Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-01-13
LIVE. NEWS TOLD IN BRIEF

NEW YORK, Jan. 12-John Michaels,
a young cooper, is dead in Brooklyn
hospital because he was suddenly de-
prived of cigarettes for two days, after
he had been addicted to their constant
use for Is years
Micbaels was arrested on charge of
stealing jewelry Before he was sent to
Jail he asked his friends to keep him
supplied with cigarettes. but they were
unable to do So He had been in the
habit of smoking so a day he said. He
was in Jail only two days when he was
taken very i'll and was sent TO the hos
pital His death followed shortly after
wards.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Talk is said TO
be cheap, but not in White Plainss n.
Y Four words Kissed into the ear of
Miss Grace Raymond Will cost Mrs
Naomi D. Ring. 20 years old, $4,000
by the verdict of a jury. and in so rul-
ing the jury cut the price of taking in
half for at the previous trial Miss Ray
mond was awarded $4,000
Miss Raymond testified that she acted
as secretary to the late husband of the
defendant A short time prior to the
marriage, the bride-to-be met Miss Ray
mond on the street and made a re-
mark. on which Miss Raymond sued for
Islander. When the jury heard the al
legged four words repeated it immediate
ly returned a verdict for the plaintiff
case brought in the recorders court
against j H. Jordan, of % Bender street,
for catching and killing a neighbours
chickens, when they were in his own
yard, was dismissed on Thursday morn
ing by Recorder N. r. Broyles.
The defendant admitted building a trap
and batting it with corn in order to
catch the neighbours chickens that had
eaten up the plants in his garden. He
also admitted wringing the necks of said
chickens until they were dead.
Judge Broyles ruled that If person
does not properly keep his chickens In
his own back yard he cane expect an
other man to let them eat up his garden.
and the case against Jordan was dis
missed.
MARIETTA. Ga. Jan. 11.-Disappoint-
ed over the census figures which give
Marietta a population of only 5,949, the
chamber of commerce has taken up the
matter and wired Hon. Gordon Lee as
follows:
There must be a mistake about the
census Of Marietta. We urge you TO
take the matter up at once and let us
know what can be done. We do not OBJ
ject to standing any expense necessary.
On receipt of his reply definite action
will be taken to give Marietta her right
full place among her sister cities of Geor
gia.
MACON, Ca, Jan 11.=That Mercer
is to get all the new lands wanted was
made clear in the action OF the chamber
of commerce last night when DR.. NJ A
Clark, chairman of a special chamber
committee, made his report upon the
findings.
After an investigation the chamber of
commerce will maintain a committee of
prominent persons for the purpose of
looking after the institution, and a larg-
er land site will be secured as soon as
all matters are ready
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-The Business
Mems League of Hot Springs, Ark, IN
a telegram has asked Secretary Balm
ger to use his influence in having the
battleship Arkansas christened with a
bottle of world famed water"
The telegram is from George r. Beld-
ing. secretary of the league, and is as
follows:
PHILADELPHIA, Jan 11.-At a meet
ing of the stockholders of the Pennsyl-
vania Railway company today it was
decided to present to the stockholders
at their annual meeting in March a
resolution authorizing an increase of
500, 100000 in the capital stock.
DENVER, Colo. Jan. n.-United
States Senator Charles j. Hughes. junior
senator from Colorado, died in his home
here today, after long illness. Death
was due to general breakdown.