Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-15
NEWS

is raging just outside the town.
General Jesus Carranzs left here
this afternoon to lead the consti-
tutionsIist forces.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Nov. "a.
The c. w. Lyon, river boat run
ming between Wilmington and
Fayetteville, was burned this aft
ernoon at Piney Bluff, 10 miles
above this city, her captain,
Horny Edge, being drowned. The
Cause OF the fire is unknown. Tho
boat was bound for Wilmington,
and was loaded with cotton.
BOSTON, Nov. 14.-A commits
sion to build second sloop as
candidate for the defender Of tho
Americas cup was refused by the
Hawley shipnuilding yard day
after the Lawley corporation had
been awarded the contract to
build the Cochrane sIoop.
PlTTsBURG. Nov. t4.-John
Peter Wagner, aged 76, father Of
John Hans" Wagner, veteran
shortstop of the Plttsburg Ma
tional League club, is dead in his
home at Carnegie. He was born
in Germany and in carly years
was a coal minor.
CHICAGO, Nov. 14.-Chleago
Board of Trade memberships
SCARED in value o-daY. At noon
bids reached S2,S5o. In the morn
ing there was a sale at $3.50,
and then followed almost imme-
diately the jump of 800.
CHICAGO, Nov. 14.-Clsrenoe
S. Funk to -day announced a re-
Ientless campaign against the
men higher up" who directed the
attack on him and inspired the
alienation suit of John c. Hem
ming. Tho announcement fol-
lows the conviction of Attorney
Daniel Donahoe on a charge OF
conspiracy to defane. Mr.. Funk
offers a reward Of $1,000 for the
arrest and conviction of the men
"higher up"
NEW YORK, Nov. t4.-Thomas
Flood, one of the men indicted for
helping Harry X. Thaw to escape
from Matteawan, surrendered 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-
solidated Egg Company, of Dallas,
Texas, were taken at Cincinnati,
Ohio; 1907 baskets Of grapes ship
ped by the DescaIzi Fruit Com
pany, Pittsbure, Pa; sold at
Waynesburg, Ohio, and at Mount
Carmel, H., IFS bags of phos-
phate Of lime alleged to contain
lead, were found.
CHICAGO, Nov. 14.-Two wom-
en- and a man were seriously in
jured this afternoon by heavy
planking falling from the eIeVst-
ed transfer bridge at South Wa
bash avenue and East Adams
street. Five heavy boards fell
20 feet.
WASHINGTON, Nov. a.
President Wilson to day commut-
ed to 60 days the one -year SEN
tence Of Joost n. Schneider, of
Tucson, Arlz., convicted of Cali
fornia, Oregon and Washington
land frauds after a long battle.
r. A. Hyre, of San Francisco, con-
Vioted with Schneider, will have
to serve a year. Both men will
go to Atlanta Penitentiary.
WASHINGTON, Nov. IA
resolution by Representative
Evans to direct the President to
bring injunction proceedings
against the Delaware authorities
to prevent the whipping of pris-
oners at Newcastle, Del, to-nor
row was left by the House with
out action.
RUSSELLVILLE, ARK, Nov.
IA Circuit Court jury to-day
awarded $16,5o0 damages to w.
r. Mcbride, a miner, injured in
the Arkansas Anthacite Mining
Company's mine when his spine
was broken by a CAVERN,