Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-24
TON GRAND JURY REFUSES TO NDICT Big CLUBS

NEWS |
MOBILE, ALA, Feb. 24.-Eight
hundred and fifty more American ma
rines will be sent to Mexico to-nor-
row on the transport Prairie, which
will also be accompanied by the cruis
err Chester, Monitor Tonopah and five
submarines. The commanding officers
would not discuss their order to day,
but il is the belief of several that part
of the marines will be sent to guard
the United States legation in Mexico
City.
WASHINGTON, FOB. 24.-The
President to-day sent to the Senate
the following nominations: Harvey
M. Hitehison, of Porto Rico, to be AS
sociate Justice Of the Supreme Court
! of Porto Rico; Oliver c. Harper, OF
California, to be Register of the Land
Office at Independence, CAL
PARIS, Feb. 24--Hhc Chamber of
Deputies day voted 100000 for
official French representation in the
Panama Pacific exposition in San
francisco.
WINNIPEG, Feb. 24.-Twelve per-
sons were injured, five seriously, this
afternoon when an express train on
the Canadian Northern Railway was
dersiIed near Mimic, Manitoba. The
entire train went into the ditch. Most
of the injured were taken to a hos
| pital at Mimic.
The contract for the spring uni
forms for the police department was
let Tuesday afternoon to Hrsch Bros.
J by special committee of the Police
Commission. The uniforms will cost
| $3.50 each. An innovation may be
introduced this year by having the
police wear caps instead of helmets.
The Hirseh firm was the only bidder.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The At
lantie Coast Line Railroad must COM
ply with a city ordinance Of Colds
boro, N. c., directing the road to
change its grade and desist from
shifting cars in tho main street OF
the city, according to a deeieion of
the Supreme Court of the United
| States to-day.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-A Mary
land law imposing a tax Of one cent
bushel on oysters shipped in COM
nerce in that State was declared un
constitutional by the Supreme Court
of the United States to-day.
TERRE HAuTE, IND, Feb. "a
President Heiibroner, of the Central
| League, to-day announced that a,
special meeting Of the league mag
| mates would be held in Dayton, Ohio,
to- morrow 10 decide what action the
! league should take on the question
of putting team in Toledo to replace
the American Association team which
was moved to Cleveland.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 24.-After ov-
empowering the Waterman and chain
ing him to a post, three burglars blew
open the safe in the office Of the
Academy of Music early day
escaping with between $1,000 and
5000.
WASHINGTON, Feb. PA Penn
syIvania law which limits the amount
of coal that may be taken from
lives Of mine workers, was declared
constitutional by the Supreme Court
of the United States to-day.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-constru.
ing the clause Of the constitution
which bars the States from placing
taxation burdens on the United States
Government, the Supreme Court Of
the United States decided that States
and municipalities have not the right
to tax bonds issued by the territories
of the United States.
ROCHESTER, PA, Feb. 24.-Fire
of unknown origin destroyed the
Rochester High School building to.
school hildren, the majority of them
in the primary grades. marched out
of the building in safety.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24.-Mrs.
s. L. johnson, of Tacoma, Wash, a
Titanic widow and bride of two
weeks, was shot and instantly killed
at the Suffer Hotel to-day by Abra-
ham Pepper, former sutton. Mrs.
johnson was formerly Mrs. Herman
klsber. her husband, who went down
with the Titanic, left her $4,000.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 24.-CoIoneI
Brent Arnold, a widely known club
man and Southern society leader,
railroad authority, general agent and
superintendent Of terminals here Of
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad,
surrendered TO the Juvenile Court su
thorities this afternoon on warrant
charging him with contributing to the
delinquency Of Mildred Crane, aged is,
of this city. He was released on
81 900 bond. He asked that he be
given until $3.50 .. m. to decide what
! to do and the arraiqnnnent was set for
that hour. Arnold was one Of four
prominent men named in warrants
sworn to by Mrs. Bertha McGohan.
mother Of Mildren Crane. Two of
the three live here and the third is a
travelling salesman for a New York
clothing. heYse with headquarters at