Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-03
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Johnny Eggers Friday after
noon in the court of Recorder
Broyles was freed from all
blame in connection with the
death of Jimmy Grant, the box
er who died Friday morning in
Grady Hospital following his
bout with Eggers Wednesday
night in the Orpheum Theater.
L. c. Hays, 80, machinist employed
at the Sherrer Machine Works, No.
1877 Whitehall street, was painfully
burned on the face and arms late Fri
DAY afternoon when a gas tank ex-
ploded in a room in which he was
working, Hays was taken to Grady
Hospital.
A woman giving her name as Mrs.
L. J. Smith, OF Macon, Ca, was
brouht to police headquarters late
Friday afternoon and is being held
tor investigation following the find
ing Of about a dozen towels, said to
be the property of the Pullman Com
pany, in her possession. No charge
was made against her.
Call Officer J. W. BarfeId received
painful injuries on the right leg and
hip late Friday afternoon when he
was run into while answering a police
call on his motorcycle at Marietta
and Ivy streets. He colided with an
electric automobile owned and driven
by Sig Samues Mr.. Ssmues assist
cd Barfieid in his car and carried him
to police headquarters and later to
his home.
WASHINGTON, April ga bill
providing for the remission of Pana-
ma Canal tolls on American coastwise
shipping between the Eastern and the
Western coasts of the United States,
and between these coasts and Mexico
and Central and South America was
introduced in the House by Represen-
tative Edmonds, of Pennsylvania.
LONDON, Ky, April 3.-The First
National Bank, Of London, failed to
open its doors to day. The institution
was closed by order Of the Controller
of the Currency.
BELFAST. April 3.-A police raid
was made to- day upon the local head
quarters of the suffragettes in an at
tempt to connect the women with a
series Of fires which occurred in this
city recently. No arrests were made.
NEW YORK. April "a stern
warning to all members of the Indus
trial Workers of the World who vio-
late the law was given by Magistrate
Levy to- day when he fund Miss
Louise Berger guilty of distributing
inflammatory literature. The maeis
trate suspended sentence upon the
girl, but said that future offenders
will get the limit of the law.
TULSA, OKLA, April Bin a
pitched battle with Frisco Railroad
detectives in the yards here early
to day Roy Miles was shot through
the heart and instantly killed and
Ira Brown, his pal. fatally injured.
NEW ORLEANS. April 3.-Con1-
rnercial organizations here are ar
ranging to hold a mass meeting to
protest against New Orleans not be-
ing selected as United States re
serve bank city. Political iobbery IS
charged.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-Declar-
ina the choice Of Federal reserve
cities bears all the earmsrks Of
result which might have been antiei-
psted" from IAN essentially political
and partisan board" Senator Weeks
issued a statement day attacking
the committees report. He criticised
the committee for "tangolng about
the country asking the people If theJ
wanted a reserve bank"
PHILADELPHIA, April 3.--The
Athletics Phiiies exhibition game
carded for this afternoon was called
eff on account OF cold.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-Th9
House TO- day defeated a proposal to
limit the mileage allowance Of mem
bers and Senators to tho actual eS
penses Of legislators and dependent
members their families.