Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
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CHICAGO, Feb. 9.-Strikina Wait
resses and their sympathizers who
nave lent their aid in the walters
union two day fight for recognition,
stirred up trouble again day in
front of Henrics restaurant on West
Randolph street. Four Women were
arrested by the police while a big
crowd jeered and hooted. Two of the
women attempted to throw them
selves on the sidewalk and to make
the policemen draw them away.
WASHINGTON, Feb. e.-That Will
liam Church Osborne will be the next
chairman of the Democratic State
COMMITTEE was practically assured
to-day as the result of conference
at the White House between Presi
dent Wilson, Governor H. GIynn of
New York nd William F. McCoombs,
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee. Directly after the con
ference it became known that the
President was strnoqIy in favor of
the selection of Osborne.
WASHINGTON, Feb. e-Presdent
Wilson to-day sent to the Senate the
nomination of Francis n. Weston, of
Columbia, S. c., to be United States
Attorney for the district of South
Carolina; and J, /. Sims, of Orange
burg, S. c., to be United States Mar
shall for the district of South Caro-
lima.
MOBILE, ALA, Feb. cit was an
nouneed by local brokers this morn
ing that several carsoes of Argentina
corn will be brought to this port dur
ing the next few months. While the
old crop is practically exhausted, the
new crop will be ready for shipment
from Argentina in a short time, and
will be brought here in large quaint
ties, according to present plans.
WASHINGTON, Feb. e-The reve-
nue. cutter Androscogein this after
noon was ordered to search for the
naval tug Potomac and her SO men,
which is three days Overdue at North
Sydney, Nova Scotia, and for whose
safety grave fears are felt by the
Navy Department.
LONDON, Feb. 9.-One thousand
representatives of London business
interests met at Guild Hall to day
and resolved to support any measure
which the Government puts forth to
insure British naval supremacy.
ROME, Feb. 9.-The Italian Minis
ter of Marine day gave orders to
put squadron of Warships into com
mission to go to America to take part
in the ceremonies attending the OPEN
ing of the Panama Canal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-."Dummy"
directors will be the only result of
the enforcement of law against in
terlocking directorates, according to
John D. Ryan, president of the Anal
qamated Copper Company, in his tes-
tin1ony to-day before the House Ju-
dietary Committee on the anti trust
bills. Ryan asked for American man
ufacturers and producers the right
to combine to resist Foreign compe-
tition but without the privilege of
controlling prices at home.
PANAMA, Feb. e.-John Burke,
manager of the connmissary depart
ment of the Panama Canal, was sus-
pended to-day by col. G. w. Goe-
theIs, following committees report
into charges that Burke had accepted
illegal commission from contractors
VERA CRUZ, Feb. e.-Ther British
protected cruiser Essex arrived here
to-day and joined the international
war fleet.
LONDON, Feb. 9.-FoIlowing a
meeting day of the creditors of the
defunct foreign banking firm of Cou-
lon Berthaud, it was announced that
the firms gross liabilities were ST.
266,972. The failure was due partly,
il was said, to he depreciation Of GER.
tain industrial stocks in the United
States.
WASHINGTON. Feb. e.-The NOM
ination of Charles S. Lobineer, Of Me-
braska, named by President Wilson to
be Judge of the United States Con.
sular Court in China, was reported