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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1914
Page
5
The text frames a formal request to present facts only and limit oratory. It emphasizes serious economic concerns and asks speakers to discuss the probe from the standpoint of broader economic bases rather than city-specific centers. Mr McAdoo urges concise, dietmetropolitan framing in the discussion.
Officials including J K Orr and Wilmer S Moore argued Atlanta as the southeastern hub for a regional bank under the new federal system. McAdoo pressed for figures on Atlanta’s share of southern business, credit flows, and crop movements while discussing branch centers and territory boundaries.
Four cities Chattanooga Columbia Birmingham and Savannah present arguments to the Atlanta regional committee today in Atlanta. High level speakers from Cincinnati and officials including John Skelton Williams and William G McAdoo attend the sessions as hearings continue through Saturday.
Washington reports Senator Bacon’s condition at Garfield Hospital remained critical yet serious, with a normal morning temperature rising to 100.5 in the evening as physicians monitored him along with family and private secretary statements. Nearby interest grew as officials and voters queried his health amid ongoing congressional discussions on regional banking centers and Chattanooga’s role.
Rockmart Ga February 13 Miss Rosa Brinsfield fiancée of traveling coal salesman McKindree says she believes another hand killed him not himself. She denies knowledge of a $10,000 check reportedly found among his belongings and plans to attend his funeral in Savannah after denying the suicide theory. Brinsfield, daughter of J W Brinsfield a Rockmart merchant, was with him recently and says he was in good health and spirits.
Alphonse Bertillon creator of the criminal identification system died in Paris at age 68 after a period of anemia and other illnesses. He served as director of the Anthropometric Department and authored works on ethnography, anthropometry and criminal photography.
Four workers at the Herculea Powder works died in a blast that destroyed the packing house and halted shipments of powder bound for Mexico. The February 13 accident left officials investigating the unknown cause.
Washington February 13 Strong opposition developed today in the senate to the Lea resolution to appoint a special committee of MXO senators to coverte With the intestate commerce immression to its investigation of the affairs of the Louigsidle and Naghvile railroad and its altred Hes senator Juhi Sharp Williams report ed the resolution faveratly from the committee on w count, and read a 16 Port from Conuaniasiona Weser which Charged that Wible Lo Mapother vice president of the Gomvile and Nash Mile had defied the commmission . Agents indtrictened (9 dstrey valuable recorts 1hy commission Senator Williams sid had isked for the spe cial committee in veda ty reride Ju Windelion Cor contemur and to experi dite The inquiry pending mandamus Proceedings in the uris for posses sion of Withheld records Doubt is to the jrisdiction of the senate in the premses let be prolonged discussion and delevid a ton on the resolution until tomorrow-Senator Lea said tonight however that he beleved he would be bl, to convanes the senate in action was necessary to make posite captimization of phases of the commissions (nearly which of fualk of the Louisville and Nashville had blocked)
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