Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08

1 weeks ago. Every member OF the
family is at the bedside. J, o. Ellis,
a son-in-law, who represents the
Scripps business, arrived to-day from
Detroit,
VERA CRUZ, April s.-The United
States hattleship Utah was ordered
to Tampco to day Conditions there
! are reported to be critical, owing to
the steady advance Of the Constitu
tlonalists. All the Federal outposts
have been driven back and an attack
on the city proper is imminent.
CUMBERLAND, MD, April g.
Engineer Michael Cosgrove was seri-
| ously injured and score Of passen-
! gers slightly hurt this afternoon when
Cumberland and Pennsylvania Rail-
road train coilided with several
coaches which had jumped the track.
NEW YORK, April 8.-Panic pre-
vailed in the police department to day
when the new Commissioner, Arthur
n. Woods, took charge. The greatest
shake up that has ever taken place in
the department is expected. Every
man now at headquarters is expected
to be shifted. Several of the deputy
commissioners probably will resign.
Douglas L. Mckay, the retiring Com
missioner, turned the office over to
Mr. Woods, but there was no cere-
monious reception.
BELFAST, April S.-Forty militant
suffragettes began rioting in the court
room to day when two militants,
Muir, were placed on trial charged
with incendarism. Books were hurl-
ed at the judge and the lawyers, ia
bles and benches were overturned and
above the din of fighting rose the
continuous shouts of votes for wo-
men," After the riot had lasted few
minutes and the Judge had escaped
being struck by half dozen missiles
by crawling under his desk, the case
was adjourned and soldiers forcibly
elected the women from the court
room.
YANKToN, S. D., April s.-pakin
Hall, the girls dorn1itory of Yankton
College, burned this morning. Four
girls, who were on the fourth floor,
were saved by male students of the
college. The other girl students were
in class at the time of the fire.
NEW YORK, April BIN a final ef-
fort to secure a reprieve for the four
gunner, sentenced to be executed
next Monday for killing Herman Ro-
senthaI, a party of Jewish rabbis went
to Albany to-day to appeal to Gov
ernor Glynn to reverse his decision to
grant no respite. They said they ex-
pected several other ministers to Join
them at Albany, It is their desire to
have the prisoners execution delayed
until the second trial of Charles
Becker.
| GLADSTONE, MICH, April g.
Sheriff Curran and a posse of citizens
are to- day searching for two bandits
who. late last night held up the agent
at the 500 line station here and es-
cared with $1,U0C taken from the
safe Of the Western Express Com
pany. More than a score of passen-
knew nothin1 Of the robbery until the
men got away.
| JAMESTOWN, VA. April s.-Bo5
Levy. manager of the jamestown
Jockey Club, announced at noon to-
day that the present meeting would
continue despite the fact that tle
county officials made a raid Vester-
day md arrested fourteen alleged
booknakers. Levy said that instesd
Of offering purses during the balance
of the meeting the g~te receipts eacr
day would be split among the horse
owners. Until the court makes a de-
cison, oral betting will be practieed
| RICHMOND, VA, April s.-At the
annual meeting of the stockholders
Of the Pierce Oil Corporation to- day
c. Arthur Pierce, of ST. Louis, was
elected president and the following
others members of the board were
named: H. c. Pierce, ST. Louis. chair
man; Q. r. Brown, II. c. ChaIkley. (.
3. Flippen, w, r. Storrs and S. L.
Dance, al Of this city. The directors
are to select secretary and treas.
urer.
ALBANY, N. v, April s.-Won.n
relatives of the four convicted aun.
men called on Governor Glynn to day
with the hope Of persuading him to
| change his mind and extend a respite
| The Governor promised them an au-
dieuce.
LONDON April s.-official an
nouneement was made at the foreign
office to-day that Sir Lionel Garden
will Immediately return to Mexico
anu aN9hflc TVS hANiGh d5 bFlAiSn am
bassador Later in the year he will
be transferred to another post.
GOSHEN, IND, April s.-P r..
Judklns, 55, president Of the Elkhart
Country Trust Company and a veal
thy and influential citizen, was in
| stantlv killed by fast eastbound
Lake. hore passenger train at North
Maine street this afternoon. Mr..
Judkins absent rnindedly walked
around the gates guarding the cross
inJ and stepped in front Of the train
WASHINGTON, April s.-As re-
suit of the dissension over the sese-
ton of reserve cities and districts,
Senator Hitchcock, Of Nebraska. in
troduced a resolution in the Senate
to day calling on the reserve bank
organization committee to send the
Senate copies of all briefs and writ
ten arguments filed by cities seeking
DESIGNATION as reserve bank cities, to-
! uether with the reasons relied upop