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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1921
Page
5
Dodson's Liver Tone gains favor as a safe liver remedy while calomel sales drop. Drugstore claims emphasize safety, pleasant taste, and guaranteed relief from constipation and sluggish liver. Bold testimonials describe calomel as dangerous and urge switching to Dodson's for better, gentler results.
Washington February 21 Fields of celery lettuce and other Florida farm products are rotting as railroad rates run 80 percent higher than farmers can bear Senator Trammell Democrat Florida urged reducing the guaranteed carrier return under the transportation act proposing a cut from six to three percent and then four percent but both proposals failed He argued wages to railroad workers are not the primary cause and urged trimming top salaries He also noted higher rates hinder fruit shipments and urged a live and let live policy and reform of the act while Senator Smith Georgia urged broader remodeling of the act stating current rates exceed what traffic can bear and reflect government control troubles.
Speakers stressed the value of bonds and urged the committee to advertise and spread the message. They said the job is to convince people of the utter necessity of the bond issue and warned that failing to vote would strangling the city and show piker-like behavior.
The Atlanta bond election will be a chief feature at the regular session of the Afro American Methodist Episcopal Ministers Union. More than 26 000 colored people in the city and county are represented. Rev W J Williams will deliver the bond address, with other ministers stressing registering to vote and civic duty. Bishop W B Flipper and Rev J A Hadley will speak on related race progress and urging congregations to engage in the election.
Western powers press unity as France backs Constantine issue and Britain pursues a semi benevolent line toward Greece. Turkish delegates remain non committal while Sam Bey negotiates with Entente powers. Greece insists on gains from Paris, aims to pacify Smyrna, and seeks continued territory.
The report notes Italy pushing to have Smyrna returned to Turkey while demanding protection payments and religious safeguards. France seeks an extension of French or allied spheres of influence across Asia Minor, signaling broader regional compromise talks.
A series of indignation meetings advocate municipal ownership of gas services and constitutional amendment to allow city takeovers at fair value. Speakers Rogers Winter and James W. Maddox urge municipal run public utilities, with plans for tonight at 110 West Mitchell Street and next meetings at 88 Windsor Street and 374 Huclid Avenue.
Washington February 41. Liquor and jazz music were urged as tools to boost American passenger ships against foreign lines. At a shipping board conference with Pacific coast port reps, debates over new ships to the West and routes to the Orient surfaced. Port spokesmen favored bold marketing to attract travelers and compete with Japanese and British lines.
Savannah February 21 Special Jonhn EB Outz was convicted in federal court on impersonating federal officers while posing as the successor of supervisor D J Gantz of the prohibition forces. Judge Evans held sentence in abeyance pending review of Outz records as a former city police attache testified to an incident involving a blind tiger and demanded protection money. Several other federal court cases are slated for Wednesday. Former Deputy Marshal Kea, indicted Saturday for accepting money and liquor to protect bootleggers, arrived to post bond. he claims innocence amid alleged retaliation by Savannah liquor law visitors.
New York reports Corporation Counsel O'Brien announced with Mayor Hylan's approval that Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California was engaged to oppose traction bills in the legislature. Johnson accepted noting he will not leave the Senate and will serve as counsel for New York City in the municipal railway dispute during Congress recess next month.
Paris February 21 The League of Nations council opened with debates on publicity methods and constitutional amendments. A Briton chaired a diverse committee including France Italy Spain Japan and China to consider covenants and treaty interpretations under the Versailles framework. A transit conference in Berneona will invite Germany Hungary and Ecuador to send representatives.
Police seek three percent man titled Dumont in Florida after a double murder at a Jacksonville hotel. Wealthy W H Burden of Patchogue and George Alexander Good rich of Atlanta were shot by two masked men while playing cards with Burden’s wife Florie Burden. A threatening anonymous letter prior to the killings is tied to the case. Goodrich is described as an innocent bystander.
New York February 21 Indications suggest Enrico Caruso will sing better than ever after a serious illness that nearly killed him last week The Metropolitan Opera home issued a statement noting there has been no damage to the voice and that the illness may strengthen his vocal cords Despite fear of decline physicians reported slightly improved condition and a drop in fever as bad weather eased concerns
Washington February 21 Herbert Hoover is offered the cabinet role of secretary commerce by President-elect Harding despite strong opposition from the Old Guard. Hoover’s acceptance is uncertain and prospects of a Senate confirmation fight loom, with his recent Florida home purchase cited as significant in the deliberations.
New York February 21 The United States government through Assistant United States Attorney Barnes filed in federal court a suit in equity to obtain an accounting from the Postal Telegraph company for money paid as agent during the war. The amount in dispute totals about 2 000 000. The company took in net revenue over 4 000 000 during the year under government control, but after refunds the government did not receive its share and the firms refused to surrender it.
A suit seeks 11 500 in penalties for 23 violations of the federal hours of service act against the Southern Railroad, with John W. Henley, assistant U S district attorney, leading. The suit alleges crews exceeded 16 hours, plus a separate action cites a 28 hour law violation involving mule transport. A 400 penalty targets Western and Atlantic for missing running boards, and braketable car deficiencies are claimed.
Thad Pirkle, jailed for the DeKalb county murder of Mary Frances and Madge Quinn, two girls run down by his car on December 31, will ask Judge J B Hutcheson for bail at 10 Saturday morning. He is to be represented by Frank A Hooper & Sons and W Paul Carpenter of Atlanta.
Georgia confronts a roughly $2,000,000 treasury shortfall as the fiscal year closes in June. W. S. Harrison, chief clerk to Comptroller-General W. A. Wright, reports $4,143,351 in tax receipts to date with $1,350,449 still to collect. Warrants totaling $3,160,000 have been issued for three departments including school appropriations, regular pensions, and a special pension fund.
Mrs Mary Lula Martin aged 48 died Monday night at her home 41 Southby Street. Survived by two sons John Martin Jr and Alexander Connally Martin and four sisters Mrs Fred W Reid Mrs T B Henderson Mrs C W Oakes of Nacoochee Ga and Mrs Addie Hendershott of Columbus Ohio.
In Macon Georgia on February 21 the sixth district Mothers Congress and National Parent-Teacher associations held a meeting at the Hotel Dempsey with Mrs Milton R Higgins presiding. Eighteen of twenty five associations were represented. officers were named including Mrs H D Cutter treasurer and Mrs W S Lawson secretary. Mrs Higgins urged cooperative support among national groups and discussed legislative efforts. Georgia president Mrs Charles Ozburn spoke urging loyalty to the organization. A gift of Sidney Lanier poems to Mrs Higgins from Mrs Walter D Lamar highlighted the luncheon at the Dempsey. a tea followed at Mrs Ralph Small's Vineville home.
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