Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-24
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a band Of Constitutionaists who were
endeaVoring to escape and surrender
to the American patrol. a number OF
MeNlcans are reported TO have been
killed in the skirmish. Further trou-
BILE is expected.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-An ap.
preparation OF 100000 for a new fire
proof postofioe in Atlanta, Ca, s
provided in a bill introduced in the
House by Representative Howard, Of
that State. ! he bill requires that the
new building shall have 40 feet open
space on all sides.
PARIS, March 23.--Durine the ex-
amin ton to day OF Nine. CaIIaux,
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 tho examining
magistrate that she did not know Of
her own kaDwledge that Calmette
possessed two love letter written by
Nine. Caillaux, ut tod the latter
that she had received such lnforna
ton from Paris editor. Mime. Gail
lauX dramatically confronted the wit
ness and swore that Nine. Chartrsn
had declared that she had learned in
the Figar office that Calmette had
the letters. Nine. Chartran cried our
her denial and il took several minutes
for the mag strate to restore order.
PECOS, TEX, March ga hear.
ing on habeas corpus writs for the
release OF 5000 Mexicans who arc be-
ing held prisoners by the United
-.
to day before Federal Judgs E. r.
Meek. The Mexicans crossed tho Dor
der to seek safety when they ~ere
being pursued by ConstitutionaIists in
the north of Mexico.
LEAVENWoRTH, KANS., March
23.-L. n. Bitzburqer and Burt
Adams, Fort Leavenworth military
prisoners who escaped a week ago but
were brought back last Friday, after
being caught in Omaha, once more
made their escape, this time from a
solitary confinement cell, last night.
They sawed the bars of the cell, drop
ped 20 feet to the bottom Of another
shaft and then orawed 300 yards
through a f5-inch sewer to the river.
They were caught several hours later
in Atchison, kans., while in the act OF
robbIng clothing store.
WASHINGTON, March pa neu.
trail zone for protection of foreign
ers in and around Torreon, Mex, has
been established by the Federal and
the ConstitutIonallst leaders, accord
ing to dispatches to the State De-
partment to-day from Consul Car
rothers. He reported that those re-
M NayifhIFN - N..itI h.
JACKSON, MISS, March 23.-The
lure of baseball was too stronq for
the members of the Mississippi House
of Representatives this afternoon and
by a vote of SO to ~ they ordered a
recess so they could see the Detroit
Tigers play a game here.
EVANSVILLE, IND, March 23,-
The towboat old Reliable sank in the
Ohio River near Goleonda, Ill.,, a few
miles below here, this morning. Cap
tain Arch Hollerbach, of the contract
ing firm of MAY & HoIIerbaoh, lost his
life and the crew narrowly escaping
death by drowning.
WASHINGTON, March 2s.-John
Mitchell, former President Of the
United Mino 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 he appeared before the House
subcommittee on the Michigan strike
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 VIII
liam B. West, an American Express
Company messenger, killed in collision
near Muskoeee, Okla, in 1908.
ALTOONA, PA, March 23.-An un.
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 tho 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
wounded two men and drove pedes
TRANS indoors with further FIRING. He
escaped in a stolen automobile he was
driving.
CODY. WYo., March 23.-Ths body
of Miss Edna Durell. % years Of ace,
OF Monmouth, H., was found yester-
day frozen in the snow between Sol
der Station, on the East line OF the
Yellowstone National Park and Pa.
haskie, 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 eallinq
on the Interstate Commerce Commits
SION TO transmit to the Senate from
time to time all evidence taken in the
Eastern per cent advance freight
rate cases.
NEW YORK, March 25.-The vari-
Gus companies that formerly made up
the Standard Oil Company made net
profits of approximately $4,000. 900
in 1918, Il was estimated 10 day. Be.
fore the "oll trust was dissolved by
United States decree, the annual
profits averaged about $4,000 900.
NEW YORK, March 2s-Hundreds
Of persons in the big seventy. second
substation were thrown into panic to.
day when woman hurled herself