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'XUIRTf.NINTH YEAR.
BIG AUDIENCE HEARD
VICE-PRESIDENT TALK
ON NATIONAL CRISIS
Closing Feature'
Os W. O. W.
Meeting
PURE BLOOD IS FOUND
HERE IN SOUTKUND
Strong Plea For
• Loyalty To
Wilson
Before an outdoor audience of more
than 3,000 persons, Vice-President
Thomas R. Marshall last night deliv
ered an address on “National Tenden
cies,” as the closing feature of the
Head Camp convention of the Wood
men of the World, which had been in
session here since Tuesday morning.
Mr. Marshall spoke from the balcony
of the Windsor Hotel, his hearers
crowding the broad street in front of
the building and extending for half a
block east and west on Lamar street.
Many prominent Woodmen and citi
zens of Americus occupied seats on
the balcony.
Vice-President and Mrs. Marshall
arrived in this city from Atlanta at
7:30 p. m. and were met by a recep
tion committee who escorted them to
the home of Frank Lanier on Taylor
street, where the distinguished visit
ors wer eentertained at dinner. Con
gressman and Mrs. Charles R. Crisp
were the only other guests at this
function.
The Americus High scho'ol cadet
corps formed a guard of honor for
the Vice-President, as he stepped from
the train.
Returning from the Lanier home
gLoiffly after 9 o’clock. Mr. Marshall,
escorted by a delegation of prominent
citizens, appeared on the hotel bal
cony and was greeted by roars of ap
plause from the waiting crowd.
A short preliminary announcement
by Stephen Pace, consul commander of I
Americus Camp. No. 202, Woodmen of
the World, was followed by the for
mal introduction of the Vice-President
by Hon. W. A. Hodson, who in a brief,
but well conceived address, paid glow
ing tilbute to the guest of honor and
lauded President Wilson as the ablest
chief executive in the history of the
United States. The text of Mr. Dod
son’s speech will be found in another
column of this issue of the Times-
Recorder.
Mr. Marshall, in opening his address
took occasion to voice his admiration
and esteem for Congressman Charles
R. Crisp, declaring that “there -is no
abler, truer, more loyal man in the
halls of Congress than your own rep
resentative from the Third district of
Georgia.” Hearty* applause greeted
the speaker at this juncture.
Mr. Marshall referred effectively to
the loyal support given to President
Wilson in the present national crisis
ly the people of the South, declaring
that “the (Sns of the men who wanted
t get out bf the union in the sixties
are now Ute salvation of the na
tion."
In other sections of the country,
said he, the population is of mpre or
less mixed blood, due to foreign im
migration, with consequent division of
sentiment as regards international af
fairs. “South of the Mason & Dixon
line, however.” Mr. Marshall contin
ued, “there are more pure blooded
Americans than in any other part of
the United States.”
*T am an old-fashioned, ’blown in
the bottle’ Democrat, adhering firmly
to Democratic principles, and I be
lieve now. as I always have believed
;haX theoretically Georgia had a right
t > get out of the union.” said th*,
weaker. “but in this present day.
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filled with utmost portent for the fu
ture of our country, there are no
terms which apply to classes and types
6f our citizens; we are all Ameri
cans.
“The present national crisis has
been brought about to a considerable
extent,” he declared,” by the failure
of the people of the nation to regard
President Wilson’s request, made at
the opening of the European war, to
refrain from partisan discussion of'
the rights or wrongs of the belliger-1
ents.
“I will leave the discussion of the!
n omentous affairs of the nation in this
great crisis to President Wilson, than
whom no truer, more loyal or more
able American ever lived, and if peace
shall continue. I will thank my God
for Woodrow Wilson,” declared the
Vice-President, and his tribute to the
chief executive of the nation brought
bowls of applause.
Believes in Arbitration.
Mr. Marshall asserted his belief in
the theory of arbitration and his hopes
that this system of adjusting differ
ences may eventually prevail, but ex
pressed doubt on this upoint, since
questions of opinion are inarbitrable,
as opposed to questions of fact. He
stated that he favors the 8-hour law,
because it fixes a scale and fixes opin
ion. it being necessary that standards
of opinion be fixed by law. However,
said he. if this law- ,or any other law.
works justice for one class of citizens
and injustice for another it must
not stand, for no nation can long ex
ist where its statutes are founded on
such a principle.
The Vice-President urged the ut
most co-operation, loyalty and patriot
ism in support of President Wilson
and declared that while he loved the
Democratic party with whole-souled
devotion, he would rather it were ut
terly destroyed than to see it hinder
the President in his effort to uphold
the honor and dignity of the nation.
“Many people have a wrong concep
tion of patriotism," said he. “Educa
tion does not necessarily mean patriot
ism, but right along this line I would
say that the establishment of a mili
tary department in your own local
high school is a step in the right di
rection, and I would like to see every
high school in the country with a de
partment for military training; it
makeis for better citizenship,” de
clared Mr Marshall.
“Mere force and power are not the
objects of the government that is to
stand through the ages,’’ said the
speaker. "AU men have the right t>
organize the form of government they
desire and the bights of man will al
vays be superior to the rights of those
v ho say they rule by divine grace.”
He voiced the opinion that the Unit
ed Stales does not desire to build up
a national structure founded upon the
principle that mere power is the vital
essential. "The United States stands
for the golden rule of statecraft, if it
stands for anything.” he said.
The Vice-President paid high com
,l Ehnent to the Woodmen of the World,
■ declaring that through the inculcation
lof the principles of their order, the
woodmen camps throughout the coun
try are recruiting stations for Ameri-.
cans. The Woodmen, as well as the
i embers of the other fraternal orders,
[are binding the people of the nation
together, said the speaker.
In concluding his address. Mr. Mar
shall asserted that while there are un
doubtedly many points upon which the
citizens of the United States may cons
cientiously differ, they are of one ac
cord in their conception of their duty
to the nation and to the President.
“It is our country, first, last and ail
[ the time; right or wrong, our coun
itty.” he declared.
The Vice-President concluded his
i address shortly after 10 o'clock, and
i after meeting a large number of citi*
Izens in the lobby of the Windsor Ho
tel, was taken to the Central of Geor-
I gia depot, where he boarded the 10:40
northbound train for Winston-Salem,
N C., where he is scheduled to deliver
«w* a-ti’ress on Friday.
/XMERICUS. GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 15, 1917
BIC LOT OF COTTON
USED IN FEBRUARY
WASHINGTON. D. C„ March 15.
Cotton consumed by domestic manu
facturing concerns within continental
United States during the month ot
February aggregated 547,203 running
bales, exclusive of linters, the census
bureau announced today. For the
seven months ending with February,
a total of 3,914,866 bales were consum
ed in such establishments,
mil for
RUSSIA CLAIMED
01 THE HERMANS
| BERLIN, March 15—The Overseas
J (German semi-official) news agency
,Isays there has been a successful rev
. I olution in Russia, and that troops of
, I the Czar are being hurriedly with
,l drawn from the German front to han
dle the internal situation in that,
country.
It is reported that the dumar refus
-1 ed flatly to accept the recent dissolu
-1 j tion order and that a provisional gov
, ernment has been organized under
President Rodzianko.
k
Disturbances Are Serious.
■ STOCKHOLM. March 15.—Reports of
■: serious disturbances in Russia are ap
’ I rearing in Swedish newspapers, and
• | much turmoi in the interior is re-
• ported.
! One apparently reliable report states
t the railroad bridge over the Neva at
Petrograd has been dynamited and
1 that a mob’ stormed shops there dur
ing Saturday.
Travelers arriving here from Mos
’ cow today state there has been open
1 revolt in many Russian cities since
Thursday.
‘I
(MISTRIAL WITH
MIOAND2 IS
DECLARER TODA!
a mistrial was declared at 10’15
*' o’clock by Judge Littlejohn this morn-
• ing in the case of Dr. C. K. Chapman,
! charged with the murder of Walter
• Wade. The jury had been out for 111
’ hours, including the time from 7
■ ( ’clock Saturday night when they re-
• ceived the case, through Sunday.
The jury stood 10 and 2, according
• to a statement of Foreman G. F. Sut-
• ton to the court. Judge Littlejohn
’ asked the foreman as to how they
I stood, without regard as to whether
i for conviction or acquittal. Foreman
• Sutton said that no progress had been
made since Saturday night, and in-
■ stead of the case becoming easier, ft
• seemed to be harder. Foreman Sutton
: thanked the couit and the officials for
> their kindness, and said that the jury
■ had been given every comrort.
About 10 o’clock this morning, the
! jury sent for Judge Littlejohn. A few
minutes after this hour, his honor, the
II defendant and the attorneys in the
lease had gathered, and the jury filed
■! out of their room.
•j This is the second mistrial in the
! i?ase, and over twenty days have been
• I consumed by the court in the consid
; eration of the case of Dr. C. K. Chap
man.
It is not unlikely that the attorneys
1 for the defendants will move for ball
•' for the men now lodged in jail und-r
i the indictment. Two mistrials have
■ resulted and it is possible that they
I will make this one of the grounds for
‘I a.*king bond.
■ ■ The right to make bail on a murder
■ charge is left in the discretion of the
• ccurt.
. No announcements of interest are
forthcoming concerning the case to
day.
FAIR DATES ARE
CHANGED AND BIG
SHOWS SECURED
The Third Agricultural District
Fair will be held in Americus on
November 12-17 of this year instead
of October 22-27 as previously arrang
ed.
This decision was reached at a
meeting of the directors of the fair
association this morning, when a
contract was signed with George T.
Barnes, official representative of- the
C. W. Parker Company, securing the
presence at the fair of the Parker
Shows, the largest aggregation of at
tractions in this country.
The change in the fair dates was
mane in order competition with other
fairs might be eliminated, that the
Parker Shows might be secured and
in order that a more comprehensive
and representative array of exhibits
may be obtained for the big exposi
tion.
The Third Agricultural District
Fair’ occurs immediately after the
State Fair at Macon, which closes on
Friday, November 9th. This ar
rangement of dates makes it possible
for exhibitors and the owners of at
tractions to make the trip to Ameri
cus and get their properties properly
arranged by the time the fair opens
on Monday, November 12th.
Had ( the previous dates been al
lowed to stand, the Third Agricultur
al District Fair would have had '.o
compete with five other fairs, among
the the Georgia-South Carolina Expo
sition at Augusta, which is to be held
October 22-27.
The directors are seriously consid
ering the construction of a race track
on the fair grounds, so that the
horses which are entered in the races
at the State Fair, as well as other ex
positions in the state, may be
brought to Americus and furnish en
tntalnment of this character for the
visitors to the Third Agricultural Dis
trict Fair.
The work of thoroughly covering
southwest Georgia with advertising
matter descriptive of the fair will
be commenced immediately and every
effort will be made to dray to Ameri
cus patronage from this entire terri
tory.
Friday night at 8 o’clock the direc
tors and committees of the fair will
meet at the Chamber of Commerce. All
es the parties interested who belong
to these committees are urged to at
tend.
GUARDSMEN NOTTO
IM EL PASD LET
A telegram received today by Dr. E.
L. Murray from his son, Lieupt. Edwin
Murray, of the Second Georgia regi
ment now on duty at El Paso, Tex.,
cn the Mexican border, states that the
guardsmen will not leave for Macon
on March isth as was previously
planned.
The first orders received by the Sec
ond regiment provide; for their en
trainman for home on Saturday,
March 18th, but owing to unforseen
circumstances, the war department has
supplemented its original decision by
-.t-Hot-c which will delay the
dt parture of the guardsmen about twe
weeks.
COTTON EMBARGO NOT
TO AFFECT AMERICA
WASHINGTON, D. C.. March 15.
Officials here believe that the prohi
bition of exports of raw cotton from
the United Kingdom, forecast in Lon
don despatches today, will have littta
ieffelt here. Much Egyptian cotton
beertofore imported into the United
states can easily be replaced by sea
island cotton, which is grown in the
tales of Georgia, Florida and parts
of South Carolina, as well as upon
the islands dotting the Atlantic sea
board on the Georgia and Florida
cast
GERMANS BE CIO
MORE SAY IN LAND
LONDON. March 15. —An Amsterdam
despatch received today says Chan
cellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg, in a
speech before the Prussian diet, pre
dicted a political organization in Ger
many after the war, involving greater
participation by the people in the con
duct of imperial affairs.
RUSSIANS WITH
BRITISH FDRGE
TO TUHKEV
NEW YORK, March 15.—(Compiled
by the Associated Press from Euro
peon cables during the day.)—With
the exception of the German retire
ment on the French front, which still
continues, the most interesting mili
tary development of the day is pro
gressing in Persia and Mesopotamia.
In the latter province the Turks con
tinue their retreat up the Tigris river,
with Gen. Maude’s forces closely pur
suing their rear guard, and at last
accounts were thirty miles north of
Bagdad.
Two Russian columns, presumably
expecting to form a junction with the
British, are moving rapidly westward
along the Perscian border, driving the
Turkish forces before them. Petro
grad officially announces one of these
columns has captured Kermanshah,
ninety miles east of the Persian bor
der, while the other has now reached
Daneh, only ten miles from the Meso
potamian frontier. Both Russian
forces thus threaten the main Turk
ish army retreating from Bagdad, one
ci the columns upon the Turkish flank
and the other in its rear.
willl IS
REPORTED HIT BF
DEATH
BOSTON, March 15.—Agents of the
Warren Line here announced today
they had received indirect information
that the British steamer Sagamare,
sailing from Boston, February 21st to"
Liverpool, had been submarined.
Capt. P. Cummins and a crew of
fifty, none of whom are Americans,
left Boston aboard the Sagamore, and
their fate is at yet unknown. The
vessel, under charter to Ute Warren
line, carried a cargo of munitions val
ued at $1,500,000 and carried defensive
armament.
At the British consulate here late
today it was stated that two Ameri
cans. Michael Holloway and John
Henry, both residents of Boston, sign
ed as firemen aboard the Saganioie
the day before the vessel sailed from
this post.
WILL ATTEND DINNER
IN HONOR W. H. TAFT
Mayor L. G. Council has received
an invitation from the Atlanta Cham
ber of Commerce to be one of thi
guests at a banquet to be given at the
Capital City club in that city on Fri- ,
day night, March 23rd. in honor of
William Howard Taft, former pre>i-;
dent of the United States and presi-1
dent of the League to Enforce Peace.
This function is to be one of the
most important events of its kind tak
ing place in the South this year.
Prominent citizens from various sec
tions of the state have been invited to I
attend the banquet. Mayor Council
has accepted the invitation to be pres
ent.
WOODMEN DLDSE
big convention
OF HEIJ CAMP
The fifth biennial convention of the
Head Camp of the Woodmen of the
World came to a close here last night
after a two-day session, which opened
with a grand parade on Tuesday morn
ing and concluded with an address by
Vice-President Thomas R. Marshall.
Almost 500 delegates were in attend
ance, while more than a thousand visi
tors, members of the order and other
friends, gathered in Americus for the
big event.
Yesterday's sessions were given over
to the election of officers for the en
suing two years, the selection of the
next place of meeting, the passage of
certain resolutions and the paying-off
of the delegates.
Rome was selected as the convention
site for the 1919 gathering of the
Woodmen of Georgia, polling a clear
majority over Valdosta, which also
extended an invitation.
At the afternoon session a resolu
tion was unanimously passed, pledg
ing to President Woodrow Wilson tha
undivided loyalty and support of the
30,000 Woodmen of the World within
the borders of Georgia.
The task of paying off the delegates
consumed the hours of the late after
noon, each delegate receiving S2O for
his services during the convention, in
addition to 6 cents per mile for trav
eling expenses. Approximately $lO,-
000 was disbursed in this manner.
Many of the delegates and visitors;
left the city last night after the ad
dress of Vice-President Marshall;
while some remained over until to
, day. Practically all have now return
ed to their homes.
The Americus Camp. No. 202, W. O. ‘
W.. received many congratulations forj
i the manner in which the convention,
arrangements had been handled, ap-j
propriate resolutions being passed u.v I
the convention.
The officers for the next two yearsj
I are:
( Head Consul, W. P. Varner, Rut-!
i ledge.
Head Advisor. Dr. H. B. Allen. ,
‘ Americus.
I Head Banker, R. Earl Carter. Ath-
' cns.
j Head Clerk. R. A. Jolley. Carters ■
! ville.
Head Escort, J. R. Ruff, Macon.
Head Watchman. J. R. Crawford, [
Thomasville.
Head Sentry. B. W. Mayo, Fitzger-’
aid.
The sovereign delegates to the na
I tional camp are Judge W. E. Thomas,;
I Valdosta; John T. Norman. Colum-I
bus; L. C. Hoyl, Dawson; G. R. Wil-1
’ Hams, Macon, and J. H. Groves. Ma-1
■ netta.
CHICAGO LAWYER IS '
KILLEDJY II FALL
NEW YORK, March 15.—Rudolphi
Matz, a Chicago attorney, was killed |
here today by falling from the eigh-1
: teentli floor of the Hotel Delmont.
Matz came here Saturday from Chi-j
cago. being accompanied by his wife!
and a nurse. He had been suffering!
from neurasthenia, and came to New!
York for examination by specialiss. i
The body was found on the pave- j
: ment in the hotel court, directly be-.
ntath the window from which the vic-'
i tim fell. Matz had not been missed
: by his nurse when the body was found,
iend a few minutes before was lying
; ::;,on his bed. apparently sleeping.
•' .
SISG SISG PRISONERS Hi t’
BY HIGH ( OST OE LIVING
; OSSINING, N. Y.. March 15.—Stag
■ Sing prisoners today are feeling thr:
;*. fleets of the high cost of living. In
; the past, potatoes and onions were a
regular part of the daily menu. Now,'
! however, the chef is feeding the in-'
mates rice and macaroni in place of
these high priced foods, in order to
(educe the cost of feeding the 15001
i prisoners. Instructions have also
been issued forbidding the men receiv
ing bread at any time of the day out
side of the specified meal hours.
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VOTING CLOSES
smil FOB
BUSINESS BOOT
On Saturday night all voting in the
Chamber of Commerce referendum on
the membership of the Business Coun
cil of that organization, will be clos
ed and all members of the trade body
who have thus far neglected to re
turn their ballots by mall are urged
by Secretary P. A. Fenimore to do so
without delay.
Each member of the Chamber if
Commerce, under the new plan of or
ganization resulting frbm the recent
ly completed membership campaigq,
is asked to name two men from his
particular group of business ’inter
ests in the chamber to became mem
bers of the Business Council. Al
ready many votes have been cast, but
it is desired to secure the fullest pos
sible vote on this important ques
tion.
There are 20 groups of classied bus
iness enterprises, each group to have
two representatives in the Business
Council, so that the membership of
this body will be 40 all told. The
members of the Council will choose
their own chairman and vice-chair
man. I
Secretary Fenimore, in discussing
the Business Council and its duties,
said today:
“The Business Council is a body for
discussing and deliberating upon all
suggestions that may come to the at
tention of the chamber. It Is, in fact
an initiative and referendum body,
ii. the true sense of the terms.
“Every business and profession is
represented by a separate division of
the business council; for instance, the
le wyers are in one group, druggists ; i
: another, shoe dealers, physicians, rah
’ road men, real estate operators, etc.,
■ are classed in their several sub-divis-
■ ions.
i “Every division then elects two rep
[ l esentatives who shall represent that
! division in the Business Council.
i “At the regular semi-monthly or
monthly meetings of the council, all
! members of the chamber may attend.
' but the representatives of each divis-
• ion pledge themselves by their ac
| ceptance of election to regular atten
[ dance. All members of the chamber
may take part in the deliberations it’
the council, but only their representa
tives may vote.
"Consequently, the public opinion of
i ihe body represents every interest of
the city, and cannot be overbalanced
jby the vote of one interest having a
special concern in the question before
; the council.
I “The business council will act as a
| clearing house tor all ideas and mat-
I ters relating to the work of the or-
I ganization. It is an initiative and
Ire ferendum body, which will relieve
i ire board of commissioners of the
'necessity of inaugurating and carry
ing through such work as may come
| before the chamber. The council will
I co-operate with the board of commie
-1 sioners in forwarding the plans of the
| organization.
“The responsibility for the general
, success and activity of the chamber
' and the opportunity for active service
• devolves upon the business council.
[ and consequently upon the whole
■ membership.”
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ELECTSJFFIGEBS
At the final session of the state dele
gates of the Woodmen Circle, heldyes
: terday afternoon in the Carnegie Li
brary auditorium, the following offi
cers were elected:
; C. ardFan. Dora Brantley, Kastman;
Advisor. Ivie Henderson. Savannah;
.Clerk, Estelle Balcom. Jeffersonville;
: Banker, Elizabeth Christiansen. Sa
ivannah; Chaplain, Emma F. Cannon,
'Waycross; Attendant, M. L. Hill, At-
I lanta; Inner Sentinel, Ida Ulmer, Val
dosta; Outer Sentinel, Leila Beck.
Americus; Managers. Janie Phillips,
j Cedartown; Ella Golson. Milledgeville,
' Clifford Saffold, Swainsboro; Supreme
Delegate. Mrs. Bobbie Ferguson. De-
Soto; alternate, Mrs. Minnie Vann
Murrah. Columbus.
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