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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1921
Page
13
The Atlanta publication reports a national budget reform clash as Georgia officials mobilize against a partisan move to revert to old appropriation practices. It notes President Wilson's support, a veto, and calls for citizen action to back the budget system amid intense political pressure.
Voters face a choice between financing $8,350,000 in city improvements via direct taxation or long term bonding. The proponent says improvements including schools waterworks sewers and health facilities are essential and must be paid for, with a rate potentially rising to at least 1.70 per $100 if bonds fail.
Announcement from Washington states the colors of the 321st field artillery, part of the Eighty second division, will be delivered to Georgia. It notes the policy as commendable and hopes the new administration will follow it. The Eighty second division trained at Camp Gordon with Georgia officers and men, and served in France during World War I.
The piece urges determining the rightful state possessor of each regiment standard, asserting the 321st Field Artillery and other regiments belong to Georgia. It proposes that Georgia officially request the federal government turn over the regimental standards to be kept in the state capitol as mementos of the World War participation for future generations.
A Philadelphia Record piece cites Bradstreet 1920 data showing 84 percent of failures were non-advertisers. It argues growth comes through advertising to gain customers, boosting financial stability and reducing failure risk. The Wall Street Journal notes an implied public contract in honest advertising. Salem Oxegen proclaims a father and son week. Chicago News comments on Georgia’s quick seasonal shift from fall to spring.
Reader questions on health and diet are answered by Dr. William Brady M D. Topics include swallowed cigar ash, calcium-rich foods, damp cellars, tuberculosis, cancer cures, quack remedies, toximia, silk stockings in winter, and the role of fresh air and supervision in TB recovery. Letters require stamped envelopes.
A satirical stroll through New York scenes and nightlife. The writer notes incidents from theater, fashion, and society, spotting odds and ends from detectives, actors, and a Fifth Avenue dealer. Observations range from fashion details to bustling streets and worn private police, with playful asides on gossip and clever quips.
S Gershon, Atlanta relief director for Poland, is re elected to return about March 1 to direct efforts saving thousands from starvation. His itinerary covers Warsaw Ludy Brest Litovsk Kobryn Pinsk and Bialystok. He returns to Atlanta last October after summer in Poland and invites messages of money at 212 Washington Street.
Supreme Chancellor William Jayden of the Knights of Pythias will be guest of honor at Forsyth building Pythian hall tonight for the fifty seventh anniversary. Chancellor Laden will be banqueted at Capital City club before the meeting. Local lodges invite all Pythians and their wives and daughters. dancing will follow speeches by Chancellor Laden Mayor Key and George af Napier. Attending: Thomas J. Carleg Macon BD Brantley Flackshear Miller Ball Milledgeville Charles M Milam Cartersville Jesse N Wood will preside.
A 1921 column urges resilience and self belief. It argues that never admitting defeat keeps a person alive and capable, while those whipped by fear miss happiness and beauty. The piece encourages facing challenges, backing up, and speaking up with courage.
Troop 12 at Tech High School received a hut donated by Mell R. Wilkinson on Thursday. The building named for Prof. Willis A. Sutton will serve as scout headquarters and an electric experimental laboratory. It stands on Simpson Street between Luckle and Marietta.
Court of Appeals of Ga. affirms judgments from Fulton superior court. List includes Smith v Harrison Akhvy Brantley Overread v Dickson Planing Mill City of Collins v Findley and others. Attorneys for plaintiff in error named. several defendants listed with opposing counsel. Denials and reversals noted across multiple dockets from Fulton and related courts.
Horoscope from 1920 Wheeler Syndicate forecasts a strong push for material gain but warns affection comes first. Employment seekers likely find luck today, while it is not a lucky wedding day. Birthday persons will have a successful, active year. children born today may be impulsive and resistant to routine, with girls noted as especially attractive.
Greensboro February 24 Special Responses to invitations extended by Governor Charles H Brough of Arkansas president and J A Rountree director general of the United States Good Roads association indicate a number of distinguished men will attend the Greensboro Good Roads convention in April 1823 Governors accepted include Cameron Morrison Lee Russell and T W Hardwick with others expected Also Major Charles M Steadman and Congressman W B Bankhead have signified attendance per A Rountree director general of the United States Good Roads and Bankhead National Highway associations
The eighth annual mid-winter clinic hosted about 200 dentists from the Southeast at Piedmont hotel. Lectures covered porcelain inlay work and X-ray examinations with stereopticon slides. Demonstrations on local patients, Friday banquet, and a dance followed by a golf club event are noted along with a long list of participating doctors.
Forecaster C F von Herrmann predicts a pleasant spell for Atlanta with Friday expected to mirror Thursday’s clear cool conditions. Temperatures should stay above freezing in the city, while northern Georgia may see rain or snow and a Friday night temperature drop per Washington dispatches.
Civitan club luncheon to be held at 12 20 this day in the Kimball house breakfast rooms. Mell R Wilkinson head of the Presidents' club and Lee Ashcraft president of the chamber of commerce will attend as honorees. They belong to Ashcraft Wilklingon and company. Addresses on Upbuilders of Good Citizenship will be delivered. Music program features Mrs Dave Wy Webb and Mrs Le Roy Rogers.
The Atlanta division of the Georgia Sunday School association plans International Children’s Week for the last week in April. Mrs Maud Junkin Baldwin will attend the Macon state convention April 19 20 and 21 and visit Atlanta between Georgia and Alabama events. Initiated four years ago by Mrs Hardwin the plan features a mothers mass meeting a workers institute and a children story afternoon with free distribution lists of story books and help ideas from the Georgia association. Miss Rosa May King and Miss Myra Batchelder lead local supervision with Tudge Hathcock and Professor Floyd Field as officers in the city association.
Eugene Turner former Y M C A worker says China is a lasting friend of America due to the Y M C A and the Boxer indemnity fund. He spoke to the Advertising Club at the Imboden House, contrasting China’s vast potential with Japan’s limited business opportunities. Miss Loisa Patterson sang and Enrico Leide played cello with Edwin Sawtelle at the piano.
State Agriculture Commissioner J J Brown promotes a cooperative plan and a halving of cotton acreage after touring Georgia centers. He says production cost will be about 28 cents per pound in 1921 while New York brokers offer 34 cents for next fall. Brown urges farmers to hold firm, believing strict adherence will change next season’s market dynamics.
Graham West city controller is ill at his home at 20 Druid Place suffering an influenza attack. If no complications arise he should be able to be out by next Monday.
Delegates from all southern chapters of Delta Tau Delta will assemble here on March 3 4 and 5 for their annual southern division conference presided over by Rev Henry B Phillips of the University of the South Also appearing will be A Bruce Bielaski and F F Rogers president and secretary of the fraternity and Mayor James L Key Universities represented include Vanderbilt Tulane George Washington Washington and Lee University of the South University of Texas University of Virginia University of Georgia and Emory The entire action chapters of the last two named universities will be present.
Washington reports the house approved 1 250 000 for next fiscal year to continue transcontinental air mail. Post office estimates cited 1 500 000 for New York to San Francisco service, with senate reinstatement pending. Debate cited a costly 34 hour mail raid but supporters argue national aeronautic progress warrants the expenditure.
Georgia superior courts brace for term as James A Fort state federal prohibition director urges court officials to use grand jury powers to question witnesses on whisky conditions. He notes witnesses need not be subpoenaed for a specific indictment to interrogate them about prohibition law violations.
Three youths were held on $1,000 bonds each in the Boys Shop burglary at 6 Whitehall Street. Suspects are Robert Rice 25 of Alabama hotel, Samorowitz 19 of 184 Capitol avenue, and Chester Knight 18 of 110 Estoria street. Apprehended by Special Officers Sterling H. Gresham, W. D. Young, and E. A. Scoggins of the Atlanta Retail Merchants' association. More than $1,200 worth of shirts and other articles were taken.
City Detective A. G. Stone asks The Constitution to locate the owner of an expensive watch stolen January 45. The reporting man, Al O. Ans, lived at 355 West Sixteenth Street but has moved. his whereabouts are unknown. The watch was recovered Wednesday by Detective Stone and is held at headquarters awaiting the owner.
Atlanta’s Sunday schools and high schools will be well represented at the North Georgia Older Boys’ conference in Athens under the State Y.M.C.A. auspices. Some 200 plus boys from north Georgia, with delegates from 17 organizations, will attend Friday through Sunday, with Atlanta likely leading in numbers.
A Thursday blaze at Stewart-Werner Service Station 399 Peachtree Street caused about 15090 in damage. Owner J L S Dickey and proprietor A A Ungar expect most losses covered by insurance, with cause listed as possible wiring insulation fault or unknown. Estes Surgical Supply at 16 North Forsyth Street also suffered minor damage from an insulated wire contacting a gas pipe, extinguished before fire units arrived.
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