Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-03

LOWS mas signed contract TO play
with the Boston Americas this year.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-Mrs. MAY Glib
son, a widow and one of the owners
Of the Gibson art galleries, day
! brought suit for $4,000 for alleged
| breach of promise to marry agains;
Louis J. Highland, a wealthy pronot-
err. Mrs. Gibson charges that High
land not only broke his promise to
marry her, but that he caused her
fortune to be reduced by $4,000
through some promotions Of his.
F.. HERSHEY, PA, Feb. 2.-Another
profit sharing plan was put in opera
ton to- day when the Hershey Choco
late Company distributed 100000
among its employees, all benefitinq
who have worked for the firm six
months. 4
NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-WiiIiam
Lakeland, famous as a Jockey. trainer
and owner of race horses, died to day
| after long illness.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-seeretary
of Commerce Redfeld this afternoon
issued a statement that the findinqs
of the local steamboat inspectors at
Norfolk who Investigated the Monroe
disaster are that charges shall be
preferred against Captain Berry OF
the Nantucket, which rammed and
sank the Monroe.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-That
holding companies sometimes are es-
sential in order that independent oil
concerns may exist was testified to-
! day before the House Judiciary Com
n1ittee by r. M. Bates and r. c.
| Proctor, of Beaumont, Texas, repre-
senting the Gulf Oil Enterprise Com
pany. They explained that five con :
Germs engaged in the production of
Gil, each controlling a different pro-
cess, had been obliged to pool invest
ments and organize Now Jersey
holding company to flost the bonds
| necessary.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.--An cleo
ton fight between the cities Of New
kirk and Blackwell, Okla, as to
which should be the county seat of
Kay County, was settled by the SUI
preme Court of the United States in
| favor of Newkirk. At the election in
| 1908 Blackwell charged fraud in the
voting, alleging among other things
that one 'BilI" CuIlson and 5-gaIlon
Jug of whisky induced voters to ballot
for Newkirk.
LONDON. Feb. 2.-EIementsry
school teachers in the eesnty of
when their demands for salary in
crease from $3.50 to $500 year were
refused. The strike, the first Of it's
! kind in the British Isles, caused the
closing Of 80 of the 1870 schools.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-ColoneI
George Barnett, of Wisconsin, was to :
day selected to be major general
commandment of thu marine corps, sue
ceedine Major General William p,
Eddie, who recently retired. The
rev commandment has served on the
Isthmus of Panama in the Philippines
and at Pekin, Havana and Washing
| ton.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.-Testifyins be
fore the Federal Grand Jury to-day
in the Sol Lewsohn- Jack johnson
! inquiry, Jacob J. Kern, an attorney
| declared that through former Pres i
dent William n. TAFT he was able to
| compromise the bucket shop case OF
Sid McHie by paying $4,000 fine.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-Assoeiate
Justice Lamar of the Supreme Court
| of the United States administered the
oath of office to John Shelton Viii
Iiams, of Virginia, as comptroller OF
| the currency This afternoon.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-senator
Bankhead announced in the Senate
| Al. L aek hD4 u
to take up the Frank p. Glass cleo
ton case tomorrow. Glass was APP
pointed Senator from Alabama, but
| the Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections reported against seat
ing him.
WINDSOR, ENGLAND. Feb. B.
"Most thrlllingl Most extraordina'
ry!" exclaimed King George as he anc
| Queen Mary to day watched Gustav
Hamel, the famous aviator, loop tn,
loop fourteen times in nidar. Tn,
exhibition was expressly made for the
benefit of the King and Queen, ane
after it was all over HameI was in.
vted to the palace for luncheon. Kine
George is keenIy interested in avis
ton, and asked particularly what sen.
sation the aviator selt when he wa'
| turning IN the air.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-,John o
Rockefeller, Jr., was to day drawn al
member of the February Crane
1 Jury.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2.--Sine
ing popular songs, tansoins and snake
dancing on the way, 2,400 girls o
tho Taubel Hosiery Mills in kensIng
ton who had been on strike since De
cember % returned to work to-day
Their difficulties will be settled b,
arbitration.
BoURGES, FRANCE, Feb. Gap
tain Miguel and Lieutenant Belvert
of the aviation corps of the French
army, were killed here to-day wher
their biplsne collapsed in the air anc
fell to earth.