Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-04

wild anti American characterization
here to- morrow. They are making
efforts to get the people to join with
them, but the popuiace seems to care
little whether the embargo has been
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 Sis this afternoon BY .
vote of 1876 to PAL.
PROCTOR, ARK, Feb. 4.-AIbert
Huffman, claiming to have walked
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 earthquake he
could not remain still more than two
hours at a time because his blood
would CONCEAL.
NEW YORK, Feb. AFTER calmly
diseharsing two chambers of a re-
volver by firing at a brick fireplace,
to determine If the gun was in good
working order, Mrs. Elizabeth Clarke.
wealthy Brooklyn widow, to-d 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
committee of the House to 90 slow
! in enaetins bills supplementary to
, the Sherman law seeking to define
monopoly. '.ln attempting to define
mono-oly, the COMMITTEES ought e
pursue this bill very carefplly or else
Il may find year from now that II
i does some things .Conqrsss does 40,
want It to do" he said.
WASHINGTON, FEB. 4.-chsirman
Burnett, of the House immigration
| COMMITTEES, passed the lie to Repre-
| sentative Manahan, of Minnesota, in
heated colloquy in tho House to
day, when Manahan accused Burnett
Of "cowardIy' tactics in attempting to
prevent the reopenine of debate on
the iiteracy test provision OF the inns
migration bill. The men were called
to order by Republican Leader Mann
and Representative Henry, Of Texas.
i Burnett started to respond by Geciar-
| 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
ardly."
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 4.-Four
men, employees Of the Pennsylvania
road were seriously wounded when a
driIIa engine and two freight cars,
backing out of Broad street station,
struck an open switch and crashed
through one story brick building.
LONDON, Feb. A telegram ex-
pressing President Wilson's sympa-
thy for the movement to celebrate
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 a meeting in
Mansion House, at which further ar
engagements for the celebration were
made. John A. Stewart spoke in be.
half of the American committee, and
members Of the American colony
present
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The Dem
ocratic psrty's attitude on woman's
suffrage was made plain to-day by
Majority Leader Underwood, when
Representative Lenroot asked If Un-
derwood would use his influence to
have the judiciary Committee report
a woman suffrage resolution. ~ will
not" replied Underwood. 81 am not
in favor of it. If there is one prin-
cipIe my party stands for il is local
self government, and above all things
il stands for is the right Of franchise
should be governed by the States of
the Union and not by the National
nett said the women Of this country
did not receive Mrs. Pankhurst with
open arms because American women
do not believe in militant suffraa SIN.
Mrs. Antoinette Funk, Of the congress
sional committee of the National
American Women Suffrage Assoeia-
ton, issued statement threatening
with political humiliation members
of Congress voting against the Wo-
mans Suffrage Committee in Con-
gress.
PARIS, Feb. 4.-Reports were CIR
cuIated on the bourse to-day that
John D. Rockefeller was dead. They
we're believed to have been set afiost
by persons attempting to bear" the
market.
LONDON, Feb. 4.-Rurors eircu.
lated on The Stock Exchange .his aft.
arnocn that an attempt had been
made to assassinate King Alfonso
were promptly denied at the Spanish,
Embassy. ~
LOUISVILLE, KY. Feb. 4.-Steve
Kane, the umpire. signed with the
Federal League to-day. He says he
received good terms and bonus.
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