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HILD SEEKS PART OF $200.000 ESTATE
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PAY NO MORE
Turkey Warned by U. S.
DEMOCRATS AGREE ON CONVENTION
The State Democratic Exscu
tive Committee at its afternoon
session adopted a resolution call
ing for a State convention at Ma
con May 3 to be composed of del
egates elected in county prima
ries. The secretary of the com
mittee was instructed to receive
. presidential nominations for 30
days, and if there be but one bona
sidle nominee by that time the
sommittee will decide against a
State primary, instructing dele
gates to the St. Louis convention
for Woodrow Wilson. If there
bHe more than one nomination, a
State-wide primary will be held
to choose these delegates,
The State Democratic Executive
ommittee, in session Saturday at
Piedmont Hotel, took the stand
at in the light of the overwhelm
g sentiment for Woodrow Wilson
in Georgia as the Democratic nomi
ee for the presidency in 1916, a con
ention or primary to name delegates
'om this State to the national Demo
ratic convention in St. Louis would
e needless, and a resolution provid
ng for Wilson to select his own dele
ates virtually was assured of adop
tion when the committee adjourned
at 1:30 o'clock for luncheon to reas
zemble at 3. }
. The resolution was offered by John
% West, of Thomson, and provides
: at the secretary of the State com-
Mittee declare Wilson the choice of
orgia, keep the list for nominees
en thirty days, and if at that time
ere are no other bona fide nomina
ns, the President be informed that
is to pick Georgia's delegates.
By bona fide nominees is meant that
name to be considered by the com
ittee must be on file in three other
Btates. In case there are other nom
pations than Wilson, which is con-
Bidered most unlikely, the committee
!fi‘ill meet agaln to consider calling a
imary. If there are not, there will
on convention or primary.
In case this plan goes through, and
ere was every likelihood that it will,
Plark Howell is to be renamed a mem
‘er of the National Democratic Com
fnittee from Georgia, and J. R. Gray
ill be made chairman of the Georgia
elegation to the St. Louls conven
on.
7 When the committee first got down
work Saturday a resolution was
mssed confining the business of the
‘,,‘esslon to the selection of the dele
gates to the national convention. This
excluded the consideration of the pri
marles for Statehouse officlals, and,
although several efforts were made to
revive this issue and attempt to over
ride the resolution, it stood as first
passed,
Judge E. J. Reagan is chairman of
the committee, and St. Elmo Massen
gale secretary. Almost the full mem
bership was in Atlanta for the mest
ing, in person or by proxy.
Members of the cormnmittee will be
entertaired Saturday evening at 7
o'clock at the Hotel Ansley at a din
ner to be given by St. Elmo Mas
sengale. The dinner is not connected
in any way with the meeting of the
committee and Mr. Massengale de
clpred Saturday that it would be
thoroughly democratic, i. e, dress
suits, etc., will be taboo.
“It's just to get aequainted and
have a good time,” Mr. Massengale
explained.
SHOT IN NANKAPOOH,
COLUMBUS, Feb. 19.—Hudson
Stevens, a negro, was shot in the
stomach by John Henry Schnell, an
other negro, at Nankapooh, about
seven miles from Columbus. The
wounded negro was rushed to the
Columbus hospital, where, though he
'was operated on, he died Schnell
'as not arfested.
‘Snakes and Tigers |
E Less Deadly Than
Taxis and Trolleys
(By International News Service.)
% PIEW YORK, Feb. 19—Seor
pents and wild beasts are
harmless compared to New
York’s deadly taxis and street cars,
says E. C. Erdis, a veteran explor.
or, who has just returned from the
jungles of South America. |
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BATCH GETS “WIFE'S” BILL.
¢ ELWOOD, N. J., Feb. 19.—Fol
lowing receipt of a bill for 40 cents
for “tint” purchased by ‘“Mrs.
Hunt,” Robert W. Hunt, a wealthy s
bachelor, issued a public statement |
in which he declared that “when§
Mrs. Hunt does arrive he won't |
mess through three coats of paint
to kiss her.”
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READS TO KEEP WELL.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—“ Read the
newspapers thoroughly if you want
3 to keep well and live long,” ad
é vises Dr. Stephen Smith, aged 93,
He also advocates moderation and
young people’s companionship.
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COLD SHARPENS INTELLECT.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 19.—A
man’s intellect is best at a temper
ature of 30 degrees above zero,
g says Dr. Austin O'Malley. He said
no white man can live and succeed
g below the South Carolina border, 2
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11-Year-old
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While Mrs. Ernest Huguley, No. 50
Sutherland drive, Kirkwood, was at a
neighborhood party Friday afternoon
she was called to the telephone.
She recognized the voice of her
11-year-old son, Thomas Clinton
Huguley, on the other end of the
wire. He gave her the followihg
message and he spoke the words
without a quaver in his voice or ex
citement in his tone:
“lI wish you would come home as
soon as you can, mother,” he said.
“We've had a little accident here. It's
nothing to be excited about. And,
mother, before you go, you might call
a doctor. T've shot myself in the leg.
It’'s nothing serious. I've already
washed the wound.” :
And when Mrs. Huguley reached
home she found that the bullet had
pierced the right leg of the little fel
low while he was shooting at rats in a
fleld 200 yards from the house. De
spite the painful nature of the wound,
he had reached home unaided, had
bathed the wound with an antiseptic
solution and had undressed and re
tired to bed.
The boy is doing splendidly Satur-‘
day.
That all may know the sincere welcome which the churches of
Atlanta extend to their members and the entire community,
many places of worship publish the time and theme of their
services in The Daily Georgian every Saturday.
Under the heading “Go to Church Sunday” will be found listed
those churches which hold out the welcoming hand through
The Georgian.
Bo practical is this spirit with them that it finds its way into
print in the light of a personal invitation to everyone—an invi
tation to be accepted in the spirit of friendliness and good will
tn which it is given. :
Consult the announcements in to-day’s Georgian and accept the
hospitality of one of these churches.
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‘ Police politics have taken such
#hape within the last few days as to
Indicate almost beyond a doubt that
Robert C. Clark, Commissioner from
the Eighth Ward, will be named as
chairman to succeed William P. Fain,
who will retire from the commission,
when the board holds its organization
meeting the second Tuesday night in
'March. By the same tokens Andy R.
King, Commissioner from the Ninth
;VVard. will be selected vice chairman.
| This is the state of affairs that has
evolved from a general race for chair
'man in which are Mr. Clark, Mr. King,
Robert T. Pace, J W. Maddox and
W. A. Vernoy, and in which victory
seemed to depend on the election by
Council of new Commissioners from
the Second and Sixth Wards. .
Friends of John Welch were cer
tain Saturday that he would win over
11. Styron for the Sixth Ward place
They claimed 20 pledged votes.
The Second Ward race, with Coun
cilmen active in the behalf of Isaac
Schoen, Harry G. Poole and Joseph
Loewus, is more in doubt, though the
supporters of Mr. Poole claim a ma-
Jjority of the members of Council have
promised to vote for him.
Friends of Mr. Clark state that he
will get\eight, and possibly nine votes
for the chairmanship of the com
mission.
Certain members of the commission
hope to take a long step toward eli
minating politics from the department
at the organization meeting. Coun
cilman Edwin Johnson has announced
that he will introduce a resolution to
allow Chief Mayo to name all new
men elected to the department, and
also to decide promotions, a policy
that was adopted a few days ago for
the fire department by the Board of
Firemasters.
A number of officlals have signified
an intention of lending a hand in aid
ing the passage of the resolution.
While the Chief of Police always has
had the right of nomination in elec
tions and promotions, his authority
in the matter in the past has been
merely nominal.
BANQUET FOR WESLEYAN HEAD.
WAYCROSS, Feb. 19.—Tuesday
night a meeting of the male members
of First Methodist Church will be ad
dressed by Dr. C. R. Jenkins, presi
dent of Wesleyan College, of Macon.
Following the address a banquet will
be sgerved.
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ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1916,
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: President Yearly
Writes His Name
2 1-3 Miles Long
g (By International News Service.)
ASHINGTON, Feb. 19—
é \;\/ White Houss statisticians
announced to-day that
President Wilson has signed more
than 1,500 letters and commissions
this week—an unusually large
number.
The President signs on an av
erage of 50,000 various kinds of
documents a yesar. .He is an ex
ceptionally slow penman, and the
{ scrawling of his signature con
sumes six seconds. The statistical
bugs have figured that he con
sumes 83 hours a year merely
writing “Woodrow Wilsen.” The
{ signature is three inches long when g
; he puts the final flourish on it.
% After a year in the White House,
! he has written 2 1-3 miles of
§ “Woodrow Wilsons.”
AR A A AR AR AT AAAAN AR AA
Britons Sue t
~ Appam
’ (By International News Service.)
| NORFOLK, VA, - Feb. 19.—The
British and African Steamship Navi
gation Company, of Liverpool, owners
of the captured British liner Appam,
to-day filed a libel in the United
States District Court here, claiming
possession of the vessel.
Judge Wadhill issued the order for
the libel process. Frederick R. Cou
dert and Ralph M. Bullows, of New
York, appeared for the libellant.
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2,000 Flood
Victims in
icams in
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(By International News Service.)
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 19.—Lacking
food and shelter, 2,000 persons ma
rooned near Newellton, where the
main levee of the Mississippi River
went out, were to-day In a preca
rious situation.
Much suffering was repr)rte_d among
the marooned plantation laborers who
can not be rescued because the water
is rushing through a 700-foot crevasse
at the rate of twenty miles an hour.
A lake 25 miles long and from 6 to
15 miles wide has been formed by the
released waters, and the flooded area
is increasing hourly.
Still higher water is expected with
in a week, and the prediction was
made to-day that all of the parishes
of Tensas, Concordia, Franklin and
Catahoula would be covered by a sea
of water 85 miles long and 50 miles
wide. .
Atlantan Reviews
Brunswick Templars
BRUNSWICK, Feb. 19.—8 t. Elmo
Commandery, No. 21, Knights Tem
plar, was inspected last night. Past
Grand Commander Luther Stevens, of
Atlanta, and Grand Secretary C. S.
Wood, of Savannah, were the inspect
ing officers. After the Inspection a
banquet was given at the Oglethorpe
Hote!
In addition to the grand officers of
the Btate, Grand Master N. H. Bal
lard, of the Georgia Grand Lodge of
Masons, was present,
Vermont Cow Wins
(By International Naws Service.)
MONTPELIER, VT., Feb. 19.—Flu
ella Mechtilde, a Holstein cow ownead
by Dr. J. G. Whitney, was to-day .le
clared by the Vermont State Experi
ment Station a winner of the world's
record by producing 35.318 pounds of
butter in a seven-day test,
The question of whether littie
Mark Tolbert, 8-year-old daughter of
Mrs. Frank Orme, shall share in the
estate of the late Mark L. To!bert,\
valued at about $200,000, is to be de- |
termined at the May term of the Su- |
perior Cgurt. Little Mark is a grani- }
daughter of the wealthy Atlantan, and
has started a fight in court to con-‘
strue the latter’s will that she m;w‘
share iln the estate, the construing of |
which by the executors left her outl
absolutely.
This new phase of the utlgation‘
over the estate developed thraough the
filing of a bill in Superior Court by
Attorneys Jones & Chambers in be
\half of the little girl, and in which
the court is asked to construe the will
[so as to declare her an heir and also
'to enjoin any further distribution of
the estate. A temporary injunction
was granted to hold the estate in its
present form pending the hearing
| Father One of Heirs.
~ The bill was brought in the name of
Mrs. Frank Orme and Frank Orme, as |
guardian of little Mark. Mrs. Orme,
at the time of her marriage to Mr.
Orme, was the widow of Mark L. Tol
bert, Jr), son of Mr. Tolbert, who was
named in the will as one of the heirs.
The outcome of the litigation will he
of especlal interest to a number of
Atlantans, who are said to have pur
chased parts of the estate and to have
loaned money on it, for the reasonl
that, should little Mark Tolbert win,
she will recelve a one-third interest.
This would tend to alfect the titles
to all property already disposed of and
any mortgages that might exist, it was
stated.
The entire estate practically has
been distributed and much of it dis
posed of, it was understood.
Under the terms of the will, as con
strued by the executors, George C.
Drummond and Mrs. W. C. Tolbert,
the whole estate went to Harry Tol
bert and Mrs. Arthur Reid, son and
daughter of Mark L. Tolbert, decease %
and brother and sister of Mark L. Tol
bert, Jr, also deceased
Left to Three Children.
The will provided that the estate
should go to the three children, and
should not be distributed until Mrs,
Reld, who was Miss Aleen Tolbert,
reached the age of 25 years. It also
was provided that In the event of the
death of either of the three the estate
should go to the remaining two.
Mark L. Tolbert, Jr., was unmar
ried at the time of his father's death,
but later married, and when he died
left a widow and one child, Mark Tol
bert. As no provision had been made
for possible heirs of either of the
three children, the distribution of the
estate was made when Mrs. Reid
reached the age of 25, without any
part of it being allotted to .. e little
girl of the deceased son.
Several valuable pieces of propecty
are represented in the 'state, im‘lud-i
ing the Leland Totel and a business
building at Decatur and Butler stree(s. |
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Chaingang Sentence
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For Rich Man Upheld
Reckless driving of an automobile
that results in injury to another, re
gardless of whether they be walking
or riding, is a criminal offense and is
punishable as assault and battery,
was the decision Saturday of the
Court of Appeals in the case of the
State versus H. H. Tift, Jr, son of a
well-known millionaire of Tifton.
The appeal came from the Superior
Court of Pulaski County, where it
was tried before Judge Graham. Tift
was found gullty and sentenced to six
months on the chaingang and a fine
of $2560. It developed that the reck
less manner in which he had handled
his automobile had resuited in Injur‘/i
to three persons.
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(By Internationai News Servics.)
BERLIN (by wireless), Feb. 19.—‘
Activity is reported from all sections
of the west front by the German War
Office. In Flanders an attack by Eng
lish troops, made after a cannonade
of the German positions, was re
pulsed.
In Artois and in the Argonne there
have been vigorous mining operations.
In Upper Alsace the French posi
tion southwes tof Altkirch was pene
trated by the Germans.
The following official statement was
given out:
“West Front—A British attack
southeast of Ypres, which had beon
} preceded by artillery fire, was ren
,| dered fruitless.
“North and northeast of Arras (in
| Artois) tihiere were attacks with hand
' grenades and also mining operations.
We ogcupled the crater made by the
| explosion of one of our mines.
“Between the Aisne and Meuse Riv
erg there has been alternate bombard
ments and fights with mines. We
nined and destroved u position of the
French at Combres Height.
“Southwest of Altkirch (Upper Al
sace) we penetrated one of the posi
tions of the enemy, destroying fence
works and were entanglements and
capturing a few prisoners and two
mine throwers.
“Our airmen have bombarded the
aerodrome at Abeel and the railway
stations in the vicinity.
“Bast Front—There is nothing to‘
report. ‘
“Balkan Front—The positions are
unchanged.” |
Turks Abandon ‘
Black Sea Port
(By International News Service.)
PETROGRAD. Feb. 19.—1 n antici
pation of the complete occupation of
eastern Armenia by Russian troops,
the Turkish Government is preparing
to evacuate Trebizond, the important
Ottoman port on the Black Sea. A
dispatch from Tiflis states that the
removal of Turkish stores from Tre
bizond already has begun, and that
Armenians dwelling in that city are
being slaln by the scores.
In the meantime fighting between
Russian troops and that part of the
Erzerum garrison which escaped
when the Turkish fortress fell is still
in progress west of Erzerum. Before
the routed Turkish soldiers were ral
lied terrific losses were inflicted by
Russlan Cossacks, but, owing to addi
tional reinforcements which the Turks
have received the Russians have now
checked the pursuit to consolidate the
gaing that they have made
When the advance is once more re
sumed, progress necessarily will be
glow, owing to the mountainous re
gion west of Erzerum In this re
gion there are but a few routes that
can be used, and these are almost im
‘pdusnh,;n during the winter months.
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'ConstantinopleCrowd
‘Attacked byGermans
i([.‘rrluaive War Dispatches of The
¢ Atlanta Georgian and The Lom
i don Daily Telegraph.)
i ROME, Feb. 19.—According to dis
;;m!\ hes received here, serious trouble
lms broken out in Constantinople.
| On Thursday large crowds gathered
{in the streets and made a demon
{ stration, shouting against the war
|and the Young Turke. German po
{lice attacked the manifestants
1 The German garrison is guarding
Continued on Page 2, Column 1,
NIGHT
TO-DAY'S RACINGr
RESULTS,
AT NEW ORLEANS,
FIRST—4 furlongs: Solveign, 118
(Obert), 7, 5-2, even, won; Dungan Din,
115 (J. McTaggart), 4, 8-5 4-5, second.:
Silver Sedge, %9 (Gentry), 10, ¢, 2
third. Time, :47 3-5. Equals track
record. Bird Lore, Owaga, Aimeee T,
Bfn Hamtrson. Waukea¥. Chemung, Our
Netta and Swift Fox also ran.
SECOND—6 furlongs: Talebearer,
116 (Koerner), 2, 4.5, 2-5, won; Un
daunted, 112 (Andreas). 7, 5-2, even, sec
ond; Ratina, 107 (J. M_cTa{%an). %
7-2, even, third. Time, 1:13 1-56. Mee~
licka, Balgee, Zindell and The Spirit
also ran,
{ AT HAVANA.
FIRST—SY% mrlongs: Marigold, 96
(Williams), 4, 8-5, 7-10, won; Dakota,
108 (Jones), 8-5, 2-5, out, second; Danc
‘lngs Star, 98 (Pitz), 15, 6,3, third. Time,
1:08 1-5. Rustic Mald. Beaumont Bells
and Ethan Allen also ran.
\ RACING ENTRIES ON PAGE 2. '
Capital of Albania Is
S?eged by Austrians
(By International News Service.)
ROME, Feb. 19.—-—Dux;a.zzo, the capi
tal of Albanfa, has been surrounded
on three sides by Austro-Hungarian
troops, and it is feared that the clty
will soon fall beneath the pounding of
heavy artillery which the invaders are
moving to their fronts. Storms and
bad roads make the transportation of
guns and ammunition difficult, but un
der the spur of German officers the
Austrians are laboring with their ut
most strength to bring the city be
neath the fire of their siege guns with
out delay.
A price has been set upon the head
of Essad Pasha, the President of Al
bania, by the Austrian Government,
and he has been proclaimed “an out
law and a traitor” by the Turkish
Government.
Kavaya, eight miles southwest of
Durazzo, is now in possession of the
Austrians,
38 Germans Taken
American Shi
e i pl
SHANGHAI Feb. 19.—Thirty-eight
Germans were taken off the American
steamer China, on the high seas, by a
British auxiliary cruiser, presumably
the Laurentic.
The China left here yesterday for
San Francisco, and was halted by the
crulser early to-day.
U. 8. Protest Probable.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—Officials
here admjtted this afternoon that
information had been received to the
effect that 38 Germans had been
taken off the American liner China by
& Britslh cruiser. A protest against
this action probably will be filed with
\the British Government.
.
Bandit Who Stole
S2IOO Payroll Caught
(By International News Service.)
CHICAGO, Feb. 19.—Charles Van
Huven, formerly of Brookfield, I'l.,
cashler of the C. A. Taylor Trunk
Works, was held up by a bandit a:
Washington boulevard and Das
Plaines street this afternoon, was
shot In the leg when he resisted and
was robbed of the company pay roll,
containing $2,100.
The bandit was pursued by several
policemen, who captured him after .l
hot chase and the firing of many
shots. The crowds on the streat
were terrified by the robbery and
chase. The money was recovered,
Fire Sweeping Bi
lrz mux?itign ga,nt
m Pl
(By International News Service.) '
BALTIMORE, Feb. 19.—Fire this
afternoon broke out in the plant of
Bartlett Hayward €ompany, the larg- I
est factory producing ammunition in |
this section. l
The plant is located at Sparrow’s
Point, a suburb, Telephone commu
nication has been cut off. Because of
the isolated location of the factory the
firemen had considerable difficulty in
approaching the blaze. Hundreds of
workers are employed in the building.
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THE WEATHER. %
Forecast—Fair and warmer Sat.
urday night and Sunday,
Temperatures—6 a. m,, 28; 8
a. m., 32; 10 a. m,, 36; 12 noon, 40;
1p.m,42; 2 p. m, Y 4,
l Sunrise, 6:18; sunset, 5:26,
[OLOTOEND
ARMENIAN
OUTRAGES
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.~—~The
State Department has sent a com
munication to the Turkish govern
ment at Constantinople expressing in
no uncertain terms the displeasure of
this government at the treatment ac
corded Armenians by the Turkish
officials.
At the same time it sent to Berlin,
through Ambassador Bernstorff, a
communication asking the German
government to use its good offices in
relieving the plight of the Arfnenians
and in preventing further atrocities.
Officials this afternoor’ refused to
discuss the action, other than to ad
mit the communications were for
‘warded.
Clarence Stockdell
Di dby Wis
. Divorced by Wife
Mrs. Bertha Dunlap Stockdell, for
mer Atlanta society girl, on Saturda:
was granted a divorce by the courz
at Richmond, Va., from her husband,
Clarence L. Stockdell, son of the late
Harry C. Stockdell, of Atlanta, ac
cording to information reaching At
lanta from Richmond. Stockdell,
while residing in Atlantz before his
removal to Richmond about six years
ago, was prominent in insurance cir
cles and also in Georgia military af
fairs, receiving the title of major in
‘the commissary branch of the State
‘militia.
Details of the divorce decree were
not learned here, though it is under
stood there was no alimony granted.
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Hickey Drops Out,
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Of Police Board Race
Councilmanic supporters of 1. S,
Styron and John H. Welch were lin
ing up votes for their nominees Sat
urday, the race having been narrowed
Friday by the withdrawal of James
E. Hickey, who also sought the for
mer berth of Captain James W. Eng
lish as Police Commissioner.
Mr. Hickey withdrew because of a
split in the Sixth Ward delegation.
Alderman Barnes and Councliman
Mincey will support Mr. Styron, while
Councilman Edwin F. Johnson will
boost Mr. Welch. i
Bank Clearings Gain
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Despite Dull Period
Bank clearings in Atlanta were dis
tinctly favorable for the week, con-n
sidering the fact that this is “be
twean-period season.” The report of
the Clearing House Association
showed a total of $16,376,414.55 for the
week, against $13,342,851.46 the cor
responding week last year,
The total for SBaturday was $2,366,-
433.94, against $2,050,647.11 the same
day last year.
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Order Observed in
Brass Mills Strike
(By International News Service,)
ANSONIA, CONN, Feb. 19.—A
semblance of order to-day marked the
strike of the 5,000 striking laborers in
the four local mills of the American
Brass Company
The mass meeting of the strikers
continued this morning in an effort to
complete the demands to be submit
ted to the brass company officials this
afternoon. There was no rioting this
morning.
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Florida Girl, Niece of
. .
Sec. Lansing, a Bride
(By International News Service.
ST. LOUIS, F;ebjgéi;:\}lfitq k
ifiz?cofbls?c‘r:fir; of State Lansing,
and Louis G. Logsdon, of Owensboro,
Ky., were married secretly two weeks
ago, was made public here to-day.
It was stated that the marriage
followed a three-day courtshlpy,