Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16
NEWS

VERA CRUZ, March 14.-Rear Ad-
uiral Sir Christopher Crsddock, com
nander Of the English warship IN
Mexican waters, arrived here to-day
from Galveston on the cruiser Essez.
DOUGLAS, ARiZ., March 14.-CoIo.
mel p. Elias CaIas was to-day made
commander in chief Of the Constitu-
tionalis forces in the State Of Sono-
rs, TO enable General Obreeon to
lead an invading my into the State
of Jalisco.
BUFFALO, N. v, March ANVIL
lie Richie, lightweight boxing cham
pon, and Jimmy Duffy, of Lockpor-.
have been matched to box here the
second week in May. Richie is guar
anteed $4,000, with a privilege Of IS
per cent of the gross receipts.
NEW YORK, March 14.-Mrs.
George Westinghouse, widow Of the
inventor, tainted twice this afternoon
during the funeral services for her
husband. She was in a state of col
lapse when the church was reached,
and was supported to the pew by the
Rev. Harold Arrowsmith, a friend If
the family. and her son, George West
lnghouse.
BUFFALO,, NJ v, March IA. D.
Steen, of Detroit, assumed the leader
ship of the individual event in the
American bowling championship, with
124, seven rins ahead of Joe Gardell.
WASHINGTON. March 14.-One
more case of bubonic plague in Hs
vana was reported to the Public
Health Service to day.
NEW YORK, March 14.-AIlAn
Foreman, founder Of The Journalist,
now merged with The Editor and
Publisher, died to day at his homo
at Mattick, Long Island
NEW YORK, March 14.-Railway
conditions in Mexico have improved
greatly in the past few months, ac
the National Railways Of Mexico, who
arrived here to day on the steamer
Monterey from Vera Cruz. Our mile
age now averages 65 per cent" said
Mr. Brown. Some months back il
was onlv So per cent. Our earnings
for the past six months have been
larger than they were for the past
two years. The increased income at
this time is partially due to the heavy
movement of cotton"
WASHINGTON March 14.-Repre-
sentative Hughes. OF Goorois, to- day
proposed in the House d bill granting
to HawkinsViIle, Ga, y75.0O0 post
office.
WASHINGTON. March IA bill
providing for the issuance Of $780,
900 900 in legal tender treasury notes
for loans on real estate to be under
the control Of board in each of the
States was introduced in the House
to day by Representative Carey, OF
Wisconsin.
WASHINGTON, March t4.-"The
National American Suffrage Associa
ton is working to obtain results IN
woman suffrage legislation, not to act
as a publicity bureau for parades,'
declared Mrs. MediI Mccormick %
day in reply to the proposal of the
Congressional Union for Woman SUI.
frage that vote on the pending SUI
frage constitutional amendment be de-
layed in the Senate until after the
suffrage demonstration planned for
May 2.
WASHINGTON, March il.-Repre-
sentatives Doremus, Of Michigan, and
O'Shaughnessy, OF Rhode Island, taso
Democrats of the House Interstate
Commerce Committee, filed a minor
ty report late today on the Sims bill
TO repeal the free tolls clause of the
Panama Canal act. They say that
nothing contained in the majority re-
port contributes anything new to the
situation. and I'VE still believe the re
mission Of tolls to be sound economic
policy. and our position in that regard
was strengthened by the platform Of
the Democratic party adopted at Bal
timore."