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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1912
Page
22
After a lengthy conference, 26 council members pledge support for reductions in power and lighting charges. Georgia Railway and Electric Company officials grant seven concessions. Alderman McClelland calls the settlement farcical, saying consumers gain nothing.
City and the Georgia Railway and Electric Company and the Georgia Railway and Power Company announce provisional terms reducing electric night rates from nine to seven cents per kilowatt hour and power rates from 5.40 to 4.50 cents, with minimums set and streetcar paving costs adjusted. The city drops a railroad commission petition, tests electrical service up to 200 feet, and consents to a merger. A council ratification appears likely after a three hour second conference.
P C Cashman of Atlanta a leading T P A figure in Georgia states he will support Oscar Underwood for president. The traveling salesmen's department manager says his view has shifted from Wilson to Underwood and reports strong Georgia support. Continued on Page Two.
Georgia legal experts debate whether a dying declaration from Eugene H Grace would be admissible if he dies in the line of shooting his wife. Courts have not ruled on this, with opinions split between admitting the declaration or barring it, and insurers and families potentially shaping posttrial actions.
In a Philadelphia case the Grace family reports a timing of property inventory and a rushed move as the Grace trial moves forward. Reuben Arnold pledges new evidence, claiming a planned shooting by Mrs Grace and a possible letter to explain motive. The letter’s origin and postdate are under scrutiny as side threads in the case.
A conference of forty four anthracite coal operators in New York decided on a flat rejection of miners demands, with March 13 set for talks in New York. While negotiations remain possible, the move heightens strike prospects in the region as operators privately forecast a walkout. Notables at the meeting included W. H. Taylor of St Clair Coal Co and J. C. Haddock of Plymouth Coal Co.
Senator Dixon accuses Director McKinley of flatly refusing to back helping Republican voters express a choice for the presidential candidate. McKinley replies he supports primary based delegate selection where legal and properly conducted. Dixon's letter claims Taft refuses to trust voters and questions party unity amid the campaign dynamics.
Atlanta sanit inspectors survey back yards as city debates a proposed extension. Citizens urged readiness to meet inspectors and avoid fines. Public hearing on extending city limits met strong opposition over fire police water and sewer concerns while proponents argued outer areas need sanitary regulation and city benefits.
Intriguing city case centers on Daisy Grace alleged to have staged violent dreams to explain an attempted killing of her husband by gunshot. The tale, tied to statements from Mrs Grace and notes from Attorny Tetained, unfolds with medical and legal scrutiny as witnesses recount the night of the shooting and prior dream lore.
President Taft spoke in Toledo on March 8 addressing recall proposals for judges and judicial decisions. He warned that recalling decisions undermines life, liberty, and property and argued for a constitutional balance with checks and minority protections. He cited Webster and argued that government must protect individual rights amid majority rule.
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