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AMERICUS. GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 8. 1917
-M’XBER 10.
IRS. HOWELL AGAIN J*
SWEARS SHESAW THE
-ATAL SHOTS FIRED
Same Testimony
As Before
bEW
WITNESS FOR STATE
istol And Note Is
Ruled Out By
The Court
IS
TOKIO, Feb. 5.—(By mail to New
York, March 7.)—News of the diplo
matic break between the United States
and Germany was welcomed enthusias
tically throughout Japan.
Interviews given by foremost Japan
ese diplomats and navy officers are
agreed that the American navy is one
cf the strongest in the world, and It
would be an easy task for it to help
irush German power in the event ofj
war between the two countries. One j
interview said the entrance of America
into
_ # -j. that from the signs left on the car. he
tar it ness ri3S had 56611 shot tw *ce through the neck.
1 This was several days before the body
(of Wade was recovered from the wa-
J tors of Flint river.
Eva Hayes from the restricted dis
trict of this city, testified that on the
night that Wade disappeared she saw
and talked with him about 8 or 9
o'clock at her house on north Jackson
street. There were several men with
him, the witness declared, although' of the war.
she did not know their names, only
hearing their voices. !
Mrs. Howell’s testimony showed no
variation from that given by her at
the first trial of Dr. Chapman. She;
told in detail of the events of the night
oti which Walter Wade disappeared,
describing first the ride taken with
.i( tin Etheridge and Charles Chapman,
Jr., in , company with Miss Willie
Bridges. She stated that when they
returned from this trip, she went with I
Yeartie Howell, star witness j t harles Chapman Jr., in an automo-j
i- state in the trial of Dr. C. K.jbile, picking up Dr. Chapman. John'
tan. charged w ith the murder of, Etheridge, W. I. Johnson and Walter j
Wade, took the stand this Wade at a house on north Jackson
ig shortly after 10 o’clock to street. Walter Johnson, she said, was 1 ATLANTA . (Ia - March 7.—Governor
fur the second time her sensa-j a Iso in the party, but did not enter the ! f * arris 5as finally and definitely decid-
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♦ DAILY WEATHER FORECAST
♦ The w eather forecast for Amer- ♦
♦ icus and vicinity follows:
♦ Generally fair tonight.
♦ Thursday: Warmer.
♦ “Weather or No* — Some men ♦
♦ are so busy listening for Sue- ♦
♦ cess to knock on their door that ♦
♦ they haven’t time to answer It on ♦
♦ the telephone.—Old Man Sage.
Smoke Screen
Is a New
Shield
Blurs BE HBMED OKOatTIDHS Will B8CK FROM SIS
IN NEAR FUTUBE l£ Cln CONVENTION MO
IS
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 7.--
The definite impression that American
merchantmen will be armed in th*
rear future gained ground today fol
lowing the conference between Presi
dent Wilson, a number of administra
tion officials and several democratic
senators.
It is understood these officials urged
the president that the law of 1819,
forbidding American merchantmen to
public armed vessels of any
| nation in amity with the United States’’
in the present situa-
NEW YORK, March 7.—The Cunard
the struggle would cap the climax! ,fner barman la (British) which arrlv-| f f .|j R to apply
j ed here from Liverpool today, carried J jj on
'the new' smoke screen apparatus re- ______
fently Invented by the British admiral-.
tv as a defense against submarine at- Extra Session Probable In Junt.
tacks. This device is so constructed' WASHINGTON, D. C., March 7
EXTM SESSION
ill) BE COILED ON
i which she declared that j automobile in which the others were' eci to cal1 an extra session of the Geor-
fhapman fire the two r ; d { ng when they started out the An-'*’ 51 K <,nera l assembly to Tuesday,
caused the death of the dersonville road. March 20th, to consider ’’dry bone”
ght of August o„ (he Scene. prohibition legislation and the defl-
eaching a point just beyond tbe. c5 * n<y in t5e P ens i°n fund.
that by the pressure of an electric An extra session of congress, not later
button the vessel immediately dis-j than June, now is generally conceded
charges a dense cloud of chemical j among officials here to be assured,
smoke through ventilators on each siie Although President Wilson has not
tfie screen thus set ip making it im
possible to accurately locate the flee
ing vessel, and involving great danger
of wasting costly tirpedoes on the
given any definite indications that ho
ha has finally abandoned his hope that
an extra session might bo avoided,
there is an almost unanimous sent!-
s. Howell was preceded on the
ess stand by Miss Gertrude Smith,
igrapher in the law office of Judge
Hixon. associate counsel for the
- Smith testified that on Monday.
Judge Hixon was absent from
(ruwford Wheatley place, In what If TI|L ' governor notified newspaper
known as the Wheatley bottom, tho, l!ll, n late last night of his decision to
witness declared that Ur. Chapman ! £a " the extra session, and stated that
told Wade, who was driving, to eto p; lhc formal proclamation, together with
the car, and they would all get out and r,ason8 for the ca " would bc an
have supper. Dr. Chapman, the wit-! "ounced Thursday,
ress stated, was sitting on the rear! Th8 governor states that the Heed
bving in attendance at the seat of the car, between her and W. amendment to the postofllce appro-
trial, a negro boy whom she! j Johnson. | l rlatlon bill, providing for "bone dry '
le to Identify, delivered anj Mrs. Howell asserted that as Wade Prohibition, Is Inadequate, because
ddressed package, which he stated t, ent over to pull the levers to stop umltT 1(8 provisions liquors may be
- Judge Hixon. The hoy refused the car. Dr. Chapman pulled a pistol, “blpped into the state under the pro-
Ilie name of the party lending from his pocket, half rose from hia te *‘ of being used for sacramental
package, although he suld It was a| 8eat and fired two shots Into Wade’s and medicinal purposes,
te man who gave it to him. I body from behind. Wade fell forward, I The Heed amendment, under a
■hen the package was opened later I she'said, and Charles Chapman, Jr..M ul, “ resolution adopted by the house
he day, I, was found to contain a! who was sitting beside him on thejand senate of the t’nited States last
oh ,'12-eallbre. Smith & Wesson iront seat, took the steering wheel and Saturday night and signed by Presi-
iH model, wrapped first In a guided the car out of the main road d< ' nl Wilson Sunday, will not become
!l hand towel and then in an ordl- into a small pine grove at the side, effective until July I, next.
> piece of wrapping paper. In the Walter Johnson with another man on j The governor was asked today by a
G of the weapon was found an-the seat beside him, then drove up be-j delegation from the Georgia Women v
lymou.s note proclaiming that the* side the big car in a Ford and Mrs. ( Suffrage association to include equal
»l had belonged to Walter Wade in* Howell was told to get Into the smaller j suffrage In his call for an extraord-
ih time. | uaohine. The witness claims she was inary session of the legislature. The
ades pistol has been missing since■ given a hypodermic Injection of somejoelegation, composed of Mrs. Mary L.
disappearance on the night of drug by Dr. Chapman at this point McLendon, Mrs. Emma F. Martin and
part of the submarine} The Carmania went among senators, representatives
also carried six-inth deck guns, j and offic ials of the executive depart-
mounted on pivots fcjrc and aft, thus 'ments that one must be called. Thev
being capable of resisting effectually declare that even if the international
any attack of which t(ie ship’s officers situation does not demand it congress
had knowledge before their vessel was*must come back to complete its leg-
struck in a \ital spot. | Dative program and build up gaps
| in the government’s financial scheme,
| caused by failure of some of the most
] important appropriations measures.
The committee appointed to hand'e
the Woodmen of the World convention
have perfected arrangements to havo
the city decorated very elaborately.
The decorations will extend from both
the Central of Georgia and Seaboard
Air Line depots and will include all
streets In the business section.
The decoratve scheme will to Ameri
can flags, W. O. W. official colors, em
blems and banners. These will be
formed Into artistic and pleasing ef
fects and when suspended high up in
the air will waive a welcome to all
isitors.
The contract for decorating has been
let to the Southern Decorating Co.
of Atlanta, who will have ample stock
to take care of any decorating that
may be wanted by business firms of
homes.
The committee U desirous of mak
ing a favorable impression on all vis
itors and to that end hope that the
merchants and other business firms
will decorate for the occasion.
FUNERAL DF US, E.
M. HALL THURSDAY
BAD CHECK HERE
-i i
and wtu-n the (fun
i rr.ilui i ,1 iii court Tuesday morn-
l-ico Walker, u negro who had
"I for Wade, Identified It as hav-
t‘,l,mce,| to his dead employer.
*' nisi,,:, v, runnings and anonyu-
,oie were offered by the state as
and then both enrs turned back to the ] Mrs. Amelia Woodall, presented
main road and proceeded northward memorial to the governor, and for
toward Aiidersonville. j about 3s argued to him their
Mrs. Howell slated that both cart.| reasons for believing he should make
carrying the entire party and the dead; that one of the legislative subject
body of Walter Wade, kept on until matters in the extra session. The
the Flint river bridge between Ogle*; governor’s reply was that he expects
l-iit Judge Littlejohn ruled thorpe and Montezuma was reached, ;t n hold the cost of the extra session
‘lenient „„ the ground that no v hen the Ford car driven by Walter within $20,000, and to include their
connection was shown ba- Johnson and carrying the other un-j request would mean that the legisla-
"in and the case on trial. ! identified man and Mrs. Howell, stop- , tore would he In session a very c.
Han stnbbs Testifies I ped at one end of tbe bridge and waited sltlerable length of time; that ev,
,„>• of I). H Stubbs who'“'’til the large ear came back, after, member would most likely want to
bin a few hundred yards of' driving some distance on the bridge. -
.... .be Dixie Highway Where) The witness went on to describe the, <«■- J* '°' d •»* '«««•■ ‘bat he
'fisubtaitied articles from thu teturn trip to Americas, stating that “ 1 * “ u “ Rl ' ,“ d
r “"re found, proved rather the cars stopped at a point on the road
al lie was not a witness it and she heard some of the men ask h,
lr 'al of Dr Chapman, being "those things” had been thrown out.
w ids bed al that time with They then came on to Americus, she
ll ' u I’his morning lie appear.' said, ami stopped again at a bouse on
I, “ bk* and was assisted Into North Jaekson street, where the party
by bailiffs. got out of the big ear and Charles
! 'b> testified t |, ut on t | l0 n jg|,t chapman. Jr., took it away and came
’ **• 11*1 ♦*. he heard a car hack on foot after a few minutes. He
Several minutes in the road tl en took her home in the Ford car. i
,ini where the bloodstained she declared.
l, *re round, proceeding after 1 Mrs. Howell asserted that some time j WASHINGTON, 1). C.. March
‘notes toward Americus. ! after this occurrence she
John L. Hushing, alias J. VV. Hicks,
alias J. W. Hancock, is in the hands oi
the authorities, charged with forgery.
It seems that the man presented a
c heck at the Royal Cafe last night for
$1.5 made payable to J. W. Hicks and
signed "Lee G. Council.” He bought
two meal tickets at $3 each, and was
$9 in cash by the Greek at the
cafe. Within a few minutes it was
learned that the check was a forgery,
as it in no way resembled the signa
ture of Mr. Council, and Hicks was
arrested before he could leave the city.
Today the man said that Rushing
was his correct name, and that he had
lived In Macon. Another check on a
Cuthbert bank and firm was found
on him, made payable to J. W. Han
cock.
the requ
HIT Sill TOWNS
TO NAVE
TO DISCUSS BOLL
WEEVIL AT P
The final series of boll weevil meet.-
irgs to be held in Sumter county this
spring is to be opened Thursday at
New Era. where a me; ting will be held
ai 10 o’clock at the school house. A
party of speakers sent out by the State
College of Agriculture and the United
Slates Department of Agriculture will
in charge of the gathering and many
interesting and instructive addressed
will be delivered on various phases of
tbe boll weevil problem.
Agricultural Agent J. G. Oliver, who
in in charge of the state-wide cam
paign to prepare for the coming of the
I Cloture Rule Being Considered.
! WASHINGTON, D. C., March 7.-
I’rompt action by the senate in pro
viding a modified cloture rule for de
bate is expected by the democrats to
day. Several senators conferred with
the president on this subject for an
hour and a half this morning, and la
ter laid a plan they hope to introduce
Thursday before republican leaders.
President Wilson also conferred with
Senators Owen, Reed. Walsh, Swanson,
James and Hoke Smith, and senate
rules which would prevent unlimited
debate such as killed the armed neu
trality bill, were gone over at length.
Senator Owens, during this conference
he preferred a rule under which the
senato rules could be changed by a
majority vote, but all present agreed, rus Undertaking Co,
they would not haggle over details.
A rule has been proposed which
ould limit debate time by a two-
thirds vote, and under this rule each
nator would be permitted one hour
of debate upon any subject, instead of
an unlimited time, as Is now permit
ted.
I.ate this afternoon the democratic,
at.d republican cloture committees
agreed to recommend to their respec
tive party caucuses a change in
senate rules to Hhut off debate by
two-thirds vote, and when the senate I
n;et Senator Walsh introduced a res-
The funeral of Mrs. E. M. Hall, who
died Monday in Hartford, Conn., will
he held in Americus Thursday after
noon. immediately after the arrival of
the Central of Georgia train about ?.
o’clock from the north.
Mrs. Hall was the widow of the late
Dr. J. E. Hall, and lived in Americus
(BY E. H. BRADLEY.)
After having spent a week In Kan
sas City, Mo., In attendance at tho
annual convention of the National Ed
ucational association. Supt. J. E. Ma
this of the Americus public school*
and E. J. McMath, superintendent of
the county schools, have returnees
home to take up the duties connectixl
with their offices.
In speaking of their trip, both gen
tlemen were highly enthusiastic oror
the results of their visit to the con
vention and declared that they
gathered new ideas tending toward
more efficient administration of the ed
ucational institutions and systems over
which they have, supervision.
Messrs. Mathis and McMath left on
Saturday, February 24th, going to At
lanta. where a special car had been
provided to carry the Georgia delega
tion of nineteen to tthe convention.
The party spent Sunday in St. Loula.
going on to Kansas City to arrive
there on Monday. Monday was spent
in inspecting the public schools of
Kansas City, and Prof. Mathis states
that in excellence of equipment, the
educational institutions there are un
surpassed anywhere in the country.
The installation of moving picture
machines In the school rooms is an in
novation that Is giving gratifying re
sults, It being possible to Impress
much more forcibly upon the minds of
the students the ideas to be imparted
by the instructors.
The convention of the National Edu
cational association attracted about
4,500 educators from all sections of th »
until about a decade ago when sh i
removed to the north. The deceased
was an aunt of Mrs. George Poole and
Mrs. M. C. Lackey, and the great aunt
of Mrs. Sam Collins, Mrs. George Ad
ams and Walter Page.
Three sons, R. B., W. S. and J. E.
Hall survive their mother, living
New York.
country, many of the most prominent
figures in modern educational circles
having places on the programs.
Sessions of the convention were held
every forenoon and night, while the
afternoons were given up to round ta
ble discussions on various problems of
school administration. One of the prln-
injcipal topics of discussion was the
* Gary plan” of school work. The
Mrs. Hall will be remembered by "Gary plan” provides for an all-day
the people of the city, where she num session of schools all the year ’rouml.
Lcrcd hosts of friends.
The funeral arrangements arc In
barge of Nat LeMaster, of the Amerl-
6EHIN5 CLAIM A
BIG TONAGE LOSS
BERLIN. March 7.—The Overseas
(semi-official) new agency report today
jsays that German submarines return
ing to their bases between March 1st
and 3rd reported the sinking of ves
Is with an aggregate tonnage of two
nintlon to provide this change and re-| ,. llndrcd tIlou8and ton „. the greate8t
adoption of other old rules. Senator, , ota| destruc „ on rcportcd for a cor .
alsh. introducing his resolution. »t- ] roapond|nf tlme Blnce tho lnaugura .
ter saying the country Is alarmed lesti [lon 0{ unrcatrlctcd 8uhnlar | ne ac t| V .
there come enemy attacks, declared -t!
not inconceivable that obstruc-l
tionists may be actuated by traitorou
sentiments.”
j ities within the prohibited zones.
thus affording accommodations for
about twice as many students as could
be served In any given institution un
der the system now in vogue through
out the country.
Prof. Mathis took part in tho dis
cussion of ’the establishment of mili
tary departments in high schools, us
ing as an illustration of the import
ance of the movement, the success
cored thus far by the military depart
ment of the Americus High school.
Ihe local high school was the first
in the state of Georgia to adopt the
military feature and astonishing re
sults have been achieved during the
few months since it was established
last fall.
The convention passed a resolution
approving military training for stu
dents between the ages of 19 and 20.
otte year’s training being recommend
ed.
CANNING CLUC WORK
( boll weevil, will be present and with
asked In ordf , r to encourage small towns to! him will be several well known ex
blared that on the next'tc go on a fishing trip to the Flint maintain National Guard unita the war ports who for the past few months have
taw a coat lying in a pool! river by W. I. Johnson, but declined, department today authorized the carrying on an energetic cam
side of the road at the : as she was afraid. j ttfblishment of detached platoons eachj piign throughout the cotton raising
h ,J ‘tit, noticing it again on Sat- Under cross examination. Mrs. How- a minimum strength of thirty- • counties of Georgia.
">• but finding It gone la- ell maintained her composure and stat four men , such platoons to form com- The organization of "Boll Weevil
afternoon. led that she was not certain whether, p i ete companies when mobilized with Preparedness Clubs’’ will be one of the
■ ulkcii With Dr. Uhupman. cr not on the auto ride with Ethridge olht . r p | at oons from neighboring small natures of the series of meetings and
,,,H f, ‘«tlfied that on Sunday land Charles Chapman, Jr., they turned it is hoped that the farmers of Sumte'*
w ‘"g NVade’s disappearance, f into Lee street, from I^imar street.; The war department also issued an‘county may be enlisted In the work.
" apman came to his home and | They traversed Lee street at some der d , recting thal flve or six thous | Diversification of crops, soil buildinrt
ir 1| ’’ (Stubbs) had heard two! point, however, she said. 'and enlisted men to be selected from and stock raising will he emphasized at
,!s on Thursday night in the! Kee street, at the time of the inei- amonf; those In the regular army be the meetings.
ar his place. On being ques- j dents testified to, was closed on ac * designated as company officers. In the« Thursday afternoon at 2:30 the
Chapman stated,the wit-'count of paving operations. j event it is decided a large army shall campaigners will hold a meeting
*'<1. thal ... . . . I
DEPOSITORS OF DE SOTO BASK
GET 40 PER TEXT DIVIDEND'
The depositors in the DeSoto Bank
log Company, which closed, havt
Both Prof. Mathis and Supt. McMatts
are firmly of the opinion that the edu
cational methods in Georgia schools
are on a par with those of the other
sections of the country, although, of
course, the equipment is in many re
spects not as complete or up-to-date.
Perhaps one of the most important
features of the convention, as far xs
Georgians are concerned, Is the fact
(that the 1918 gathering of the
, .. , JA . r The work nt organizing the boys a n'l j C ] a tlon Is to be held in Atlanta. There
I.'O" paid a dividend1 of 40 per cent, ot glr)a of Sumler county ln , hc Canning.) was a hot flght over , h0 BeIcctioQ 1>t
the amount of their depo«lt«. | Four Crop, Corn and I’lg Clubs, la pro. the 1918 meet | ng „| acCi Boston. Mass..
i resident t.corge Bsgley of the insti grC8glng at a rate that ls . n08 t gratify- | aI d Milwaukee. WIs., making every ef-
tutlon has announced that as fast a* , llg to M |„„ nowena Long. In charge of fort , ecllrc tne convention. Geor-
the nxftct? of the company can be real- || l(? Home Economics activities and to g - a w
tzeu upon, the depositors will be paid j j |j n yett, agriculture. 1 pgent for
off, it being expected that the entire' s um(cr county.
mount of the deposits can be lfqui-j The girls at the Benevolence school,
lated within a comparatively short. h0ll th of Americus. have organized an
out by a margin of 5 votes
over Boston, Mass., and the "Cracker *
(Irrigation was congratulated cm thw
\ ictory.
Many Ideas secured at the conven-
j active Canning Club, practically every tlon will be put into practice in the
— —— [ girl in the school having enrolled 1° .public schools of this city’, as well a»
; th»* organization. Miss Maud Johnson, tti 0SC throughout the county and both
The campaigners will bc « teacher of the school Is In charge of .. ro( Mat h| s and Supt. McMath ex-
Sumter on Friday afternon for a meet-, t | K , ,.| uh a „d the members are enthus- pcct t0 8CC the loca | gystema material
ing at 2:30 o'clock. j | U stlc over the outlook for the season.! ly benefited thereby.
"Hog and Hominy vs. the Boll Wee- Miss l-nuisr Webb Is president. Miss'
"i hi
’fiat Walter Wade had been!
“wn automobile, and
Continued on Pago S.)
j fie raised by the United States
this time.
Ill be the slogsn at each of these. Willie Webb vice president and Mlsa | a8 t year,
sessions and the discussion of the vital Mary Gucrry, secretary-treasurer. I The enrollment In the various dabs
questions relating to the boll weevil j The boys of the county are enrolling closes on April 1st and every boy amt
I infestation will be of immense benefit | n the Four Crop. Com and Pig Clubs. 1 girl In Sumter county la urged to Join
to the farmers and business men of present Indications pointing to an In-lone of those organizations which aru
the county.I crease of 50 'U In the enrollment over doing auch excellent work.
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