Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
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LATEST NEWS

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-one
OF the unique wedding presents
for Miss Jessie Wilson was given
to her to-day by William West, a
blind man and an inmate of the
Aid Association for the Blind in
this city. Vests gift was a white
hammock which he made himself.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE
Western Union Telegraph Com
pany announced to-day that all
communication with the State of
Chihuahua, Mexico, has been cut
off.
NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-Man,
ager Bill Dahlen, last season at
the head Of the Brooklyn Nation
ais, was handed his release to-
day by Charles n. Ebbets, owner
Of the club. A successor to the de-
posed manager will be appointed
on "Wednesday, according to Eb-
bets.
LAREDO, TEXAS, Nov. H.
With the American flag floating
over their train, 3cC refugees from
Torreon are on their way to La
redo by way of Monterey, where
they stopned yesterday. The
journey from Torreon to Mon
terey took two weeks, owing to
interference by the Constitution
aIists and the condition of the
roadbed. The women and chill
dren compose about one-half Of
the party, who have suffered
much hardship. A baby was born
on the train between Torreon and
Monterey.
BERLIN, Nov. 17.-Emperor Will
liam to-day issued an order for
bidding army and navy officers
from dancing the tango while in
uniform and warning them to
avoid families where such dances
are tolerated.
NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-HeaviIy
shackIed and guarded by eighteen
Deputy United States Marshals,
Patrick johnson, president of the
international Brotherhood of
Transfers and Chauffeurs, and
eight other members of the or
qanization were arraigned to-day
before Federal Judge Hand,
charged with obstruction of mails
In the recent unsuccessful postal
strike and conspiracy to blow up
mail vans with dynamite. Secret
service men swarmed about the
courtroom as threats had been
made by other members of the
union that an attempt would be
made to release the prisoners.
CHICAGO, Nov. 17.-DudIey
Phelps Wilkinson, a wealthy re-
tired iron merchant who had been
a resident Of Chicago for 46 years
and was we'll known to business
men of a passing generation, died
to-day at his home.
NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-Al-
though blood from her healthy
classmates had been infused in
her veins "a hours before, Miss
Edith M. Thomas, a senior at
Barnard College, died of typhoid
fever to day at the Presbyterian
Hospital. She was the daughter
of a Savannah (Ga. lawyer.
SEATTLE, WASH, Nov. IT,
~ am not a writer; I'm a fight
err" was Samuel Gompers' reply
to the announcement Of plan for
him to retire with a pension and
the title of editor and historian
of The American Federationst
and permit the election of John
he
American Federation of Labor.
DANVlLLE, ILL.,, Nov. IA
special inspection train bearing
William ]. Jackson, president Of
the Chicago and Eastern Illinois
Railway, and party Of officials
and directors, was derailed this
afternoon while running at high
rate of speed around curve just
north of Newport, Ind. The en-
tire train left the track, blocking
traffic on both tracks.
NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-Appar-
emily dazed and bewildered after
BEING lost to her family since last
Thursday, Edna Hardenbursh, 16
years old, who was believed to
have been kidnapped, was found
to- day at the County Courthouse,
where her father is employed as a
reporter. The girl appeared una
Bile to throw any light on the mo-
tive of her disappearance or
whore she had been for the last
four days.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. IT,
The aeroplane was turned to new
use here to-day when Robert
Fowler, an aviator, was hired by
a power company to patrol its
lines between Oakland and Oro-
willie twice weekly for broken
wires.
BOSTON, Nov. 17--Represen-
tative MoMorrow and Daniel Ma
honey, Of the Armory Athletic AS
ISOLATION, appealed to Governor
Foss this afternoon to send the
State police to the Atlas Athletic
Association o-night and stop the
bout between Gunboat Smith and
Sam Langford.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE
Department Of Justice to day re-
auestsd the War Department to
..nd $vvo troona az navaIry froo1