Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-14
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tutionaIist forces.
BOSTON, Nov. IA commits
sion to build a second sloop as
candidate for the defender Of the
Americas cup was refused by the
Hawiey shipbuildina yard to-day
after the LawIey corporation had
been awarded the contract to
build the coehrane sloop.
PiTTSRURG, Nov. 14.--John
Peter Wagner, aged 76. father Of
John "Hans" Wagner, veteran
shortstop of the Pittsburs Ma
tional League club, is dead in his
homo at Carnegie. He was born
in Germany and in early years
was coal miner.
CHICAGO, Nov 14.-chicago
Board of Trade memberships
SCARED in value to-day. At noon
bids reached $3.50. In the morn
ing there was a sale at $2'foo'
and then followed air" ost imme-
diately the jump Of $1oo.
CHICAGO, Nov. 14.-clarence
s. Funk to-day announced a re-
IentIess campaign against the
men "hiaher up" who directed the
attack on him and inspired the
alienation suit of John c. Hem
nina. The announcement fol-
lows the conviction of Attorney
Daniel Donahoe on a charge OF
conspiracy to defane. Mr.. Funk
offers a reward of $4,000 for the
arrest and conviction of the men
higher up"
NEW YORK, Nov. 14.-Thomas
Flood, ono of the men indicted for
helping Harry X. Thaw to escape
from Matteawan, surrender to
the District Attorney to-day. He
was later released in $1,000 bail.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-The
Department of Agriculture to-day
reported a number of seizures OF
alleged adulterated or impure
products. Three barrels of "des-
sicated eggs" shipped by the Con-
soidated Egg Company, Of Dallas,
Texas, wsre taken at Cincinnati,
Ohio; 1907 baskets of grapes ship
ped by the Desca ri Fruit Com
pany, Pittshurg, Pa; sold at
Waynesburg, Ohio, and at Mount
Carmel, H., IT'S bags of phos.
phate Of lime alleged to contain
lead, were found.
CHICAGO, Nov. 14.-Two won,-
en- and a man were seriously in
iured this afternoon by heavy
oIankinu falling from the eieVat
ed transfer bridge at South Wa
bash avenue and East Adams
street. Five heavy boards fell
20 feet.
NEW YORK. Nov. 14.-The de-
feat of William e. Werner, Re-
publican candidate for Chief Jus
tioe of the Court of Appeals, and
the election Of his Democratic OPP
ponent, Willard Bartlett, was con-
ceded to- day by William Barnes,
chairman of the Republican State
Committee.
WASHINGTON. Nov. A.
President Wilson to day commut-
ed to 60 days the one-year SEN
tenoe of Joost n. Schneider, of
Tucson, Ariz, convicted of Ca i
fornia, Oregon and Washington
land frauds after a long battle.
F. A. Hyre, Of San francisco, con-
victcd with Schneider, will have
to serVs a year. Both men will
90 TO Atlanta Penitentiary.
WASHINGTON, Nov. IA
resolution by Representative
Evans to direct the President to
bring injunction proceed ngs
aoainst the Delaware authorities
to prevent the whipping of pris
oners at Newcastle, Del. to NOR
row was left by the House with
out action.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Nov. n.
The c. w. Lyon, a river boat run
ming between Wilmington and
Fayetteville, was burnrd this aft
ernoon at Piney Bluff, 10 miles
above this city, her captain,
Henry Edge, being drowned. Thee
Cause of the fire is unknown. The
boat was bound for Wilmington,
and was loaG<d with cotton.
CONCORD, NJ. r., Nov. A.
Secretary of Agriculture Houston,
WHO GDHENTFEu witt SCNSTVOI
Fe ksr to-day or the conserva-
ton Of for sts, is near a physical
breakdown from overwork, az a
result OF social engagements have
been cancelled,
RUSeELLVILLE, ARK, Nov.
"A Circuit Court jury to- day
AWARDED $500 damages to w.
r. Mcbride, a miner, injured in
the Arkansas Anthracite Mining
company's mine when his spine
was broken by a eaVo-in.
DOUGLAS, ARIZ, Nov a.
American customs officials along
the Mexican border to-day re-
ceived orders from Washington TO
check up preparatory to immedi-
ate delivery of 100000 rounds
Of ammunition confscated during
the last nine months while at
temps were being made to Snug
gle the war supplies into Mexico.
This was taken by the officials
10 moan that the embargo Was to