Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-15
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NEW YORK. Jan. 15.-President
David L. Fultz, of the Baseball Play
ers Fraternity, announced to day that
Eddie Collins and Frank Baker, of the
Athletics, and George Baumsartner, of
tho st. Louis Browns, had been ex-
PEELED from the organization for nom
payment of dues.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-President
Edward Barrow, of tho international
League, admitted this afternoon that
plans were under way with the full
sanction of the National and Ameri-
can magnates. to transform the In
ternational League from a minor to
a major league organization.
However, nothing will be done in
1914" Barrow said. "lf the plan goes
through. it will become effective next
year."
CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-Harry Her.
shon, the youth who underwent an
operation to be cured of mania for
stealing, was convicted to day on
charge of larcency by jury in
Judge MacDonaId's court. The YER
dict wa reached despite the asser-
ton of DR.. e. n. Pratt, who per-
formed the orfical operation, that
Hershon was cured He is liable to
term of from to 10 years.
LEXINGTON, KY, Jan. 15.-Eisha
Gaboard, who with several relatives
was indicted at Bonneville for tho
murder of two mon named Gilbert
last August, and who was to go on
trial to-day, committed suicide in his
raH hN L
Just before the case was called.
WASHINGTON, Jan. is. - The
Roads Committee Of the House to day
voted to report compromise bill APP
propriatine S25,0o0,000 for the i'm
provement of rural highways. The
money is to be appropriated on a
basis OF population, area and road
mileage among the several States. A
commissioner of good roads, at a SAL
airy of $4,000 a year. under control
of the Department of Agriculture, is
to supervise operations for the Fed
eral Government.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 15.-Edaar
Williams, editor of The Mine Work.
ers' journal, was arrested here this
afternoon on a grand jury indictment
returned at Denver charging him with
conspiracy in restraint Of trade, based
on ALLEGED actions prior to September
27. 1t is charged that he conspired to
prevent Colorado operators from
shipping coal out of the State unless
union men we're employed. The in
dictment also charges conspiracy to
do bodily harm.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan, 15.-Pneu-
monia to-day caused the death of
Mrs. S. Weir Mitchell, formerly Mary
Philadelphia family. She became i'll
husband, DR.. S. Weir Mitchell, who
died week ago Sunday. Mrs. Mitch
ell was II years Of age. She had
been active in social affairs of this
city for more than so years.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-President
Wilson told his callers to day that he
regarded the Federal Reserve Board
as equal in Importance to the Gu
preme Court of the United States, and
declared he would take his time in Sc
Letting members of the board. So far
as possible the appointments will be
made geographically The President
thinks that while the first step toward
obtaining legislation affecting Presi-
Dental primaries should be taken at
this session. it is not imperative that
the legislation should be enacted at
this session.
BROOKLYN, N. v, Jan. t5.-The
siqned contracts of four more play
ers were received by the Brooklyn
Baseball Club today. The agree
ments cover periods from one to
three years. Otto Miller signed for
three years; George Cutshaw, two;
Elmer Brown, two, and Pfeffer, one.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, Jan. 15.-
Senator w. s. Kenyon, Of Iowa, and
Atlee Pomerene, Of Ohio, and Cover
nor Cox, of Ohio, Joined to-day in
urging nation wide campaign
against hog cholera to be started with
an appropriation by Congress of at
least 100000. Addresses favoring
the step were delivered before nearly
1000 farmers and others in attend
ance upon the farmers congress.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-A procla-
nation specifically ordering that no
Americans shall be injured or their
property damaged has been issued by
General Carranza, the Mexican rebel
leader, according to State De part
ment dispatch from Hermosilo to-
day.
CINCINNATI. Jan. ia second
group Of men entered the race to put
a Federal League club in Cincinnati
late to-day, when Paul Connolly, of
the law firm of Burch, Peters and
Connolly, sent letter to James Gil
more, Of Chicago, the Federal presi-
dent, asking for franchise.
NEW YORK. Jan. 3d. was at
tho North Pole when Peary was in
New York drinking hghballs, and |
can prooe it," said DR.. Frederick A..
Cook, when he arrived from Europe
o-day. He said he would have his
claims put before Congress and would
give the naval committee all his data.