Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
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rotary OF t0c NaVJ Cdnlels TO -OdN
ordered 400 marines from Cristob al.
IN the Canal Zone, to Vera Cruz,
Mex They will be taken to Mexican
waters on the battIeship Minnesota
and be distributed among the Ameri-
can ships now off Vera Cruz.
% MEXICO CITY. Jan. 8.-Two hun
bred and ten FederaIs were to -dav
reported to have been killed by reb-
els in three fights near San Juan,
state Of SinaIoa, and Zacatecss and
! Coyuca in the -Ite OF Guerrero.
Rebels are gathering in force about
| Mazatlan, one Of the chief ports on
| the west coast. Ali bridges between
San Luis Botos and Aguss Calientes
| have been burned and rebels have
! Ioted Coacatlan in the state OF Pu-
ebia. Two hundred Federals fought
300 rebels near JuanacatIan, State of
Jalisco. yesterday, killing SO and
driving the others into the State Of
Zacatecss.
NEW YORK, Jan. ga syndicate
| composed Of ten wealthy men may
come forward with 100000 with
!
tate the bankrupt department stores
which he controlled and pay Oft de-
posters OF the private banking firm
! cs Henry Seael e. Co.. which is in
volved in tn failure. The announce
ment came shortly after it became
known that District Attorney Whit
man was looking into the matter OF
the Siegel banks assets. John p.
Murray. attorney representing the
| deposItors, said that million dollars
would be put into the Siegel store
in Chicago, since it IS a paying es-
Enlistment and not involved in the
failures.
VlNCENNES, IND, Jan. 5.-Three
men were instantly killed and four
| in ured. two probably fatally. by a
| boiler explosion near Bridgeport, ILL.,,
today. The explosion took place in
| the gasoline plant of the Ohio Oil
Company. The boiler was a new one.
The cause OF the explosion is not
known.
WILMINGTON, N. c.. Jan. 8.-Geo.
A. Beeman, the aged man who killed
his wife recently because she left
him, was placed on trial for his life
to day. The defense hopes to show
that the woman had once served a
term in the penitentiary for conspir-
ina with man to kill her first hus-
band. who was murdered. She mar
ried Beeran last June.
CHICAGO, Jan. 8.-Three million
dollars in cold cash was brought to
Chicago to-day by a loan man, &C
cordinq to a story. in. circulation.
3. S. DAWSON, chief Of police Of
L
| from, bank il, Houston 70 one in
Chicago. Dawson took tho Job Of
Transporting the money to Chicago
| after an express company had asked
$4,000 for the work.
NEW YORK, Jan. 8.-Benj. Strong,
| Jr,, was elected to the presidency Of
the Bankers Trust Company this az
ternoon to succeed Edmund c. Con-
verse. who declined reelection.
WASHINGTON, Jan. s.-Investiss
ton OF leak in connection with Ma
! Tor General Leonard Woods testi-
mony before the House Military Al
fairs Committee was intirated by
| Secretary of War Garrison to-day.
| General Wood told the House Mill
tary Committee that "if you send our
troops to war as they are now with T..
out guns or ammunition it would
mean slaughter" He also asked FOR
two appropriations of 100000 each
for the army and the militia.
NASHVILLE, TENN, Jan. "a
movement to erect 81 100000 nonu-
rent to the memory of Andrew Jack
son will be launched to -nieht at a
dinner in celebration of the ninety
ninth anniversary Of the Battle OF
New Orleans, where jackson defeated
the British.
HoUGHToN, MICH. Jan. g.
President Meyer. of the Western
Federation of Miners, after declining
to attend the grand jury on a plea Of
illness, was sent for and brought be
fore the jury this Afternoon by OH
GERS. The Jury apparently DOUBTED
his plea Of illness on learning that
he had eaten hearty dinner in the
public dinina room of the Scott Ho-
tel after sending his excuses to the
Jury.
CHICAGO, JAM S.-Three witnesses
testified to day before Special Exam
iner Edward n. Hacker at the Hote
La Sale that there is a price agree
nent between manufacturers OF mo-
ton picture films. These witnesses
declared that it makes no difference
to which producing company one ap.
plies, he must pay the same pries
for the same class Of films. This
was the first session of the hearing
to be held in Chicago for the taking
of testimony in the suit of the govern
nent under the Sherman anti trus,
law against the Motion Picture Pat
ents Company, tho General Film Com
psny and other producing companies
WASHINGTON. Jan. 8. - Bill.
touching every phase Of the trust
question have been prepared, it wa,
announced day by Representative
Clayton Of Alabama, chairman of the
house committee on judiciary.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 8.-Reauest.
for aid made by the people of Maria
Texas, which is overrun with Mexi.
can refugees, was turned over to d y
by Miss Mabel T. 5oardman of the
Red Cross Society to National Diree.
tor Micknel at Laredo, Texas.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. s.-Ar in
vestleation of the entire postal ser.
vice OF the United States. intende &c
primarily TO effect a stands rd zati or
OF methods and an increase in eff
cheney, was begun here today by a
commission appointed by Postmaster