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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-17
LAWYERS OCCUPY
INTEREST WITH
The WADE CASE

Yesterday passed without any new
developments in the Wade case, or
events of extraordinary note.
The main interest seems to be the
array of counsel which is now being
gathered together in the case. 1t is
possible that more attorneys will be
associated with the prosecution in the
case, while almost every day brings an
announce of additional counsel for sew
eral of the defendants.
At present the states case is in the
hands of Solicitor julie FELTON,, ]. A.
Hixon and Harry Hawkins.
For the defendants there is Frank
Hooper, L. ]. Blalock, w. P. Wallis
and Hollis Fort for DR.. C. K Chapman,
Walter Johnson and W. /. Johnson. l..
] Blalock represents w. l. Johnson, it
is stated. Dispatches from Albany
state that Peacock & Gardner of AL
bany and Camilla, with C. A. Claw
son, of Macon, also representing john
son, being secured by his friends. The
local counsel knows nothing of the
connection yet.
]. E. Sheppard, ]. E. D. Shipp and
Attorney odom, of Newton, represent
John Ethridge. H. A. Harp is repre-
sented by Attorney Cannon. of Abbe
vile.
At present there are fourteen attor-
: neys in the case, with the likelihood OF
more to come.
Clara oliver, known as Little Bit"
has no counsel and the grand jury is
said not to have acted on Ler alleged
connection yet. The warrant issued
against her charged murder, although
counsel for the state announced imme-
dlately after six indictments were re-
turned against the men that Little
Bit" was being held as an accessory
after the fact.
City Court Meets.
The regular day for the January
termSof the City court is Monday, jan
uary 1st. Judge William Nj. Harper
will convene his court, put it is not
known yet what business will be trans
acted, as only one week is allowed be-
fore the calling of the case of the first
defendant in the Wade indictments on
Monday, January Sth.
Grand Jury ON Monday
The grand jury will reconvene Mon
day after a recess taken late Thurs
day afternoon. Business of Importance
is said to await the consideration of
that body. The general presentments
are expected to be made known within
a short time
The court will only be in session for
the grand jury as no cases have been
assigned for trial beginning Monday,
nor have any jurors been drawn. At
one time it was intended to have call
ed the first six defendants indicted for
the Wade murder
With the exception of the Wade case,
the dockets of the court are said to be
in good condition.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-17
Greece Backs Down CompleteIY.

PARIS, Dec. 16.-The French foreign
office today received an official tele-
gram announcing that Greece had ac-
cepted the Entente Allies ultimatum
unreservedly, says lie Petit Journal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-12-17
The Empty Stocking Fund Is
In NeedOf Your Help On The
Last Of The HoHdoy Time

So far the Empty Stocking Fund
has been disappointing.
There's letter In the Santa Claus
requests this morning from a little
Kid who was made merry last year
through the kindness of the Empty
Stocking Fund. One shining little lad
vents his appreciation this year-and
wants Santa to come again. Will you
deny him this pleasure?
In this the glad season of the Christ
mas-tide, can't you help some one
while you are lounging in the lap OF
luxury.
Come on-and let's make everybody
know and feel that there is a Santa
Claus.
Here's the report for today. The
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-08-19
N. Y. STREET CAR MEN
WIN RIGHT TO UNITE

New York.-Led by international
President Mahon, the Amagamatcd
Street Car Mems union won one Of its
most important victories in this city last
Monday when several thousand strikers
ratified an agreement with the New
York Railways company.
The strike was the outgrowth of a
strike in Yonkers, north of New York.
which involved 200 men The strike
spread to this city and involved the
Third avenue line, which controls the
Ionkers line. The New York Railways
company employees and those on other
lines became affected and struck to bet
ter conditions, while workers on the
subways, the tunnels and the elevated
threatened to strike and thus complete
ly paralyze the transportation system of
Greater New York, which handles daily
about 100000 people. These workers
showed their wage rates are lower than
i'll other cities.
President Shonts, OF the New York
Railways company, quickly saw the dan
ger'and abandoned his antagonistic pol
icy. In conference with Mayor Nit
chel, President Alahon and others he
reached an agreement, which was sub
mltted to his board OF directors 1t was
bitter dose for these officials and they
discussed it for twenty-four hours be
tore it met their approval While the
company does not recognize the union
it has been forced to cease an open an
tagonism and agrees that it will here
after not discriminate and that it will
receive grievance committees selected bv
its employees. Arbitration is agreed to,
all strikers shall be re-employed without
prejudice and wage and working condi-
tions are to be discussed by an employees
committee and the company beginning
not later than August 20. In case Of
failure to agree these questions shall
be referred to three arbitrators.
The Third avenue line announced it
would accept the same conditions. The
other companies took similar action.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-08-19
TRADE UNIONS PLEDGE
SUPPORT TO RAIL MEN

hington.-Fraternal greetings and
pledges of sympathy and support to the
four railroad brotherhoods is the greet
inc of the American Federation of La
Dor, expressed by President Gompers in
the following letter to the secretaries of
these organizations:
During our recent meeting, which
was held the week beginning July "A,
the executive council directed that fra
ternal greetings from them should be
sent to the officers of the railway broth
erhoods and through them to the great
rank and file Of the railway organiza-
tions, and that we express to all hearty
commentator and Endorsement of your
movement for the inauguration of the
eight hour day for all those employed
in the railway train service.
1T is our most earnest hope that the
railway companies may be induced to
view of your demand. When the rail
way companies understand the full
meaning of the eight-hour day and real
ize the material, moral and social ad-
vantages that will inevitably result from
its establishment they cannot refuse to
concede to the workers the boon of the
eight-hour day and concede without i'm
posing upon the workers the necessity
of cessation of work in order to estab
lish your demand.
But, regardless of whether your pur
pose is secured by the voluntary agree
ment of the railway companies or wheth-
er it is necessary for the railway men
to strike to obtain this just and necessary
protection, the American Federation OF
Labor pledges to the brotherhoods its
support and sympathy in the effort to
accomplish that which is fundamental
for the protection and bctterment of the
railway men.
81 take it that you will keep me fully
advised as to the situation, and with any
varying of its phases"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-08-19
RESTRICTION FOES
ANSWERED BY BORAH

Washington. - Because OF United
States Senator Borah's recent threat
that he would offer the immigration re-
striction bill, now pending in the senate,
as an amendment to the child labor bill.
he has received numberless protests
against connecting these two measures.
Although the Idaho senator favors
child labor has voted for it and de
Tended the bill just passed, he has, an
swered these protests in the same vigor-
Gus spirit Of the objectors, as the fol
lowing, signed by him, illustrates
My Dear Madam have your tele-
gram in which you state: Please re-
member that women are watching the
child labor legislation. | am greatly
pleased to hear this. trust your view
and your Sympathies will be broad
enough also to include not only the child
which is working in the factory but also
the child which may be forced upon the
streets to beg or to commit crime or to
starve 1t would be an act of folly
worthy OF people OF limited and narrow
views if we should pass law which
would provide for the taking of the child
out OF the factory, law which | very
much favor, but at the same time leave
our immigration laws in such condition
that after the war shall have closed, or
even before, foreign immigrants may
force the parents of that child out of
their position so that they can neither
educate it nor Clothe it nor withhold it
from the vagrancy upon the streets. |
am in favor of child legislation | am
also in favor OF the immigration bill so
that the parents OF children of this
country may have a decent wage and
such standard of living that they will
be able to take care of and educate their
children. | sincerely hope that some OF
our friends in favor OF child labor legis-
lation do not dwell so close to the large
shipping interests as to obscure their
views as to the necessity of immigra-
ton legislation"
In answer to another protest, Senator
Borah replied
Thousands and hundreds OF thou
sands of immigrants will come here
CATER the present war; to reduce the
price of labor and lower the standard of
living and deprive the working people
OF this country OF that competency which
VIII SidDiS lllSlh W tdhS Sdlc VI tilcll
families and educate their children.
have been astonished that men like your
self do not seem to realize that the child
labor bill and the immigration bill are
kindred measures, serving one and the
same cause, to-wit the children of the
country and the citizenship of the coun-
try.
Il am not at all disturbed by the
criticism of a few narrow gagged or
sinister controlled people who exploit
their love for the child by advocating
child labor laws and who exemplfy their
devotion to the almighty dollar by op-
posing immigration laws"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-08-19
Sol. Sticks SoHloquy
Sage of Syosset Lan,ents the Republican Candidates
Loquacity On Subjects He Kno.Us So Little About

guy was wrong, believe he, I'd prove
it, an | wouldn't waste no two col
yums in a newspaper tryin' to make
good.
81 didn't see anywhere where Hughes
offered to go down on tn border an
take little ole chance in th melee
himself, did you? | didn't see where
he was so anxious for to help tn Mex
leans by going down among 'cm an
maxim behave tn way he says he'd like
to see 'em behave. If he could give
bum chance on gettin' elected President,
it seems to me he could of taken
week or two off, an taken "A run down
to FL Paso, or Mexico City, or wher
ever it is that he thinks tn worst is to
come, an Strengthened tn whole darn
trouble out. He might stop at Juarez,
too, an see ii he could place a bet
But he never said a word Even the
Colonel offered to get up a whole army
an go down an whip tn Mexicans if
anybody wanted him to. Ie see, tn
Colonel may be all you think he is, but
he knows tn game, an when he talked
about lixin' tn Mexicans We never heard
of him talkin about any trip down there
unless he took a whole army with him,
not just regiment or two, but a whole
raft of em. Ye see, Rooserfelt knows
that 'greaser' when he's real riled kin
eat more redhot peppers an drink more
mescal with scorpions in his liquor, than
any other guys what he knows of. An
maxim peace down there just by de-
liverin' a speech in New York is just
about tn safest way that Hughes will
ever tackle tn Mexican question, you
believe me, bo.
81 seen, too, where he hollered be-
cause Myrun Herrick, that Ohio guy,
amt one of them there plenitentiary
ambassadors over in Paris anymore
Kin you beat it? Who tell cares what
millionaire gets this job, anyhow? J'ever
hear of any of us common people get
tin to be ornery ambassadors or high
priests to any of these here foreign
courts? Not on yer life If Hughes
thinks anybody but him cares about
that other guy haftin' to come home
to play pingpong an Paris mutuels in
stead of continuing on tn French cir
cult for another season, he's got an
other big guess a-comin'.
"On tn square, / amt got nothin'
agin Hughes, but if he amt got no more
to say than he had to say tn other night,
an if he takes as long to say it, an
don't get no farther than he did then
he couldn't even tend bar for me. An
I've had some barkeeps that knew so
much that they'd almost weep if they
thought they MIGHT be late in gettin'
their wages down to some bookmaker.
Hughes Huh !"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-08-19
RAILROADS. PLAN REJECTED.

Washington.-The senate interstate
commerce committee has tabled a reso-
luton by Chairman Newlands providing
for an interstate commerce commission
investigation of the hours of labor on
railroads and an appeal to both sides to
postpone further consideration OF the
eight hour demands of freight train
service employees until the investigation
is ended The resolution was favored
by the railroad managers and Chamber
or Commerce of the United States and
was opposed by the railroad employees.
The employees declare the resolution
was i'll the interest OF the companies
and that if it was passed it would block
any attempt to mediate existing differ
enCeS.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-08-19
THUG EMPLOYER INDICTED.

Knoxville, Tcnn.-Wm. !. Oliver, pro-
-rietor Of the Oliver plant, together with
five of his strikebreakers, have been in
dictcd by grand jury on the charge OF
felomous assault and attempt to kill J.
II. Gilmore, organizer OF the Interna-
tional Association of Machinists. The
unionst was attacked while talking on
the public highway in front OF the ma
chine shop. He was discharged from
the hospital few weeks ago, but has
since suffered from series Of convul-
sions that has forced him to return to
the hospital.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-08-19
LABOR LAW BRINGS CHANGE.

Madison, Wis,-At the end of the first
five years of the Wisconsin compenSa-
ton law the state industrial commission
will show that injured employees and the
dependents OF men killed in industry
since 1911 have been paid over $1,000, 600
in compensation. In the five years pre-
Ceding 1917 a SCant 100000 was paid
and much OF this sum did not 90 to the
injured persons, but to lawyers, doctors,
ambulance chasers and others. The
cost to the state through court proceed
ings is not included in the $780, 900.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-08-19


din himself" said the Hon Sol. Slick
of Syosset, L. l., today when ne had read
the speech of acceptance recently deliv-
cred by the Republican aspirant for the
Presidency in New York City before T.
Roosevelt and hopeful adherents. 81
sure waded through tn most of that
stuff, an believe me, any guy that can
talk that way, and will talk that way,
amt safe to be at large. Take it from
me, bo, there's words in that stuff that
1ughes pulled before Roosevelt that
you can't ever make me believe Teddy
would have mouthed, an you know that
when 1t comes to sayin' things r. X. has
mouth of his own.
What got my goat, though, was tn
stuff on Mexico and what Hughes says
he thinks Wilson made bonehead on.
didn't notice anywhere where Hughes
showed how the play could have been
made any different. Ever been down on
the border? No? Well, then don't
swaller all this dime-novel stuff that's
bein' pulled about all them Mexicans
bein' easy marks. Forget it. Say, if
Hughes can't talk more sense about
other things than he did about tn Mex
ican game, he'd orter take a night school
course somewhere west of the Allie
gheny mountains. All tn knowledge of
the world isn't back in little ole New
York, even though guy can get dis
covered there and given a good Job as
a judge. Just bein' judge amt nothn'
in particular; gettin' guys out of tn jug
is more trouble.
"knockin' don't do nobody any good
| read all that stuff that Hughes had to
pull, an believe me, if any kid came
into my place and showed he l<nowed so
little about Mexico, I'd make him fade.
an nobody ever heard of me chasin' any
kid. Ye know, | kinder thought Hughes
was a-goin' to say somethin' | kinder
thought he'd be there with tn lab, an
tn jam, uppercut, right and left double
cross, an then with Rooserfelt in his
corner, handin' out wallop that'd be
the X. O. But, say, it makes me weep.
its joke
In tn first place when a guy thinks
he knows so much about somethin', tn
thing for him to do is to make good. If
| wanted any mans job, I wouldn't ex-
pect to get it by goin' to his boss an
knockin' him, an tellin that T seen him
out one night with Jane when he didn't
know whether he was windin a clock
or putin an automobeel to bed. I
wouldn't go around hollerin' that had
somethin' to tell on him. an then when
| got all tn crowd around, back up an
say that I'd heard lot of stuff from a
guy from Kentucky who went out to
New Mexico broke and now owns ev-
erything he can get his hands on out in
that country, an all tn mines he's been
able to corral down in Ole Mexico.
Not Sol. Slick I'd be right there
to tell what was wrong because knew
it an could prove it; an believe me, I'd
come across or expect to be run out of
town. You kin betcher life I'd have tn
goods on the other guy down to tn last
case, an I'd be there for straight across
tn board, show place and win. I'd show
tn boss of tn job that | could do what
tn other fellow couldn't do. If 7 said
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-08-19
ROCHESTER, WATERS STRIKE.

Rochester, y. Y.-Cooks and walters
in hotels in this city and in summer re-
sorts near here struck for higher wages
and better working conditions. Walters
are now paid $50 month. They ask
80 for a work week of so hours Other
demands include wholesome food, de
cent living quarters and the abolition
of fines
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-08-19
TO URGE SUNDAY CLOSING.

San Francisco, Col.-At the coming
convention of the state federation OF
butchers one of the most important
questions to be considered will be the
Sunday closing of meat shops through
out the state
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-08-19
INDICTMENTS QUASHED.

Denver, Col.-Attorney General Far
rar has concluded that the trade union
movement will not permit scores of min
ers to be 'railroaded" to the peniten-
tlary and has announced that a major
ity of cases growing out of the recent
strike in which the state is Interested
in the prosecution will be dismissed.
Governor Carlson joins with the attor-
ney general in this action.
There are 81 indictments pending
which were drawn by the state. These
involve about 175 men 1t is stated that
rs or 70 of these indictments will be
dropped, which will release about $50
men from the custody of the bonds un-
der which they are now at liberty. At
torney General Farrar says 1T will be
hard to secure conviction" in these
cases.
Pueblo, Col-The Pueblo Chieftain,
which was staunch defender of the
coal operators law and order" theory
during the recent strike of southern
Colorado coal miners, approves the dis
mlSsal OF numerous indictments by At
torney General Farrar. The Chieftain
makes this acknowledged that the
miners were correct when they charged
that justice was denied them
"Following the strike and during it
there were arrests by the wholesale
After the calmer judgment of the state
had asserted itself it was plainly to be
seen that hundreds of the indictments
were not sufficiently supported by evil
dence to secure convictions"
Trinidad, Col.-Forty-seven indict-
ments in which more than 100 persons
are charged with various crimes during
the last coal strike, have been dismissed
by Judge Cavandar Strike cases now
on the docket are those of John r. Law
son and three others.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-19

BY The Alexandria Gazette Corporation
SIT King Street. Alexandria, va.
HOWARD w. SMITH. President anu
~. Treasurer.
wILLIsM ALBERT SHOOT, Jr.' Vice
President.
EDWIN BRADhEY HARD, Editor aH0
4. General Manager.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-19
NEUTRAL RIGHTS

Greece, for whose liberty Byron.
fought, is now under the martial
heel of the unsympathetic and IN
poetic British. Germany's principle
of military necessity is accepted and
adopted by the Allies.
At the beginning of the present
war great indignation was expires
sed in England at the violation OF
Belgian neutrality by Germany. The
allies are now doing what they con-
demned in the Kaiser.
Whatever popular sentiment may
have been heretofore in Greece, it
is clear that it is not pro-Ally now.
If King Constantine had an army OF
any size left, perhaps armed resIs-
lance might be offered, and tire
Grecian sovereign, like the Belgian,
might be battling against univlted
guests. Possibilities of this kind have
been minimized by the dernobillza-
ton of the larger part Of the Greek
army and by the seizure of the
Greek fleet, and Grecian feelings
are likely to be more hurt than Gre
clan bodies. In any event, German
ruthlessness in Belgium would
hardly have been duplicated by the
Allies on this classic soil.
AS a cotemporary remarks, the
allies have duplicated the principle
of disregarding neutral rights in q
national emergency, and have abau-
loned, to some extent, the high NOR
al ground which they occupied at
the beginning of the war. An Insult
often rankles in the mind as long
as positive injury, and this mill
tary necessity" may come to bear
bitter fruit hereafter. King Con-
stantine seemed short time ago a
mere figurehead and Venizelos the
real king; now the former becomes
an idol and martyr, and the EXPIRE
mier a traitor instead of a patriot.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-19

IN r-EssElss. s 4 eI4Si
3ss,> ,isplarck, the astute' fore y,
S Gsbone of contention the
q s:,assf the alien territory was
ta prove, but his advice was was,
Great Britain profiting by
error treated the Beers
&. 9sed .leniency at the eonelu.
s.i. 81 The war in South Africa and
s. MS bi.sssiv satisfactory results. Who
AS; hat if Alsace and Lorraine
.la4 been segregated and 'Ffans-
iss.yf Il 9Th an absence of grievances,
81 h France for the last forty
49, 10 such implacable hatred Ct
Is I, slrEaans as is now apparent
aSssssi tie French would be found
squirting that nation on to the wreak-
ing of vengeance on its despoiler
What is wanted now is the establish
meat of peace that will be lasting
Not until Germany and England are
brought together in good will can
such peace be established, declares
the professor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-19
WANTS LASTING PEACE.

To find Professor Hugo Munster-
berg advocating from the platform,
the abandonment of Belgium by the
Germans. after the war, will be in
the nature of a surprise to many who
have regarded the Harvard profess
sor as leaning too strongly to Ger
man ideals to take issue with them
in any particular. In an address re-
Gently on Reconstruction After the
War; the speaker thought it was
important for the nations to remem-
Der that he state of peace, after the
war. should not contain the germs of
future wars, If Germany were to
settle in Belgium, for example. or
if England were to attempt TO throt-
tie Germany commercially We should
have the beginning of the next war,
'In the establishment of peace. care
should be taken that 10 cause for
Jealousy or vengeance remains" OBJ
served the distinguished psychologist,
The Richmond Journal in comment.
ing upon the utterances of the pro.
fessor says the latter doubtless had
in mind the blunder committed by
Germany after the war with France.
il 1870, when the French provinces
CT @Alsace and Lorraine weredemand,
"a. Is addition to the heavy cash in
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-19

has done. It is now that the real
work begins. 1t has been the expert
ence of all great revival periods i
endeavor like the present campaign
of evangelism, that the people AHA
the churches stop for a breathn&
spell, and the result is drifting. aI,a
drifting always saps the life of the
church and weakens its effective
ness more than out-breaklng san.
'o S. B. W.