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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1913
Page
4
The hearings resumed before the Ways and Means Committee with all witnesses under oath as experts or representatives. The session focused on tariff revisions, the impact on iron, steel, and related goods, and potential revenue projections.
Washington January 10 Special Man Georgians press ahead with tariff hearings before the House Ways and Means Committee. Oscar Underwood defends revenue duties while Josiah T Rose of Atlanta argues against protecting iron and wire products. A trust in cotton futures opened at 2 cents a pound, with subsequent adjustments after adjournment.
The Atlante presented The Prince of Pilsen with a lively ragtime papering of Broadway to Paris fashions. Miss Wars Murray and Wiss Wiray drew praise for singing and stage presence while Jess Loendy as Hans Waster provided steady comic moments. The cast showcased Miss Wiray’s charm and strong acting, plus Campbell Duncans’s Lord Somerset and Ridenc Lyon as Wagner, with the chorus delivering pleasant but lightly trained numbers. The Frances of Pilsen returns for a matinee and evening show, while Three Twins next week promises additional musical comedy.
Great interest rises over Miss Margaret Illingtons visit to Atlanta as producers stage Kindling, depicting deep sentiment. The show features Maggie Schultz as the lead in a production by Jerese Catrinto and Beethoxsen in Washington. Tickets for Monday and Tuesday performances, including a Tuesday matinee, are on sale.
Keith Vaudeville and stars like Ray Cox deliver standout performances at the Grand this week. Patrons are urged to see the show multiple times, as repeats draw large crowds and strong reviews. The romantic moment from Drink to me only with thine eyes is echoed in the lively stage banter as patrons linger for more.
London reports the Balkans stalemate over Adrianople persists as European powers push for its inclusion in Bulgaria while Turkey resists. Amid calls for compromise, ambassadors at the Ottoman capital adjourned without agreement and Greek protests flare over plans to keep islands from Greece.
Audience disruption from basketball game noise and soldiers’ movements caused plastering hazards during a Faust festival recital. Colonel Peel announced a plan to reduce noise while directors warned of further plaster danger and a steel ceiling may be required.
Macon Ga January 10 Special A strike of the telegraphers on the Southern railway seems imminent due to wage demands. A high proportion favor striking unless raised. A November 30 conference was postponed to December 23, when officials refused to grant increases. Telegraphers seek 18 percent raise and better conditions. Lap siding adds work and responsibility to telegraphers. Mrs Louise C Bright seeks divorce from Lynweed L Bright alleging cruel treatment and failure to support. married 1902 with several children. living apart since October 3, 1911.
Mobile Alabama reports confirm sixteen people died when the river steamer James T Staples exploded near Alador Springs. Twenty three were injured, and a crowd of about two thousand gathered as the John Guill delivered bodies. Investigation will begin. both captain and engineer perished in the blast.
York January 10 The three men found guilty last night of a million dollar wireless telephone and telegraph swindle were sentenced today to the federal penitentiary at Atlanta Cameron Spear the promoter must serve five years and pay a fine of 200 Frederick Collins the inventor three years and a 2000 fine and Charles Le Vaughan two years The defendants were convicted of using the mails to defraud in selling stock of the Culling Wireless Telegraph company and the Continental Wireless Telephone and Telegraph company.
Five hundred buyers can save about 107.50 on a high grade piano. Weatherholt Piano club offers pianos at factory prices with $25 weekly payments, no interest, delivered after $100 paid, eliminating retail delays. Membership requires a $ payment and selection of piano model.
The Kansas City common council petitions to investigate Judges Van Valkenburgh and Pollock over their roles in receiverships tied to the Kansas Natural Gas and United Gas Improvement interests. The resolutions allege abuse of power to raise gas prices and favor related companies, citing 1912 actions and higher charges for Kansas City Gas.
Mrs Clara Clisby died suddenly of pneumonia January 1 while wintering in Salt Lake City with her daughter and grandson. Elmer Morton, aged two, died Friday at 10 am at East Point residence. Funeral service will be Saturday at 2 pm from the residence, with interment in East Point cemetery.
De C Braj 26 is held by Athens police after wounding friend Simms Lindsey while attempting suicide. Lindsey, a local business college student, rests at home and is expected to recover. Bray, at his aunt s home, fired a pistol into his side during a midnight visit by Lindsey and Ira Boges, claiming mental aberration with no clear motive.
A fire in the wholesale department of the Wyorn Johnson Candy Company on Char street injured Fireman GL Hollis as he was struck by water and knocked into a cellar opening. The blaze started from a stove in the office and caused hundreds in damages with insurance to cover it. Adjoining Alamo theater evacuated as smoke filled the building. The incident occurred January 10 with several hundred dollars in damage.
A minister cursed a bartender and a fight followed near polls headquarters. Disorderly conduct charges were filed against the preacher and another man. The pastor declined to identify his church and gave a curt reply to reporters. One man, aged 35, lives at 20 Mell Avenue.
Dated December 14 letters from the Catholic mission at Nanning report a brutal mass execution of thirty nine lepers by provincial authorities of Nanking in Kwang-Si. Lepers were driven into a kerosene soaked pit and burned amid threats and rewards for further discoveries. The mission sought aid for care, while the governor later blamed the victims for “outrages,” a charge the letters deny.
The British steamer Alcazar with a crew of 23 had rough seas off the Carolina coast for two weeks. It was reported last night leaking and calling for assistance near Diamond Shoal but steamed into port under its own power with a noticeable list to port, still in bad condition but afloat.
The relatives and friends of Martha Ahattuk Mis WC Griffith WC Griffith Jr Ma G Dyugings Griffith Miss Leona Ruth and Mangaret Griffith Mis J L Park of Chattanooga Tenn, CT B Gross and family of St Louis, E J Douglas and family, M E Burleigh of Jacksonville Fla, Wwow Douglas of Jacksonville Fla, E A White of Jacksonville Fla are invited to attend Martha Shattuck’s funeral this Saturday morning at 190 Ink from the residence 229 Richardson Street. The pallbearers selected will meet at the residence and leaves Parselav Brandon Companys, 246 Ivy Street, at ????. Jones The friends of Lou Jones Mrs Mary Sills Mrs Martha Gill Mr Hershel Dean are invited to attend Lou Jones’s funeral this Saturday morning at 11 o clock from Barclay & Brandon chapel 246 Nsystreet, Rev William Russell Owen will officiate. Interment at West View Cemetery. Bloomfield Company Funeral Directors-Embalmers. Private Ambulance. Both Phones 385.
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