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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1911
Page
7
Reported pickpocket losses include a purse containing 1 dollar 60 cents and other items from shoppers in a crowded area near the Candler building. Police warn of increasing thefts as summer tourist activity rises and urge vigilance.
The Tavs Club opened its outdoor gymnasium on Saturday night under Prof Graydon, with many boys spending the afternoon preparing the club rear at 53 and 34 Ekmiton Street for the first outdoor events. Pole vaulting and jumping were featured as hands-on trials and several boys nearly broke records. A large turnout attended the initial tests and a later meeting of the Arkwright fraternity was planned for 745 PM with a Third Degree meeting.
Macon Georgia April 16 Special reports that retail houses signed an agreement to close earlier from now until September 1. The change affects all days except Saturdays with afternoon closing. In summer only soda water fountains and fruit stands will stay open after 6 PM.
A committee led by W Woods White plans to launch Fidelity Mutual Savings and Trust Company to offer small loans at legal rates with weekly installments. With 94 of 1000 shares subscribed, organizers aim to reach $50,000 this week. The bank seeks to protect wage earners from loan sharks and will canvass Atlanta to enroll subscribers, offering up to twenty shares per individual at $50 each.
Washington reports steady growth in the 48 postal savings banks with deposits now at 200000. Five new offices begin May 1 as the experiment started January 3. Brunswick, Ga climbs to twenty fourth in total deposits with 49 accounts and 1695 dollars on deposit in the system.
Pastor John E White of Second Baptist expounds that the Young Men's Christian Association must either take a clear Christian stance or withdraw from sectarian controversy. He urges inclusive fellowship with Jews and Catholics, citing Acts chapter ten and Roosevelt's critique of exclusion, framing the issue as adherence to New Testament orthodoxy and the spirit of Christ.
Macon on April 16 Special The grand jury will meet tomorrow morning at 10 o clock to open the April term of the superior court. Investigations include Mauer traffic in Macon and wholesale indictments expected. Railroad offices summoned to produce accounts books and receipts for whisky shipments. The piece also discusses the Young Men's Christian Association and its relations with Jews and Catholics.
Easter Sunday in Atlanta brought bright skies and record church attendance as congregations filled by men and women in spring finery. Tempos of sacred song and choirs enhanced services across many churches, with notable Easter anthems and solos.
The general council meets this afternoon at 3 in regular semi monthly session. A key item is a report on an ordinance fixing new baggage rates, expected to resemble current cab charges. The street committee will report on widening Mitchell Street and accepting donated land and funds to begin work at once. The police board backed an ordinance to set police court hours at 2:30. The sewer committee divides on church exemptions from assessments, with one side proposing 26 percent of flower-laying costs and the other proposing no charge to churches.
Voluntary contributions pour in as plans for a monument to Professor W A Bass proceed. President Mawson of the Boys' High School Alumni Association reports letters from former students praising the educator, with one Augusta donor pledging 4 to fund a fitting resting place monument.
The ordinance committee favors a charter amendment to allow council to fill unexpired alderman terms without a city election. Some council members favor ward elections, arguing vacancies should trigger a ward vote before any council election.
The Macon Biblia conference opened in Macon Ga with over one thousand attendees at the city auditorium. Speakers included Rev CooW Farr of Philadelphia Rev F W Troy of New York Rev J G Snyder of Brooklyn Rev JA Ansley Jr of Deli la Ga and Rev R V Miller of Hendersonville NC. A highlight was 100 Hephzibah orphanage children under age 10 singing during the service.
The regular choir and Rev Dr Joel T Daves led a strong sermon on the resurrection as All Saints filled early. Ushers lined aisles with chairs yet many stood, and a striking offertory hymn What Seek Ye by Alfred Holt Ute moved the worshipers.
A joint committee of traveling men associations press for abolition of the mileage rule through H M Ashe. A report on traffic board actions is promised for April 15 with a May 1 start date to report progress. J H Andrews notes likely benefits from traffic board action. JIC Cooley joins Beck & Gregg in the city. The local T P A held a meeting at Piedmont hall with state convention work and Atlanta hosting plans for next year’s major gathering drawing thousands.
The Georgia and Florida railway inaugurates two through trains daily between Augusta and Madison with southbound departures at 7 p m central time and full routing Augusta Madison Madison Augusta. Other intercity connections link Millen Vidalia Hadehurst Douglas Broxton Barrow's Bluff Nashville Sparks Pineboro and eastern and central cities.
Col Thos J Shackelford announces candidacy for the Democratic nomination in Georgia's eighth district. He says he will join the race at the upcoming primary and plans a thorough district-wide canvass.
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