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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1921
Page
2
The chairman noted the seriousness of developments delaying the investigation. The committee will likely meet next Monday or Tuesday to weigh the tax bill as witnesses from the prison commission and Fulton officials may be summoned.
A 100 member Georgia Republican committee, representing all factions, will gather by invitation from national headquarters to discuss a party machinery reorganization. Leaders acknowledged changes are likely, but details remain unreleased. The meeting aimed to resolve the ousting of M. P. Goree as Georgia chairman and M. P. Karnes as vice chairman, declaring John W. Martin as new chairman and Ben J. Davis as vice chairman.
A deputy sheriff was wounded during a raid as two vehicles and quantities of items were confiscated. Police held the seized cars at headquarters while the investigation continued. Details indicate the event occurred shortly before the arrival of officers and the scene involved multiple suspects.
A deputy was treated at Grady hospital Sunday following a shooting incident described by witnesses as not fatally injuring two African American men and sparking a manhunt for a white male fugitive. Police seized an abandoned car containing fifteen gallons of corn whiskey and are seeking the owner. Deputy Yarborough, recently appointed and formerly a molder from Atlanta, is praised for reliability and fearlessness.
Paul Rader, famed evangelist and Christian and Missionary Alliance president, closed a Southern district convention with a powerful sermon to a full Baptist Tabernacle. Dr H A Worrest announced that Sunday morning’s missionary offering at Gospel Tabernacle totaled 25000 dollars, funding the alliance’s foreign work.
Atlantic City July 24 Government agents say arrests of liquor smugglers active along the New Jersey coast will be made when the investigation finishes Several persons under surveillance A mysterious threat looms with a schooner off Atlantic City and a large steamer suspected of contraband liquor weighs anchor Officials say Captain J A Roy of the British schooner Pocomoke plans to sail when released and would be listed as a pirate if he sails before clearance Revenue officers report orders and pursuit continue.
Grady hospital controversy shows no new features Sunday butMiss M E Cheshire a nurse who resigned and leveled charges against Superintendent Stave Johnston says she will likely offer more information this week Alderman D R Wilder head of the hospitals and charities committee says no special meeting is expected unless formal allegations are presented
Otia Knight, Macon’s first World War II casualty, was buried with full military honors today at Ebenezer Church. American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars escorts led the service, with the Macon Hussars firing a rifle salute. A second military funeral in two weeks followed for Lt. J. N. Neel Jr, killed in the St Michiel sector. Knight fell at Chateau Thierry.
The Panarglekos Society Dandos staged a Sunday evening benefit at Cable Hall to raise funds for a home for the society. The program featured a Greek act by five performers from Athens and dances and songs by local participants. The society, with about 400 members, is led by President P. I. Stamos and plans a future benefit dance at the Auditorium with assistants including Victor Brown and Charles Poulos.
Washington July 24 The treasury department announced it retired during the fiscal year 73,939,300 in liberty bonds from payments by foreign governments and the principal of their debts. Payments from Great Britain were 30,017,633 on account of obligations for the purchase of silver and 16,000,000 on other obligations.
Primitive Baptists filled the new Boulevard and Avenue church, seating everyone from pews to windows and aisles. Two services drew many converts as pastor Simms preached two inspiring sermons and announced ongoing meetings for a week or more.
Marion Ark July 24 8 Sweaney recently manager of Mound City Av mill and camps of Arkansas Limber and Shingle company was arrested on a murder charge in connection with the death of his wife whose body was found at the camp by a negro employee. No arrests were made at the time and investigation continued. Sweaney refused to talk and is held in jail on the Arkansas side of the Harahan bridge.
In Macon Georgia on July 24 robbers with a wagon parked at a grocery rear, climbed to the roof and entered through a skylight stealing 10,000 cigarettes before escaping. A separate unrelated safe tampering attempt at Capitol Theater left tools and a damaged lock but failed to breach the safe.
In Macon Georgia Chester Burge a year old is in critical condition after a freak nighttime electrical storm struck as he milked a cow in the cowshed. He was knocked from a stool, found by Durden and taken for treatment as several doctors worked to save him. No other damage reported.
Tokyo reports indicate Japan seeks comprehensive open door concessions and removal of trading restrictions with China. Officials expect U S Japan dialogue to narrow scope and plan for participation in a broader Far Eastern disarmament and settlement conference.
A frequent visitor to the United States discusses the Pacific war and Japan's search for recognition of a Monroe Doctrine like status. Mochizuki contends Japan must industrialize and seek raw materials in China to survive, while War Minister Yamane cites army constraints and Germany's threat as reasons the US could mobilize rapidly, alongside France's reluctance to cut forces.
Lawmakers grapple with budget measures and the governor’s vow to veto larger appropriations. A potential income tax debate looms as sentiment splits on its timing and a constitutional cap on ad valorem taxes is cited as a key treasury constraint. Conference leaders seek revenue-stable totals to avoid new deficits.
The article reports on the wartime plan to abandon six of nine cantonments including Camp Gordon in Georgia and Camp Devens in Massachusetts. Discharges were halted to reassess troop redistribution, with officials awaiting a final decision date.
A dated police report describes a mystery blonde associated with Pinkerton agents and Midwestern farmers in a fraud scheme. It claims fake mortgages and forged bank securities funded by underworld figures, with losses including a gambler said to have lost 380,000, amid widespread speculation and arrest interest.
A student recounts lifelike drowning scenarios and lifesaving methods as Miss Lavelle from Jacksonville lectures on safe swimming and rescue techniques. The piece notes the value of swimming, two point carry and cross chest carries, and mentions diving as ineffective for saving a drowning person.
Miss Lavelle championed practical lifeguard skills over flashy dives, noting every swimmer is a potential life saver. She outlined the sixfold aims of the life saving corps, from drowning prevention to resuscitation, and described auxiliary groups, water attire, and tough admission tests including freeing a person in distress while fully dressed.
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