Re
lieve Situation
WASHINGTON, Oct. s.—Chief 1
Justice Taft, appearing today before a
the sc;.ate judiciary committee,
ed the creation of eighteen additional,, -f
district judges as i neins of reiiev-'«
: ing congestion in federal court dock- g
|cts« Bo.ineihng must be done im*J|
I mediatily, he declared, to keep HiffS
I courts fiom being swamped.
! newlZraoffers
BIG NIGHT FRIDAY |
AT BOX SUPPER
A box supper and social enter- M
tainment will be given at New
Era High school, northeast of Am- "I
ericus, Friday evening, beginning 1
at 7 o’clock.
"Everybody is invited,” says the YS
1 committee in charge. Little boys,?,®
young men, bachelors, widowers, ?®
married men, and all, coiTle witkMß
your pocket? full of it, and we ’-j
will exchange for boxes of all ?w
kinds of goodies, a trial for your
fishing luck, and numbers of oth- 1
er things. So don’t fail to come. -■
A’ou will carry home a smile’that 1
will last you through the cold win- J
ter inornings. j
“We have just began our co- J|
operative work, and it ctlls-for ex/,
tra funds in all the literary depart- j 3
merits. Also our music
is greatly in need of money. We |
also need funds for our basket ,S|
ball and baseball teams.
“We are trying to make our ||
school better than it t|as ever been #
before, and you can help us car- ?a
ry this out, by coming with a 3
smile, and hefp us enjoy the eve- 8
ning. So don” forget the date fa
and place, October 7, New Era
High school." v
MARKETS I
Reflecting an overbought condition?|.i
, following the marke drise of the la’st H
few days, the cotton futures market J
■ broke a cent a pound todty on the |
■ heel' es a drop of a quarter cf a cent 1
Tuesday at the close. The/ market f
wa pronouncedly weak following a
weak close of Liverpool. /
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON
Good Mi<ldling 1!) l-2c. H
LIVERPOOL COTTON .J!
; ’ LIVERPOOL, Oct. 5. Market 3
! opened, steady 27-31 down. Quotft
i lions, fullys, 14.J0. Sales, 12,01)0 J
bales. Receipts 1,951 bales.
I Futures: Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. 1
' t’rei Close 14.17 1 1.30 1-1.11 13.93*1
Ope-;- .13.97 13.83 13.67'1
i Close 13.67 12.55 13.40 13.20 :|
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NEW YORK FUTURES
i Dec. Jan. Meh Ma?
Piev. Close 20.35 20.04 19.85 19.40 =
Open 20.00.19.73 19.60 19.20
10:15 am 20.10 19.72 19.57 19.10 "
10:35 19.80 19.55 19.40 19.02 j’
10:45 19.90 19.60 19.10 19.03<y
11:00 .19 05 19.6$ UJ.49
11:15 1j1.98 19.70 19.50 1.0 .lf|
11:30 20.00 19.61 19.,50 19.1’5'1
11:45 .20.07 19.73 19.50 19.20 f
12:00 .20 112 l'Z'7o 19.50 19.14 X
12:15 pm 20.06 19.72 19.57 19.19 f
12:30 . 20.05 19.72 19.52 19.1 ;
12:45 19.93 1T) 60 19.45 19.04 3
1:00 .19.98 19.70 10.49 10.0t‘.f
1:15 . 19.89 19.60 19.42 19.if||
1:30 19.75 1R.56 19.25 18,«&X
1:45 .19,61 19.29 19.18 18.82 :
2:00 19.62 19.26 10.15 18.80/