Demurrer Halts Blackmail Case Against Officer Gatlitt
Macon Ga July 18 Special An indictment against Ben F Gatlitt motorcycle officer of the police department charging blackmail was thrown out by Judge H A Matthews today in sustaining a demurrer. Solicitor General Charles Garrett instructed witnesses for the state to appear at the September term to seek a new indictment. Six grounds were urged with the second sustaining that the indictment failed to show the crime Gatlitt accused Layton of in his alleged demand for 110 dollars.
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Macon
Ben F. Gat- Hft
Polce Department
H. A. Matthews
C. Bartlett
Charles Garrett
Gatlitt
J. F. Layton
Congress Moves To Brief Senate Recess And Farm Relief Plans
Washington July 18 The session plans a quick senate recess possibly late this week pending the soldier bonus bill. The tariff measure will pass the house Thursday and go to the senate for six weeks of hearings before any further action. The program centers on agrarian bloc measures to aid farmers and broaden farm credit, plus the Sheppard-Towner bill, with ongoing fights on beer and tax legislation shaping the coming weeks.
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Congress
House
Senate
Finance Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Wormmer
Lodge
Tax Bill Ahead of Tariff as Senate Eyes September Return
Senate faces a tax bill showdown when it returns to Washington in September. Sources say enough votes are pledged to pass the measure, with Indiana Senator Watson likely to move it ahead of the tariff bill. Republicans and Democrats agree on speedy tax revision, echoed by President Harding’s push for a quick normalcy return.
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Senate
House
Washington
Benetor Watson
Indiana
Harding
Three Burglaries Reported. Police Investigate
On Saturday night three more burglaries were added to the growing list, with small losses noted. Zaban furniture on Whitehall Street suffered a second break in days, a dismantled auto truck was missing parts. Golden Manufacturing on Forsyth lost harness worth about 200 dollars. Randall Brothers on Kroge reported stolen sacks of feed. Individual losses included a black coat, a pistol and ten dollars, and a watch with ten dollars and a gold piece from a child’s bank, all in various locales.
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Zaban Furniture Company
Whitehall Street
Golden Manufacturing Company
South Forsyth Street
Randall Brothers
Kroge Street
J. B Mitchell
Windsor Street
J. B. Gordon
G. M. Peate
Walton Street
Grant Park
Rotarians To Tell Of Big Convention In Scotland
The Rotary club will host homecoming for Atlanta delegates from the International Rotary convention in the lunch room at 1 p.m. today. Thomas W. Law, president, and L. D. Hicks arrived in Atlanta. Eugene Harrington Kendall Weisiger Walter Ballard and C. M. Marshall returned from Europe. Only Albert S. Adams and Dr. Ashly Tones remain on tour. The Atlanta group witnessed a large gathering of 3000 Rotarians with strong American presence in Scotland and England. Preston Arkwright, president of Georgia Railway and Power, will speak on public utilities work.
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The
Rotary Club
Atlanta
Thomas W. Law
L. D. Hicks
Eugene Harrington
Kendall
Weisiger
Walter Ballard
C. M. Marshall
Europe
Albert S. Adams
Dr. Ashly Tones
Scotland
England
France
Rotary
Law
Preston Arkwright
Georgia Railway and Power Company
Utiltv Company
Atlanta Ministers Hold Brief Session
The Evangelical Ministers' association of Atlanta met at First Baptist Church for a short weekly gathering. About thirty-five prominent pastors joined in an informal discussion of religious problems, the heat shortening the session.
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Evangelical Ministers’ Association of Atlanta
Georgia Republicans to reorganize at July meeting
A July 26 meeting in Taft hall at the Auditorium, called by the Republican National Committee with Harding’s sanction, aims to reorganize Georgia’s GOP. About 150 leading Georgia Republicans are invited to attend. no patronage talk, but a new, more patriotic party is anticipated. Clarence B. Miller and Dave Mulvane will attend as high profile figures. The move follows internal factionalism and calls for an end to patronage.
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Republican Party
Georgia
Taft Hall
Republican National Committee
Washington
Harding
Dave Mulvane
Topeka
Kan
Deadlock over plan to limit tax debated in Senate committee
A legislative debate on a tax limitation measure continued for hours as supporters argued for a targeted tax on corporations and an income tax with a cap, while opponents warned of higher consumer costs and industry ruin. Key figures included Senator Walker, Jon Hill Hall, R. S. Parker, Dr. Edgar H. Johnson, J. N. Barnes, and Tax Commissioner Pulbright. The committee adjourned to allow further study amid a heated clash over constitutional limits and exemptions.
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Walker
Jon Hill Hall
Georgia Railway and Power Company
R. S. Parker
Georgia Manufacturers’ Association
Edgar H. Johnson
Hmory University
J.N. Barnes
Macon
Pulbright
Senate
Senate panel attacks literacy tests for railroad crews
The senate committee on railroads reports sharply against bills requiring six men to accompany trains on all trips and literacy tests for all railroad employees. Debates feature John L. Tye opposing as unlawful discrimination, Elrod defending, and others arguing limits of literacy and safety. A related favorable report endorsed a Georgia penal code amendment to allow through trains to drop or take on freight cars with nonperishable goods, while a bill to require stops at every county seat on passing trains saw deferral due to the missing sponsor.
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Senate
John L. Tye
Nye & St. L
Tabor
Elrod
L. Stanley
Seaboard Air Line Railway
R. E. Pegram
Southern
J. M. Urquhart
Georgia Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Georgia
Seattle
Edgar Watkins
Watkins, Russell & As- Din
Atlanta
W. L. Stanley
RE. Pegram
Bradley
Smith
H. A. Jordan
Central of Georgia Railroad
David
Dalton
Tyler
Pegram
Stanley
Indicted Doctor jailed over alleged remedy defense
A doctor indicted by a grand jury is jailed while prosecutors say he claimed the medical profession would ban him for possessing a remedy they could not share. Grenoble, reportedly foreign born, lives with his wife and 17 year old daughter at the Kimball House. His wife and daughter visited the solicitor general to seek bond reduction of $3,000. no action taken.
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S. B. Freeman
Grenoble
James A. Miller
Kimball House
Solicitor General's Office
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