Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-28
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The aftermath Of fight between
SHEPPARD Hall and Will Nix, of 697
and 6s7 North Boulevard, over some
snow which young Nix is alleged to
have thrown on the Hall front porch,
came in police court Saturday after
neon, when J. W. Nix, who is auditor
Of the Atlantic Compress Company
and father of viii Nix, was fined
sto.75 en- a charge brought by young
Halls father. M. W. Hall, manager
Of tho Pictorial Review Company, who
asserted that Nix slapped his sen
during the youthful battle. Mr.. Nix
paid the fine, shook hands with Mr..
Hall and the pair walked out of the
courtroom arm in arm, followed by
their sons who were friends again
and talking volublY about forming a
baseball club.
CINCINNATI, Fob. 2e.-Charles p.
Taft to day denied that he mad either
seen or heard from such a person as
Truly Warner, the hatmakeT, regard
ing the sale of the Chicago Cubs. "lf
Mr. Warner was in Cincinnati he did
not call on me and he has not opened
any negotiations with me up to noon
Saturday" said Mr.. Taft. II still own
the Chicago Nationals and at present
am not considering any Offer
LONDON, Feb. 2s.-In the Oxford
University athletic competitions to-
day, o. N. s. Jackson, an Englishnan,
beat D. s. Tabor, an American, in the
mile run by seven yards. Jackson's
time was minutes and % seconds,
new university record.
READING, PA. Feb. 2s.-Employ-
ees Of all seven Reading breweries
will strike tonight. TheV demand
an eight hour day.
CHICAGO, Feb, 2s.-John Sebas-
tain, until recently third vice presi-
dent Of the Chicago, Rock island and
Pacific lines. is critically III at his
home in Evanston.
PARIS, Feb. ga dispatch from
Lisbon to- night. stated that the rail-
road strike was losing ground ard
that in number Of instances labor
leaders had ordered the men TO re
turn TO work. The serious;< SIS of the
political aspect has not sbated, how
ever.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2s.-Minnie
Burke, tho burlssque actress. who
down the capitol steps in seant at
tire, was arrested to-day and fined
s25.
LONDON, Feb. 2s.-ln the pres
enee Of his wife, First Lord Of the
Admiralty Winston Churchill made a
twenty minute flight in an aeroplane
over Hendon to-day, Mr.. Churchill
has become an ardent deVotee of aVj-
alton and hes learned to guide ma
chine himself.
NEW LONDON. CONN.,. Feb a.
| The court martial which is trying
Major 5enjsmin M. koehler, on grave
! charges to day decided that it's ses-
sons would be secret. The court is
meeting at Fort Terry, Plum Island.
| MANY witnesses were examined at to-
days sitting, but nothing could be
learned Of their testimony.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S,-DeNands
| for innpe &C hn1ent Of President Wilson
and arrest of "two hired assassins of
| tho Department OF Justice" are con-
tsined in letters received here -day
BY members Of Congress and diplo-
mats from II. w. Page, who wrote
from Seattle, but is believed to be in
| Vancouver, 3. c. Page formerly was
linen merchant in New York, was
sentenced hero for HbeIina members
Of Congress by calling them "liars
and crooks" whom thew refused to
impeaeh New York Judges who
awarded siimony to Pages wife.
Pages sentence was suspended and
he fled the country.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, Feb. a.
| Sir Lionel Garden. British Minister
to Mexico, after having been delayed
4 by heavy seas "a hours. arrived here
this morning at II o'clock and de-
parted three hours later for Wash
| ington, whore no goes to confer with
tho British Ambassador, American
officials and foreign diplomats rela-
tive to the Mexican situation.
HoUGHToN, MICH. Feb. "a
| Four members Of the Western Feder
alton of Miners were placed under
arrest this morning on a charge Of
| murderinn Thomas Daily and Marry
j. and Arthur Jayne at PairesVille.
| December 7. The mon arrested are
| John Huhta, secretary of the South
| Range local; Nick Verbanac, organ
izer; YsImer Jslonen and Joseph
/ Juntunen. The arrest follows a con-
fession from Huhta.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.-The
! Senate day approved the COM
! n1ittee amendment to the postoffice
appropriation bill increasing the
| maximum salary Of rural mail car
riers to ,2Co per " ar. The in
crease involves an additional appro
priation of S4,350,000.