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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1921
Page
13
A editorial argues the $8,850,000 bonding proposal to be voted on March 8 benefits the poor and middle classes by funding public facilities. It stresses that workers' children need sunlight, clean water, and space to play, and that better schools, water, and sanitation lift the entire city.
The article extols Cincinnati for its municipal university system offering free tuition aside from books and equipment, linking elementary and higher education under city control. It compares with Valparaiso Ind where a gifted ownership of a major university aims to build a large endowment for broader access by 1931.
An Atlanta businessman argues for a bond proposal to fund bridges waterworks and streets, stressing credit reliability, honest council, and a sixteen member bond commission to supervise every penny. He asserts the project serves the masses and city’s future, urging citizens to support the bond.
In 1888 the last heroine sprained her ankle yet calves and knees have since changed. The brain’s blood flow is largely passive, depending on overall circulation not the vaso motor system. Brain anemia from reduced blood supply can slow circulation and cause symptoms. Poor general musculature from neglect of exercise worsens brain circulation, especially among women due to corsets. Overeating and lack of daily exercise shorten life as surely as disease. Mild abdominal pressure can ease symptoms temporarily, while walking and targeted abdominal exercises help prevent brain circulation problems.
Colton Lynns of Marietta Ga writes of spring fever and a fantasy of a life in a rose, imagining butterflies, sunlit flowers, and a dreamlike existence from spring to winter, expressing contentment with nature and a longing for perpetual bliss.
A Georgia Supreme Court decision item catalogs numerous cases in error from various superior courts including Bibb, Fulton, Newton, Troup, Colquitt and Meriwether. It names judges, attorneys and firms such as Jordan Moore Felder Mayson Johnson Ends Searle and Crenshaw, and notes judgments reversed in several proceedings.
Rev Arthur Santmier, after fifteen years among Cree and Salteaux, will lecture Friday night at West End Christian church on Life In the Northern Wilderness. Lantern slides from northern photographs will illustrate the talk, the first in a Men's Club community lecture series.
A 1921 letter from Harry L. Schlesinger urges Atlanta to approve a bond issue for permanent city improvements. He argues bonds will fund streets sewers water and schools, provide jobs, and keep workers from leaving. He appeals to unity across social classes and notes the city government’s honesty and need for citizen support.
O O McIntyre paints a vivid slice of New York by West Street, from the dockside odor and sea-faring life to Delmonico's luncheon chatter. He notes taverns, teamsters, gas-lit shops, and the brutal aging of a once famed beauty amid public spectacle and evolving urban decay.
State obligations total $1,900,000 more than anticipated revenue, causing worry among governor and officials. Education Superintendent Brittain asked for $900,000 to cover last year's unpaid public school balance, with other pension requisitions pending. About $50,000 in funds remain and $1,000,000 in ad valorem taxes unpaid, leaving a net shortfall near $1,000,000 as appropriations outpace tax growth.
Emory University economics students asked Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer for approval to hear Eugene Debs speak at the federal penitentiary. Prison officials said permitting Debs would violate regulations, prompting the appeal. Some class members oppose, and Professor A S Johnson is not among the appellants. If allowed Debs would choose his own topic.
A grand jury on Wednesday afternoon returned four indictments against Floyd Woodward Ed Bilis J Sawyer and R J Wilson alias Red Harrizon for taking part in a $9 400 fleecing of Bland brothers W E and Robert from Drew Mississippi The Bland brothers traveled to At.
W. M. Bland and his brother claim they were lured to invest in a stock exchange scheme run by Ed O Ellis, R R op Le Wilson, and a man named Smith. Bland says 15 000 cash was posted, 60 000 won, and 39 400 plus 9 400 cash were handed to a cashier then Wilson vanished. Indictments cite Wilson Woodsward and Floyd Woodsward as key operatives. Wilson already faces multiple counts and awaits trial.
Georgia Farm Bureau Federation officials announced a state convention for March 10 and 11 in the Piedmont hotel assembly room. Delegates from counties across the state will be selected, with two representatives per county. The meeting aims to lay out principles for agricultural interests and address farm problems.
A city editor recounts trapping a man named Walter Chambers in a jail cell to interview him about being linked to a Floyd Woodward bunco syndicate. The exchange reveals Chambers denies involvement claiming an alibi, while the dialogue mixes self references and a mock inquiry into past days and productivity.
W S Witham and Gorge BE King describe a rough cross state drive from Atlanta to Miami. They condemn the Jacksonville Waycross route as disastrously unsafe and exhausting. They urge governors and officials to fund a proper road, calling for public action to replace the failing Waycross road.
Residents on St Charles Avenue report two young brown skinned Negro men posing as windowwashers and general helpers to gain access to homes for burglary. Aimed at housewives, they approach individually or together and offer window washing or inside tasks before targeting valuables. Police have been notified and are pursuing the suspects.
Judge Samuel H. Sibley dismissed a suit by ll Machinery and Manufacturing Co of Texas against Atlanta Utility Company of East Point. The company claimed East Point’s machine infringed its patents, but the court held the filing device did not fall under patent protection.
Henry Stringer of 164 Ivy Street was fined 25 and costs by Judge Johnson after entering a young lady's room through an open window at 100% North Pryor Street on Tuesday night. He was reportedly under whisky influence and carried to the room by four friends. The noise woke the occupants, prompting screaming for help.
Real estate activity through Forrest and George Adair in Atlanta yielded about 150000 in deals. Properties include 87 West Cath street two story brick building sold for 41125, stock barn at 990 994 Marietta Street for 410000, residence at 49 Oakdale Road for 25000, and several vacant lots in Druid Hills and East Lake Drive plus parcels on Ponce de Leon avenue and Lu cille avenue. Purchasers include Mrs 5 H Bailey Griffin Ga Cotton States Belting and Supply Co Woolworth official Hermance W J Williams Birmingham Selig Jr Atlanta and the city of Atlanta.
John Manget, chairman of the Atlanta Humane Society campaign to raise 10000 dollars, appeals for larger gifts to save the drive. New members pay 5, contributions vary 10 to 100, and expenses are borne by the executive committee. Contributions exceeding 5 reported including 100 from J P Stevens and John A Manget, 50 from several members, 25 from multiple firms, and 10 from numerous individuals and groups.
The Atlanta Music Study Club closes its season Monday with Alfred Cortot giving a piano recital at the Auditorium. This Civic Concert Series finale draws many reservations as ticket sales begin Friday at Cable Piano. Prices run 2 and 1.50 for arena seats, 1.60 and 1.25 for dress circle, 1 and 75 cents for balcony, no war tax.
The Georgia Greeters, charter No 49 of the Greeters of America, held their first postorganization luncheon at the Winecot. They discussed bringing the national convention to Atlanta next year and improving hotel staff cooperation to report undesirable guests or dishonest employees. E C Shreve, president of the Florida Greeters, helped organize the group in Atlanta on New Year's Eve.
The Social Workers' club, made up of city welfare secretaries, elected Burr Blackburn as president at a YWCA meeting. Mary Dickinson was named vice president, Ann Stephens secretary, and Minnie Stockton treasurer. The group plans a series of meetings to foster cooperation among Paige welfare organizations.
Dr John F Purser heads an evangelical survey in Atlanta to census every home as part of a citywide church evangelistic campaign starting March 30. Eleven ward captains will supervise teams trained to visit homes February 27 with data cards distributed from the M C A building Luckie street.
A subcommittee of shipping officials recessed without agreeing on equitable rate adjustments among North Atlanta Gulf and Atlantic ports at 11 last night. Over 100 shipping representatives attended the conference at the Piedmont hotel, with Chairman W. B. Keene presiding. Dinner details were set, but the key issue remained in statu quo as the group planned to resume talks this afternoon.
The February meeting of the Georgia Tech branch of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers will be held in the Tech M C A auditorium tonight at 745. The topic is The Work and Opportunities of 2 Technical Graduates in Large Electrical Corporations. Speakers LB Anderson Westinghouse H Watkins A T T Co G C Whelchel Westinghouse J C Sheppard General Electric Co. All speakers are seniors.
A Knoxville advertising club formed after preliminary work by Frank B Lowenstein and a visit from C V Hohenstein. About forty Knoxville advertisers attended the Monday meeting. The club elected officers and plans to send a large delegation to the national convention in Atlanta in June.
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