Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-31
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posed increases of from S5,OOOyOOO to
$20,000,000 in allowances made by the
larger railroads to the small carriers
in official classification territory,
which were to have become effective
to- day, were held up by the Inter
state Commerce Commission when Il
suspended until July 80 the new indi-
vduaI and Joint regulations filed by
the big roads. The holding of the
new rates and practices also sus-
Ponds until the July date a fiat in
crease in rates of per cent.
CHICAGO, March 31.-The Rev,
James Rowe, corresponding secretary
of the Chicago Home Mission and
Church Extension Society and one Of
the most widely known Of Methodist
ministers, died to-day at his home
here.
KNOXVILLE. TENN. March 81
With neck, jaw, arm and leg broken,
Herman Michaels, a Southern shop
employee, was found dead to-day on
the main line of the Southern in the
eastern part of the city. Whether he
was murdered or killed by a train is
unknown.
HARRISBURG, PA, March 81
Accused of having stolen $4,000 from
the United States mails, William r.
Baum, a Harrisburg postoffice clerk,
was arrested here to-day by Deputy
Marshal Snyder. 1t is alleged that
Baum took from the mails on January
5, 1912, two registered packages en-
route from St. Paul to a New York
banking house, each package contain
ing $4,000 in currency.
DALLAS, TEXAS, March 3f.-The
First Methodist Church and five other
buildings in the town of Wilmer, near
here, are in ruins day as the result
of cyclone which swept that sec.
ton of the county late last night. Ono
negro was killed in the collapse of the
buildings. Heavy rains have caused
all the streams in this section of Tex
as to overflow, and many washouts
were reported to day on the railroads.
PlTTSBURG, March Silt was an
nounced day that an agreement
had been reached between the coal
operators and the United Mine Work
ers of the Pittsbure district on a
wage scale for two years.
COPENHAGEN, March 51.-The
without papers to day, carrying 300
tons of rifles. According to members
of the crew, these weapons we're con-
signed to Ireland and are believed to
have been purchased for the Ulster
volunteers.
PHILADELPHIA, March 3t.-The
Federal Government was drawn into
the search for 8.yesr- old Warren Nc
Carrick to- day when postoffice Off
Gals we're asked to watch at registry
offices for a woman who had tele-
graphed from Brooklyn, N. y, that
she would send registered missiVe
relating to the case.
NEW ORLEANS. March 31.-The
body Of W. c. n. Keough, a pron1i.
nent Chicago lawyer, who had been
reported missing, was found to-day
here. Death is supposed to have been
caused by alcoholism and starvation.
A letter indicated that he had applied
to his wife for funds and that she
had refused him. She was his part
ner in widely known legal firm.
SAN BERNARDlNO, CAL, March
31.-The telegraph operator at Blythe
Junction is the only man in the town
not under arrest o-day. Deputies
under Sheriff Rslphs served warrants
on every citizen in Blythe Junction
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had arisen that the town was wide
open. When he locked up Postmaster
David Morens the Sheriff placed one
Of his deputies in charge Of the post
office.
ALBANY, N. ", March 3t.-With a
capita stock Of 100000 the Federal
League Baseball Club OF Brooklyn
directors include Walter S. Ward,
New York; William c. Evans and
Charles Adams, of New Rochelle.
NEW YORK, March 31.-Presidert
Theodore NJ Vail of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company,
announced to day at the annual meet
ing Of the stockholders that the COM
DanyS noldlng OF western ONIon
stock, which the department Of JUS.
tee had ordered sold, had been dis
posed Of to independent interests.
LOS ANGELES, March Gimme
ty-two unemployed men who were
found sleeping near the Los Angeles
river we're taken to jail here to day.
None Of them resisted arrest, and all
OF them sang the Msrseillase as they
we're earted through the streets.
HOUGHTON. MICH, March 81
Fire this afternoon damaged the home
Of r w. Nicholas, manager Of the ST.
Marys Mineral Land Company, to the
extent Of about S25.0o0 Two hundrsd
students % the Michigan College Of
Mines assisted the fire department in
acting tho fire hinder control.