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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1921
Page
1
In a tense session the senate debated a 5 percent amusements tax including grand opera. Senator Nix urged adjournment amid claims of a pending opera tax compromise, while President Clay cautioned progress. The uproar ended with a Monday adjournment as 98 sections of the general tax act moved forward.
A Bibb county case marks the first tombstone theft charge in the county's history. J W Poe is accused of removing and replacing an inscription at a cemetery on Third Street after a drayman led detectives to Poe’s home. The stone was later reportedly shipped out of town. The bond is set at $2,500 with a 20 percent tax on tobacco mentioned in related Ridley amendments.
Los Angeles August 6 John B Kennedy an insurance broker was shot to death in a Beverly Glen suburb while Mr s Madalynne Obenchain a Chicago divorcee searched for a buried penny a neighbor saw two men flee in a car a shotgun shattered his head a revolver lay by his side Kennedy was killed as the pair scoured the ground for the penny Obenchain held as a witness said she could not explain the shooting and hinted at marriage plans with Kennedy an inquest will be held after preliminary inquiries
During afternoon debate on the tax amendment several senators attacked the measure. Senator Golucke of the 19th denounced the entire bill as patched up and unfair and said he would vote against it when it comes to a vote. The amendment was sent to a committee appointed to thresh disputes to satisfaction. The discussion continued on page one column.
The 1921 Georgia General Assembly heads into a crucial two days as the tax act and appropriations come to final debate. Governor Hardwick and Rep DuBose say no extra session will be called. Senate amendments push revenue estimates to about 11 million, with house fights over proposed increases and the amusement and gasoline taxes.
Senator John H. Jones warned of a tax burden increase on Georgians by Governor Thomas W. Hardwick and the General Assembly. He cited higher taxes on fertilizer, amusements, gasoline, and other levies, plus reduced state appropriations and veteran pensions. Jones predicted taxpayer protests unless the governor’s program is altered. He described the plan as a political scheme designed to starve state institutions while blaming the assembly for tax hikes.
New York August report from the publicity department of the board of missions at the Sesseet Episcopal church Africa describes a python entering a hen house at night and devouring eight chickens and nine eggs. Natives and missionaries killed the snake and opened it to find eggs hatched into perfectly normal chickens.
Fulton county commissioners urged the Associated Charities to provide a satisfactory report on a Martha Murphey case after County Investigator John McCrary found little aid from the charity. They considered halting the $500 monthly county contribution and questioned past charity work while noting ongoing costs for a concrete bridge project and related tenders.
After nine hours of deliberation in the Payne bootlegging case, the jury reported no verdict and retired for the night at the Ansley hotel. The court resumes Sunday morning at nine as Judge De Humphries weighs options on mistrial versus further deliberations, with State and defense representatives arguing their positions.
In Washington August 6 Republican members of the Ways and Means Committee face political danger amid tax revision talk. Secretary Mellon urged new revenue methods, warning without action the public will feel the government’s reach. Democrats fear Mellon's plans may wreck the GOP while preferring strategies that avoid protest.
Letter from H L Cleveland Coxe, now with the American Red Cross, claims about 400 Americans are jailed in French civil prisons in dire straits. The Prison Welfare body led by Charles N. Walker plans an investigation to pressure for relief and better conditions.
Partly cloudy weather with local thundershowers expected Sunday and Monday. Temperatures to remain nearly steady with no major change.
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