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Newspaper Page Text2 VOLUME XVIII. J. J. FLINT SUITED FOR CHAIRMAN AT MACON CONVENTION Temporary Chairman to Be J. R. Smith-Rumored “Pow ers-to-Be” Will Keep Hands Off in Appeals Court Race bt ka.rx.ue bianck (Journal Stuff Correspondent.) MACON. G*.. Sept- 25.—With the ad vance guard of the delegatee here In large numbers it appears now to be a certainty that the state Democratic con vention to be held here Tuesday, will be arsen ized as follows: J. R. Smith. Atlanta, temporary chap man; J. J. Flyntt. Griffin, permanent hairman. Hiram Gardner. Sparta, tem porary and permanent secretary; Harry Hodgson. Athens, chairman of the plat form committee; H. J. Quincy. Ocilla. • hair man of credentials committee. in addition to having been selected for chairman of the platform and reso lutions committee. Mr. Hodgson will make the speech nominating Hugh M. i*orsey for governor It is possible that this slate may *be changed somewhat at a eau< us to be held here tonight, but those in on “the know** do not think a change is pos sible. The slate shown above is said to have been agreed on at conferences held in Atlanta on Saturday and Sun day. Perhaps the most interesting pre-con vention subject to the delegates is the ace for the court of appeals. Word •ras passed around this morning that the powers-to-be in the convention had about decided that they would keep hands off in this contest and let the candidates fight it out among them atfva*. This news lent ajjded interest to this race .’tie the candidates are busy meet ing and buttonholing the Relegates- It is said that several of the candidates for the court of appeals who ran in the second and third envision in the primary have decided to withdraw in order that ths may have a clear field for their contest. Among those who it is reported will get out of the way are H. J. Fullbnght, of Waynesboro. L. I’. Skeen, of Tifton; John M. Graham, ot Marietta, and M.. J. Yeomans, of Daw- san. Among the delegates who have arrived •- appear, to be conceded that the con vention will pass strong resolutions in-< horsing President Wilson and the Deipo eratic administration. WATSON TO STAY AWAY. There seems to'be a well defined opin ion that Tom Watson wifi not come to Macon, and there is no disposition on the part of the delegates so far assem bled to permit any dictation from him. it is expected that some of his lieu enants acting under orders will intro duce reso.uticns and maybe attempt to lead an opposition to any endorsement of Wilson However, such a move will doubtless be nipped in the bud. for one annot hear any talk here today which larmonizes with the views of Watson. I»evelopm«.niS here today indicate that no on« of the fourteen candidates for the court of appeals has a cinch on being nominated by the state Democra .- ic convention here Tuesday. It seems equally certain, however, that the race will be limited to the six candidates who ran best in the primary. These are O. H. B. Bloodworth. Forsyth; Alex W. Stephens. Atlanta; W. F. George, Vienna: W. F. Jenkins. Eatonton; John B, Hutcheson, of Ashburn, and Roscoe Luke, of Thomasville. Each of these .as more than a hundred county unit votes to his credit. There seems to be onsiderable doubt as to whether Blood worth an! Stephens, the two candidates to lead in the primary, will receive the ':omtnatioi.. V It is known that Albeit Howell and the other influences behind the Dorsey campaign hope to land Hutcheson and today both Jenkins and Luke loomed up strong. There can be no doubt that they will be strong contenders and that both have a chance to land. In fact both »hey and their friends seem confident that they will win. The survivors of the old Terrell po litical faction appear to be supporting Luke. In fact, no faction appears to be making any fight on him. Mr. Dorsey, his field marshal. Albert Howell and the members of the Fylton delegation are expected to arrive here this evening. Field Marshal Howell is expected to bring along a portfolio filled with matters prepared for the conven tion to adopt. It was at first supposed that the con vention would meet Tuesday at noon, but announcement was made this after noon that it would be called to order at 10 o'clock. No Slapping Hubby’s Face, Says High Court Wifey cannot slap hubby’s face and get away with It. says the state supreme court in a decision returned late Sat urday afternoon Tn the ease of Pierre vs. Pierce, the higher tribunal has this to say in its oeadnotes: “A liber for divorce, brought by the husband, based on cruel treatment, is sufficient to withstand a general demur rer where it alleges that the defendant has, at times, slapped the face of libel lant and would have done other and se rious violence to the petitioner had fie not held her by reason of his supertap physical strength." Guests at Vienna Hotels Must Furnish Own Bread ZURICH, dwitxerlan.i. Sept. 25.—(Via London.)—Frees dispatches from Vi enna say therg has been a bread famine there for several days owing to trans portation difficulties. An official decree has been published forbidding hotels and restaurants of Vienna and lower Austria to supply -•read to guests, who must bring their own. Railway service has been greatly dislocated e!r?e Rumania entered the WILSON ADDRESSED BALTIMORE GRAIN DEALERS MONDAY a. President Expected to Amplify His Position on Settlement of Recent Strike Threatened by Railroad Men -Bt Associated Pre**. > LONG BRANCH. N. J.. Sept. 26.—Ful ly launched in his campaign for re-elec -1 tlon. President Wilson left for Balti more today to speak before the National Grgin Dealers' association. The presi dent expects to amplify his position.on the sttlement of the recently threaten ,ed railroad trike outlined in his speech at Shadow Lawn Saturday. He will do j this on the theory that the grain deal lers arc interested in the question as shippers. He was much encouraged by the receipt of several hundred tele grams praising his address. The rural credits law, the federal re serve act. and other legislation of his administration of interest to the farmers also will be referred to by the president. The eight-hour law is considered by the president one of the chief issues of the campaign and will be featured by him in virtually every speech he makes. Mr. Wilson left here this morning and will speak at 2:30 p. m.. and will return 1 tonight. All of Mr. Wilson's political lieuten ants here said that from now on the president will be much more active po litically. It was made plain, however, that the only kind of campaign he will conduct will be of a dignified nature. Tuesday -Mr. Wilson will motor to Princftun to vote, in the New Jersey primaries. He is particularly interest ed in the contest between Senator Mar -1 tine and Attorney General Wescott for ; the senatorial nomination. Judge Wes cott saw him here yesterday. Thursday the president will receive some Boy 1 Scouts, and Saturday he will B|>eak to a delegation of Democrats from New York From then on he is expected to make* two or more speeches a week. Fire in Car of Straw Delays Wilson’s Train By Associated Press.) PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 25.—President .Wilson, traveling in a special train from Long Branch to Baltimore, was held up eight minutes in the northeastern part jof Philadelphia today by a fire in a car load of straw. The president chatted with some of the city tiremeh and mem 'bers of the train crew, who cheered him as his train started off. Georgia Democrats Not Doing Their Part in Wilson’s Re-election Georgia Democrats are not doing their : share toward the re-election of President Wilson and the vindication of their party. Apparently, they have not yet been aroused to the fact that it takes money ‘ ito carry on a presidential campaign. I money which the Republicans have in I plenty, money which the Democrats I must depend on the people, on the people lof such a loyal Democratic state as ’ Georgia, to raise. Your subscription now to the Demo | cratic campaign fund will mean much ito the president and the party. The ■time is growing shorter to Not ember. Let every Georgia Democrat realize this , fact and get busy. Send your subscrip tion in today. A few more subscriptions were receiv led by The Journal Monday and for warded to national headquarters. The | honor roll to date is as follows: i“A Democrat” ' ■."" W. F. Garrett, Clarkesville .. .. 1.00 I Charles H. Sawyer 1.00; J. Glenn Lovelady. Athens ... 5.00 I Previously acknowledged 164.60 Total to date 1474.50 One Killed; a Dozen Hurt, In Church Festival Row; Alleged Slayer Escapes (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) WAYCROSS. Ga.. Sept. 25.—A dis pute which is alleged to have started over Lloyd Moore’s criticising Hall Verine for attending a church festival while drink j ing whisky Sunday night broke up a set tlement gathering near Telmore in the ‘ upper part of Ware county, with a gen- I era! fight. Moore was killed almost in stantly. it is alleged, by Verine. who < also is said to have perhaps fatally cut Sam Baldwin and seriously slashed two 1 others who tried to stop him. Richard George was painfully wounded when he was struck by bullets from Baldwin’s pistol. Baldwin was attempting to shoot Verine. Probably a dozen received minor bruises and cuts, getting away from the church. Many jumped through windows. Sheriff Dave Pittman and deputies are searching the county today for Verine. The Semt-W eekJy Journal The Neu) York World You get five issues a week.! f V? 1 Jfj 260 issues a year-—ALL IQf I•i V a year •(/«e Thia Coupon--- Wri'e Plain l y---and Mail at Once The Semi-Weekly Journal, Atlanta, Ga.: oIGN the coupon—-en- Enclosed tirrd Sl.lo. Send The Semi-Weekly close sl.lO, either Journal aijd The Thrice-a-Week New York World to by check, postoffice mon- I! the address below for one vear. ey order, stamps or cash ■■ by registered mail and NAME || m mail to The Semi-Weekly Journal, Circulation De- P. O HUB partment. Atlanta. Ga. RFn SLATE * £1 9 E :l '' TWO CITIES PRESENT CLAIMS FOR ATLSNTIC ! TERMINUS Os O A. I Delegations Representing Sa vannah and Brunswick Ap i pear Before Commission With Respective Proposals Delegations representing Savannah and Brunswick appeared before the; I Western and, Atlantic railroad commis sion at 10 d*clock Monday morning and ! j put forward their respective claims as Ito which of the two cities should be made the coast terminal of the state I road in the event propositions extending : it to the sea are accepted. The members of the commission were 1 all present, including C. M. Candler, ■ .chairman; Governor Harris, J. L. Hand,, E. A. Copelan, G. Gunby Jordan and W. | A. Wimbish, attorney. Those appearing for Savannah were Congressman Charles G. Edwards, chair man: Thomas Purse. K. S. Sallas, Ed ward O’Brien, Frank Wilby and W. G. Sutlive. Appearing for Brunswick, was Albert M. Smith, secretary of the Brunswick |board of trade. While both delegations filed exhaus tive briefs with the commission, short appeals were made in person by Con gressman Edwards, for Savannah, and Mr. Smith for Brunswick. OFFERS OF 1 ..O CITIES. As for the position of Savannah, Con- I gressman Edwards declared that the city, as a municipally-, would offer two propositions as follows: , First, that Savannah would defray the expenses of an extraordinary session of the general assembly by sharing the burden with Brunswick and St. Marys, I or. Second, would assume the entire bur- I den in the event that the other cities J Involved did not care to join her. The proposition of Brunswick as pre j sented by Mr. Smith in the form of a brief, contemplates the extension of the Western and Atlantic railroad to the I sea, via Collins with a link of 100 I miles to Savannah, which would give the i road, if extended to the sea, two coast ■ terminals, Savannah and Brunswick. The Savannah proposition, on the other hand, offers only the one terminus. In presenting the Savannah proposi-i tlon to the commission. Congressman Edwards called attention to the tremen- : dous business of that city as a port and : offered figures showing that the total water-borne commerce of Savannah, for- j elgn and domestic, exceeded by nearly i I 150,000,000 that of the total of the ports of Wilmington, N. C„ Charleston, S. C„ | Brunswick, Jacksonville, Fernandina, I Tampa, Pensacola and Mobile all com- ; bined. Savannah, he said, ranked eighth . in position in value of foreign exports | among the principal ports of the United States in 1900 and in 1912 and 1914 had advanced to second position, being ex- 1 ceeded only by New York City. I Congressman Edwards declared that Savannah was not a port that would have to be developed, but one, by virtue of Its great resources, that offered real inducements. It was not a situation, he said, where the railroad would have to make the port but where the port would make the railroad. Bell’s Report of Villa Assault Is Confirmed By Carrahza Officers SAN ANTONIO, Tex.. Sept. 25.—Car ranza officers who have made their way to Juarez from Chihuahua City have confirmed the report of Brigadier Gen eral Bell, regarding Villa’s Hidalgo day attack, according to a message today to General Funston from the commander 'of the El Faso district. These officers ; took part in the battle, General Bell re i ported. He did not explain the man-j 'ner in which the information was ob- | talned. School Teacher Weds Her Pupil, Boy of 16 (Special Dispatch to The Journal.' MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 25.—A ro mance of the schoolroom became public i here today when it was learned that ' Miss Sadie Marguerite Patrick, twenty two. school teacher, was married Sep tember 5 to her pupil, James L. Yar borough. sixteen. All possible efforts , had been made to keep the marriage a secret. Earl of Essex Found Dead (By Associated Press.) LONDON, Sept. 25.—The Earl of Es sex wa» found dead in bed today at New Market. He had been ill for some time. The seventh earl of Essex, George Devereux de Vere Capell. was fifty-nine years of age. He was a large land holder, owning about 15,000 acres. His second wife, whom he married in 1893. was Adda Grant, daughter of Beach Grant, of New Y'ork. ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, ’lOl6. The Frost Is on the Pumpkin, the Fodder’s in the Shock! ■ >’w JraMWk -.i 2! SHIN, 300 WOUNDED IN ZEP MID ON LONDON .Great Damage Reported in London and Nearby Towns (By Aiiocixted Press.) NEWPORT NEWS, Va„ Sept. 25. Twenty-six persons were killed outright. 300 were wounded and a vast amount of property damage was done In London by the Zeppelins which raided the. British Isles Saturday night, according to a wireless message picked up by the Brit ish steamer Norman Monarch, which arrived in Hampton roads this morn ing. The Norman Monarch is bound for Chile to load nitrate and stoppea in this port for bunker coal. Captain Watson, of the Norman Mon arch, stated that the wireless message picked up by his ship indicated that the raid was the most destructive yet made by the Germans. Casualties and prop erty damage in other parts of the British Isles also were unusually heavy, but no exact figures were given in the wireless message. Captain Watson said. Berlin Says Extensive Fires Were Seen in London (By Associate. 4 Fre»a.) BERLIN, Sept. .25.—(Via London.) Extensive fires were observed to have been caused by ,the Zeppelin bombard ment of London and the England midland counties on Saturday night, it was an nounce! today In the official report on the ait- raid. Two of the Zeppelins were lost as a result of the fire of anti-air craft guns in London, the statement . dds. It reads: "During the night of September 23-24 several naval airships dropped bombs on London, on places of military impor tance and on the midland countries. Large fires were everywhere observed to result, these remaining visible for a long time. "Previously, before crossing the Brit ish coast, the airships were fired upon by guard vessels and during the attack itself were under an extraordinarily heavy fire of incendiary shells from nu merous batteries in well directed vol leys. Two of the airships fell victims to anti-aircraft guns at London. All the others returned undamaged.” Plan Currency Reform BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 25. —The got ernment today Introduced in the cham ber of deputies a measure providing for currency reform. Opening of Oglethorpe Is Marked by Impressive Ceremonies at Armory Four Thousand People Hear , Distinguished Speakers on Past and Future History of Great Institution Heralded by the jubilant and powerful tones of the big organ, which thundered forth the stirring strains of a proces sional, the faculty, directors and stu dents of the reincarnated Oglethorpe university marched with measured but triumphant step down the main aisle of the auditorium-armory at 11 o’clock in the morning of Sunday, September 24 1916—a date and occasion to be remem bered for years to come by everyone present and above all by the sixty-two young men who share the incomparable honor of constituting tho first freshman class and the first student body of the reborn university. Four thousand peovle were there— Presbyterians for the most part, who had suspended services in all the church es to attend the ceremony of reopening their college. There were mothers who had sons in the solerim march up to the platform and there were other mothers, inspired by the sight, who hoped that their sons would some day be counted among those who attended Oglethorpe university. The march up the aisle marked a ful fillment and a beginning. It was a ful fillment of th*> hope of a few men that the old university would be revived, and It was the beginning of a brightly writ ten history of what is ordained to be one of the natiofis great centers of in tellectual and moral effort. Clad in the solemn caps and gowns, enlivened here and there by the gaily colored hoods of the professors, the line passed down the aisle and mounted the I platform, facing one of the largest crowds that has ever been assembled on such an occasion in the south. Be sides the body of the Presbyterian con gregations there were the student bod ies of Agnes Scott, Cox college, and of Georgia Military academy, in reserved sections. HISTORY IS TOLD., Speaker after speaker recounted the glorious ante-bellum history of the in stitution, when at Milledgeville it was one of the leading seats of learning of I the land. They told of the painful ! trials following the Civil war and of the ■ dissolution of the college which seem- ' ed forever. They spoke of the great j i names that have been connected witn ; i the history of the institution, Lanier.,; LeConte, Woodrow and others, and re- I ferred to the hope ciierished by a few j for fifty years, that some day Ogle- ‘ ' thorpe w’ould rise like the sphinx from i Its ashes, greater than ever before. With pride it was pointed out that this hope was realized, that a solid i structure stands on the new campus, ■ . that a student body is enrolled, ready . on Monday to begin lectures. And it ■ was foretold that the rehabilitated col- 1 1 lege would stand for years to come as a ' powerful factor into the life of the j country a source of inspiration in thought, and a moulder of the lives of men. And as the traditions and ideals of. tne past were recalled, the old college. ■ pirit was invoked to hover over the new .•ainpus. just as though its buildings were already covered with moss and vines and gray with the passage of! years. Following the singing of "Praise God | From Whom All Blessings Flow," Dr. E. M. Green, a member of the class of '59 i of the “Old Oglethorpe.” led the invoca- I tion prayer, and Dr. F. H. Gaines, presl ' dent of Agnes Scott college, read a chap ■ ter from the book of Esther. Miss Edith McCool, a talented singer. (Continued on Page 6, Col. 1.) MEXICAN SERGEANT KILLED Bl AMERICAN CAVALRYMAN ■■■ / Trooper Held on Murder Charge—Mexican Toast to to U. S. Flag Cause ■ By AasocUted Preic.) EL PASO, Tex., Sept. 25.—A Carranza sergeant of the El Valle, Chihuahua gar rison, wjjs shot and killed Friday night by an American trooper of the Fifth cavalry, who is being held prisoner, ac cording to a report brought to Colum bus. New Mexico, today from field headquarters. The Carranza commander at El Valle refused to surrender the prisoner after General Pershing sent a messenger requesting release. The American is said to be held incom municado on a charge of murder. According to the report, eight mem bers of the Fifth cavalry visited a saloon at El Valle. Seventeen Carranza soldiers entered later with side arms, during the drinking, the Mexican ser geant is said to have proposed a toast to the United States, which was ob jected to by the Americans. The shoot ing is reported to have followed. Bread Advanced in Price, Buyers Plan Embargo (By Asso-iated Pre**.) NEW YORK, Sept. 25.—The largest baking company in this city announced j today that the price of its 5-cent loaf of bread will be advanced next Monday to 6 cents, but that this will be ac companied by an addition to its weight. A smaller loaf than heretofore will be sold at 5 cents. No change in the price or size of the 10-cent loaf is announced. Advanced prices for flour and other in gredients is the reason assigned. This is the first increase in the price of bread here and it is expected that other bakers will follow. Members of the national bread com mittee, including delegates from Chi j cago, Buffalo and other large cities, i a?e here to attend a conference with I ofrf.ws of the Housewives’ league to 1 consider the advisability of a wheat em | bargo. Boost Prices and Alter Size of Loaf , PITTSBURG. Sept. 25. —Declaring that flour, sugar, milk and other bread i making materials have advanced in price as well as the price of paper in which bread is tvrapped. the most im- I portant baaing companies in the city i today announced higher prices as well i as changes in the size of the loaf. Government Officers Go After Chicago Bakers CHICAGO. Sept. 25.—Increase in the price of the loaf of bread that former ly sold at 5 cents, to 6, announced by ; several bakers, was the subject for in- I ve«tigatioi, begun here by federal of ■ fleers today. United States District At !torney Cline said he hoped to unearth the complete records of both open and ! executive sessions of the recent gather ; mg o~ the Master Bakers' association | here. Marshal Is Killed HUNTINGTON. W. Va., Sept. 25. George Church, marshal of Barboursville ten miles from here, was shot and killed today by a gang of bootleggers he was trying to arrest. Church was formerly a police lieutenant here. NUMBER 102. OFFENSIVE TAKEN BT troops of can on MACEDONIAN FRONT Bulgarian Counter Attack Is Checked by the Russian and French Artillery Fire and the Bayonet, Paris Reports (By Associated Frees.) PARIS, Sept. 25.—(Via London.) — Russian troops on the western end of ' the Macedonian front took the offensive last night. The war office announced today that they had captured Hill 916, west of Florina, which had been forti fied strongly by the Bulgarians. A Bul-f garian counter attack was checked by - and Russian artillery, and bayo nets. French artilelry fire caused an out-; break of flames in Dolran, and French troops made progress on their left wing. On the Brida river Serbian troops reach ed the frontier, and French infantry made a slight advance to the north: of Florina. German Attack Fails On the Verdun Front (By Associated Press.) PARIS, Sept. 25.—(Via London.) — German troops made an attack on the Verdun front last night, near Vaux Chapltre wood. The war offlca report, of this afternoon says the attack failed. "Inactivity prevailed on the Somme front although heavy artillery engage ments are in progress. The statement follows: "On the Somme front there was spirit ed artillery fighting last night itv vari ous sectors and also south of the Tlver; "On the right bank of the Rives Meuse we easily repulsed a German ats tack upon one of our works to the east, of Vaux-Chapitre wood. To the south-, west of th® artillery fighting continues with intensity in the sectors of Thlau mont, Fleury and Vaux-Chapitre.” Successes for Rumanians Claimed by Bucharest (By Associated Press ) BUCHAREST (Via London), Sept. 25< Successes for the Rumanians in botU Transyivania and Dobrudja are reports ed in an official statement issued by the war office. The text of the atate< ment follows: "North and northwestern fronts: Oui advance in the Callman mountains coni tinue. We captured seventy-three pris oners and one machine. At Hermanni stadt we attacked the enemy capturing four officers. 300 five ma chine guns. In the Jiu valley minor actions occurred in which we repulsed the enemy and captured two machine guns. The total number of prisoners taken on this front up to the present/ is 48 officers and 6,836 men. "Southern front: There has been an exchange of artillery fire on the banks of the Danube in Dobrudja. Our left flank made further progress and cap tured one officer and 53 men.” British Win Victory on- The Macedonian Front By Associated Press.) LONDON, Sept. 25.—The British of ficial communication from Saloniki, deal ing with the operations on the Mace donian Iroht, Issued here last night, says: "On the Struma front, having crossed the river at three • places, our troops occupied Jermita, which had been set on fire, driving the enemy before them, and attacked Kara Dzkovbala, where they met with strong opposition. Our artillery entirely dispersed a counter at tack from Navel-Jen. "East of Nemhort naval and field artillery successfully bombarded enemy trenches. "On the Dolran front our patrols have shown great activity, but mist has hindered the artillery work.” Belgian Coast Shelled By British on Sunday (By AiiGciated Press.) LONDON, Sept. 25.—British monitors and destroyers bombarded the Belgian coast Sunday between Heyst and Bruges, according to a Reuter dispatch from Flushing. School Problems are made easier for you by The Atlanta Journal Free Bureau of Informa tion at Washington. You should write there for a» series of splendid sug gestions, prepared by the United States Bureau of Education, on Preparing Children for School: School Lunches: School Clothing: Simple Reme dies for Hurts and Ills: Good Reasons for Keep ing Children Home, etc. Send your request today for “The Child and the School;’ enclosing a two cent stamp for return postage. Address The Atlanta Journal Information Bureau Washington, D. C. 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