Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-04
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MEXICO CITY, March 4-The first
naval battle of the present Mexican
revolution began to-day at Topola-
bampo, according to reports Just re-
oeiVed here. The rebel gunboat Tam
pIco is said to have engaged with the
Government warships Guerrero and
Morelos. The Tampico remained in
side the harbor, while the Federal
boats were some miles away in the
Gulf of California.
CHICAGO, Ma CHI 4,-Eight young
women, striking mattresses who were
picket duty for their union in front
of HenricTs restaurant, we're arrested
this afternoon. In a general riot Of
sympathizers and curiosity seekers
that followed, several persons were
knocked down in the riot and it was
| necessary to enlist mounted police
to charge the crowd and dispense it.
Miss Ellen Gates Starr, one of the
founders of Hull House, was in the
crowd that cheered the mattresses as
they were carted away in a patrol
wagon,
WILMINGTON, March 4.-Thst
the low duties of the Underwood tariff
at fNdNG iOl EGIuIGp IH6 COST OF NV
ing, but have brought increased prof
its to foreign trusts" was the decIa
ration to day before the House Ju-
dietary Committee by Horace Stern.
a Philadelphia lawyer. Stern urged
IAN amendment to the anti trust bill
which would prohibit all foreign
trusts from maintaining exclusive
selling agents in this country.
ST. PETERSBURG, March Am
qered at the attitude taken by Cap
tain Won Stah, chief of works at the
, Shrapnel Tube Factory of the Poul-
toff Armament Works, a foreman
seized an iron bar and killed the cap
tain to- day. The workman then com
nnitted suicide BY jumping into the
machinery and being ground to death.
The tragedy was the result of an or
der that the $4,000 workers partici-
pate in the celebration of the emanci-
patton OF the serfs. Then men re-
fused to obey the order and struck.
OMAHA, NEB.. March 4.-Frsnk r.
Appleton, an electrician, was found
dead in his home to- day. A revolver
with one empty chamber was lying @ =
the floor near his body. Mrs. Apple
ton, his young wife, was hystericsl
and could give the police no account
OF what had happened a not that
said he intended to end his life was
found, but the police doubt whether It
is the handwriting Of Appleton.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-Specific
provision that the proposed Interstate
Trade Commission shall not begin an
Investigation of the affairs of a COR
poration until the commission has
around for a reasonable belief that
the CORPORATION has violated the Sher-
man act. will be inserted in the trade
commission bill by the Senate Com
mittee on Interstate Commerce, it was
| learned day.
GARDEN CITY, N. Y, March A.
| j, C. Stewart, vice president and gen
eraI mann ger of the Erie Railroad, to J.,
day died Of Brieht's disease. he had
been III since last fall. he was %
years Of age. A wife and daughter
, survive HIM.
LONDON, March 4.-Great Britain
will aid in financing Sir William
ShackIeton's Antarctic expedition. The
Government to day granted an APP
preparation of $4,000 to help the e~-
pIorer.
LONDON, March 4.-lmpresslVe
ceremonies marked the funeral to- day
of Lord Mimic, former Governor
General of Canada and former Vice,
row of India. The coffin was placed
on a carriage and thousands stood in
line as the funeral cortege passed.
CHICAGO, March AIRS. Charles
w. Murphy. wife of the former owner
Of the Chicago National League base
bali team, was injured in an auto
mobile accident this afternoon. The
car in which Mrs. Murphy was riding
oollided with another driven by j.
Anderson. Mrs. Murphy suffered a
fractured arm, severe bruises and
scratches.