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

For several minutes Monday
afternoon the homo Of Carlton
Miller, No. 200 West Pcachtree,
was threatened with destruction
by a fire, believed to have oriei-
mated in a defective fue. The
wind tanned a small flame, but
prompt work by the firensn OK
tinguished II.
LONDON, Nov. to--Premier
Asquith this afternoon declared
that Great Britain would not in
tervene in Mexico. There never
was and never could be any ques-
ton OF political Intervention by
Great Britain IN the affairs Of
Mexico" was the Premier's dec
larstlon.
WASHINGTON, Nov 1o.-The
Judiciary Committee decided to
day to postpone until January its
hearing of the case of Federal
Judge Emory Speer, of Georgia,
on the charge OF official miscon-
duct in office. This action was
taken on affidaVits from Judge
Specr's doctor, saying that he was
in no condition to face trial.
LONDON, Nov. 10.-The policy
that United States will follow in
Mexico il General Huerts per-
sist in retaining the Presidency
sists in retaining the Presidency
Foreign Office in a dispatch re-
ceiVed from Washington this
evening. II stated that the Amer
lean Government would not rec
ognize Huerta in any way, but
it's further contents were with
held.
WASHINGTON, Nov. to.-A
diamond lavalliere and a dia-
mond studded jewel receptacle to
cost about $1,000 to day were So
Iected as the wedding present of
the House for Miss Jessie Wilson.
The special committee, OF which
James r. Mann, Of Illinois, is
chairman, made the selection and
gave the order to a jeweIry firm
in New York.
LONDON, Nov. 10.-Wth an
Gent pomp and ceremony Sir T.
Van Sittart Bowater was to- day
installed as Lord Mayor of Lon
don. After the ceremonies in the
Guild Hall the new Lord Mayor
was driven in state, accompanied
by the Sheriffs, Aldermen and
Councillors of London, TO the law
courts, where the oath was ad-
ministered by Sir Rufus Isaacs,
the new Lord Chief Justice.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-De-
cIaring he would not yield his
convictions on the currency bill
ito please even the President of
the United States" Senator
Hitchcock, in a speech in the
Senate to day, denounced eNecu-
tive Interference with the Senate
Banking and Currency Commit
tee. He criticised the efforts to
obtain caucus upon the bill.
CHATTANOOGA, Nov. TO-
Governor Emmett O'Neal, of Ala
bama, to day accepted an invita-
ton to attend the celebration
marking the completion of the
100000 lock and dam at HaIes
Bar, Tenn, November 10. Gov
ernor Hooper, of Tennessee, will
be another attendant. Governor
Gllynnr OF New York, has been in
Vited,
TRINIDAD, COLO, Nov. TO-
For the second time since the oc-
cupation of the Southern Colo
RADIO coal fields by tho national
guard troops were fired upon to-
day by strikers.
SARNlA, ONT, Nov. 1o.-Four
men were killed when a Grand
FUNK passenger train, No. 81,
plunged into locomotive No. 1906,
near this city, this afternoon. The
engineer of the passenger train
did not see the standing engine
because of the binding snow
storm.
WASHINGTON, Nov. t0.-The
Federal "hours of service" law,
which provides that trainmen on
interstate trains shall not be COM
PEELED to work more than sixteen
consecutive hours, was held to be
constitutional by the Supreme
Court of the United States to- day.
VERA CRUZ, Nov. t0.---A COM
mlttee of influential residents Of
the State of Yueatan arrived here
to day on their way to Mexico
City to confer with General
Ruerta and to urge him to con-
tinue as national Executive in
spite OF protests from the United
States.
PORT HURON, MICH, Nov. 10.
No trace has been found Of the
three children lost in last nights
storm. The three are Msbele