Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
EN. BACONS DEATH SHOCKS NATIOl
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Two negro women, convcts at the
county slmshouse, about three miles
from 5uckhead, escaped Saturday af-
ternoon. The county police were no
titled and were sent in immediate Pur
suit. One of the women was known
by the descriptive title Of big Lulu"
The police did not have the name of
the other.
LONDON, Feb. 14-lreiand defeat
ed England by to o in the Interna-
tional Association football game to-
day.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14-one hun
dred thousand dollars for Ty Cobb is
the bid Clark Griffith, manager Of the
Washington team. announced to-day
for the famous Tiger Sluseer. "If the
Detroit ball o|ub will give me Ty
Cobb for 100000, stand ready to
make the offer. will go through
go down in my own pocket to COM
pIete the DEAL" declared Griffith.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-An cpl
den1ic of mumps in the Senate is
nessee, who was at first thought to
have only cold, has developed the
malady and all his colleagues who
have come in contact with him re-
Gently are feeling their jaws anx-
iousiy.
Los ANGELES, Feb. 14.--Lieuten-
ant T. F. Dodd, of the army aviation
camp here, to day completed a round
trip flight to San Diego without land
ing, breaking the army record for
continuous flight Of 252 miles in four
hours and forty three minutes.
NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-Governor
John e. Tener, of Pennsylvania, pres
ident of the National League, said
his afternoon that the Evers' deal as
it now stands has his official sane
ton. ain the matter of the bonus,
however," he said, chat will have to
be readjusted. because no player can
be bigger than the National League.
Evers will go to Boston on whatever
terms Gaffney may make with him.
As far as Murphy is concerned, the
league will have to take some action
that is satisfactory to Murphy Also
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-That all
newspaper editors and owners who
publish untrue statements about the
members of the proposed interstate
trade commission should be promptly
hanged was argued before the House
interstate Commerce Committee to-
day by Henry r. Joy, Of Detroit, pres
ident of the Packard Motor Car Com
pany. The suggestion provoked laugh
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MEMPHIS, TENN, Feb. 14.-Chan:
cellor Francis Fentress to-day ruled
that all checks deposited in the de-
funet Mercantile Bank Saturday, Feb
ruary 7, must be paid at once by d.
rectors and that all savings accounts
in the savings department must be
paid in full. The chancellor hold that
on Saturday, February 7, all direo-
tors and all officers of the bank must
have known of it's insolvency. c.
Hunter Raine, defauItine president of
the bank, has made no effort to get
bond.
WASHINGTON, Feb. t4.-The ma
val TUG Potomac is in imminent dam
ger of being crushed to pieces by ice,
twenty feet thick. according to re-
port from her commander, Bostswsln
Michael j. Wilkinson. received at the
Navy Department this afternoon.
NEW YORK, Feb. 14.--Johnny
Evers, former Cub second baseman,
to day turned down an offer Of $500
to appear in Chicago vaudeville
theater for one week and tell the
CHICAGO fans what he thought of
Charles w. Murphy, his former boss.
TOXIC, Feb. 14.-The police to day
made further seizures Of newspapers
which printed articles condemnns the
governments for imposing excessive
damage. Strong police guards wi be
maintained in the streets to keep
crowds from gathering. Secret serV-
ice agents swarmed at meetings
called to protest against the high
taxes. A number of secret arrests
have been made because of the anti
government agitation based on the
scandal in naval circles.
NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-Zero weather
is scheduled to follow the blizzard
which died out this afternoon, raging
more than fifteen hours, paralyzing
business and traffic in the netropoli-
tan districts. In some places the wind
piled snow in drifts three and four
feet high. The street cleaning de-
psrtment stated il would cost nearly
$500. 900 to clear the streets Of Greater
New York. Nine deaths resulted.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-The bat
teships Florida, Utah and Delaware
comprising the first division Of the
Atlantic fleet, have left GUANTANAMO.
Cuba, for Vera Cruz, Mexico, accord
ing TO the Navy Department adVices
TO day. These three battleships will
relieve the Rhode Island, Georgia and
Virginia, now at Vera Cruz and these