Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-02

Because of the fire here to day, which
destroyed the power boat club house,
events of the Southern speed boat
races, scheduled for to day were
postponed until to morrow, None Of
the valuable speed boats here for the
Southern races were damaged by the
flames.
WASHINGTON, April 2-Senator
Hoke Smith, of Georgia, was to- day
elected chairman of the commission
appointed by President Wilson TO
study vocational education and report
to Congress next session, date on
which legislation may be based.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2.-David
Williams, messboy on the liner
Ventura. which arrived here from
Australia week ago, confessed to
postll inspectors to day that on the
voyage he robbed the mails Of checks.
postal orders and cash aggregating
$4,000.
YOUNGSTOWN. OHIO. April a.
j. 6. Butler, Jr,, chairman Of the Ma
tionaI Mckinley Birthplace Memorial
Association, made the announcement
to day that II. c, Prick, of Pittsbure,
had contributed $4,000 to the fund
for the erection of the memorial
structure at the birthplace Of the late
President at Niles.
NEW YORK, April 2.-Three men
were killed and four others probably
fatally injured this afternoon through
the collapse of a derrick that was
hosting q tenton eirder to the top
of moving picture house in course of
construction in Brooklyn.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 2.-The Chi
csao Cubs exhibition game scheduled
for this afternoon with the lndanspo
lis American Association was called
off because Of wet grounds, which the
sun failed to dry out by noon.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, April r.
Two longshoremen. Tom Olsen and
Brit johnson, were drowned in the
skit in which they were rowing was
cspsized by floating timber Henry
NeVin, the third man in the skif, was
rescued after having chung to the cap
sized skf for six hours. ............
SANTIAGO, CHILE, April "A
great popular reception was accorded
to day by Prince and Princess Henry
of Prussia, who arrived here from
8uenos Ayres. II is reported that the
visit OF the brother and sister in-l law
of the German Emperor was planned
IN the hope that It would offset any
commercial prestige America might
have gained through tho visit Of Col
onel heodore Roosevelt The royal
couple will proceed to Valparaiso on
April T.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 2.--Thst In
disnapols is dangerously near another
street car strike became known to- day
when representatives of the Amalga
mated Association of Street and Elec-
trio Railway Employees appealed to
the Labor Commission Of Indiana for
arbitration Of differences between the
local car men and traction company
that have been hanging fire ever since
the November tie-up. At meeting Of
car men last night resolutions we're
adopted fsVorine strike unless sat
isfsctory arbitration can be secured.
NEW ORLEANS, April "A man
supposed TO be A. Baldwin, salesman
for the Plains Candy Company Of St.
Louis. committed suicide by hanging
in tho jail here to day. He had been
arrested for forgery and said he
would kill himself rather than dis
grace his family
WASHINGTON, April 2-Repre.
sentative Morse, Republican, intro
duced resolution in tho House TO
day declaring in the passage OF the
Panama bill il was not the intention
Of Congress to oonstrue the Hay
Pauncefote treaty as waving or de
nying any rights possessed by the
United States to grant exemption
from tolls to her vessels OF war and
commerce,
WASHINGTON. Aprh p Fire
caused much excitement at tho pen
sion Bureau to day. Workren put
ting on a new roof discovered tho
flames near the top Of the building.
The fire was extinguished before the
hundreds Of thousands Of pension rec
ords we're in real Jeopardy.
PHILADELPHIA, April 2.-The
Pennsylvania Railroad has annuIlled
118 passenger trains on the lines east
Of Pittsburg and Erie and large
number on the western lines The
financial saving on the eastern lines,
il is estimated, will run close 10 ST..
100000 a year