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THE GEORGIAN’S NEWS BRIEFS.
NEWS OF TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1910
SUFFRAGETTES MOB
PREMIER ASQUITH
. London.—Premier Asquith was mob
bed and struck in the face by militant
suffragettes in Downing-sL after leav
ing parliament building this afternoon.
He was rescued by policemen and
placed in & taxicab. One of the women
rammed her fist thru the glass before
the cab could get under way. when
It started the suffragettes followed it
screaming. “Cowanl. traitor!- and oth
er epithets.
The attack ora* part of a demonstra
tion which the suffragettes had made
following an announcement made in
parliament by Premier Asquith that If
the present government were in power,
following the general election* he
would Introduce a bill enfranchising
women. Ho .aid that the bill would be
so broad as to admit of many amend
ments.
Socialism Attacked.
St. Louin*—-Archbishop Glcnnan's at
tack on Socialism was the cause of bit
ter comment among delegates to the
American Federation of Labor today.
Victor L. Berger, congressman-elect. is
expected to make a speech on the floor,
replying to tho criticisms against
followers.
Cripptn Must Hang.
London.—Dn H. H. Crippen must
die on the gallows Wednesday for the
murder of his wife. Belle Elmore Crip-
non. III3 last hope of escape
awept away today when Home Secre
tary Winston Churchill held ineffective
the petition praying commutation of
Crip pen's death sentence.
Troops Patrol Streets.
Paducah. Ky.—Slate troops patrol
the streets today to prevent the out
burst of disorder threatened during the
hearing of damage suits growing out
of night riding raids.
Haskell Cases Nolle Pressed.
Chickssha, Okls.—All cases against
Governor C. N. Haskell hove been nolle
pressed In the Federal court, ending the
legal fight against Haskell and others
In connection with the Muskogee town
lota
Riots at the Reichstag.
Berlin.—That riotous scenes would
mark the Socialists* protest against the
government plans for army expansion
was Indicated when the reichstag con
vened today for the last complete ses
sion of the present body.
Death Comes Quick.
Atlanta.-—B. F. Dillon. Sr.,
superintendent of the Southern divt
slon of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, died at his home in the Men
denhall apartments at 11:45 o’clock
Monday night. Death came from
stroke of apoplexy which followed an
'attack of scute Indigestion.
Insurance Agent Gets Three Years.
Shreveport, La.—W. R. Lunsford, lo
cal agent of the Virginia Life Insur
ance Company, has been given a sen
tence of three years In the penitentiary
for embezzling $2,000 of the company's
funds.
Oglethorpe's Monument.
Savannah, Ga.—Every detail
been completed for the unveiling of
the Oglethorpe monument Wednesday.
And there is no longer any reason to
doubt that the affair will be a success
both in point of attendance and the
faithfulness with which the pre&rrang
ed plans will be carried out.
Polioeman Injured.
Atlanta.—As the result of an auto
mobile accident on Peachtree road,
near U rook wood. at an early hour
Tuesday morning. Bicycle Policeman
William H. Gantt Is confined at the
Grady hospital with a fractured skulL
Freight Trains Collide.
Fairmount, Gs.—In a head-on colli
sion in the yards at Ramhurst on Mon
day three cats of a freight train were
telescoped, and both engines wrecked.
The crews of the trains jumped for
their lives and escaped injury.
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
GATHER IN CONVENTION
PRESIDENT W. H. TAFT,
lie returned today from his trip to
Panama, where be Inspected the canal
Atlanta.—With President Rufus E.
Rose, of Florida, In the chair, the
twelfth annual convention of the
Southern States Association of Agri
cultural Commissioners and Agricul
tural Workers was called to order la
the Georgia senate at the capltol Mon
day at noon.
Mayor Robert F. Maddox In a char
acteristic style made tile address of
welcome and reviewed the many plans
of entertainment which the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce had in store.
Mayor Maddox brought forth much
applause when he spoke of Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt In the following
manner: "I think that If our distin
guished ex-preeldent had turned ' his
attention and devoted his time to ag
ricultural Interests instead ot new na
tionalism, he would have done much
more for this great country." He
stated his wish that the distinguished
guest* would enjoy their entertainment
while in Atlanta, so that they would
long to return here again.
Peanuts vs Boll Weevils
Jsckson, Mm.—Experts who spoke
at the Natchez meeting ot merchants
and farmers Saturday regard peanuts
as the one salvation of the boll weevil
Infested parts of tho state, and farmers
will be urged to plant peanuts next
year and In future till the weevil Is
eradicated from the statu.
Carbolic Suicide.
Roms. Gs.—Deceived by her swoet-
hearL Miss May Lancaster, nineteen
years old, on Monday afternoon at the
Buena Vista hotel took her life by
swallowing an ounce ot carbolic add.
Atlanta’s Chamber of Commerce.
Atlanta.—With Its membership In
creased to 1.015. the Chamber ot Com
merce proved that tho "Atlanta way"
MORSE AND WALSH WILL
NOT GET PARDONS YET
Washington.—John R. Walsh, tho
Chicago financier who Is serving & flye-
year sentence In the Leavenworth pris
on, and Charles W. Morse, the New
York banker serving a fifteen-year
term In the Atlanta prison, will not be
pardoned by President TalL Informa
tion to this effect was obtained today
from an excellent official source. The
president has said that he would not
personally consider any plea for mer
cy until the cases had gone thru the
regular channels. Whatever recom
mendation is made by Mr. Wickersham
will be accepted by the president.
Love Affair Ends in Murder.
Peoria, III*—Mrs. Claude Van Gelder
was shot and Instantly killed early to
day In a rooming bouse here. The po
lice have arrested L. E. Routh, of
Galesburg, who has made a partial con
fession to officers. An old love affair
Is given as the cause.
Venetian Cities Isolated.
Venice.—All communication with the
cities of Tolmeszo and SL Pietro, in
the province of Venetia, was cut off to
day as a result ot the great storms
sweeping that section, and it
feared that they were Inundated, with
vast damage and loss of life.
Augusta's Census 41,304.
Augusta, Ga*—A volunteer census
taken last night shows Augusta to have
41.304 inhabitants. The official census
gave but 37,826. Augusta's population
in 1900 was 39.44L
BOLL WEEVIL WAR
BEGUN BY INFERENCE
Atlanta, G*.—A vigorous campaign
for extermination of tho cotton bolt
wcovil will be Inaugurated Tuesday
afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, when the
conference to consider that question
will be called to order In the Auditori
um-Armory.
The ablest authorities In America on
this evil ore In Atlanta to attend the
conference. Dr. S. A. Knapp, of the
United States department of agricul
ture. who has bod more experience In
flghtlng the boll weevil than any other
man in the country, arrived In Atlanta
Monday and Immediately went In con
ference with officials ot the Chamber ot
Commerce, under whose auspices the
conference will be held.
President T,ft Returns.
Portsmouth, V*.—The armored cruis
er Tennessee, with President Toft and
party aboard, convoyed by the ar
mored cruiser Montano, passed In tho
capes this morning from Panama.
Does Morgan Want »WMXXW007
Washington.—J. Plerpcnt Morgan,
the New Tork financier. Is here today.
Whllo he refuses to discuu the obj—:t
of his visit It Is believed he is here to
discuss with stats department officials
the $50,000,000 Chinese loon.
United States Troops on Mexico Border
Del Rio, Texas.—United States troops
are patrolling the border to preserve
tho neutrality laws. Troop K. Third
United States cavalry, arrived today
from Port Sun Houston.
Dscidss to End Lift.
Asheville, N. C.—J. H. Bloomer, man
ager of the tannic add plant at Old
Fort. N. C. committed suicide Mon
day by cutting his throat from ear to
Job Mads For the Man.
Washington.—With the death
Henry M. Hoyt, the office of counsellor
for the state department. It Is sold In
official circles, will expire. The of-
Human Monkey Dies.
Sen Francisco.—Lady Betty, the fa
mous trained chimpanzee that earned
$1,000 a month. Is deed here of chronic
pneumonia. In spite of the efforts of a
corps of physicians that has been
working for a week to save her Ufa
Queen Elizabeth Weakens.
Brussels.—yuoen Elizabeth, wife of
King Albert who is suffering from
pleuro-pncumonle. was weaker today.
She passed a restless night.
Development For South.
Atlanta.—Development for the South
and Southern resources was the theme
of the addressee mode before the meet
ing of the Southern commissioner, ot
agriculture at their session in the sen
ate chamber Tuesday morning. Every
phase of farm life was discussed, and
methods by which they might be im
proved.
Dalton Man Kills Self.
Dalton, Gs.—Tho first news ot her
son’s attempt to commit suicide was
brought to Mrs. Will Hamilton here
Sunday shortly after noon. She was
rending a Sunday paper and saw whero
B. F. Hamilton, who claimed Atlanta
as his home, had attempted suicide by
asphyxiation In Richmond. Vs.. Satur
day night
Child Burned to Death.
Bristol, Tsnn.—The four-year-old
daughter of A. M. Wright, of Surrey,
east ot this city, woe burned to death
today. Her clothing come Into con
tact with a wood heater, the flames
leaping over her head as she ran from
the house. ,
Tired of Living.
Louisville. Ky.—Robert F. Baer, 2t
years old. traveling salesman for the
Mosley Safe Company, of Hamilton.
Ohio, committed suicide in the Galt
house by shooting himself.
Peopls Best For $100^000,000.
New York.—More sensational arrests
are expected within twenty-tour hours
in the crusade Inaugurated by the gov
ernment against "get-rlch-qulck" con
cerns that are declared to have se
cured more than $100,000,000 from thv
confiding American public.
Macon’s Awakening.
Macon. Ga.—A big mass meeting ot
the Macon Chamber of Commerce for
Tuesday night has been called by Sec
retary E. H. Hyman, ot thkt body, for
the purpose of discussing two Import
ant questions that are of vital Interest
to the city of Macon Just at present.
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BRIEFS NEWS NOTES OF TODAY.
The guarantee fund for Atlanta 1
spring grand opera reached $36,000.
Mrs. Charles W. Morse refused to
believe that the announcement from
Washington that her husband would
not be given a pardon was official.
President Taft left the battleship
Tennessee at Portsmouth after his trip
to Panama. He will visit Governor
Mann, of Virginia, Wednesday.
Mrs. Charles L. Williams fainted in
the Atlanta police court after telling
Recorder Broyles of her husband’s in
fatuation with another woman.
A New York heir to an estate worth
$3,000,000 married his mother's former
maid.
The Vanderbilt football team ,ih
working hard, with Fielding H. Yost.
Michigan's coach, helping Dan McQu-
gin. to defeat Sewanee on Thanksgiv
ing.
Citizens of Macon. Ga.. take their
own census and show their population,
to be 41.775. ^
Many Georgia physicians attended
the Eleventh District Medical society
meeting at Valdosta.
The Georgia Daughters ot the Amer
ican Revolution began m two days ses
sion in Savannah, Ga.
Postmaster General Hitchcock is in
New York, personally directing tho
raids of fraudulent moil schemers who
are said to have “buncoed** the public
tor millions.
Cause of Forest Fires.
Asheville, N. C.—The continued dry
spell In this section has been respon
sible to some degree for the forest
Are* which are now raging on the
mountain sides.
Tried Four Times.
Sylvania, Gs.—For the fourth time
Sylvester Losser will be tried this week
for the murder of Lafayette Parker in
this county in 1905.
Griffin Wants Masonic Home.
Griffin, Ga.—At the next meeting of
Meridian Sun lodge. Free and Ac
cepted Masons, a resolution will be in
troduced and steps taken to start a
movement to secure the location of the
Georgta Masonic home, soon to be lo
cated In some city In this state. Grif
fin Is centrally located and would be an
Ideal location for the home.
Near-War on Near-Beer.
Atlanta —In the belief that a major- ... ..
Ity of the near-be«?r saloons of the state Kalb county last Sunday week were
are being conducted contrary to the i poisoned
provisions of the prohibition law, the!
Georgia Anti-Saloon league will on next
Sunday launch a campaign to have l Revival Comes to Close.
Spray berry s' Remains Exhumed.
Atlanta*—The remains of Mr. and
Mrs. William Spray berry will be ex
humed and their stomachs examined by
a special Investigating committee ap
pointed by Governor Joseph M. Brown
to determine whether or not the aged
couple who died In thtdr home In De-
them legislated out of existence.
Students Hoar Campanari.
Forsyth, Gs.—A personally conducted
party of girl students cf Bessie Tift
college went to Macon last night to
hear Campanari. the famous baritone.
The party was compose! of students
In the voice department
Dam Is Finished.
Jackson, Ga-—The big $3,000,000 dam
of the Central Georgia Power Company
on the Ocmulgee river, eight miles from
Jackson, has at last been completed.
The work was finished a few days ago
and the water has been shut off and
the big reservoir, covering 3,800 acres.
Is being filled up.
Bsrnesville, Ga.—The meeting which
has been in progress at the Baptist
church here for two weeks closed on
Sunday night.
Joint Debate at Mercer,
Macon, Gs*—The first debate of the
year at Mercer university will be held
on the night of Friday, December 2,
when representatives of the Ciceronian
society will engage In a discussion
with debaters from the Phi Delta so
ciety.
Charlton's Extradition Soon.
Washington.—Secretary of State Knox
is expected to decide the Porter Charl
ton extradition casa within the next
ten days.
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