Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-10
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SAN FRANCISCO, March TO-
Colonel w. W. Naughton, dean of
sporting writers on the Pacific and
for years sporting editor of The San
Francisco Examiner, died suddenly
this morning at his home here. Colonel
Nauqhton was taken to St. Mary's
Hospital two weeks ago suffering
from acute indigestion and heart fail.
ure and his progress was so favor
able that he was removed to his
home several days ago. Mr. Naugh-
ton was thought to be sleeping, but
his wife on entering his room found
him dead. He leaves wife and two
children.
NEW ORLEANS. March 1o.-A
dispatch received late this afternoon
from Ceiba, Honduras, stated that a
fire there had already done more than
$1,000, 1000 damages and was still
burning.
ATHENS, GA, March 1o.-Henry l..
Collier, Jr., an Atlanta boy and all
Southern pitcher when at Tech, who
has been studying law at Georgia,
left here day to join the Washing
ton American League team, which is
training at Charlottesville, Va.
WASHINGTON, March 1o.-Rep-
resentative Henry D. Clayton, of Ala
bama, chairman of the House Judi
ciary Committee, is to be appointed
10 the vacancy on the Supreme bench
of the District Of Columbia caused
by the death of Chief Justice CIa-
baueh, it was reported here to day.
The District judgeship pays $4,000 a
year, and carries life tenure.
ROCHESTER, MIMI, March TO-
c. w. Post, the Battle Creek health
food manufacturer, submitted to an
operation at the Mayo Hospital here
to day. Although no report has been
given out, it is understood that the
patients condition is favorable.
WASHINGTON, March to.-Th9
President to day sent to the Senate
the nomination of John |. DeSauIls
Of Pennsylvania, to be Minister 10
Uruguay. -ss-''-asas "--'--'-'-
LOUISVILLE, IND, March TO-
DR.. William II. Gilbert, local sur
qson and prominently connected here,
went on trial in the Circuit Court
to day on the charge of arson. He
pleaded not guilty. 1t is charged
Dr.. Gilbert hired men from St. Louis
to set fire to his old hospital build
ing here last May.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 1o,-con-
siderable mystery attached to the
movement Of a trainIoad Of troops
from Chicago for Norfolk which
passed through indianapolis running
as a second section of Monon train
No. II which left Chicago at 8 o'clock
this morning Local railroad officials
were without details regarding the
identity of the troops and only know
that they were en- route to Newport
News via Cincinnati.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 10.-The
Supreme Court to-day handed down
decision UNFOLDING the constitu
tonsIty of the Indiana employers
liability act Of 1911. The decision
affirms a verdict of 1921 900 for Charles
StilIwelI, of Morgan County against
the Vandala Railroad.
WASHINGTON, March 1o.-Waees
Of seamen on the average throughout
Lil6 ~OTlQ nave ICIH0iiCA
since 1345, according to authorities
quoted before the House Merchant
Marine and Fisheries Committee to
day by Andrew Furuseth, president Of
the international Seamen's Union. He
declared the increased cost Of living
had destroyed the chance OF marriage
and the proposition of a home, which
the sailor had as late as 35 years ago
LONDON, March 1o.-Miitant suf
fragettes who planned to mob the
police bringing Mrs, Ermellne Psnk
hurst from Glasgow and free their
leader were thwarted Tonight. Mrs
Pankhurst was removed from the
train before it's arrival at Euston Sta
ton and taken around about way by
automobile to Holloway jail, where
she was locked up without disturb
snce.
WASHINGTON, March 10. -
Charges brought by w. w. Cooper, a
Washington banker, against Justice
T. D. Wright, Of the District Su-
prone Court, asking for his impeach
ment, were dismissed to day by the
House Judiciary Committee as IN.
oorroborated. The charges involved
the relationship betWecn Ju0ge
Wright and certain Iitigants in his
court.
CHICAGO, March t0-Johnny
cou'on, bantam champion, to- day
agreed to meet Johnny Williams in
the Vernon arena in Los Angeles on
June g. The champion wanted the
match fixed for June 10. but, after
receiving telegram from Tom Me-
Carey, the coast fight promoter, he
agreed to the former date.
NEW YORK, March to.-one work
man was killed and three others Sc
riously injured when a giant derrick
in use at the new Fedora League
baseball park in Brooklyn. where an
iron srsndstand is being erected, fell
over to-day.
NEW YORK, March to.-FranL
Tannenhsum. The 21.yesr.old leader
Of the church invading industrial
Workers Of the World, was ndieteo
to day for committing a nisdemesnor
in having participated in. an unlsw.
full proceeding The specific charge
was that Tannenbsun had led hi,
riotous followers into St. Alphonsus
Church and broke up meeting.