Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05
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lifted or not. The city to-day was
quiet and orderly. The National Rail-
ways to-day refused all freight be-
cause of shortage of fuel.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The Bur
nett immigration bill passed the
House at 5:f5 this afternoon by
vote of 1876 to 241.
PROCTOR, ARK, Feb. 4.-Albert
from San Francisco to New York
twice since the San Francisco earth
quake and fire, dropped dead here to-
day. He claimed on account of fright
he suffered during the earthqu axe he
could not remain still more than two
hours at a time because his blood
would CONCEAL.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-After calmly
dischareing two chambers of re-
volver by firing at brick fireplace,
to determine If the gun was in good
working order, Mrs. Elizabeth Clarke,
wealthy Brooklyn widow, to-day
turned the gun on herself and sent
bullet through her heart. De-
spondency was the cause.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-seth Low,
president of the National Civic Fed
GRAFTON, to-day advised the judiciary
COMMITTEES of the House to go slow
IN enacting bills supplementary to
the Sherman law seeking to define
monopoly. in attempting to define
mono"oiy, the committee ought to
pursue this bill very carefully or else
1t may find a year from now that it
does some things Congress does not
want il to do" he said.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Chairn,an
Burnett, of the House immigration
Committee, passed the lie to Repre-
sentative Manahan, of Minnesota, in
heated coIloquy, in the House to-
day, when Manshan accused Burnett
of "cowardly' tactics in attempting to
prevent the reopenins eff debate on
the literacy test provision of the i'm
to order by Republican Leader Mann
and Representative Henry, Of Texas.
Burnett started to respond by declar-
ing that he would not stand for the
contemplate methods of the gentle
man from Minnesota" He again was
open to observe the proprieties of de.
bate. Burnett then withdrew the
words Contemplate" and die" and
Manahan withdrew the word "cow-
ardiy."
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 4.-Four
men employees of the Pennsylvania
road were seriously wounded when a
drill engine and two freight cars,
backing out of Broad street station,
struck an open switch and crashed
81 kt,n
LONDON, Feb. "a telegram ex-
pressing President Wilson's sympa-
a century of Anglo American peace
was received to-day by The London
Times from Secretary of State
Bryan. Premier Asquith was the
principal speaker at meeting in
Mansion House, at which further ar
rangements for the celebration were
made. john A. Stewart spoke in be.
half of the American committee, and
there were q number of prominent
members of the American colony
present.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The Dem.
ocratic party's attitude on woman's
suffrage was made plain o-cay by
Representative Lenroot asked if I'm
derwood would use his influence TO
have the judiciary Committee report
a woman suffrage resolution. al will
not" replied Underwood. 81 am not
in favcr CT X. r. there is ono prin-
oiple my party stands for it is local
self government, and above all things
it stands for is the right of franchise
should be governed by the States of
the Union and not by the National
Government" Representative Bur.
nett said the women of this country
did not receive Mrs. Pankhurst with
open arms because American women
do not believe in militant suffra ism.
Mrs. Antoinette Funk, of the congress
sional committee of the National
American Women Suffrage Associa.
ton, issued a statement threatening
with political annihiIation members
of Congress voting against the Wo.
mans Suffrage Committee in Con-
gress.
PARIS, Feb. 4.-Reports were cir.
culated on the bourse to-day that
John D. Rockefeller was dead. They
we're believed to have been set afloat
by persons attempting to "bear" the
market.
LONDON, Feb. 4.-Run1ors oircu-
lated on the Stock Exchange this aft.
ernoon that an attempt had been
made to assassnate king Alfonso
were promptly denied at the Spanish
Embassy.
TRINIDAD. COLO, Feb. 4.-The
action of military authorizes in ar.
resting and deaininq oiizens in con-
neeion win srike disorders was up
held in he Disric Cour his afternoon
in ruling handed down by judge A.
w. MeHendrie, of he Third Judicial
District, who ordered the DISCHARGE
of writ of habeas corpus in the case
Of James T, Davis, marshal of Aqu-
lar. The court also ordered that the
prisoner be remanded to the custody
of Adjutant General John Chase.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 4.-steve
Kane, the umpire. signed with the
Federal League to-day. He says he
received good terms and a bonus.