Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
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MEMPHIS, Sept. t6.-Allsging
his wife died from exposure con-
tracted through remaining all
night outside a closed depot at
Olive Branch, n: S., Or. A. c.
Clifton, of that place. sued the
Frisco lines for $4,000 damages
in Federal Court here.
CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-P. c. Da-
Wis, an aviator, died here to-day
or tetanus as a result of an acct
dent sustained while making ea-
hibition flights at the Juneau
County Fair at huston, Wis. The
accident occurred September 3.
Davis was hurled to the ground,
striking barbed wire fence.
Tetanus developed from the
wounds.
THE HAGUE, Sept. 16.-At the
opening of the Parliament to day
an address from Queen WilheI-
nina was read pleading for an
amendment of the Dutch Consti-
tuition to give ties to women.
The speech from he Throne said
that a bill is to be introduced re-
moving all Constitutional obsta-
Giles in the way of grant ng suf-
frage to women.
NEW YORK, Sept. t6.-Former
President Taft W this after
noon chosen as a padbearer to act
at the funeral of William J. Gay
nor, late mayor Of New York,
next Monday. Old friends of the
dead Mayor were chosen as the
other paIlbeare-s.
WASHINGTON, Sept t6.-The
House Committee on Banking and
Currency, by vote of IL to I. to-
day adopted an amendment to
tho Glass bill permitting mem
bers to dediseount as much paper
as they care to at the Federal
reserve.
GLASGOW, Sept. t6.-The
great strike which originated in
ireland spread to Scotland this
afternoon. Thousands Of dock
workers walked out. SteVedores
are expected to Join and Il marine
tie-up is imminent.
DUBLIN, Sept. f6.-AlI the
farm hands in Northern Ireland
have joined the strike which orig
mated with the tramway workers
in this city. The movement is
becoming political
LONDON, Sept. 16.-The union of
omnibus drivers and attendants
to day voted to jcin the general
strike which is sweeping the
British Isles.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 16.-The
House Committee on Banking
and Currency by a vote Of IL to
10 to- day adopted an amendment
to the Glass bill permitting mem
Der banks to discount as much
paper as they care to at the Fed
eral Reserve banks provided they
have abe approval of tho direc-
tors Of the latter banks. Another
amendment adopted changes the
provision of the bill so that the
redemption fund of the Treasury
is held there instead Of being
shifted to the vaults of the Fed
eral Reserve banks.
The Rotary Club, composed of
advertising men in all professions
in Atlanta, in response to the APP
peal for funds issued by the As
ISOLATED Charities, inaugurated a
campaign Tuesday afternoon to
secure $4,000 for the association.
Tho Rotary Clubs action is but a
lead in which other organizations
Of the city are expected to follow
to save the Associated Charities
from abandonment.
WASHINGTON, Sept. TO-
Members of the New Orleans
Chamber of Commerce, with
prominent business mon and rail-
road officials of Mississippi.
Louisiana, Georgia, Arkansas,
Tennessee and other Southern
States, conferred to-day with Act
ing Secretary of Labor Post to
request the CO. operation Of the
Bureau of immigration of the
United States into New Orleans
and the South. Mr.. Post was ask
cd TO attend a meeting to-nor-
row in New York at which the
Southerners will lay their plans
before Representatives of all the
trans Atlantic and South Ameri-
can steamship lines. Mr.. Post will
take the matter u with Commits
sioner General of immigration
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