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VOL. III. NO. 13. (Copyright, 1918, by The Georgian Company.) ATLANTA, UA„ SUNDAY, JULY 4, 1915. T M rs. nils florman, daughter and heiress of Charles Kohler, piano magnate, who can not pay expenses of her $25,000 a year. home on Young Men’s Business Organiza tions of Lone Star State to Make Diligent Effort to Attract Europeans to the South. Thousands of Skilled Workers Will Be Offered Openings to Make Fresh Start—Conven- vention Votes Practical Plan. FORT WORTH, -TEXAS, July 3.— Realizing that the European war haB set adrift thousands* of young men, skilled mechanics and'scientific farm ers, and believing that nothing could be of greater benefit to Texas than to Increase her population with such de sirable citizens, the Associated Young Men’s Business organizations of Tex as voted at its final session of its first annual convention to formulate plans for inviting .such emigrants to start life anew in this State. The plan of the invitation, which was offered in the form o*f a resolu tion by W. YV. N’aman. was enthusi astically indorsed by the convention. His resolution reads: "Whereas the State of Texas, with its vast irea and rich undeveloped resources, is capable of supporting a much larger population than it has; and "Whereas such an increase in pop ulation would, in our opinion, trans form our land, now idle, into farms, manufacture raw' products into fin ished goods and in many ways* pro mote our material prosperity and bring about our commercial suprem- i acy; and “Whereas we are hopeful that the | war in Europe, which has set adrift thousands of young farmers and me chanics, who, trained in the advanced agricultural and industrial communi ties of the Old World, w ill turn to this country to build anew their lives and fortunes, will end before our next an nual convention; Therefore, be it "Resolved by the Young Mens Business Leagues of Texas, in meet ing assembled, That we realize the tremendous value of such an immi gration to our State, and that such measure?! be adopted by our officers and directors as in their judgment will assist in bringing great numbers of these immigrants within our borders.” Tattoo Marks on Smuggler, Evidence LOS ANGELES. July 3.—Chinese tat too marks on the left arm of Joe Brune. alleged smuggler, who was ar rested here after running the gauntlet i of three Immigration power launches, will he introduced as evidence against Brune when he is brought to trial In the United States District Court, ac cording to Inspector Charles T. Connell. It is alleged Brune used them as an identification mark when dealing with Chinese in the interest of smuggling operations. Sentenced 15 Years, Weds, Goes to Prison NATCHEZ. MISS., July 3.- Immedi ately after he had been sentenced to fifteen years <n prison for murder. P. A. E. Warren, Jr., was married to Miss Elizabeth Beard, 19, in his cell here. Warren left for prison an hour later. His bride will rent a cottage near the penitentiary and wait for his release. Provided $5 for Each Of His Pallbearers ST. PAUL, July 3,—Rugust Menz, 75 years old, who died recently In Min neapolis, provided In his will that every man who acted as a pallbearer at his ►»re?al should be paid the sum of $5 from his estate. The estate is valued at about $10,000. Mr. Menz had lived in Minneapolis forty years. Becomes a Father On Graduation Day MUSCOGEE, OK LA.. July 3 -Au gust Choteau. an Osage Indian, was graduated from Bacone Indian Univer sity and also became the father of a hoy on the same day 1 »ast year, on Bacone commencement . av. Choteau married Jane Bailey, a Cherokee Indian maiden, and a gradu ate of Bacone, 1914. Can’t Live on $25,000 A Year, Says Heiress Mrs. Nils Florman, 20, Asks Court to Allow Her to Draw Large Sum From Trust Fund. NEW YORK, July 3.—Although she will not be 21 years old until next December, Mrs. Olga V. Florman, wife of Nils Florman, of No. 777 Mad ison avenue, finds it impossible to live on her income of $25,000 a year. She has applied to the Surrogate's Court for permission to draw a lump sum of $25,000 this year from the principal of a $300,000 trust fund which her father left for her. He was Charles Kohler, piano manufac turer. with an estate of more that) $4,000,000. He provided in his will that Olga V. Kohler, now' Mrs. Florman, should have the income from the fund, which is invested In stock of his piano-company, until 25, and then re ceive $100,000 in cash. A similar amount is to be paid to her on her thirtieth and thirty-fifth birthdays. Nils Florman, her husband, once was the fiance of Mis3 Helen Stallo, wealthy daughter of Edmund K. Stal lo. Later he was reported engaged tu Katherine Force, sister of Mrs John Jacob Astor. This report was denied In explaining w'hv she needs more money Mrs. Florman says she pa*vs the rent for the Florman apartment at a cos»t of $5,000 a year. She like wise supplied the credit for the fur nishings. The contract price for the household goods was $20,000. One- fourth of this has been paid, she says, and she still owes a $15,000 balance. Widow Wins Youth Jilted by Daughter SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.—Behind the issuance of a marriage license to Ro8coe C. Randolph, 28 years old. Butte County orchardist. and Mrs, Nana FT. Taylor, 50 years old. widow, is the story of rivalry for the young man’s hand be tween mother and daughter. According to Chico reports. Randolph was a suitor for the hand of Miss Ruby Taylor, but failed to win her. What part the mother had in this situation is not told. But the girl jilted him and he turned to the mother, who is said to have inherited a large estate from her husband. William Henry Taylor, a flour miller. Taylor and his wife separated several years ago and a large sum is said to have been settled upon her at that time. He died a few weeks ago in Durham. Five Men Pushed Into River in Excited Crowd Viewing Diving Venuses. GIRLS’ IDENTITY A MYSTERY Retire to Handsome Houseboat After Swim and Fight Off All Investigators. FAIRMONT, W. VA, July 3.—Clad in tights, five young Hebes sporting in the placid waters of the Monon- gahela River virtually mampeded the male population. permanent and transient, in the business and lower end of the city. Bo great was the rush to see the diving Venuses that five men were pushed into the river during the excitement by those in the rear, who were determined to get a glimpse. Business men, clerks, mechanics, railroad employees, river rats and ev ery human of the male species who could crowd on to the bridge and riv er banks were on hand while the pretty young women disported them selves in the river. Apparently ob livious to the attention they were at tracting from the crowd, which num bered probably 1,000, the girls swam around for fully an hour and then made their way to a handsome house boat moored near the other side of the river. Although several of the curious males obtained boats and attempted to learn the Identity of the fair swim mers, they refused to make their ap pearance after boarding their boat. Two men who w ent beyond the lirh- it placed by the girls found them selves struggling in the water. Their canoe was upset by the girls, who prodded the boat wffh a long pole. Cuts 15 Letters From Name When She Weds DU QUOIN, ILL., July 3.—Several weeks ago the St. Louis and Chicago papers announced the marriage of Frank Bruck and Miss Anna Staigenskaitis- kitage. A few days later the bride re ceived a letter from Miss Mae Matou- pakosalouskis. of New' Bedford, Mas-., congratulating her on the loss of her long name. The clerks in the lost postpffice strug gled with the two names for days in a vain effort at pronunciation. However, William .1. Pappademanakakoopoulous. of Kirksvllle, Mo., got in the game bv addressing a letter to the former Miss Btaigenskaitiskitage. apparently ignor ant of her marriage to Rruck. If there are people in the United States with longer names than those above given the Duquoin postoffice clerks invite compe tition. Don Jaime Settles Quarrel With Josef PARIS. July 3.—Don Jaime of Bour bon, has settled his quarrel with the Austrian Emperor and has returned to his castle at Fredorf. from which he writes to the Marquis Carralbo: "I’ve the greatest admiration for Germany. Nothing that can be done against England, who caused the war, would be too much.*' Don Jaime, at the outbreak of the war. declared himself favorable to France, hut changed his attitude when his Spanish supporters threatened to depose him as pretender to the throne. Graduate Will Have Service All Her Own OTIIOO, CAL., June 8.—Helen Juanita Curtis, of the graduating class of the Chico High School, was ill and not able to appear with her classmates and re ceive her <3iploma. But she does not intend to allow her sickness to pre vent her from enjoying all the gradua tion. program. She has asked that she be allowed, alone, to mount the rostrum as soon as she is well, and with the usual pomp and ceremony, be presented formally with her diploma by Principal Mackay. She will wear her graduation dress. Officers Say Revolution in Target Practice Is Needed by Amer ican Fleet. NOT ON PAR WITH OTHERS. The 16,000-Yar d Range Fire of War Nations Must Be Equalled, Experts Declare. Town Wins Fight to Keep ‘Lover’s Lane' NUTLET. N. J.. July 3. Modern ef ficiency was defeated by old-fashioned sentiment and romance in Nutley, and "Lover’s Ijane" will remain a narrow path winding between straggling shrub bery and over an antiquated wooden bridge. Officials sought to build a macadam road and concrete bridgp, but the Nut- ley Arts Club, headed by Karie Stet son Crawford and backed by all the : nung folks of the village, protested and won. WASHINGTON, July 8.—There wifi be a revolution in the ways and means of target practice in the 1 nlted States navy at a very early day if it can be brought about by navy officers and officials who have the good of the service at heart. It is asserted that what the navy needs Is more practice in a business like way, especially practice at long, range, in which Germany and Great Britain have shown themselves to be unexpectedly expert. The statements of Representative Augustus Gardner, of Massachusetts, giving the confidential communica tions of Admiral Fletcher showing the need of vast, improvement, stirred up officers and officials. They admit that the target practice of the navy has been inefficient, that individual excellences have been trumpeted as general conclusions, and that the Unfted States is a long wav behind the guns and gunnery of England and Germany. Submarines Signal. The point-blank statement was made by an expert officer that the United States has not any marks manship which can compare with the certified record of the German navy and of the English navy. He said: "The Germans have been making hits with big-caliber guns at 10.000 yard*’ .range. They have been aWe*tb do this by a clever system of sig naling between their cruisers and submarines. That is unknown in our navy. It is something we have to learn and quickly. "The target practice for our fleets have been at 5,000 to 7,000 yards, and under the previous administration there was some very good firing and a verV big average of hits.” That is all very well as far as .t goes, but it Is evident that the 10,- 000-yard range and even 12,000 to 16,000 yard range is the thing we have to deal with. We have to leapt! to shoot accurately. In other words at an enemy below the horizon. Such feats have been performed by the Germans. Must Be at Long Range. There is no one in the Navy De partment in the absence of Secretary Daniels to answer for him the charges made by Representative Gardner. Navy officers say that target pric- tlce must be at the longest possible range and in all kinds of weather if the United States navy is expected to catch up with any of the big nations now at war. Even among the small er ships they say that marksmanship is very poor. They instance report from San Diego of the practice of the destroyers showin" only 22 clean hits out of a total of 189 shots. This fir ing, they note, took place at less than a mile and with rapid-fire guns. Secretary Daniels and his advisory council are expected to take up the charges and revelations of Mr. Gard ner as soon as Secretary Daniels re turns to the city. Wilson-Bryan Split' Is the Latest Drink KANSAS CITY. July 3.—It’s here! The "Wilson and Bryan split" is being pushed across the polished mahogany- like bars of Kansas City's most recher che drinking emporiums. Mystery sur rounds the ingredients of the new thirst quencher, but it is redolent of New Freedom r*nger, Chautauqua I-ake wa ter. sour grapes and German bitters. It is warranted to start riots In peace meetings and arouse even ktone deaf dirnking to, yodeling. Served with a slice of homegrown Nebraska lemon, it is declared to be a sure produc of political oblivion. Edison Searchlight Greatest In World NEW YORK. July 3—A 3.000,000- candlepower searchlight, small and fed by storage batteries, said to be the most powerful portable searchlight in the world, is the latest invention of Thomas A. Edison. It was operated for the first time the other night at the inventor's home in Llewellyn Park, N. J. Many residents. surprised by the bright light, telephoned the police to investigate. It is especially designed for use in mine rescue work, at fires, on ships and aeroplanes. Clark Favors ‘Adequate Force’ By CHAMP CLARK Speaker of the House of Repre sentatives. THAVE always been in favor, and am now and always will be, of an adequate military force. I think that Congress ought to encourage the betterment of the National Guard. In addition to that I am in favor of doubling the number of cadets at West Point and making It obligatory on the Secretary of War to furnish a drill officer or commandant to any school, college or university that will furnish a minimum of some where from 100 to 200 boys who voluntarily desire to be drilled. What constitutes an .adequate navy I don’t know, but I intend to and the time when Congress make up my mind between now meets In December. Bryan Has No Time Now to Raise Onions Former Secretary Offers His 200- Acre Texas Farm for Sale for $20,000. WASHINGTON, July 3.—Now that he has retired as Secretary of State, Wil liam J. Bryan has no time to run his onion farm down In Texas. He is therefore willing to sell out for $20,000 with a liberal discount for cash. The following advertisement appears in the current issue of The Commoner: FOR BALE. An improved farm of 200 acres, under irrigation, three miles from Mission, Texas. This farm is in the Rio Grande Val ley. I have not time to look after It. It has a house costing $2,500. with barns and outbuilding to match; is fenced and in cultivation. I am willing to sell for less than the coHt for unimproved land in that sec tion is selling I will sell entire 200 acres for $20,000. with a liberal discount for cash Small tracts, not including the one upon which house stands, may he purchased as follows: 10 acre tracts $125 per acre, 20 acre tracts, $122.5fl~pef acre; 40 acre tracts. $120 per acre; 80 acre tracts, $115 per acre. I have 40 acres of unimproved land near Mission, which I will sell as a whole or in 10 acre tracts for $75 per acre cash. Address, W. J. BRYAN, Lincoln, Nebr. Hog Boom In Texas Aids Bank Deposits TEMPLE, TEXAS, July 3.—During a recent campaign for diversification of crops In Bell County it developed that, notwithstanding its unusual ad vantages for hog raising, the county last year sent away $613,157 for meat. H, C. Poe, president of'the Temple State Bank, communicated with breeders of fine hogs and then an nounced in a newspaper that he would distribute 100 hogs among 'he boys of the county, taking their per sonal unindorsed notes, payable out of the net profits from the pigs Before the newspaper was off**he press the printer's devil made an ap plication for a hog. After that the applications piled in on Poe until he was fairly swamped Poe says th »t the deposits in his hank have in creased $200,000 within 90 days, ..r coincident with the hog distribution. Gives Birth to Four Baby Girls at Once WASHINGTON, July 3 -As soon as diplomatic affairs clear up sufficiently to give him time. President Wilson will send a letter congratulating Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Keys, of Hollis. Okla . on the birth of four "fine baby girr.s." J. C. Gambrill, of Hollis, ever anxious to report anything which reflects the ex cellence of that town, telegraphed the President, telling of th$ births. He said that the mother and children were "doing well." Morgans to Live In House 14 Feet Wide NEW YORK, July 3.—The son of one of the richest men in the world lives in one of the narrowest houses in this city. That is, he will live there when he re turns from his honeymoon. Junius Spencer Morgan, son of J. P. Morgan, has leased the four-story brownstone residence at No. 123 East Thirty-sixth street, just east of the big Morgan mansions. The house is fourteen feet wide. Walks 2,000 Miles to Visit Exposition SAN DIEGO, CAL.. July 3. — Edith Channel, a Kansas City stenographer, clad In khaki and bearing a 14-pound pack on her hack, reached San Diego after hiking 2,000 miles from Kansas City for the purpose of visiting the ex position and regaining her health. Shf carried a revolver and made the entire trip Jtlone. She said she never was molested. US. FAVOR E DEFENSES Statements by Senators and Rep resentatives Indicate New Con gress Will Try to Strengthen the Army and Naval Forces. Poindexter Urges Schools for In struction of National Guard Officers—Can Not Keep Peace Without the Power, He Says. The Hear st papas hare re ceived many teleprams and let ters from leadinp Senators and Representatives in Congress ex pressing their views on the state of military and naval defense of the United States and clearly showing that better preparedness A d AIN ST war is to be the first, if not the most important, work of the new Congress. Herewith are printed messages indicating that the sentiment of Congress is: First—To provide for the navy the new dreadnoughts, fast cruis ers and coast defense submarines and torpedo boats needed for a welt rounded, adequate bulwark of defense. Second—To legislate to correct the present wasteful methods of military appropriations and dis bursement. Third—To adopt a definite mil itary policy. ■ Fourth—To provide a larger and better equipped National Guard. Fifth—To eieate an organized reserve for each branch of mili tary service. By MILES POINDEXTER. (Senator from Washington and Chairman of the Committee on Ex penditure in the War Department.) Not only is It necessary for the growth of the United States in influ ence and power that her military and naval forces be strengthened, but 1 am strongly of the opinion that she will relatively decline in influence among the powers of the world unless this is done. I am in favor of legislation that would provide for a larger standing army and for an adequate navy, and I understand by this tejpn an army and navy at least double the strength of our present establishments. In this connection I would say that I as firmly of the opinion we need an entire reorganization of the present system of the expenditures of funds in both the army and the navy In order ] to get results commensurate with the amount expended. Country Has Been Cheated. We have been mulcted in extortion ate sums for armor plate and muni tions of war of all kinds, a^ well as for supplies for maintenance of the offi cers and enlisted men In our present army and navy. Munitions of war can be manufac tured In Government shops at one- half the prices now paid to private es- tablfshmenta. This applies to armor plate for the navy, as well as to guns and shells and other equipment. I think, however, that more impor tant than a standing army is the ne cessity of providing reserve material of civilians trained in camp life, in the use of the rifle and in military tactics, who could readily be formed into an efficient army under trained officers In case of need. For More Military Schools. In the same connection, there should be schools established at various places in the country by the United States Government for the instruction and training of the officers of the Na tional Guard. Of course, It would not be practica ble to give them the training that is given at West Point to officers of the regular army, but a. different trailing In the very essentials of the duties of an officer in the field could be given to them at comparatively small expense. There are a number of thoroughly equipped, but unoccupied, army posts throughout the country which could be used for this purpose. That at Walla Walla. Washington, i* a conspicuous example. The training of civilians referred to could be conducted in small camps, say, of three months' duration each summer; and without any com pulsory requirements there would no doubt voluntarily gather there hun dreds of thousands of young men each summer and for successive summers, Continued on Page 4, Column 1, S r E A K E R C H A M P CLARK, at top, and Senator Miles Poindexter, two of nation’s leaders, who believe in more adequate mil itary and naval forces. Georgia Magnet May Go to War as Nurse Former Annie Abbott to Seek Hue- band. British Officer, Who Is Missing. NEW YORK. July 3 Theatergoers will remember Annie Abbott, known as "the little Georgia magnet.’’ be cause of unusual stunts she once per formed on the stage. Miss Abbott weighed only 105 pounds, and strong men could not lift her from the stage floor unless she willed it so. She Is no longer "the little Georgia magnet.” but. Mrs. MeLeglan, wife of Captain S. T. L. MeLeglan, of the First Regiment, Royal Cavalry, who was called to the colors with other re serves while in Australia, and now Is at the front In France with the British troops if he is still alive. Whether her husband is living or dead Mrs. MeLeglan does not know and can not find out. She was at the Hotel Savoy en route to England to obtain definite information. The last information she had, some time ago, came from his mother in London. It said: "Think Sidney has been cap tured. Father is to see Lord Noel and try to stay execution.” "What all this means I do not know.” said Mrs. MeLeglan, who was at the San Francisco fair when the Infor mation came. "But I am going direct to England to find out. If I can’t learn there I intend to go % to the front as a Red Cross nurse and find out for my self.” Standard Oil Truck Blocks Rockefeller HARTSDALE, July 3.—John D. Rockefeller, while riding in his automo bile through the village, was blocked by a Standard Oil delivery truck. "That is a pretty good company you are working for," Mr Roftefeller said to the driver. "Yes.’’ the driver replied, "the com pany is all right." "I wouldn't mind owning some of Its stock. " ' ontinued Mr. Rockefeller. "I guess you do," the driver 3aid. with a smile. , REVEALED 1 Edward Lyell Fox Takes Trip Over j Battle Field and Gives Graphic Description—Says Kaiser Now] Has Over 1,500 Aeroplanes, Taube Type Discarded Soon After Sensational'Work at Begin-; ning of War—Superior French Craft Drove It From Serviced By EDWARD LYELL POX. "Two Taubes flew over X. to-day and dropped bombs. English flyers put up after them, but the Germans escaped in the clouds." In one form or another that brief dispatch has appeared In the news papers of the United States for Ui last nine months. I called on a German mother—an I apple-cheeked, smiling German moth er—Avhose boy was with the army of the Crown Prince of Prussia. She read me a letter—one of the first he had written—the first letter home of a man who had Just fought the war in the sky. She read aloud: "Dear Mother—Thank God! Aftsr a veritable Odyssy, to-day at noon I again reached my division. With much Joy I was greeted on all sides, for, after a four days’ absence, I was given up for lost. Dear little mother, ; 1 shall tell you the story from the beginning. During the forenoon I went up at D for the purpose of ascertaining the enemy's position at L and F——, and to take notes on their movements. Sketched Position. “Ober-Lieutenant K-— went along as observer, and my biplane soon car ried us to a height of about 800 me- ters above the enemy's position, which was sketched and photograph ed time and again. As expected, we were soon the object of a lively firing, and several times I felt a well-known trembling in the machine—a sign that a shot had hit one of the wings. After a three-hour flight, we were able to give our reports to General Herrin- gen at headquarters. He praised us warmly and ordered that we te served a roast chicken, and he gave us some fine Havana cigars. , | "As I was again preparing my aero- * plane In the afternoon, with the help of several chauffeurs, who filled the bezine tank, and as I was patching the four bullet holes with linen, a Bavarian officer told me that he would like to observe the retreat of the Eng lish from the large pike toward M -* I prepared my machine immediately, and around 4 o’clock, with Major G , I went up* By following the streets it was soon evident that the English retreat was without plan or order, out to ail appearances the troops wanted to reach fortified posi tions as fast os they could. Perhaps they would flee all the way to Paris. Trip to Paris. "Paris! The Bavarian officer shrieking something to me. Though the motor almost drowned, I under stood what he meant. I glanced at the benzine indicator. I possessed sufficient oil. Paris it would be! "Steering toward the south, we journeyed for half an hour, and then out of the distance, far, far below, the gray stone housetops of the French capital took shape. Something Impelled me to increase our speed, and we raced toward the city at 70 miles an hour. Incredibly fast Paris becomes clearer and more distinct. The chain of the forts St. Denial Montmartre stands out through the mist! The iron pillars of the Eifel Tower! • • • We are directly above Paris. The major points below with his finger; then he slowly turns to me, raises himself from his seat and shouts, ‘Hurrah!’ "And I? From sheer Joy. mother, I nearly went out of my mind- 1 began to make the wildest circles In the alr r<Wi I felt I could do anything. There the white Sacred Heart Church, here the Gare du Nord, there Notre Dame, there the old Boul Mich,’ where as a student I had so often caroused and " which now, as conqueror, I soared above. “The heart of the enemy seemed defenseless; the proud, gleaming Seine lay below me. Everything hor rible which I always thought of Part* as possesing vanished—only an Im pression the wonderful *a<i ‘ NOTICE [f you have any difficulty in buying Heat-aCe Sunday American anywhere In the South notify Circulation Manager Hearat’s Sunday Ameri can, Atlanta, Ga / ■ / , ./ •‘f ' ( ’- w / I