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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1911

Page

5

Chatham Board and Hall Disagree Over Detention Bill

Savannah Ga April 10 Special Chatham county commissioners reject Attorney General Hall’s view on paying for transporting former detective Julius Starr from Los Angeles for forgery trial They say they will not cover the bill unless compelled The solicitor general Hartridge in Atlanta sent the matter to Sheriff Screven The United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company insured the Chatham Bank and may cover Starr’s return but could seek reimbursement from the county if required

Savennah Chatham County Hall Julius Starr Los Angeles Hartridge Atlanta California Eurety Company

New Counterfeit Bills Detected in Circulation

New York April 10 W H Morgan acting chief of the secret service warns banks and businesses to watch for two counterfeit notes in use. One is a $20 national bank note from Los Angeles with misspellings and a misprinted cashier word. The other is a $10 United States note with a reddish brown back.

New York W. H. Morgan Secret Service United States National Bank of Los Angeles Cal United States Moran

Rixey Bond Forfeited Over Nonappearance in Court

Alexandria April 1. C Jones Rixey president of the defunct Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Corporation had his $40 000 bond forfeited after failing to appear for bond renewal in corporation court. A rule returnable April 21 was issued to show cause why the bond should not be forfeited. The court also ordered a capias on new indictments returned by a grand jury against the accused banker.

Alexandria C. Jones Rixey Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Corporation Cauge Capias

Specialists to Tour Southern States

Washington April 10 Kendric Babcock a historian of education and Arthur C Monahan a land grant and college statistics specialist of the bureau of education depart for a tour of the southern states. Babcock will study college standards and regional education while Monahan investigates agricultural institution conditions. They will attend the Conference on Education in Jacksonville Fla April 19. Babcock will visit Florida North Carolina Georgia and Virginia. Monahan will visit agricultural schools in Florida Georgia Illinois Kentucky and Tennessee.

Washington Kendric Babcock Arthur C. Monahan Bureau of Education Coueges Jacksonville Fla Florida North Carolina Georgia Virginia Illinois Kentucky Tennessee Monahan

Potash Trouble May Be Settled

Berlin April 10 American potash representatives plan direct talks with the German syndicate to settle the dispute without further diplomatic steps. Private advices say an agreement likely fixes the price including the super contingent tax at a figure acceptable to the Americans. The German syndicate has asked the government to proceed with collecting the tax, which had been deposited in trust awaiting settlement.

Berlin

Cumberland on Rampage

Cumberland river rising above the US for War and still climbing. Upstream reports show limited damage. Decatur, Alabama indicates the Tennessee river is spreading northward across a three mile stretch and linking Swan and Beaver lakes.

Dasnville Fennante Jr Cumberland Decatur Ala Tennessee

Rat-Hunting Party In Columbus Overruns Town

In Columbus Indiana on April 10 the town of Qid St Louis faced a rat invasion so severe that male residents formed a rat-hunting party with dogs and killed 265 rats. Women stayed inside their homes during the hunt.

cComumbus Ind Qid St. Louis Becae

Barry Wright Admitted to Practice Before Supreme Court

Rome Georgia bar member Barry Wright was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court. He was presented by Senator Bacon.

Barry Wright Ton Rome Bacon

Scarlet Fever Quarantine at Barnard College

Scarlet fever outbreak at Barnard College in Barnard, New York, April 14 leads to quarantine for nearly 160 girls as the school reports cases and prepares isolation measures.

Barnard New York Foe Ail Barnard College

Barrett Urges Unity and Enduring Organization Among Farmers

Union City April 10 Special Barrett of the Farmers Union urges all members and American farmers to uphold cooperation and strong organization. He stresses self sacrifice, persistence, and unity as the path to reform, warns against vanity and factionalism, and calls for leaders to endure criticism and continue fighting for the cause.

Union City Barrett Farmers’ Union Napa Secred National Farmers’ Union Bost Sodma Chas. & Barr

A Healthy Happy Old Age Promoted by a Gentle Remedy

An advertisement extols Syrup of Figz and Elixir of Senna as a natural family laxative. It claims the remedy cleanses the system, strengthens and warms the internal organs, and suits the very young to middle aged due to its efficiency and lack of harmful ingredients. It urges regular use to achieve beneficial effects.

Southern Railway Aids Southeast Development Through Land and Industry Work

H. W. Miller reports the Southern Railway Company spent sixty thousand dollars for its land and industrial department in the year ended June 30, 1919. The company, headquartered in Atlanta, notes it led U S railways in development expenditure except for one rival. It has expanded its land and industrial efforts and created a cotton culture department to boost yields and advise farmers against the cotton boll weevil, while planning further cooperative development and efficiency steps.

H. W. Miller Southern Railway Atlanta Southern Railway Company Interstate Commerce Commission United States Laad United States Agricultural Department Agricultural Commissioners of the States

We Have Moved City Office and Stationery Dept

We have moved our city office and stationery department to Nos. North Broad Street Foote and Davies Co. Phone Main 61.

Stix North Broad ST Foote & Davies Co

Aked praises Rockefellers before leaving New York

The Rev. Charles I. Aked, departing for San Francisco, declares his relations with the Rockefellers remain cordial. He notes admiration for John D. Rockefeller and appreciation for the Rockefeller Bible class as a key aid to his ministry, saying he is proud to count Rockefeller as a friend. Aked and Mrs. Aked travel in President Lovett’s private car.

New York Charles I. Aked San Francisco Rockefellers Rockefeller Bible Elaas America Rockefeller Aked President Lovett Union Pacific Railroad

Government appeals in cotton bull case against Patten

New York April 10 government serves notice of appeal in the cotton market econspiracy cases against James A. Patten and others. Appeal challenges Judge Noyes ruling sustaining demurrer to several counts in the indictment. Four counts of the indictment remain standing, alleging conspiracy and illegal restraint of interstate trade and foreign commerce.

New York James A. Patten Noyes United States Circuit Court

Grant Patent Upheld By U S Supreme Court

Washington April 10 The Supreme Court today upheld the Grant patent covering a system for setting rubber tires on carriage wheels. A Rock Hill man was sentenced to six months in federal prison for fraudulent use of the mail in a diamond theft scheme involving express shipment with cash on delivery and inspection rights. Imitation stones were substituted for genuine and later returned to the dealer. Howard and Emery to Speak at Cincinnati Dinner. Washington April 10 William M Howard of Lexington and H Emery will travel to Cincinnati to discuss tariff board purposes at the Commercial Club dinner next Saturday night. Emery on Investigations as part of tariff legislation and Howard on business uses of a tariff board. Bill to Protect Dry Territory Introduced to bar shipment of intoxicants into states where prohibited. Union City Ga Apr 10.

Washington Supreme Court of the United States Chie Seegey A Sey Anwene Wey Napier Rock Hul 8S United Sates Apier Express Company Howard Emery Wiliam M. Howard Lexington H. ©. Emery Cincinnati Tarlf Commercial Club Mr. Emery Mr. Howard Cement

Prisoner Escapes Dougherty Jail Using Bathtub Leg

James Wilson, a man posing as a deaf mute, escaped from Dougherty county jail last night after demolishing three locks and tunneling through a brick wall. He used the leg of a demolished bathtub as a battering tool. He has not been recaptured. County commissioners, at their meeting, accepted plans for a new modern jail to be erected at once.

Albany James Wilson Dougherty County Wilson

Negroes Indorse Judge Brand Stands on Pistol-Toting Case

In Athens Georgia during the federa spring term opener nearly 300 Negroes and a crowd of whites rose to back Judge Brand. The jurors and audience approved his stance to send every convicted pistol-toter, white or Black, to the chain gang without fines. One elderly Black man stayed to speak but then sat down.

Judge Brand Athens Brand Fe Grand Jury T. P. Vincent Clarke County Coun

Carrie Nation improving in Leavenworth sanatorium

Reports from the east that Carrie Nation is dead were contradicted by physicians at the Leavenworth sanitarium where she is treated. They said her condition is improving daily and she may be cured before summer.

Leavenworth Kan Carrie Nation Kansas Nation

Warning Against Quacks and Fake Cures in Medical Advice

A veteran medical writer warns readers about no cure no pay schemes and guaranteed cures. He recalls a victim who paid $50 for a promised cure to a minor ailment that turned out harmless. The author says he would have explained the issue for free and rejects selling cures, offering to treat honestly within office hours and provide monographs by mail.

Thiataker L. My

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