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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1921
Page
3
New York stocks opened fractionally lower and stayed soft through noon amid curtailment fears in steel output. Oil shares were mostly weak except California Petroleum, and overall turnover remained light with mixed signals on the market's direction.
Louisville Ga January 15 Thomas A Smith, tenant on W A Hall’s Bartow farm, killed Hall with a shotgun early this morning. Smith says Hall advanced and he fired in self defense. Hall, 60, longtime resident. Smith bound over to the grand jury for murder. wife as sole witness.
A proposed 5 million dollar school bond issue and a 45 cent tax levy pass in Atlanta as Parent-Teacher leaders urge substantial expansion. City officials plan to allocate roughly 1.3 million for new schools and apply the rest to deficits, while school heads expect about 1 million in aid regardless of a bond vote.
W. W. Gaines and Superintendent W F Dyken led school officials urging Atlanta City Council to consider a proposed 5,090,000 bond issue. They argued a smaller 1,000,000 bond already authorized would be moot if new funds were pursued, and called for a broad public hearing next Thursday to let citizens speak on the plan and its implications for the school system.
Barnesville Ga January 18 Special Miss Mattie Tyus named first Lamar county school superintendent by the new county board of education. The board signals a shift toward women in key roles with Tyus a respected middle Georgia educator. Members include John G Bush chairman G P Wheeless secretary and colleagues T G Dumge G W Moore J M Sime.
Savannah Ga January 18 The special election to issue 1 500 000 bonds for school purposes failed to reach the required majority by 315 votes. About 4 000 ballots were cast. If approved the funds would have financed ten new school buildings. A new election may be held later.
Pasquale Amato, noted opera singer, was taken ill in Chattanooga yesterday and confined to a hotel with a severe attack of tonsillitis. Dr. F J Hackney says the patient is acutely ill but likely able to travel by Thursday. The concert here for last night and the southern tour were cancelled.
Anderson of D C files in common pleas court to obtain permission to adopt seven Russian orphans brought from Sebastopol. Rear Admiral McCully supports the action as the petition seeks legal guardianship and protection for the children starting January 1.
Mrs. Fannie C. Scott, unopposed, is set to be elected probate judge of Greenville County today, succeeding her husband Walter M. Scott who died in a recent automobile accident. The victory marks the first woman to hold a county office in South Carolina.
New York January 18 cotton prices ease on lighter Liverpool cables and scattered liquidation. March contracts drop to 25.95 and close around 16.00 as spot New York sits near 17.60. January notices of about 4,200 bales reported. market shows limited support with local traders predicting a gradual firming as foreign exchange and textile markets shift.
New Orleans prices moved down today with brief steadiness mid session. March fell to 16.28, overall losses around 9 to 10 points. spot cotton remained steady with low middling at 10.25 and receipts at 2,005 with stock 453,607.
Special cable notes in New York January 18 report steady cotton prices with no fresh news. Trading is moderate with improvements in financial conditions and subdued market activity amid fluctuating tensions and cautious selling across Liverpool and Manchester exchanges.
A rough compilation lists cotton trade figures by city including Middling prices, receipts, stocks, and exports across Savannah, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Houston, Memphis, Atlanta, and Rochester. It highlights weekly totals: receipts about 74 586 and exports around 7 8e5 with regional stock levels varying from town to town.
Keware January 18 report shows cotton seed oil trading slow with weak demand and heaviness in other markets. Final prices were irregular with January up 5 points while other months fell about 7 points. 12,000 barrels traded with prime crude at 8.356. May and July futures at 0.24 and 9.03, with spot and related grades noted.
Chicago's grain market showed an unsettled finish with March and May wheat prices dipping from intraday highs amid Italy contract rumors. Corn and oats fell on heavy selling while hogs advanced. export sales and Gulf shipments fed price swings. Cash grain values for January were mixed, with several feed and barley figures noted.
Liverpool cotton market notes January prices across grades including middling and good ordinary with totals of 4 000 bales and 84 000 bales received. Futures shown steady to easy with Janua ry at 10 21 and December at 10 44, reflecting slight activity in March May July October contracts.
Curated market notes show New York trade in electrolytics and credits with spot and futures bids at varied levels. London rates quote short term bills and money market, while Liberty bonds and Swift & Company report closing figures in Chicago.
A Bayonne fire today killed two people including 24 year old Ethel Suckow and a 21 year old man believed to be Arthur Post. Ten others were injured as flames engulfed a building housing several film manufacturing concerns. Suckow apparently jumped from a second floor fire escape after being carried out by a guard. Post’s body was found on the second floor.
Washington January 18 plans under consideration for reorganizing the thirteen physical divisions of the American Red Cross in the continental United States. At a central committee meeting proposals aim to create six or seven main divisions. Officials say saving at least $500 a year would come from abandoning division headquarters and reducing personnel without harming the organization’s efficiency.
Ernest E Smith & Co a stock brokerage and investment firm filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition. Reported assets reach £1 897 943 with liabilities of $846 694. The firm maintains seats on New York and Boston exchanges and holds Treasury Certificates. In Wilmington, a separate notice announces synod subscriptions totaling 630 000 at 5 percent. proceeds reached $589 596.50 of about $250 000 offered.
Milledgeville Ga January 18 Special meeting of county school superintendents and boards of education from Baldwin Jones Putnam Wilkinson Washington Johnson Hancock Taliaferro held at Georgia Normal and Industrial College. State education officials discussed county schools with topics on vocational training industrial rehabilitation and Smith Hughes agricultural work.
New York report notes continued lack of public interest in trading as prices drift with few movers. Major activity centers on Mexican Petroleum, Crucible Steel, Atlantic Gulf, Baldwin Locomotive and United States Steel, with modest gains in food, leather, shipping issues and other sectors. Bond market dull, Liberty bonds showing strength, total sales about 10.28 million dollars.
Anniston Alabama January 18 Special Pipe moulders idle since before the holidays due to closing down of several large pipes plants rejected in mass meeting to resume work at a reduced wage scale The meeting followed a report that the plants planned resuming partial operation but could not pay the old scale A standing vote showed 300 or more pipe moulders opposed accepting less than the scale in force when the plants closed down
Ardmore Okla January 10 The murder trial of Mrs Clara Smith Hamon of Woerty on bond is set for March 8 in district court of Carter County. The case concerns the death of Jake Hamon and was announced today.
Two textile mills resumed operations in Knoxville Tennessee today after a brief shutdown, restoring jobs for about 550 workers. General L D Tyson a leading southern textile figure expresses confidence as a new 3.5 million plant nears completion.
J R Bachman vice president of Atlanta Milling Co. to lead the Atlanta Commercial Exchange in 1921 after stockholders elected him at the annual meeting. Officers named include E A Naman as first vice president Samuel Martin as second vice president J H Taylor as third vice president H E Watkins treasurer and J Hope Tigner secretary and superintendent. Directors listed among long-time leaders. In East St Louis the livestock market shows steers steady to firm with top around 80.00, hogs up to 20.40, calves to 12.75, and sheep lower on lambs with stronger packer demand.
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