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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1914
Page
12
New York January 2 marks a thin trading week with reports of a profitable year for banks, steady rail reentry into steel rails, lower pig iron prices, and numerous business failures. Wheat yields and export trade show strength, while tariff and currency factors loom. Turpentine, rosin, and souring commodity prices appear mixed with regional receipts.
New York January 2 Gene Montani now at Sing Sing for a 1912 taxicab robbery scheme says two police officials offered to drop the charges for 5000 dollars after his arrest Assistant District Attorney Groehl disclosed Montani told the story as he heard it The prisoner asserts two trial witnesses later signed affidavits exonerating him stating they sought leniency for themselves in exchange for testimony
New York January 2 Mayor John Purruy Mitchel begins his term with a quiet first day as he declines to meet early slate makers. He plans no new appointments for weeks, directs department heads to stay put, and notes several offices remain filled by Gaynor Kline appointees while the public is warned that Harburger era deputies no longer have authority.
Fred Spamruft, believed to live in Philadelphia, is in Savannah Hospital after a failed suicide attempt in his boarding house bathroom. A despondent, unemployed man was found unconscious by fellow boarders.
Macon plans a March date for the Georgia Educational Association convention with three days in April. about 700 delegates expected, central location cited, leaders Polhill and Newton negotiating with Macon Chamber of Commerce for hosting. Speakers from regional and national associations expected. Macon schoolchildren to entertain visitors.
Katherine Rement Davis, named by Mayor John Purroy Mitchel to head a New York city department, becomes the first woman to hold such a post. She pledged to resist inhuman prisoner treatment, support proper inquiries into city prisons, and address overcrowding though she downplays using gender to aid reforms. Davis expressed suffrage sympathies but warned against radical solutions.
Secretary Lane proposes withdrawing public lands believed to hold radium to safeguard the resource for public use. Dr George Otla Smith, director of the federal geological survey, endorses the plan and urges congressional action to authorize executive control of essential resources. A survey team is ready to identify tracts for withdrawal once authority is granted.
London January 2 Charles Dawson famed for the Piltdown skull reports a new anthropological finding. He asserts that members of a certain Eskimo tribe possess an extra vertebra with small ribs attached, observed in both men and women from Arctic skeletal remains.
Washington reports solicitor Joseph W Falk of the state department has sworn off smoking. He says he will suppress the habit and set a good example for American youth. Falk, a longtime cigar smoker, averages about 13 to 32 cigars daily, and he declares this is a new year resolution to quit.
County boards of tax assessors are often not appointed in over half the counties though the act requires appointments start January 1 1914. The law creates three assessors per county with six year terms for future appointees. Tax books open February 1 and close May 1, with revisions by county boards then arbitration by three freeholders if taxpayers object.
New York reports that strictures excluding wild bird plumage from the United States are demoralizing European feather markets. Zoological Park director M. Hornady notes a tariff provision and law changes have driven down values, with many plumage lots withdrawn and Paris and Berlin fashions aligning to the new restrictions.
New York January 189- William H Anderson arrived to lead the Anti Saloon League in its drive against liquor. He plans an aggressive fight, aiming to push a bill for local option and state regulation, with a public vote to reveal sentiment toward prohibition.
The Anzeiger reports charges against Lieutenant Baron von Forstner and others from the Ninety ninth regiment for abusing soldiers and civilians in Zabern Alsace. Forstner was sentenced December 19 to forty three days, accused of insulting recruits and ordered to transfer army units per Emperor William.
Washington January 2 Lower express rates across the country will become effective one month from today under an interstate commerce commission order. The rates will be reduced materially and companies will comply with improved service regulations. Experts estimate an average reduction around 17 percent. An official of a large express company said holiday express business for 1913 was 5 percent lower than in 1912, attributing the drop to tas partel post.
City Clerk Hugh McCrary releases the quarterly report showing total income of 89,922 dollars for the past three months. Of this amount 1,792 dollars were paid as corporation tax. Fines in the recorder’s court for the period totaled 1,909 dollars.
The Supreme Court opens its first 1912 session with a heavy calendar. Key cases include liability of Oceanic Steam Navigation for Titanic era losses and tax disputes over foreign built yachts used by Americans. Contempt cases against Gompers Mitchell Morrigan and others are revisited alongside major cases on Indian land and the money trust hearings.
Severe cold and heavy snow sweep Spain and France with Madrid and Seville reporting 12 degrees, widespread telegraph and telephone outages, stalled trains, and suspensions of rail service. Several deaths from exposure are reported as Paris and northern France endure further snowfall and record lows.
Mrs J C McPheeters of Halegh NC died at her daughter Mrs Samuel M Toman home on Peachtree street Friday morning near her seventy fourth birthday. She had been ill and came to Atlanta two days before New Year to spend time with family. The body was taken to Raleigh for funeral on Sunday. Surviving are three daughters Mrs Inman and Wisses Sesen and Margaret McPheeters of Kaligh and three sons Alea Wo McPheeters of Kaligh Samuel B My Pheeters of St Louis and William I McPheeters of Louisville.
L M Johnson Sr long time real estate dealer and Atlanta resident since ten years ago died Friday morning at his home 745 Park Avenue after a brain paralysis stroke. He was 63. Funeral held at Greenberg Bonds chapel with John E White officiating and body sent to Crawford for interment. Survived by wife son L M Johnson Jr sister Miss Lilla Johnson of Atlanta and brother Percy Johnson of Athens.
Nyack witnesses the suffrage marchers leaving New York to Albany as they push toward Tompkins Cove and rest overnight. The group plans to join allies in Albany to present a petition urging women’s voting rights when the state amendment is voted on in 1915.
The Atlanta school board seeks nineteen new school buildings funded by a bond issue near one million dollars. Plans include Girls High and Boys High expansions, a new technical wing, and multiple neighborhood schools across ninth ward East Atlanta Howell Mill Summer Hill and West Mitchell areas, with a public vote urged. Colonel Walter i Daley urged timely action and credited temporary needs to be met by an upcoming election.
Julia Booth Green, age 76, died suddenly of heart failure at the home of her stepdaughter in Tifton. Born June 16 1848 in Taylor County she married Trabn H Greene in 1832 near Tifton. Survived by stepchildren and several siblings. funeral arrangements to be announced. Also noted: Hunt died at 5 o'clock Friday in a private sanitarium aged 50. He was a conductor on the L and N railway and member of the Order of Railway Conductors. Body to Poors chapel.
Judge Bob McGough wired from Atlanta to report the sudden death of TaretterMe Murphy, a leading planter and nurseryman, husband of Murphy’s daughter. Survived by his son-in-law J. R. Murphy and two daughters. Funeral planned this afternoon at 2 from the family home with interment at the same residence.
Obituary notices report the deaths of Mrs E H Adams aged 72 at her West Teach residence with services and interment planned in Buffalo and New York. Also noted is the death of F W Herschfeld, Atlanta pioneer, with funeral services at 320 Whitehall Street and burial in Oakland Cemetery. Surviving family members include a husband, daughter Susan White, and a sister.
Mrs Sally Henley and Mrs Suey Menky listed among the deceased with services set at Benves Dence 23 Jett Street and interment planned in Newnan. Surviving relatives include a daughter and grandson. Infant son of Mr and Mrs A E Enertm died at their Scottville Georgia home with interment to Hampton Georgia. Mce S A Stallings aged about died at her residence 18 Wood Street with services at Poole chapel and funeral arranged later.
New York reports Julius Rov enwild of Chicago, under inquiry, outlines a plan to establish a chain of small banks in America to serve borrowers unable to obtain loans from ordinary institutions. The scheme, aided by Bert Rosenwald and financier Vincent Astor, envisions issuing low interest certificates and endowing banks to lend as a philanthropic yet viable venture.
A July filing outlines plans to create four vice admirals in the U S Navy, with Congress to consider the move after the holiday recess. Sec. Stary Tantus says the course may avoid embarrassing foreign service, while a foreign officer might take first rank if necessary for Supreme command in the Gulf of Mexico. Debates involve Gulf objectives and potential realignments in naval leadership.
Navy yard workers across multiple facilities including Boston New York Philadelphia Norfolk and others will receive wage increases effective immediately Secretary Daniels announced. The raise aligns with prevailing rates and affects employees at federal sites and the Powder Factory and Indian Head proving grounds.
The Railroad Young Men’s Christian Association invites Rev Wallace Rogers to speak at Sunday afternoon services in rooms 311 West Alabama at 2:30. Rogers lately returned to Atlanta to lead Park Street Methodist Church. Professor James C Wardwell will speak, and the association orchestra will lead the music. railroad men and friends are especially invited.
A young switchman for the Central of Georgia railway was killed when struck by a train near Beaumont. He was 30, survived by a wife and two children, and his mother and seven sisters are noted among relatives. The burial plans in Beaumont are announced with the funeral chapel handling services.
Wallace Bruce a renowned author and poet born Hiadale Nebraska November 1907 died in Defuniuk Springs Florida on January 3 after a stroke. He served as United States consul at Edinburgh Scotland during President Harrison's administration and spoke at many centennial celebrations in the United States Scotland and England.
The Journal of Experimental Medicine announces improper nutrition as a probable cause of goitre based on Dr Card Marine’s observations from Western Reserve University. The report cites earlier inferences and notes variations linked to dietary factors in Germany and Sultrnland.
Sam Wilkes thanks friends for help after being hunted from a railroad position in Georgia. He expresses gratitude for support and asks continued patronage of the Georgia road, noting two telephone numbers for contact.
A Tammany leader and several associates were convicted of conspiring with the state highway department to award a Rockland County construction contract. Sentences include ten months imprisonment and fines. The case also involved a state official and the contracting firm at fault in the misconduct.
Post holiday real estate activity centers on a large Peachtree Street parcel sale between Balestreet and Porter Place handled by EFin leridge and Thomas J Shepird of It ryder Realtt Company. Transactions include multifamily boarding house conversion plans on West Peachtree and North Avenue, a Brookline Street bungalow, and numerous warranty deeds and mortgages across Atlanta with prices and lot sizes noted, plus a Spring Street grade plans approval and potential real estate value impacts.
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