Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-20
LATE NEWS

LOUISVILLE, KY.Feb. Zero
yer Land, catcher with Cleveland and
Toledo last year, to-day signed with
the indianapolis club of the Federal
| League.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1e.-The total
liabilities of the Fourteenth street
store and the sompson Crawford Co.,
the two department stores which went
| into receVership some weeks ago, are
about 100000 more than their as
sets
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1e.-It was report
ed here late to day that Carl r. Gray
will quit the presidency Of the Great
Northern Railway March on account
Of rfietion with Louis W. HI'' son o.
James j. Hill. Mr.. Gray will become
president Of the Frisco upon the re-
organization six months hence.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1e.-Members of
the New York Chamber of Commerce
at a special meeting this afternoon
| adopted resolution expressing pref
| erence for the Sherman antitrust
| law over the proposed trust meas
ures proposed by President Wilson.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1S.-A child
found with gypsy band to-day at
| NapoleonviIle, La, is believed TO oe
| Catherine Winters, of Newcastle, Ind.
The girl appeared dszed and was
afraid to talk. She bears almost
perfect resemblance to puPilsheo
photographs of the Winters girl
PITTsBURG, Feb. 1e.-In q cloud
of steam, Baltimore and Ohio light
engine crashed into a Homestead,
Braddock and East Pittsburg car at
| the HazIewood crossing this after
noon, Nineteen passengers on the
car were injured, six of them serious
ly.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1e.-Repre-
sentatives of the automobile industry
to- day appeared before the House
judiciary Committee to urge that no
| legislation be enacted that will pro-
| hibit the manufacturer from tlxinq
the prices of his product. Alfred
Lueking, Of the Ford Motor Car Com. m.
Northway Motor Car Company,
argued along these lines.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1e.-sir William
WliICOCk6, VI NhC
dam in Egypt and the worlds great
est engineer in river regulation mat
ters. has notified the National drain
age congress in letter received to.
| dav that he and Lady WiIlcocks will
attend a meeting of the congress
which is scheduled to be held at Sa-
vannah, Ca, April 22.
CHICAGO. Feb. 19.-The American
.AgbiFh te in SAaRinn
here coineident with the concrete
show, to-day elected the following
officers; President, Richard L.
Humphrey, of Philadelphia (re-elec-
tion) vice president, L. c. Wason,
of Chicago; treasurer, Robert A.
cummins, of Pittshurg.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1e.-Refrain-
inu from all reference to the jap
anese question, Commissioner, Gen
eraI of immigration Maminetti to-day
appeared before the House lmmigra-
ton Committee to discuss the Raker
Asiatic exclusion bill. He advised the
Communicable confine it's legislation at
this time solely to the exclusion OF
| the Hindus. A week ago Caminettl
| talked freely about the yellow peri
and the increase in Japanese ana
Chinese immigration.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1e.-"5irdie"
Cree, the Yankee outfeIder, who
turned down a big offer from the
Federas some weeks ago, and de.
oided to remain loyal to organized
baseball, to-day was released 10 the
Baltimore team in the international
League.
VERA CRUZ, Feb. 1s.-The Mexi-
can ounboat Zarauoza arrived here
to- day from New Orleans. After
coaIing, the United States warships
Rhode Island, Georgia, Virginia and
Nebraska left for Granbacca, Cuba.
The Connecticut and Minnesota will
remain with the first squadron.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19-Secre-
tary of State Bryan delivered the
principal address at the opening
meeting here to-day of the Golden
Jubilee of the Knights of Pythias.
The Secretary said that fraternity
and brotherly love were in no other
way better exemplified than by
pythianism.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Loans ag
ereeatins $3o,ooo,oo0, enough money
to put the Mexican Government upon
a stable foundation, have been Sc
cured in Europe, it was said here to-
day by Adolfo De La Lama, former
Minister of Finance in Mexico City
| when he arrived from Eranca