Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-13
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FEW hours l6teT was arrested on or
ders Of the military authorities and
sent to San Rafael Hospital under
guard. She is being held ineon'mu.
nlcsdo.
ton Of all lobbyists is provided in a
bill introduced by Senator overmsn
to day. No corrupt or improper
methods shall be used to influenced
the vote Of any member under pen
atty OF fines ranging from 5000 to
$1,000. and the exile Of the lobbyist
from the capital for three years. Lob
byists activities are confined to APP
peararces before committees, publ
cations and public addresses. Every
lobbyist is required to register his
name and that OF the interests en-
ploying him, as we'll as specific refer
ence to the Ieqis alton in which he is
interested.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12-Mme.
Caroline M. Severance, known as The
mother OF wornen's clubs celebrated
her ninety fourth birthday to- day.
WASHINGTON. jan t2.-By a vote
OF 237 to % the House this afternoon
preparation bill. carrying $11 $50 900.
This is the first approp riation bill dis
posed Of this session by the House.
TERRE HAUTE, IND, Jan. r.
The Vieo County Jury Commissioners
were called on to-day to select an
other member of the special Grand
Jury which Judge Fortune will in
struct to investigate election scandals
and political graft. w. d. Maxwell,
originally drawn as one Of the six lur-
ors, was found to be dead and this
delayed the proceedings until another
is selected.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-The Sem
ate Judiciary Committee to day voted
to report adversely the Cumn'ips res
oIution to permit the submission OF
amendments to tho constitution on the
initiative of one third Of the States.
NEW YORK. Jan. 12-Just at the
time when Mayor Mitchell was issu-
ing orders to the police to club gang
sters and gunner out Of New York,
two East Side gun fighters fought a
revolver duel in front Of No. 6 Mon
roe street this morning. woundine
woman who was passing along the
street at the time. Crowds in the
streets were thrown into a panic by
the fusiilade.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.-The
Senate TO day passed a resolution in
troduced by Senator Norris, OF Me-
hrssks. calling on the Postmaster
General to send to the Senate the re-
suit Of his investig ation into the pro-
posed government ownership Of tele
graph lines, together with all data
held by him on this subject.
CHICAGO, Jan. 12.-More than ST.
00o, 900 has been added to the market
Of Texas Oil Company stock held by
Mrs. John w. Gates and her daueh-
ter in law, the widow Of Charles G.
Gates, in the advance which has taken
place in the price Of these securities
since the death Of tho YOUNGER Gates
on October %. Shortly after the
G. Gates sudden death. shares of the
Texas company dropped to $11o. or
about IS below tho previously ruling
quotation. day the price jumped
to STAG share, an advance over Sat
urday's closing of 81 a share, and $3e
mere than the price ten weeks ago.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-Justice
Gould, Of the District Of Columbia
Supreme Court, to- day appointed the
Earl of Suffolk and Seymour Morris
Of Chicago as substitute trustees Of
the fund constituting the marriage
marriage to Lord Curzon. The new
trustees take the places Of Viscount
Middleton and Robert Lincoln Of Chi
cago, who recently resigned.
COPETOWN. SOUTH AFRICA,
Jan. 12.-The South African Railway
strike spread into other quarters to-
day when several hundred workmen
employed in plants on Salt River
struck. They began marching toward
Capetown, but were turned back by
troops.
WASHINGTON. Jan. IA mutt
ny among the Federal soldiers at
the Navy department to day by Com
mander Ziemier. Of the Gunboat
Annapolis. The troops mutinied be-
cause they had not been paid for sew
cral months, Mine Of the soldiers
were executed" concluded Command
er Zigmier's dispatch.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. t2.-Msns-
ger Joc Tinker, Of the Chicago Fed
erals. and Manager Otto knsbe, OF
the Baltimore club Of the Federal
league, spent several hours in In
d an apoIis to- day. II is understood
they were looking after players for
their clubs. They came from Kansas
City and were eastbound from here
WASHINGTON Jan. 12.-The
/ House this afternoon passed tho Har
rison opium bills as amended by the
Senate. One uill imposes prohib-
tory Internal tax on the manufacture
Of smoking opium in the Units
Estates and a second bill makes more
drastic the provisions of the existing
! law prohibiting the imrt rtatior OF
opium into the United States for 9th
err than medicinal purposes.