Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-23
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WASHINGT ON, March 2o.-An APP
preparation of 81 600, 900 for new fire
proof postoffiee in Atlanta, Ga, is
provided in a bill introduced in the
House by Representative Howard, OF
that State. The bill requires that the
new building shall have 30 feet open
space on all sides.
PARIS, March 23.-Durina the ex-
animation to-day Of Nine. CaiIIaux,
SLAYER of Editor Calmette, the lie was
passed between the accused woman
and her former close friend, Nine.
Chartran, wife of the famed painter.
Mime. Chartran told the examining
magistrate that she did not know OF
her own knowledge that Calmette
possessed two love letter written by
Mime. CaiIaux, but told the latter
that she had received such informa
ton from a Paris editor. Nine. Call
lsux dramatically confronted the wit
ness and swore that Nine. Chartran
had declared that she had learned in
the FiqarJ office that Calmette had
the letters. Nine. Chartran cried OUT
her denial and il took several minutes
for the magistrate to restore order.
PECOS, TEX, March ga hear
ing on habeas corpus writs for the
release of 5000 Mexicans who are be-
States troops at Fort Bliss was begun
to day before Federal Judgs E. r.
Meek. The Mexieans crossed the bor
der to seek safety when they were
being pursued by Constitutionalists in
the north Of Mexico.
LEAVENWoRTH, kANs., March
I23.-L. II. 5itzburger and Burt
Adams, Fort Leavenworth military
prisoners who escaped week ago but
were brought back last Friday, after
being caught in Omaha, once more
made their escape, this time from
solitary confinement cell, last night.
They sawed the bars of the cell, drop
ped 20 feet to the bottom of another
shaft and then orawled 300 yards
through 15-lnch sewer to the river.
They we're caught several hours later
in Atchison. kans., while in tho act of
robbng a clothing store.
WASHINGTON, March ga neu.
trai zone for protection Of foreign
ers in and around Torreon, Mex, has
been established by the Federal and
the ConstitutionaIist leaders, accord
psrtment day from Consul Car
rothers. He reported that those re-
manning within it will be safe.
JACKSON, MISS, March 23.-The
lure of baseball was too strong for
the members of the Mississippi House
Of Representatives this afternoon and
by vote of so to a. they ordered a
recess so they could see tho Detroit
Tigers play game here.
EVANSVILLE, IND, March 3D.
The towboat old Reliable sank in the
Ohio River near Goleonda, H., a few
miles below here, this morning. Cap
tain Arch HolIerbaeh, of the contract
ing firm Of May G. Hollerbach, lost his
lite and the crew narrowly escaping
death by drowning.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-John
Mitchell, former President Of the
United Mine Workers and for ten
years chairman OF the Trades Com
mittee on Agreements Of the National
Civic Federation, warmly defended
the Western Federation Of Miners and
denounced industrial feudalism,"
which he alleged existed in the Colo
RADIO and West Virginia coal fields,
when no appeared before tho House
subcommittee on the Michigan strike
to day.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The
United States Supreme Court to day
sustained verdict for $4,000 against
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail-
road, obtained by the widow Of Will
liam 3. West, an American Express
Company messenger, killed in collision
near Muskogee, Okla, in 1908.
ALTOONA, PA, March 23.--An IN
identified man wearing a gray mask
dashed up TO the Union National
Bank, Eighth avenue and Twelfth
street, East Side, at 1890 o'clock this
afternoon, drove the cashier, teller
and bookkeeper out with his revolver,
jumped over the railing and quickly |
stuffed 5000 in his pockets. In max
ing his escape he shot and painfully |
TRANS indoors with further firing. He
escaped in q stolen automobile he was |
driving.
CODY, WYo., March 23.-The body |
Of Miss Edna DurelI, 2e years OF age,
Of Monmouth, Ill.,, was found yester-
day frozen in the snow between Sol |
der Station, on the East line Of the
Yellowstone National Park and Pa
haske, Buffalo Bills hotel in the |
Rockies. The young woman had been !
staying in Pahaskie all winter. |
Whether she froze to death or met |
with foul play has not been learned,
but an Investigation is on.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The
Senate to. day passed a resolution Of |
fered by Senator LaFollette calling |
on the interstate Commerce Commits |
sion to transmit to the Senate from |
time to time all evidence taken in the