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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1915
Page
4
After a week of deadlock the council finance committee reports it cannot agree on a tentative budget sheet. They face the task of balancing current revenue of 4 705 727.35 to meet over 5 million in demands and likely will return the matter to committee for further study. The panel, weary from wrangling, plans to resume work Monday under the same conditions as at adjournment.
Atlanta police were alerted to a burglary by two armed black men, William and Byrd, who, with Byrd’s wife, detained two suspects caught dividing loot from T. W. McCord’s general merchandise store on South McDaniel Street. The prisoners, Arthur Johnson and Pahey Thomas, confessed to the theft, with about 200 dollars in goods recovered.
The Atlanta artillery raised funds for its Panama exposition trip with a vaudeville and picture show at Grand Opera House. The free admission event drew a packed audience, with many giving extra donations totaling 350 dollars. Captain A J McBride praised the public generosity and pledged to uphold Atlanta’s spirit at the exposition.
New Orleans January 17 Special Herbert Clay solicitor general of the Blue Ridge circuit and son of the late Senator A S Clay arrived to lead the search for his brother Lieutenant Frank B Clay who has mysteriously disappeared after starting home from San Francisco. No evidence of foul play has been found yet though rumors of bloody clothes were denied. Clay a West Point graduate class of 1911 served in the Philippines and later at Hagile Pass Texas on his way to Atlanta from the Far East.
Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy B. Callaway were held Saturday near Washington with interment at the family cemetery. She was 76 and widow of Rev Brantley M. Callaway, a prominent Baptist minister. Survived by six children including Judge E. H. Callaway and W. R. Callaway. Also noted: Mrs. Charles A. Sindall died in Baltimore at about 60, and Mrs. Anna B. Beets, 51, died at a private hospital. Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Cleckler died at home.
Ally women interested in building a convalescent home for crippled children are asked to meet at 8 o clock this afternoon at the Georgia Terrace.
Harold Melton popular manager of the Majestic theater in Columbus Ga spent Sunday in Atlanta. He toured the city and met with theater officials during a brief informal visit.
The A B and A railroad will appoint N E Marshburn of LaGrange as market agent to develop a stable market for Georgia crops. Marshburn, famed for the pink meat cantaloupe from Fitzgerald, will work with cooperative farm agents to aid soil, seed, and cultivation practices and supervise packing and grading to meet large market standards. Daily reports from agents will inform the market agent, who will coordinate shipments from a central point to optimal destinations for best prices.
Officers Call Long and Austin found Julius Green at 49 B Biggers Street early Sunday morning while arresting him for a Decatur Street assault with a knife. A concealed floor trap door yielded 100 pint bottles of illegall liquor as they searched for the weapon.
Colonel Frank L. Haralson a noted Atlanta lawyer states he no longer represents Mrs. Annie Stoe of 103 Spring street. He defended her at a Recorder Johnson trial on a disorderly house charge based on Thel Pylant testimony. Stoe was later arrested on accusations tied to Pylant alleging poisoning and coercion of an affidavit.
Richard Irvine Manning of Sumter will be inaugurated as governor of South Carolina at noon Tuesday. The ceremony may occur in the house chamber or on the capitol steps. The oath will be administered by Eugene B. Gary, chief justice of the state supreme court, with open air exercises favored by many.
The record notes Blease calling in friends to perform ceremonies on two occasions in 1912 and 19134. Governor Manning is set to succeed Charles Smith, with the lieutenant governor serving until January 14, when Cole L. Blease resigns and Mr. Smith becomes governor.
In January Faris a semi official ceremony at Hotel De Ville distributed toys from America to over 6,000 children whose fathers are fighting for France. The gifts were handed out by William G. Sharp the U S ambassador assisted by Madame Poincare and Paris officials.
Ed Giddens of Girard was seriously wounded by his stepson Ed Gibson of Columbus Ga with a shotgun yesterday afternoon near Wafaula Ala. The two had been camping with others along the Chattahoochee river for several days and the motive remains unclear. Giddens was taken to Eufaula for medical care while Gibson reportedly returned to Columbus. The article notes a later historical reference to women wearing veils in Philo II.
Charles Henderson of Troy will be inaugurated governor of Alabama tomorrow, succeeding Emmet O Neal. The oath will be on the capitol balcony, using the same Bible Davis used. O Neal will depart Monday night for Birmingham to become a bankruptcy referee appointed by Judge Henry D. Clayton.
A coroner's jury at Green berg Bond Sunday returned a verdict that Nathan A. Gordon died by his own action. The mute was found dead in a Williams hotel room Saturday night. Funeral at Greenberg Bond tomorrow at 10. Interment in Oakland cemetery.
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