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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1912
Page
18
Baltimore April 30 police guarding a Canton pier fired on about 1000 striking workers armed with sticks and stones as they surged toward strike breakers. Several strikers were shot and heads cracked, with bricks thrown by the mob. police eventually drove them back as reinforcements arrived.
Representative Clayton of Alabama, chair of the judiciary committee, introduced a joint resolution to amend the Constitution to set a single six year term for the president. He cited President Taft’s Massachusetts statement that a president should not be eligible for re election as a rationale.
The fifty seventh annual commence- ment exercises of the Atlanta College Physicians and Surgeons will be held at 8 o'clock tonight at the Atlanta theatre in Exchange place. Dr John A Witherspoon of Vanderbilt University will deliver the address. The top general average student will be announced along with the list of 61 graduating physicians including C A Allgood W L Baltenger L Bean L Benson E B Beaver B C Bird Jr H S Boggs J E Bradford Haynes Brinson Fred Brown Howard Bucknell J Smiley Bush Jr J E Calhoun H G Cannon D M Carter B H Clifton W G Crumley N C Dose Nathan Dykes Wes English J W B Fitta W A Gardiner G Ghesling A Godwin A Graham G Grageger J E G Greer T F Guffin J L Harrison J Huggins C A Hutchinson C Johnston W R Ring F Lindley W H Malone Jr C Mashburn H W Minor O L Miller M R Nobles W D Oliver J C Pate W Pirkle W L Pressly J A Price W J Robbins J G Saggus H T Scott W O Shepard T H Stokes R W Todd D C Trigg J R Turner C H Verner H W Wade C E Ware G O Whelchel B L White W E White W F Wiggins R Williams W L Woodroof Thomas W Fleming, a Shelbyville banker, returns and remarks on Atlanta’s growth and real estate boom.
Actor Henry Woodruff Dies Rumor of engagement links to high society. Henry Woodruff, famed for Brown of Harvard, is reported dying at French Lick Springs Indiana at age 42 according to messages to friends in New York, with past mention of an intended marriage to Anna Gould and later titles.
The young ladies of St Anthony parish West End operate a lunch and tea room on Walton street between Peachtree and Broad serving light lunches ice tea hot tea and cakes daily from 11 30 a m to 4 p m Mrs W L Bridwell on Ashby street heads the service with several young ladies assisting Father Jackson attends daily from opening to close Proceeds aid the church congregation under construction through the week.
Baltimore April 80 Miss Dorothy Bateman of Newport Ro 1 is left $500,000 under a codicil to the will of Ross H Winans of Baltimore who died recently The will filed today says she won his regard through kindness and attention Heirs to the residue valued at about $4 06 million include Rosas W Wheatler and George Revillon Neither the Prince de Hearn nor his children are mentioned In the will Thomas George Winans receives 200 000 in a trust
Dr H A Wikourie a Knights of Columbus chancellor says Wilson's denouncement of Catholics and Jews alienates Catholic and Jewish voters. He predicts a landslide for Underwood, arguing Democrats need a practical leader and that many citizens favor Underwood. The quotation frames Wilson as unpractical and out of step with national interests.
Isaac Lipstine, long prominent in Atlanta retail circles, has failed to reach terms in negotiations over the Carlton store deal. The setback ends his pursuit of expanding his business presence in the city.
A pending deal at 36 Whitehall Street marks a turning point as Carlton's Shoe Store prepares for a formal announcement of its reorganization led by Mr Lipstine. The deal was announced yesterday and details are forthcoming.
Four people in a Pavo Georgia family were hurt when a cyclone passed two miles south of town during the night. A five room house on Mrs Hendry's Plantation was blown down. A 10 year old girl was hurled into the air and struck a fence, breaking three ribs.
Dr. E B M Nighbert, in charge of Georgia cattle quarantine, travels to Athens to meet United States Minister Egan from Denmark visiting the University of Georgia. Egan will share Denmark dairy practices deemed applicable to Georgia dairymen. The meeting aims to aid tick eradication efforts and attract prominent cattle raisers.
President J W Thomas Jr of the N C and Sp G railway travels from Dalton, Georgia, by special train last night toward Kingston. The report notes the journey as unafraid of strike threats and mentions an official meeting with Major McCony. The garbled text confirms a railway executive movement with unspecified timing and entourage.
New York April 30 United States Steel corp showed it failed to earn its dividends on preferred and common shares for Q1 by more than 6 million dollars. After charges and fixed costs, net earnings were 12.1 million, with 6.3 million balance available for dividends and a 6.29 million deficit drawn from December 31 1911 undivided surplus. Directors met in a lengthy session amid talk of possible dividend cuts which were denied.
Manager Carl Hutcheson of the Underwood club for the fifth district announced last night that more than 500 names had been enrolled, with the publication yesterday morning in The Constitution. He stated that if more effort had been made, 1,500 could have joined, noting all additions were unsolicited and that Underwood is gaining strength rapidly.
Assistant Secretary W M Hays of the agriculture department denied to the house investigating committee that he or his friends profited from investments in North Carolina swamp lands. The hearing stems from the Everglades investigations before the House committee on expenditures in the department of agriculture.
An official statement asserts that the Cornea ration exhibit aims to clarify goals of finished product pricing. It notes prices are far below current levels and that L icus subsidiaries operated well under capacity during part of the period.
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