Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-18
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FRAN FORT, GERMANY,
July 18.-Aviator Westphal, of the
German Army, was killed here to-
day. His is the 29oth death re-
sulting from aviation tragedies.
WASHINGTON, July 3D.
Democratic members of the House
Banking and Currency Commit
tee late to-day voted down al
most unanimously an amendment
by representative Buckley, of
Ohio, to the currency bill that ma
tlonal banws should not be per-
mitted to lend money on any bus
mess enterprise or property in
which their officers are financial
ly interested.
NEW ORLEANS, July 1s.-
King Brady, the veteran Cracker
twirler, was o-day handed his
unconditional release by Manager
Billy Smith.
Brady has failed to round into
his best form this season and has
been of little use to the Atlanta
team. The signing of Pitcher
Clark, from the Senators, has
forced Smith to dispose of one of
his slabmen. King hurled fairly
good ball for the Crackers last
season.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 1s.-Ex-
Governor Folk, of Missouri, ex-
pressed his view of the action Of
Secretary of State BRYAN in 90
ing on the Chautauqua PLATFORM
in a lecture here to day, by the
statement that, If Mr.. Bryan
spends his vacation on the lee
the better for it for he can keep
the administration in touch with
the plain people.
The country is far safer, he as
serted, with a Secretary Of State
who can make his moneV that
way than with one whose for
tune has been acquired through
connection with special inter
ests.
CHARLOTTE. july 1s.-The
Southern Wholesale Grocers' As
ISOLATION adjourned this after
noon after re electing President
j. n. McLaurin, of jacksonville,
and naming Charleston and the
Isle of Palms as the next place of.
meeting.
The convention o-day had a
letter from its chief counsel,
Walker Percy, relative to the in
junction hearing now under way
against the Association in the
Federal Court at Birmingham.
The Assooiat alton goes to Reds
vile Saturday for a barbecue to
be given by the Penn Tobacco
Company.
CHATTANOOGA, July 10
President o. 3. Andrews, of the
local club, announced to day that
he had secured Shortstop Dee
Walsh from the St. Louis Ameri-
can club. Walsh will report i'm
nediateIy.
coNsTANTINoPLE, July 10.
Retreatino Bulgarians are said
to have burned $50 houses in
HaireIolu, with all their occu-
pants. Nearly 5000 are believed
to have persisted.
MACON, July 18.-At 3 o'clock
Macon's official temperature was
1882 degrees, the hottest ever
recorded here.
CHICAGO, July 1s.-Larry
ChappeIIe, the $4,000 White Sox
recruit from Milwaukee, went in
to- day for the first time with his
new team mates. He was the
center of attra ction in the period
before the game, and was greeted
with cheers. He was assigned to
the center garden.
NEW YORK, July 19.-Lee Ma
gee and Ted Gathers, who en-
Gagged in a fight in the ST. Louis
duqout at the Polo Grounds yes
terday, were each fined $25 to-
day by President Lynch, of the
National League. They were not
suspended.
DALTON, July 18.-Mrs. r. P.
Bowie, of Atlanta, died here sud
denly yesterday while on visit
to her brother, Councilman {. r.
Hamilton. Mrs. Bowie was at one
time a resident of this city. She
was an aged woman, and S sur
vived by her husband and four
daughters.
SAULT STE MARIE, MICH,
July 19.-The freight steamer
Victory, 1000 tons, is aground and
in great danger off Iroquois Point
Liqht, Lake Superior, and her
starboard, compartment is filling
with water. She carries Fl men.
FEDERAL LEAGUE