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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1921
Page
13
A Atlanta newspaper editorial commends police for a large day of traffic-law enforcement, reporting 310 arrests and 210 summonses. It argues persistent enforcement will reduce violations, improve public safety, and protect citizens on city streets, urging continued vigilance.
The former ruler laments poverty and says many of his former homeland friends now beg letters, seeking help amid war debts he allegedly saddled on them. He notes he cannot pay and recalls a circulating letter of regret while living in relative comfort at his castle with retinues awaiting his orders.
An open letter from H. H. Dean urges the city planning commission to anticipate future traffic needs beyond the Spring street viaduct. Officials emphasize rapid city growth will require additional viaducts over rail lines and eventual elimination of grade crossings to speed movement and reduce accidents.
The author celebrates recent actions by sheriffs and state authorities in Georgia Alabama and South Carolina that prevented mob rule and lynching. Courts and militia backed up by public sentiment upheld the law, suggesting lynching may fade as law and order gains traction. Prosperity and stability are portrayed as near at hand amid shifting public attitudes.
A fragment from Georgia humor and verse collection mentioning regional satire, agriculture notes, and dialect sketches with references to local figures and newspapers. Contains lines about corn, disarmament, weather, and home life, reflecting rural Southern tone and community quips.
The August New York life column describes Broadway chant halls with intimate floors for about twenty five couples and secret entrances for discreet drinking. It contrasts the Haymarket era with today as patrons swap tales of debt and the underworld while Edgar Saltus’s passing unsettles literati.
Notorious General Decline known as T. H. Phthisis and The Con has been arrested in multiple cities and faced charges tied to nervous prostration and neurasthenia. The culprit’s host underwent a sanatorium stay after false pretenses for treatment, with a long probation and paroled release. A hotel interview features T B urging hygienic living and honest handling of health, urging awareness for youth.
Attorney H H Dean of Gainesville writes to Atlanta Planning Commission urging new viaducts on Pryor Street and Central Avenue to ease congestion. He cites Spring Street viaduct approval and argues railroads and streetcar lines should share costs. Dean predicts high property value gains and urges central avenues opened to improve growth and safety.
A fragmentary verse laments loss and wandering desire. The speaker mourns the departed concept of constitutional promise as a shifting, elusive dream, mixing memories with a sense of deceit and longing. The text references dollar and dog gone imagery and ends with a cryptic name.
A Harper's Magazine excerpt contrasts cow and horse anatomy and behavior. It argues the cow faces storms with its broad head and protective hide while the horse relies on hips and tail for drive and defense, explaining why the cow turns its head and the horse turns its tail.
Dr Myrown B Allen responds to a paper notice about a 15 pound birth in Ingleside claiming a prior 15 pound birth in Hoschton. He identifies Dr C L Allgood as the Scottdale physician and notes Mrs Gully’s baby was a boy while Mrs Pirkle’s newborn Myrtie Grace is a girl. He asserts the Pirkle baby holds priority for the record.
Two meetings are scheduled to discuss a municipal tax increase on August 31. The first rally at North Avenue School auditorium Friday at 8 p.m. features W near Atanta superintendent Wouton as speaker and Dr Eubanks presiding. North Avenue PTA leaders urge district parents and residents to attend. The second meeting for Fourth Street and East Atlanta patrons is next Thursday at Faith's Crossing at 8 p.m., with Mayor Key and Superintendent Sutton among participants.
In a Constitution editorial reply to Colonel Hunt and Congressman Brand, A D Ford argues war bonds of 1918 and 1919 were sound investments despite today’s prices. He notes buyers were varied, bonds paid semiannual interest, and taxes favored income from bonds versus real estate mortgages. He cites inflation, currency value shifts, and farmer wage changes, contending deficits harmed the South but not due to the bonds or government. He urges continued loyalty to the administration and calls for policy changes at the Federal Reserve.
Fifty years ago reports recounted the state road scandal that toppled Governor Bullock and struck fear into a political machine led by H S Kimball and Foster Blodgett. The piece notes embezzlement claims of 16 000 and 6 000 000 in expenditures, warns readers not to judge hastily, and promises further detail as cases unfold.
John W. Dawson of Lawson and Dawson, federal tax agents in Washington, D. C., met Hewlett and Dennis in Atlanta to discuss war and excess profits tax problems. He noted Congress faced unprecedented revenue demands in 1917 and 1918 and the difficulty of unifying many diverse business recording systems.
The Senate passed a concurrent resolution by 38 to 18 to begin a congressional recess from August 24 to September 21. Introduced by Senator Lodge, the measure faces House action later in the week. Democratic opposition centers on the short four week period and calls for broader concessions. Senator Watson of Georgia opposed the resolution.
Bavahnah Ga August 16. With the Milledgeville state insane asylum closed to new admissions for lack of funds, authorities in Milledgeville and Chatham county seek ways to care for lunacy warrant cases. Three patients were sent to the canitarium the day before, with three more awaiting evaluation as commissioners study options for future handling.
Fulton county officials announced plans to start a 1 1/2 mile paved road within three weeks. The route will connect Agnes Scott College Emory Lanier and Oglethorpe universities forming a semicircle from Agnes Scott to Oglethorpe via Piedmont and Highland avenues. Judge Adams said the idea was conceived three years ago as University Drive. Completion is expected before Christmas.
A special Georgia Milk Producers Association meeting at the Chamber of Commerce discussed co operation among wholesalers and retailers to promote milk on a community basis. Arthur Brooke urged systemized advertising highlighting milk’s medicinal value, noting doctors often prescribe milk at home.
An enthusiastic rally at 265 Atlanta Avenue featured a citizens group forming the “flying squadrons” to canvass the third ward in support of Councilman Fred C. Woodall’s bid for re election. The door to door drive will cover the ward by primary time. Woodall defended his fight against corrupt police officials while denouncing opponent Belflower as a plant of detective department sympathizers. The crowd pressed for church support on the moral issue and a second Woodall rally was scheduled for next Tuesday despite bad weather.
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