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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1921
Page
13
The issue highlights advertising, circulation, and office notices for The Constitution. It cautions Atlanta residents about a surge in burglaries, bludgeonings, and street hold ups in residential areas, noting Whitehall Street shop thefts, a merchant’s overnight break-in, and a church organ theft, urging the city to wake up.
The Constitution publishes John G. Shedd of Marshall Field & Co outlining three persistent government problems tariffs taxes and transportation after six months of Republican control. He argues business welfare hinges on real solutions and that pre election promises have not materialized. The piece also features a police view urging removal of politics from policing and comments on Russia hunger Hoover relief and public vitriol.
Congress debated tariff oil measures stalled in the Senate Finance Committee with Sen Shedd noting harm rather than help, while a tax reduction act shifts burden. Railroad rate reform remains debated, freight and passenger costs stay high. Republicans won control on pledges not yet fulfilled.
A patchwork of verses and light notes from hometown papers recalls autumn scenes with cider, harvests, and an old romance. Brief items pervade with quips on a vacation by editors, a publisher’s rate freeze, and social musings on beauty and manners.
A reader argues for enforcing traffic laws with discretion rather than a strict letter of the law. He cites widespread statutes, notes daily violations, and questions enforcement focus on minor offenses while urging lawmakers to amend laws to fit police discretion and public safety.
A letter from Fred N Merry in Atlanta urges revising traffic rules to curb dangers from children in the streets. He describes kids darting from wagons and carts, riding wagons downhill, and roller skating, arguing drivers cannot stop in time and face arrest when accidents occur. He asks for steps to reduce life and limb losses.
At the International Association of Chiefs of Police convention in St Louis, Detroit’s William P. Rutledge urged removing politics from city police and courts to restore law enforcement efficiency. He cited Detroit reforms since 1918, including a unified recorder’s court, removal of bondsmen, and improved court cooperation, as proof that depoliticized systems reduce crime and speed up trials.
Emory theologian Bishop Warren Akin Candler released The Kingdom of God's Dear Son, based on the 1921 Quillian lectures. The work defends orthodox theology, tracing a heavenly patriarchy from creation through Israel and the New Testament, with praise from Emory faculty and the book sold at Miller's Hook store.
A vivid New York diary capturing street scenes from Times Square to Fourteenth Street. Characters include Eddie Cantor Eddie Ellis Mrs Leslie Carter and a Swedish poet as crowds fill rooms salons and sidewalks. The piece notes bicycle clubs at Patchogue Long Island and a late night party in a Winter Garden neighborhood apartment.
A reader asks Dr Brady to specify how much time should be devoted to physical education in a five hour school day. Brady argues for daily gym work and anthropology, proposing one fifth of each school day to gymnasium and one fifth to anthropology and related sciences. He suggests equal credit for physical education and anthropology to standard academic subjects, stressing trained teachers.
Henry J Fullbright, state tax commissioner, sent notices to seven Georgia counties demanding tax assessment increases from 16 to 25 percent, boosting state totals by about 3.5 million dollars. Nine counties failed to submit reports by August 1, 1921, risking forfeiture of tax officials commissions. The counties named are Murray Henry Butts Turner Screven Crisp and Troup. missing D Baker Dougherty Gwinnett Jefferson Richmond Stewart Sumter Tattnall and Washington.
Attorneys for Bailiff W H Davis deny accusations he was intoxicated at a Fulton county campground stating he was with his wife and friends and not disordered. Two young men had claimed arrests by Davis and another officer and alleged an offer to settle the case for money after a grand jury probe.
The Traffic Club, a social organization of railroad fraternity and traffic officials, which promotes friendly relations, has arranged a luncheon at the Ansley hotel on Monday, August 28, at 1 o'clock. All members urged to attend.
Fuzzy Woodruff recalls Atlanta events with humor and local color. The note references a North Carolina exchange, a skating rink anniversary, a fire at Mrs Buffington’s Forsyth and Whitehall kitchen, and early dispatch delays from Brotherton’s Corner as a Savannah storm rattled wires.
Public appeal by Willis Sutton, superintendent of Atlanta schools, urging voters on August 31 to support the tax increase to fund public education. He warns that failure could force layoffs, harming 1,000 workers and recirculating funds through local commerce, and stresses the schools rely on emergency taxes with no funds left to sustain operation.
O K Hills candidate Horace Russell rival Ellis responds to alleged unfounded statements by Russell supporters. Ellis says he owns a ninth ward home with two public school children, has twenty years as a citizen and taxpayer, and denounces a smear campaign while urging supporters to seek facts before further remarks.
Dr M Ashby Jones pastor of Poncey Leon Avenue Baptist church spoke at the Ad club luncheon at the Kimball house. He urged clean upright business methods and fair competition while denouncing profit from attacking rivals. The event drew many Atlanta members and out of town guests with plans for lecturing series by national advertising figures.
The Atlanta League of Women Voters issued a statement saying the organization has taken no definite position on the proposed tax rate increase. Miss Elinore Raoul, chairwoman, emphasized that the league provides factual information on political matters but leaves voting decisions to individual members.
City detectives disclosed the theft of a bundle of government checks totaling $2,500 from the Majestic building’s vocational guidance office. The forged checks, issued August 1 to 15, were for wounded soldiers’ training stipends, typed payee name, and facsimile signatures. banks and merchants were warned not to cash them. Authorities seek the thief and the identity of those who forged the documents.
Governor Thomas W Hardwick will fly from Asheville North Carolina and be at his desk at the capitol Monday morning The governor plans to announce appointments to the state boards of forestry and nurses examiners created by the recent legislature He will also review inquiries from banks about selling deferred warrants tied to rentals of the Western and Atlantic railroad a state owned property
The Lowry National Bank held a dinner for officers and employees at the Capital City Club on a Wednesday evening. The event celebrated a savings contest success with top winners led by Miss Regina Corrigan, Miss Marie Zeigler, and Mrs. M. B. Fitzgerald, followed by several other executives and guests. Coca-Cola’s Harrison Jones spoke briefly, and President H. Warner Martin served as toastmaster. H. H. Johnson outlined next year’s work for the Atlanta chapter of the American Institute of Banking, of which he is president.
The Second Ward Citizens' Club holds its final meeting before the city primary at Georgia Avenue School tonight. Rep. Virlyn B. Moore and all ward candidates will address the gathering.
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