Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
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GALLIPOLlS, OHIO, Nov. 15.--
The flood threatens all Southeast
ern Ohio. The Ohio River has
risen nine feet since yesterday
morning and is still going higher.
Rains continue TO fall, and resi-
dents in the lowlands are desert
ing their homes and moving to
higher grounds. Both the Great
kanawha and the Ohio promise
to leave their banks.
WASHINGTON, Nov. ia
provision to indemnify depositors
and the obligations OF member
banks in the proposed regional
reserve system was to day adopt
ed by the anti -Adnninist alton
group of the Senate Banking and
Currency Committee as part of
the currency bill they will submit
to the Senate. The guaranty fund
will be created from the earn
lnss of the regional reserve
banks.
HAMMOND, IND, Nov. IS
Judge Johannes KopeIke, of
Crown Point, will call q special
session of the Lake County Su-
perior Court Grand Jury on Mon
day to investigate the charges of
election riots and disorder at East
Chicago and Gary. Other serious
charges relative to balloting and
conduct of candidates will be
thoroughly sifted.
ST. LOUIS. Nov 15.-Jsmes
Hageerman, Sr known through
out the country as a railroad law
yer, died early to- day after long
illness.
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 15.-Twen-
ty-five Federal soldiers were
killed, IS were wounded and many
more taken prisoners when rebels
blew up a pilot troop train on the
National Railway. iust north of
Venegas, State of San Luis Po-
tosi, to day. r, -e.
NEW HAVEN, CONN.,, Nov. is. .
Yale defeated Princeton at chess
to daV by a score of 5 matches to
1. There were two draws. Yale
defeated Princeton in the annual
soccer game at Yale field by
score of to I. Princeton defeat
ed Yale in the annual gun club
shot by score of 1879 to 1874.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 15.-The
striking Southern Pacific Railroad
engineers and firemen were asked
this afternoon to return to work
Tuesday morning and await
settlement of their differences
with the railroad company by
arbitration with a United States
Government mediator heading
the arbitration board. The strik-
ers declined to allow a commit
tee representing their federation
treat directly with he railroad,
but it was believed that they
would agree to arbitrate with a
Government agent as one of the
arbitraturs.
CHICAGO Nov. 15.-Maanstes
Of the Federal League to-day
were deadIocked in their attempts
to elect a president of the organ
ization. They met at the LaSalIe
Hotel at 10 o'clock, and were still
wv SSoetOu N'lis WI 'toN''E
The indianapolis contingent,
backed by several of the other
masnates, were making a fight in
behalf of Charles Carr, former
manager of the indianapolis and
Kansas City (American Associa-
ton) teams. Ed Hanlon, of RaI-
tmore, also was being mentioned,
while Lloyd Rickett, former Sec
rotary of the ST Louis Browns,
was another candidate.
1.-THE reported engagement OF
Miss Margaret Wilson and DR..
Gilbert Horrax, is positively de-
MED. Miss Wilson has never
met or seen Or. Horrax." ..f
MANILA, Nov. 15.-hn anti
slavery law was passed to- day by
the Philippine National Assembly.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Nov IS
The Peoples Gas and Coke Com
pany Of Chicago TO-DAY certified
to an increase in capital stock
from $35,ooo,00o to $5o,00o,o0o.
The fee laid to the State was
$500.