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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1923
Page
18
Miss M Hy Gordon recovered a $1,000 diamond ring Tuesday after a two year dispute. She had loaned it to a man who had the gem removed and replaced in another ring, then used in a printer's bill. The court, Fulton Superior, awarded verdict by Judge W D Estes.
Public notice urges readers to watch for indigestion signals as stomach gas fullness and dull fatigue rise with warmer months. Recommends Dan-Nax digestive tonic, claiming rapid relief and a money back guarantee if not pleased. available at drug stores.
At a Georgia dinner, Congressman William D Upshaw outlined a draft bill to require all automobiles to stop at grade crossings. The measure, drafted for action next session, would fine drivers and bar recovery of damages if drivers failed to stop look and listen.
A motion to dismiss an action filed by the Atlanta Freight Bureau and several large shippers against seven railways seeks to bar the suit on grounds the redress belongs to the Interstate Commerce Commission. The case argues lack of jurisdiction in state and federal courts and names carriers including Central of Georgia and Southern, with plaintiffs listing several textile and hardware firms. Attorneys for defendants include CW Rix Little and Powell Susith & Goldstein.
A Calhoun Georgia public service commission hearing lasted most of Tuesday on the Cigitan club and other Calhoun residents petition for a new depot on the N and St L railroad line. Petitioners say the current depot is inadequate for passenger traffic while the railroad opposes a new facility and offers improvements to the old depot. The session also addressed proposed changes in state freight rate classifications.
The Fifth Ward Improvement Club met Tuesday night to push building science facilities in Maddox park, spanning almost 100 acres. A committee including Dr BE Awtry and Councilman Couch will consult with state geologist Dr S W McCallie to survey the park for exhibits per AAAS guidance.
Emory university opens summer registration with 600 plus applicants and women’s dorm Alabama hall already filled. Faculty changes bring Goodyear to Trinity College and Boyd to Johns Hopkins while Bunker remains at Agnes Scott. New education department brings visiting instructors, including Gibert Smith from Harvard and Chittmurd from Wisconsin, offering courses in statistics, testing, elementary methods, and psychology.
After Beriman T. Thompson resigns due to ill health at 79, Governor Hardwick must call a special election in Coweta county within twenty days. Thompson, who sought re election, is father in law to Garland Jones. No clear candidates had emerged when the Newnan notice was issued as the resignation became public.
All divisions of the superior court and municipal courts will adjourn Friday week for summer vacation. One superior court judge will remain on duty a few hours daily to handle emergency orders, with alternation among judges. Courts reconvene on the first Monday in September.
The Atlanta Retail Tire Dealers association holds an evening discussion on business systems used in the tire trade. Several prominent dealers are chosen to lead the session in Assembly Hall No 4 of the Chamber of Commerce building.
B P Garner of Kirkwood faces reckless driving charges after his car struck Barock Caplouto four and Emily Caplouto seven on Central Avenue. Baruch Caplouto is seriously injured with possible skull fracture and internal injuries, while Emily suffers minor injuries. Witnesses say speed was excessive, though Garner disputes this, claiming children darted into the road. The father appeals for police protection as Baruch fights for recovery at Grady Hospital. Also noted, thirty skeletons found near Chantilly are believed to be massacre remains from sixteenth century wars in France.
A foreign trade forum sponsored by the Atlanta Foreign Trade Club the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce and the National Association of Credit Men will meet at 8 oclock in Assembly Hall No 2 of the Chamber of Commerce Speakers Grosvenor M Jones of the Bureau and Joseph A McCord chairman of the board of directors of the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank will discuss trade problems and their impact on US enterprises abroad B CG Getsinger will act as chairman
C. V. Hohenstein, executive secretary of the Atlanta Retail Merchants' Association and related groups, sails Thursday for Milwaukee to join the national convention of retail secretaries. A special shopping tour for the ladies is planned, with the final summer membership meeting set for Thursday evening at the Chamber of Commerce building to discuss overhead costs.
An appeal to employers of the men composing the National Guard companies and the American Legion in Atlanta to excuse workers Monday morning for a military parade honoring carving of Robert E. Lee on Stone Mountain was issued by the association’s executive committee. Governor E Lee Trinkle of Virginia and a trainload of Virginians will participate. Major Charles H. Cox Major J. C. Seamans Evan P. Howell and other guardsmen attended the meeting and pledged to help make the program a success.
Union leaders exploit immigration halt and labor shortfall to press for higher wages beyond industry pay, says C B L Markham, chairman of Central of Georgia railway. He notes shortages drive Negro migration and unsettled northern and eastern markets, but rail service remains unaffected for now.
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