Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-30
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The dead body of a we'll dressed A.
year-old child was found by older
children playing in a vacant lot at
the corner OF Ashby and Simpson
streets in Bellwood late Friday.
Harry G. Poole was called by the
women to whom the frightened chill
dren ran winth the story of their find.
The police are seeking to identity the
child. Coroner Honehoo said he prob
ably will probe the child's death.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.--6y vote
of 223 to 1903, the House to-day adopt
ed rule for immediate consideration
of the Burnett immigration bill. The
rule provides for seven hours debate.
Following the adoption of the rule,
debate on the immigration bill was
begun, the attack centerins, as it did
in the last Congress, in the iteracy
TEST.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 3o.-All the
Indians in the State Of Chiapas have
revoited against the Mexican Gov
eminent. The Chapas Indians hith-
erto have been loyal to General Huer-
ia and have assisted Federal troops
in their campaigns.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 3o.-For.
mer United States Senator J. C. S.
Blackburn, a Confederate veteran and
formerly a member of the lsthn,an
Canal Commission, has been recon-
mended to President Wilson as a sue
cessor to the late Shelby M. CuIom
as resident member in Washington of
the Lincoln Memorial Commission.
CHICAGO, Jan. 3o.-President
Murphy, of the Chicago Cubs, re-
eeived a telegram this afternoon say
ing that Hank O'Dsy, his enissary at
Chattanooga, Tenn, had signed a
contract with Jimmy Johnston, tho
base stealing outfielder Of the Paei-
fe Coast League. Johnston WAS draft
ed from San Francisco by Murphy,
but the Chicago Federal League club
had been tempting him.
LAREDO, TEXAS, Jan. 30.-Albert
Shaw, the American who was arrest
ed by Federal soldiers at Nuevo La
redo, Mexico, on q charge Of being a
rebel spy, was released to day in COM
pliance with a demand by the United
States Government.
LEXINGTON, KY, Jan, 3o.-Henry
Rogers, to show his wife that his pis-
tol was not loaded, placed the muzzle
in his mouth, and pulled the trigger.
His head was blown to pieces.
LoGANsPoRT, LA, Jan. 3d.
Masked men in broad daylight this
afternoon walked into the Bank of
logansport, held up the cashier and
attaches, and departed with $4,000.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-An en-
phatic denial of the trut Of the news
paper accounts of his speech in Bal
timore last night was issued to-day
by Speaker Clark, who asserted that
they were wild and distorted tissues
of twisted statements" The Speaker
asserted his remarks had been gsrbled
to convey a false impression and that
he said nothing which would lead to
the statement that he figured on be-
ing President in 1916.
KANSAS CITY, MO-, Jan. 3d.
Judge Smith Mcpherson in the Fed
eraI Court this afternoon held up for
one week his decision handed down
this morning in the famous Missouri
rate cases. This action was taken at
the request of the railroad attorneys
who said they had additional points
Of law to submit.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3o.-The jeweIry
trust was dissolved to- day by sep
arstion OF the National Wholesale
jewellers Association and the Nation
al Association Of Manufacturing Jew
elers. The terms Of the dissolution
was sanctioned by the Government
and the Federal suit against the con-
Germs will be dropped.
CHICAGO, Jan. 30.--Joe Tinker,
manager OF the Chicago Federal
League Club, o-day announced that
he had received from Charles II. Eb-
bets, president OF the Brooklyn Ma
tionals, a contract which included in
it's terms the $500 increase in salary
which Ebbets refused to paw before
Tinker jumped to the Federals.
Tinker will return the contract un-
signed.