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HILD SEEKS PART OF $200.000 ESTATE [ Y 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. | - - - 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.” - - - 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. - - - 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 M"M‘MWW 11-Year-old | 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. . T'he Atlanta Georgian 20 East Alabama Stree- The Newspaper of the Home R T RRT T e TR, -———fi > g RSRARI RTEDYS 1 ANEEA .S 5 ¢ — 0 =T AN = =1 T B 2 -“!\L' Kb&\‘;' i‘ e X LEADING NEWSPAPER (e At e 20 57 TRz 56T \ IR IS )OF THE SOUTREAST A(& 2T eet e e YOI, IV, NO. 171, Hl El B[A H K i | | ‘ 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. "'—'———'_—————-——-—l——___.__.______________‘__ ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1916, s st esi e . e &M T T | ‘ : 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. \ 2,000 Flood Victims in icams in | \ - Want f | (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. | . i R ,‘_,t_ ‘ Chaingang Sentence . 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. LR R ————————_———Sspashe—————— - nt, 1908, o (" Q PAY NO MURE - e s > 2 CENTS ON TRAINS. 5 CENTS. m’mfl —_— (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. L '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. WW 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. . Hickey Drops Out, . 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 . o . 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. . 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. . . r 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,