Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-19
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HARTFORD, CONN, March 49,
Mrs. Resale Hooker Yelling, daugh-
ter OF former State Senator Edward
w. Hooker, Of Hartford, to day sued
her husband, Professor William c.
Yelling, Of Trinity College, for d..
voroe, alleging intolerable cruelty. She
charges her husband with sticking a
5 pin in her back, pushing her into a
gutter, throwing books, the leg Of a
couch and clock at her. threatening
her with a revolver and carving knife
pulling chair from under her and
/ choking her and pulling her hair.
SHREVEPORT. Ia. March "a
Joe Tinker, manager Of the Chica 40
Federals, TO day received wire from
c. riley Watson, former Cub south
paw, notifying him Of the death OF
Watsons father, IN Toledo, Ohio.
VERA CRUZ, MEX. March "a
Special Envoy John Lind left here to-
d." with party Of friends for Al
varado, 80 miles southeast Of Vera
Cruz. This is the first time that Mr.
Lind has been outside the city since
special guards were detailed to pro-
tect him and the United States con-
sulate.
SAN LEGO, CAL. March a.
Gen. Francisco Vasquez, Governor Of
the Northern district of Baja, lower
California, and his staff arrived to-
day from Ensenads and left imme-
diately by automobile for Teeate to
! investigate the murder OF Postmaster
| Frank Volney Johnston and the burn
ing Of the postoffice and store build
ing by Mexican bandits. Vasouez do
clared that every effort would be made
to effect a capture Of the bandits.
LEAVE WORTH. IAN March is.
After more than five years search and
long being given up for dead, James
Cook, son of wealthy business man
q st. Louis, Mo-, and nephew Of Mrs.
Amelia Oliver, Of Kansas City, was
found behind the walls Of the Kansas
State prison to day. He IS serving
an indeterminate sentence of from five
to twenty two years for nnansIau9h
ter.
! NEW YORK, March ts.-Col.
George w. Goethals, the Panama Ca
nal builder, was a witness to day be-
fore the United States Grand Jury,
which is Investigating charges Of
graft In connection with the building
of the canal Cocktails was questioned
at length concerning the conduct Of
John Burke, Of Indianapolis, who was
superintendent Of the commissary dc
pattment ia the Canal zone. num-
Der OF indictments are expected.
i WASHINGTON, March 18.-An-
nounoement that the ProJressives in
the House would make an issue OF the
refusal Of the Democrats and Republic
cans In the Judiciary Committee to
recommend the expulsion OF Represe1-
tatVe James 7. McDermott. of Hi
~ for his connection with tho Mui-
hall lobbying activities, and that the
progressiVes will offer a substitute
calling for MoDermott's exclusion
was made to day by Rep esentative
Kelley, of Pennsylvania.
SACRAMENTO. CAL. March a.
Governor Hiram w. johnston to day
appealed TO the War Department in
! Washington for additional troops to
protect the Mexico California border
line.
WASHINGTON, March t8.-Two
locomotives and six freight cars we're
wrecked in a tunnel on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, near West Alex
snder, TO day, making the second
freight train wrecked in this vicinity
W'tHin ~ 0ouIs,
\ WASHINGTON, March ts.-DeoIar-
mo that workers who received less
than 81 a day are paupers, Minority
Leader Mann, in the House, to day
said he would introduce an amend
ment so defining them. This came in
the course OF Mann's discussion OF
the Aepsley bill to shut out convict
and pauper' made goods from the
United States.
CHICAGO, March 1s.-Elsworth g
Overshiner was reported hurrying to
Chicago from the East to day 10 re
marry his former wife Mrs Florence
Wooley overshiner- Bentley. Mrs
Overshiner Bentley was freed to re
marry her husband when Judge Sui
Ivan annulled her marriage to Leroy
Vernon Bentley. She became the at
. ter's bride shortly after her divorce
from Mr.. overshiner over a year ago.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, March t8.-.
The steamship Atlantis arrived here
this afternoon from Vera Cruz and
Tampleo with "a American refugees
on board. They say conditions about
Tampico are daily growing worse and
think the rebels will take the city
soon.
MONROE, LA, March t8.-Fire
here early to-day destroyed the Mon
roe Molasses Compan' S plant, 26
dwellings n freight cars and 1000
feet of railroad track,
NEW YORK. March ts.-An anony,
nous cash gilt Of s50,0oo was TO day
received by th1 foreign Board OF For
eun Missions Of the Methodist Epis-
oopal Church, Il Will be added to the
permanent fund for the care OF re
tired missionaries
NEW YORK, Mageh ts.-Miss Ma
RTE Wagner. the stakeholder. defeated
Miss Glare Cassell and Mrs. Charles
N. Beard defeated Mrs. Fred Schultz
in the semi finals in the national In.
door tennis championships for women
to day.
4 DENVER COLO, March t8.-Hor-
ace N, Hawkins, attorney for Moth.
err Jones, said to day that il had
been decided 70 make public an.
nouncement Of the time Of her de.
parture for Trinidad, where, accord
ing 70 the statement Of AdIut5nt Gem
eral John Chase. re- arrest awaits the
50 year-old strike leader THE time
Of Mother Jones departure has not