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

Lewis has signed CONTRACT TO pay
with the Boston Americas this year.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-Mrs. May Glib
son, a widow and one of the owners
Of the Gibson art galleries, to-day
brought suit for $4,000 for alleged
breach Of promise to marry against
or. Mrs. Gibson charges that High
land not only broke his promise to
marry her, but that he caused her
fortune to be reduced by $4,000
through Some promotions of his.
HERSHEY, PA, Feb. 2.-Another
profit sharing plan was put In opera
ton o-day when the Hershey Choce-
late Company distributed 100000
among it's employees, all henefiting
who have worked for the firm six
months.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-Willam
Lakeland, famous as jockey, trainer
and owner of race horses, died to-day
after long illness.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-seoretary
Of Commerce Redfield this afternoon
issued a statement that the findings
Of the local steamboat inspectors at
Norfolk who Investigated the Monroe
disaster are that charges shall be
preferred against Captain Berry Of
the Nantucket, which rammed and
sank the Monroe.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-That
holding companies sometimes are es,;
sentiaI in order that independent oil
AZ "a
day before the House judiciary Com
nittee by r. M. Bates and F. c.
Proctor, of Beaumont, Texas, repre-
sentng the Gulf Oil Enterprise Com
nany. They explained that five con-
Germs engaged in the production OF
Gil, each controlling a different pro-
cess, had been obliged to pool invest
ments and organize a New Jersey
holding company to float the bonds
necessary.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-An cleo
ton fight between the cities of New
kirk and Blackwell. Okla, as to
which should be the county seat Of
Kay County, was settled by the Su-
preme Court of the United States in
favor Of Newkirk. At the election in
1908 Blackwell charged fraud in the
that one "Bil" Cullison and 5-sallon
jug of whisky induced voters to ballot
for Newkirk.
LONDON, Feb. 2.-EIementary
school teachers in the county of
Heresford went on strike to-day
| when their demands for a salary in
crease from $3.50 to $500 a year ware
| refused. The strike, the first of its
kind in the British Isles, caused the
closing of 30 of the 1870 schools.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-coloneI
George Barnett, of Wisconsin, was to :
day selected to be major general
commandment of th- marine corps. sue
ceedine Major General William p.
Fiddle, who recently retired. The
rev commandant has served on the
and at Pekin, Havana and Washing
ton.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-Testifyine be-
fore the Federal Grand Jury to-day
| in the Sol Lewisohn- Jack johnson
| inquiry, Jacob J. Kern, an attorney,
declared that through former PresI-
dent William II. Taft he was able to
compromise the bucket shop case OF
Sid MeHie by paying $4,000 fine.
WASHINGTON, Feb. a.-Assooiate
Justice Lamar Of the Supreme Court
of the United States administered the
oath of office to John Shelton Will
Iiams, of Virginia, as comptroller OF
the currency this afternoon.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-senator
| 8ankhead announced in the Senate
| to day that he would ask that body
to take up the Frank p. Glass cleo
| ton case Tomorrow. Glass was APP
the Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections reported against seat
ing him.
WINDSOR, ENGLAND, Feb. g.
Most thrilling! Most extraordina
ry!" exclaimed King George as he and
Queen Mary to-day watched Gustav
Liannel, the famous aviator, loop The
loop fourteen times in midair. The
exhibition was expressly made for the
benefit of tho King and Queen, ano
after it was all over HameI was in
vited to the palace for luncheon. King
George is keenIy interested in avia-
ton, and asked particularly what sen
sstion the aviator get when he was
turning in tho air.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2-John D
Rockefeller, Jr., was o-day drawn al
member Of the February Crane
Jury.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2-sIne
ing popular songs, tsnsoing and snake
dancing on the way, 1900 girls Of
the Tsubel Hosiery Mills in kensing
ton who had been on strike since De-
eenber % returned to work to-day
Their difficulties will be settled BY
arbitration.
CHICAGO, Feb. IA typical James
Eads How convention was opened
here to-day with thu. "nrIiiienairs