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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12
SPLENDID SCHLEY
S. S. CONVENTION
Ebenezer Church Scene Of Fine
Gathering State Workers
Present

ELLAVILLE, Oct. 12.-Last Sun
day was really a red letter day in
the annals of Sunday school history
in Schley county. At 10 o'clock the
crowd began gathering at Ebenezar
church, near here, and ere the noon
hour an immense throng had congre-
gated to listen to a splendid pro-
gram prepared by the officers of the
Schley county Sunday school asso-
citation, assisted ~ two of the most
efficient state officers. The conven-
tion was called to order by NJ. D..
Herring and after some beautiful
songs, rendered by a selected choir
Miss Cora Holland, of Atlanta, de.
liyered a splendid address on clay
ing the Foundation" This was fol.
lowed by an address by Mr. R. D..
Webb, general superintendent of the
Georgia Sunday school association, on
Together We Build Righteous
State" These addresses were listen,
ed to attentively and thrilled those
interested in Sunday school work.
After appointment of committees the
congregation was invited at 1890 to
partake of real Georgia barbecue
Under the wide spreading branches
of the beautiful oak trees the feast
was spread and nothing was lacking
with such genial hosts as Britt
Barnes, +. j. Hart; Tom Murphy, J
S. Womack the Drew brothers and
others among the membership of Ebe-
nezer church.
After dinner another song service
was held, and more splendid talks
were heard by the state workers.
Resolutions on the death. of the
secretary of the association, A. S.
Rainey, were prepared and read by
Mrs. H. J. Williams.
Seven Sunday schools in the coun.
ty and three in adjoining counties
were represented, EllaviHe Methodist
Sunday school received the banner
for the largest attendance.
The following officers were elect.
ed to serve for next year: President,
NJ. D. Herring; vice-president, J. S.
Womack; secretary, Clarke Robinson;
superintendent elementary depart
ment, Hiss Susie MeCorkle; superin-
tendent adult department, Mrs. T. III
Walker; superintendent cradle roll
department, Mrs. ]. H. Robinson.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12
MRS. HUDSON'S
FATE WITH JURY
Since 1880 A N
Verdict Expected TO Be Reached
Before Night In Albany
Murder Case

Albany. Oct. 12.-The concluo-
ing argument in the case of Mrs BEN
ME Hudson, accused of the murder
Of hor two children and on trial IN
Daugherty Superior court during the
last two days, was made TINS morn
ino bv Solicitor General B. G. Gard
ner. Immediately afterwards Juoge
Bell deliverevd his charge to the Jury
and the case was given INTO VHeA
hands at 11.30.
No verdict had been reached at
noon, though it was generally con-
ceded the jury would report before
night. M :.1
The dramatic feature of the trial
Yesterday of the mother Of the muir
dered bows was her statement IN her
own defense, given as the first eFl-
dence submitted by her attorneys.
Mrs. Hudson began by admitting
she had led the life of a scarlet Wo-
man. but asserted she had done so IN
order to support, first, her older child
and later the younger boy. Robert,
she said. was born when she was just
turned thirteen" and she would have
married his afther, whom she loved,
but for the opposition of her step
father. She told the names Of the
fathers of the two boys. The younger
boys father was prominent man OF
Southeast Georgia and the mention
of his name caused a subdued muir
mur of intense astonishment to pass
over the crowded courtroom.
Hudson and his brother both Wis
tied her when she lived at Colunbula
Mrs. Hudson said Both, would come
at the same time, and one time the
brother beat her because of a fine
tat was imposed on her and him
because of their relations. At an.
other time Glen Hudson theatened
her with a knife, she declared.
She married Hudson in order to
get away from her life of shame, and
bring up her children in better at
mosphere. She told the story of her
life of hardship on the farm, where
she did most of the work while her
husband Soafed lin order that her
children might grow up in honorable
surroundings. Hudson disliked the
children, was abusive to tnem and
seemed TO dislike them more and
more each day. She told of what
she believed was planed and deliber.
ate attempt on Hudson's part to kill
the boys.
Hudson, she said, was repairing a
chimney at the house and showed
some bricks off the roof onto The
head of the older child. Fortunately
the boy was not seriously injured.
Details of cruel and bestial act
on the part of Hudson directed to-
ward the younger boy were told BY
the defendant. The story was SO dis.
gusting and obscene that it cannot be
printed 1t made profound impress
sion on the court room audience.
Mrs. Hudson retold the story of the
killing much as she told it several
days after er arrest, when she made
her statement to former Sheriff L.
E. Black, of Early county Several
details were added to. the earlier
statement.
After the murder of the two chA
dren as she and her husband drove to
town. she said, she attempted to st5p
at house and tell some one of the
crime, but Huison threatened her
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12
PURSUED WIDOW
.JAILS MYSTIC ON
PEACE WARRANT
Sister Of Orville A. Park, Macon
Attorney, Figures In Strange
Case Here
VOODOO DOCTOR-LAWYER
THREATENED HER, CHARGE
He Claims He Is Tying To Rescue
Her From Religious 'Bunco
Set

Justice Griffin's court in the base
ment in the court house was to be the
scene at o'clock this afternoon of
what promised to be the unfolding OF
a wild and weird story in which the
figures are widow of prominent
family and a man who claims to be
both doctor and lawyer, and who IS
said by the widow to possess strange
powers, and to claim to be a voodoo
doctor, wearer of electric belts and
the possessor of mystical control over
courts and judges in the practice of
his profession as lawyer.
The man in the case is M. H. Nor
ris, or Lagrange, and the widow Mrs.
Mary j. Fowler, also recently of La
Grange but now a resident of near
Americus on the Smithvile road. She
is a sister of Orville A. Park, one of
the most prominent attorneys in
Georgia.
Alleging that he is pursuing her,
has threatened to kill her, and is
thrusting himself upon her, and max
ing other charges, Mrs. Fowler yes
terday sWore out peace warrant
against Norris and had him incarcer-
ated in the county Jail. 1t is the hear
ing on this warrant tSat was to be
held this afternoon. Mrs. Fowler is
represented by w. T. Lane, a close
personal friend Of her brother, Mr.,
Park, who once was law partner Of
Col, Lanes brother.
Mrs Fowler is living jointly with
Ar. and Mrs. c. E. Fuller on a farm
At beyond lanyard hill, short dis
tance southwest of Americus, and
with Mr.. and Mrs. Bostick, close by.
She came here several months ago to
escape from Norris, she said, and has
recently traded a house and lot in
Lagrange to Mr.. Fuller for the small
farm where he and Mrs. Fuller re-
side, which they soon will turn over
to her.
1t is charged by Mrs. Fowler that
Norris exercised some mysterious
power over her while they lived in
Lagrange and that by fraud he OBJ
tanned from her the power of attor.
ney which she has since cancelled
Norris, on the other hand, claims that
Mrs. Fowler is a religious fanatic, and
toat be came here to effect her re-
lease from the influence of the Full
lers and Bosticks, whom he charact-
CRIES as members of "bunko" re-
ligious set.
According to Attorney Lane, this
is at least the second trip of Norris
to Americus in connection with the
presence here of Mrs. Fowler On
hat occasion, he said, the friends of
the widow decoyed Norris into his of
tlce and there persuaded him to leave
Americus, which he agreed to do,
but saying he woud have to walk as
he hadn't cent of money Only Is
cents could be collected in the party,
and Mr.. Lane Put up $6 out of his
own pocket to buy him a ticket to
LAGRANGE.
1t is said to be very much mix
ed up case on both sides. Col Lane
consented to act in the case, he said,
only because of his friendship for
Mrs. Frowler's brother
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12
Naulty Tells of Plan For His
Dash By Plane Over North Pole
Expects To Reach Top Of The
World By Nov. IA, Then Hop
On To Europe
BY NORRIS QUINN.

WASHINGTON, Oct. PA flight
across the top of the world is what
the coming month bids for Edwin
Fairfax Naulty.
Naulty is in Washington buying
supplies and perfecting plans for the
first airplane dash to the North
Pole. On Nov. IA, if his schedule
works out, he will be at the Pole.
He expects to travel from Point,
Barrow, Alaska, to the Pole in two
DAYS with almost as great ease and
security as you would travel from
New York to Chicago.
From/the Pole he will run down
the other side of the world, visit Eu-
rope and jump back across tFe At
lantic checking up his 12000th mile
as he returns to his starting point at
Washington.
NauIty Details Plans.
-Four men will make up the
party" Naulty says. Besides myself
there will be three army pilots,
whose names Pm not yet at liberty
to announce.
eve shall travel in a specially con-
structed plane that can readily be
converted to land plane, sea plane
or ice plane, as occasion. demands.
'The flight will start from Wash
ington. Travelling across the con-
tinent we shall pass Chicago, St,
Paul, Bismarck and finally Seattle
From Seattle we shall fly to Ketchi-
gan, Alaska, and thence over Jul
neau, Nome and Anchorage TO Point
Barrow.
''There's whore the thrills start !,
No Arctic explorer ever has visited
TIE region between Point Barrow
and the Pole. The first day out of
Point Barrow we expect TO make 600
miles, flying at 50 miles an hour.
Hsrdine Land.
"At the close of the dav we'll land
at the unknown point Indicated on
the may as the 80th parallel | ex-
rect to find land there I'll plant
tbe American flag and name it
President Harding Land. That's the
halfway noint between civilization
and the Pole.
"What President Harding Land
will look like no one knemss But
there hsnrobablv be life there eals,
Yalrl1s aaid polar bears, but no hu-
i0an beinps.
From the S0th parallel wen hop
eff on our final iaunt 20 the Pole,
reaching it in enc day, Well bring
back a piece of the Pole, in the form
of geological pecimens for the folks
back home to look at.
During our Arctic journey we
shall never see the sun, as it doesn't
show itself in this season. But if
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12
ASSASSINS ATTEMPT
LIFE OF MRS. TYLER

ATLANTA, Oct. 12.-Atlanta po-
lice are investigating an attempt
made lasa night to assassinate Mrs.
Elizabeth Tyler, propagandist for the
Ku Klux Klan.
Five shots were fired here last
night at Mrs, Tyler The bullets
smashed her bedroom window, but
she was unharmed. Police and a
number of members of the Klan
rushed to the home, which is stu
ated on Howell Mill road. some dis
tance from tie center of the city A
few minutes after police received
notice of the shooting a man cali
d an Atlanta paper on the phone and
said:
81 just want to say that me got
Mrs. Tyler tonight and we will get
Simmons tomorrow"
Efforts to learn the mans name
were fruitless as he mumbled some'
thing and said good night The
shooting was not generally known at
the time of the call.
Mrs. Tyler lives with her grown
daughter, and had been entertaining
several women friends earlier in the
evening. After the shooting Mrs.
Tyler catted the police and members
of the order for help.
The only persons in the Tyler nome
at the time were four women, Mrs.
Tyler, her daughter, who is i'll, and
two friends, who were spending the
night. Mrs. Tyler was so badly
frightened that she was almost hys.
teriial for some time after the af-
fair.
Since the public agitation regard
inf the Klan a guard has been sta
toned at Mrs. Tyler's home dur
ing the night, but within the last
week his services had been dispensed
with, it was said by Klansmen.
County police took bloodhounds to
the home and the animals follows a
trail from beneath the window to
Miss A1iff Benton, of Macon, and
the road and there lost it.
Miss Ethel Duncan, a schoolmate OF
Miss Doris Tyler, were the two wo-
men spending the night with Mrs. Ty-
Ter and her daughter Mrs. Tyler
said she attributed her life to the
fact that as she crossed the window
a moment before the shots came she
leaned over her daughters sick bed
and the bullets passed over her head,
striking the wall She Immediately
put out the lights and telephoned
for help.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12
j, S. DELEGATES
HOLD MEETING
Preliminary Survey of Armament
Problems To Be Made By
Them

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-After
a month of careful preparation for
for American governments part IN
the armament conference began to-
day with the first meeting here OF
the A delegates selected by president
Harding to speak for the United
States.
Today's meeting is intended to
permit of a preliminary survey of the
situation.
with death should she make and out
cry.
Mrs. Hudson said she was sorry tc
have to admit that she had gone
wrong.
II do not want, to hurt the feelings
of anyone here" she said, but | am
not Che first woman to go wrong and
/ am sure | am not the last" She
asserted that it was unreasonable to
assume that she would raise her chill
dren 20 the ages of 10 and 4 years
and then kill them.
Witnesses who were introduced bS
the defense to corroborate points iii
Mrs. Hudson's statement included
ofrmer Sheriff Il. E. Black, Bill Gum
a negro prisoner in the jail; Minnie
Browder, a negro woman who occu
pied the same cell with Mrs. Hudson,
at the latter's request TO keep hei
from being lonely; Mrs. r. L. Mills
Maude Bowen, Halle Mills, Charles
Boss, peddler; J w. Waters, a con.
vict guard at work near the Hudson
home; Shep Bruno, a.enegro; I. ]. A.
Mccormack, at whose candy factory
Mrs. Hudson woskel. f. A. Wallace
a commission merchant whose plane
Of business is near the candy factorJ
and A. ]. benson, deputy sheriff.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12
CORDELE KIWANIANS
HOSST TO PUBLISHERS

a. C0RDELE, Oct. 12-Members Of
me Kiwanis club brought their week
" luncheon up to Wedne sday f.r the
purpose ef having the editors of
@ooth Georgia daily papers as their
soests here today The editors are
N their quarterly meeting in Cordele
ana will lunch with the Kiwanis club.
The editors are engaged in a round
iIaoIe discussion of newspaper prob
lems during both morning and after
noon sessions and are here for but
one day. The Kiwanis had splen-
ald program in their honor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12
u Y. FANS BELIEVE SERIES WILL co NINE GAMES
Mays Tossing For
Yankees in Seventh
Game of Series

would be sent against the Giants for
the third time today He won the
opening struggle, but lost Sundays
game.
Phil Douglas is likely to be the
choice of the Giants.
Metropolitan fans believe the SER
les will go the full nine games.
POLO GROUNDS, New York, Oct.
I2.-Batter1es for today's, seventh,
world seres game were announced
at the beginning of play as follows:
Douglas and Snyder for Giants; Mays
and Schang for Yankees.
The batting order for both teams
is the same as yesterday, except as
to the batteries.
FIRST INNING.
GIANTS-Burns flied to MerAel.
Bancroft doubled to left. F'riscIl
flied to Miller. and Bancroft went
to third. Mays, robbed Young of a
hit and threw him out at first. NO
RUNS, ONE HIT, NO ERRORS.
YANKEES - Fewster flied to
Young who made a nice running
catch. Peck doubled to left. Mil
ler out, Frisch to eKlly, Peck going
to third. Douglas knocked down
Meusels grounder and threw him out.
NO RNUS, ONE HIT, NO ERRORS.
SECOND INNING
GIANTS Ripp doubled up
against left field fence, Ward sac
rificed, Frisch to Kelly, Pipp scored
on McNally's single to right. Schang
forced MeNalIy, Bancroft to Raw
lings. Mays lined to Rawlings. ONE
RUN, TWO HITS, NO ERRORS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12
IMPERIAL WIZARD
Will GO BEFORE
CONG. COMMITTEE
Negro Organizations Heard At
Early Session In Demand
for Investigation
ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE
KHAN PROPAGANDIST FAILS.
Col. Summons Expected To Be
Called By Committee
Late Today

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12,-Before
calling Col William ]. Simmons, of
Atlanta, Imperial Wizard of the Ku
KluX Klan to the wi;4ess chair, the
house rules committee today heard
representatives of a number of negro
organizations in support Of resolu-
tions providing for congressional
investigation of the order.
Col. Simmons was expected TO take
the stand late this afternoon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12
WALLACE
ON TRIAL TODAY

ALBANY, Oct. r., Just before
the noon recess today, Solicitor Gem
eral B. c. Gardner Of the Daugherty
Superior court, announced he would
begin the trial Of the famous auto
mobile stealing cases at the after
noon session.
There is much interest in he trial
of these cases, owing to the pronli-
ncnce of the defendants, one Of
whom is Berry Ballace, former clerk
of Lee Superior court, and well
known throughout this section .of
Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12

scientist and aviator, who plans to
start this month on an air voyage
across the North Pole.
the weather is clear, we shall have
the neon, abundant starlight and
TIE northern lights.
Gas for SO Hours.
"From Point Barrow we shall
carry only enough gas to last so
flying hours. That'll get us to Spitz-
bergen on the other side of the world,
where we can stock up afresh.
tMell Garry a complete portable
radio outfit to call for aid in case we
get stuck"
From Spitzbergen Naulty will fly
across Europe to London, where he'll
stay through winter Then he'll fly
across the Atlantic to Iceland, around
the Greenland coast to Labrador,
across Quebec to Montreal, then to
Albany, N. Y, and finally to Wash
ington.
Re hopes to be back here by June,
1922.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12
NJ ARDLE Girl IS
FREED BY JURY
2O-Year-Old Daughter of Mrs.
kaber Declared Not Guilty
OF Murder

CLEVELAND, O., Oct.-12Mar-
ian MeArdle, the 20-year-old daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Eva Katherine Kaber was
found not guilty of completely in the
murder of Daniel Kaber, her step
father, by jury here today and left
tie courtroom free girl
Her mother was convicted of er
husbands murder several months
ago and is now serving a life sen
tence for her crime.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12

NEW YORK, Oct. 12-Whoever
wins today's ball game in the world
series will be only one game from
the throne, for the Giants and the
Yankees had won three Games each
when they faced each other today.
Clear and cold weather prevails.
1t was indicated that Carl Mays
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12
VENTURES

Between Armistice Day and Oct
1, 1921, oil and gas companies have
been formed with total captaliza-
ton Of $780,, ,2R 300. Have you
some of the stock?
More money goes into the specula-
tive end of the oil industry than is
ever taken out of the ground by the
same ventures. On the inside, the
professional oil men average good in
come. That lures. the speculative
moths.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12
WOOD

Maj Gen. Leonard Wood retires
from the army to become governor
general of the PHILIPPINES. Govern
ment wouldn't let him hold two jobs
at once.
Seemingly, Wood retires to the far
corners Of the earth. But you never
can tell One man who served as
governor general, at Manila, became
President William Howard Taft
Will Wood travel the same road?
Some think so. Maybe they have
another guess coming.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12
DORBIN

Even in far-off Hawaii, the motor
car is taking the place of the horse.
Tractors appear on sugar and pine
apple plantations, where for genera
tions, plows and cultivators were pull
ed by horses and mules.
The tyrant, machinery, rapidly is
conquering the whole surface of the
earth, also the oceans an dthe air.
Where will we find romance when
we will not be able to go anywhere
without hearing a sawmill, the ex-
haust of an auto or the hum of an
airplane?
The S'siient places" are passing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12
PICKLES

Do you eat 20 pickles year? If
not, you are not getting your share
of the 100000 bushels of pickles
consumed annually by Americans,
says head of the National Pickle
Packers Association.
Much talk about the nations sweet
tooth. How about its sour tooth?
Do you eat more sweets than sours?
Think twice before answering.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12

Love nests can't be feathered
until prices are down.
The course Of true love never
runs smooth-it walks.
With longer skirts we won't
recognize our old friends.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12
AnERIcus TEMPERATURES
Furnished by Rexall Pharmacyl

A newspaper in Athens has all Of
its advertisements and news matter
written in verse.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12

The course in household manage
ment at the Oregon Agricultural
college includes taking care of two
children.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12
RICE

In 1885 bag of rice was brought
from Madagascar and sold by sea
captain to the English governor OF
North Carolina. That one bags con-
tents started the rice industry in Am
erica. The crcp kept multiplying and
spreading until this year it totals
about 2,O00,0 100000 pounds,
The world produces 225,000,00O
coo pounds of rice a year 1t all came
from one original rice kernel. Where
did that kernel come from? One of
natures mysteries.
Eat rice, to be healthy and cut liy-
ing costs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12
YOU AND |
HAVE $2,672, $4,000 LESS
NATIONAL. DEBT TO
CARRY NOW THAN WE
HAD AUG. 81, 1919.

THE Standard Oil Co., a very in
i telligcns and far-sighted organi-
zation, raises the prices it is paying
fer crude oil in most oil fields.
This means the Standard expects
an Increasing demand for oil prod
ucts, which in turn means it expects
greater business activity.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12
MARKETS
AMERICUs SPOT COTTON

AMERICUs SPOT COTTON
Good middling, 10 1-2c. Market
quiet.
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 12-Market
opened quiet. Quotations down I'd
5 up. Sales. 10000 bales.
Futures: Nov. Dec. July Feby.
Prey. close 1899 1919 1855 1883
Open ...-..,13.06 1926 - 1858
Close .........13.05 1896 1882 1859
NEW YORK FUTURES.
Columbus Day. Exchanges closed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12
WEATHER FORECAST:

FOR GEORGIA-Fair and cooler
onight and Thursday.