Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-25
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LONDON, Feb. 25.-Manaser John
j. McGraw, who is with he New York
Giants on a world tour, was taken
suddenly i'll here day and this
evening was reported that he was
threatened with pneumonia. McGragy
was unable to be present at the re-
ception and luncheon given the visit
ing baseball players at the Savoy ho-
tel.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Riaid
investigation of the staying of Glenn
ente Vargara by the Federals was or
dered by the State Departent this
afternoon following official confirma-
ton from Garrett at Laredo of early
reports of the staying. The investi-
cation is to be made by Consul Gar
rett
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-A de-
nand. that the United States inter
Vene in Mexico, "or adopt some policy
under the terms of which the intol-
erabel conditions in that country will
cease" was made in a speech in the
House late this afternoon by Repre-
sentative Ainey, of Pennsylvania.
Debauchery, rapine, murder, arson
and al the cataog of crimes are
now being committed in Mexico in the
name of the Constitutionalsts on the
one side and the Federas on the 9th
err" said Ainey.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Secre-
tary of the Navy Daniels to day or
dered the court m artial of Lieuten ant
Charles p. HUFF, United States Navy,
charged with "maItreating an inhab-
liant of Newport News, Va" Huff, it
is alleged, struck j. Philip keisicker,
Because he had been tangoine with
Huff's wife.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The
body of William S. Benton, the Enc
lishman slain by General Villa, prob
ably will be exhumed to morrow and
an autopsy performed by a United
States surgeon. Secretary of State
Bryan wired to Consul Edwards at
date arrangements for the disinter-
nent of Benton's body. This action
was taken when Sir Ceci Spring Rice,
the British Ambassador, informed
Secretary Bryan that Great Britain is
satisfied with Villas offer to exhurne
the body but that the United States
is requested not to desist in it's efforts
to regain it.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The
condition of Senator Hoke Smith, of
Georgia, who is i'll with the grip, was
much improved to day.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25-Inter-
locking dirSotorates should not be
fo-bi dden among banks and trust com
panies in towns Of less than 100000
knk oh kA nh Al.
ished in larger cities, said Louis D.
Brsndeis before the House judiciary
Committee. He suggested that the
law against interlocking directorates
should at first apply only to Federal
reserve banks and member banks,
rather than to all financial institu-
tions, He would have State banks
brought in later.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The res
oIution calling for the expulsion from
the House Of Representative McDer-
mott, of Illinois, for alleged miseon-
duct, as charged in the Mulhal lobby
investigation, was considered by a
sub committee of the House judiciary
the natter to the meeting of the full
committee to be held next week.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25.-With a
fierce fire raging in her forward hold.
the freight steamer Rapidan, bound
from Leith, Scotland, to Philadelphi a,
was reported this afternoon to be
fighting her way up the ice-fllled Del
aware River to her dock. The ship
passed Breakwster this morning with
flames visible from land. She does
not carry wireless.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25.-Cap-
tain Berry, Of the steamer Nantucket,
which ramned and sank the Old Do
noinion liner Monroe off the Virginia
coast, admitted under cross eXanina-
ton at his trial here to-day that he
had violated an international sea
safety rule by running his ship at
full speed when he could see only ,
quarter Of a mile ahead in the fog.
ORANGE, N. j., Feb. 25.-Ruined
by speculation in mining stocks, n.
A. Harvey, Jr., son Of famous in
ventor, committed suicide here to day
by shooting himself. HarVey's faith
err was an Inventor of the process for
steel hardening known as HarVeyiz-
ing.
ToULoN, Feb. 25.-The French
cruiser Waldeck Rousseau, which
went ashore m the JUL oI Juan OF
Monday, was in a perious position
o-day and her guns and ammunition
NAV have to be removed before she
can be refoated,
LONDON, Feb. 25.-Miss Mary
Lindsay. the militant suffraeette who
attacked Lord WeardsIe. g. year
old peer, in Euston Railway station
week ago, was fined $40 and costs to-
day,