Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-19


YER Land, catcher with Cleveland and
| Toledo last year, to day signed with
the indianapolis club of the Federal
League.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1e-The total
| liabilities of the Fourteenth street
store and the Sompson Crawford Co.,
the two department stores which went
into receivership some weeks ago, are
about 100000 more than their as
sets.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 19.--It was report
ed here late to- day that Carl r. Gray
will quit the presidency of the Great
Northern Railway March I on account
of rfjction with Louis w. Hill, son of
James ]. Hill. Mr.. Gray will become
president Of the Frisco upon the re-
organization six months hence.
NEW YORK. Feb. Remembers of
| the New York Chamber of Commerce
at a special meeting this afternoon
adopted a resolution expressing pref.
erence for the Sherman antitrust
| law over the proposed trust meas
ures proposed by President Wilson.
! NEW ORLEANS, Feb. ia child
found with a gypsy band day at
NapoieonviIe, La, is believed to be
| Catherine Winters, of Newcastle, Ind.
The airI appeared dazed and was
afraid to talk. She bears almost
perfect resemblance to published
photographs of the Winters girl.
PITTSBURG. Feb. 1e.--ln a cloud
of steam, Baltimore and Ohio light
enqine crashed into a Homestead,
Braddook and East Pittshurg car at
the Lakewood crossing this after
noon. Nineteen passengers on the
car were injured. six of them serious
ly.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1e.-Repre-
sentatives Of the automobile industry
to dav appeared before the House
Judiciary Committee to urge that no
legislation be enacted that will pro-
hibt the manufacturer from flx'ng
the prices Of his product. Alfred
Luekina, of the Ford Motor Car Com
nanv. and A. r. Knobloek, of the
Northwav Motor Car Company,
argued along these lines.
CHICAGO, Fob. 1s-sr William
| WilIcocks, builder Of the Assouan
dam In Egypt and the worlds great
est engineer in river regulation mat
ters, has notified the National drain
age congress in q letter received to-
day that he and Lady Willcoeks will
attend a meeting Of the congress
which is scheduled TO be held at Sa-
vannah, Ca, April %.
| CHICAGO. Feb. 19.-The American
concrete institute, which is in session
here coinoident with the concrete
show. to .dav elected the following
officers; President, Richard L.
Humphrey. of Philadelphia re-eleo-
tion); vice president, L. G. Wason,
of Chicago: treasurer, Robert A.
Cummins, Of Pittsburs.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-Refrain.
! ina from all reference to the Jap
| anese question, Commissioner Gem
eraI of immigration Manninetti to- day
appeared before the House lrn1iara-
tion Committee TO discuss the Raker
| Asistic exclusion bill He advised the
committee to oonfine lite legislation at
| this time solely to the exclusion OF
| the Hndus A week ago canlnetti
talked freely about the yellow peri!
end the increase in Japanese and
| Chiness immigration.
NEW YORK. Feb. ts--"BirdIe"
Cree, the Yankee outfieider. who
turned down a big offer from the
| FederaIs some weeks ago, and de.
eided TO remain LOYAL to organized
baseball, to-day was released to the
Baltimore team in the international
| League.
VERA CRUZ. Feb, 1e.--The Mexi-
| can sunboat ZarSsoza arrived here
to DAY from New Orleans. After
eoaIina, the United States warships
Rhode Island. GEORGIA, Virginia and
Nebraska left for Grsnbaccs, Cuba.
| The Connecticut and Minnesota will
remain with the fret squadron.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s-seere-
tary OF state Bryan delivered the
principal address at the cnening
meeting here to -dav of the Golden
| Jubilee of the Knights Of PVthias.
| The Secretary said that fraternity
| and brotherly love were in no other
wav better exen1pIifisd than by
| pythianisnn.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1o.-Loans ae
ereoatina sec, 900. 600, enough money
| to put the Mexican Government upon
a stable foundation, have been Sc
| cured in Europe. IL was said here to-
| day by AdoIfo De La Lama, former
| Minister Of Finance in Mexico City,
when he arrived from France.
Ell pAso, TEXAS, Feb. a.
Guarded BY United States troops,
Maxinno Castillo, the Mexican Bandit
held for the Bio Cunnbre tunnel dis
aster. left Haehita for FL Paso on
special train day. General Seott's
original order to hold Castillo in Ha-
ohifs until Friday was suddenly re-
scinded, and il was decided to bring