Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16
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A wife, two children and the high
cost of living combined in the down
fall Of Minor Van OrsdaIe, small
salaried bookkeeper of TulIahoma,
Tenn, according to the story Van
Orsdale told at the Atlanta police
station Monday According to de-
tectives, Van Orsdale has confessed
he embezzIed about $1,000 from his
firm, the Tennessee Milling Compa
ny. Van OrsdaIe fled rom TuIlaho-
ma about a month ago.
ST. PAUL, MIMI, March 49,
No decision was handed down to day
in the Governments suit to dissiIve
the international Harvester Com
pany. II was expected the judges who
heard the evidence and arguments
will render a decision next Monday.
LEAVENWORTH, KANS., March
16.-Lloyd II. Blitzbureer and Bert
Adams. the latter having several
aliases, made their escape from the
Fort Leavenworth Military Prison
this morning by breaking the lock
off their cell door with a crowbar,
entering the prison chapel, where they
made a rope of the chapel carpet and
then lowering themselves 30 feet to
the busiest thoroughfare OF the army
post They are thought to have
swan the Missouri River
FORT WORTH. TEXAS, March 16
Claude Cooper, Of the New York
Giants, an outfieder, to day signed a
contract with the Brooklyn Federal Is
at salary of 5000 a year.
WICHITA FALLS. TEXAS, March
f6.-Engineer Ellsworth was killed TO :
day when a Missouri Kansas and
Texas passenger train jumped the
tracks near Henrietta. Ellsworth was
crushed to death in his cab when the
engine rolled into the ditch.
MINNEAPOLIS. March t6.-For-
rer President William II. Taft ar
rived here to day to deliver four lee
lures before the University of Min
nesots law school. This will be a busy
week for the former President. as a
long program of Iuncheons and ban
quets has been arranged. This aft
ernoon Mr.. Taft attended the funeral
of Charles A. EiIlard, who was per-
sonaI friend of the President.
KNOXVILLE, TENN, March To-
Robert Carr, employee Of knitting
mill, was whipped to death to day
when his clothing eaught in parts
whirIed around, striking the ceiling
and floor until both legs and arms
we're beaten off and his head crush
ed before the machinery was stop
ped.
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, March
6.-Sir John Murray, the famous
scientist, was killed and his daughter
was fatally injured in an automobile
accident to-day. The machine over
turned and crushed both Sir John
and his daughter beneath it,
NEW YORK, March te.-The
Twentieth Infantry U. S. A., sta
toned at Fort Jay, Governors Island
received orders this afternoon to go
at once to the Mexican border. The
order was a surprise to the officers.
SEATTLE, March 16.-Lsrry Duke,
son Of 5rodie Duke, the millionaire
tobacco manufacturer was placed on
trial in the Superior Court this morn
ing charged with manslaughter. The
action grows out Of the death Of Hem
ny N. FAIR, who was rundown and
killed by an automobile owned and
driven by Duke. The State alleges
that Duke was drunk at the time.
PARIS, March femme. Callour,
wife Of the French Minister of FL
nance, TO night shot Editor Calmette,
Of Figaro, five times because of this
campaign which that paper has been
waging against - r husband, Tine
editor is dangerously wounded, but
has a chance Of recovery.
SAGINAW. MICH, March TO-
Frank G. Palmerton, aged 50 years,
and worth upward Of a million dol
lars. shot himself through the head
in the bathroom Of his mansion here
this afternoon. He was found by
his wife and Tfred Morris.
GREENWOOD. MISS. March TO-
c. A. Tracy a prominent cotton man.
committed suicide this afternoon by
shooting himself with a shotgun.
FORT WORTH. TEXAS, March
t6.-Ciaude E. Cooper, New York
Giants outfelder signed a contract
to day to play with Brooklyn Fed
eraI League at a salary, il was re-
ported, OF $1,000 a year.
NEW YORK, March 16.--A now
epoch in the construction of sea.
fighters was marked day whom the
keel Of the bsttIeship SO which will
probably be named the Arizona or
North Carolina, was laid in the New
York Navy Yard. She will be the
most powerful warship sfoat. having
displacement OF 1880 tons. She
will mount twelve t4.neh guns.
SRlNGTON. March 16.-The
Supreme Court Of the United States
to-day announced recess from