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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
12
The near beer committee of the general council met to set rules for near beer including a $200 license tax, requiring council approval for licenses, and Sunday sales prohibition. Attendees urged labeling, taxation, and regulation, with various proposals for license amounts and transfer restrictions. A minority report was signaled by McHarman.
The McDonough public school plans a commencement at 11:30 am Sunday May 24 featuring former pastor Luke Johnson of the First Methodist Church Athens GA. Special music from town choirs and a piano recital will follow. Graduation exercises occur Tuesday May 26 at 8 pm with Dr E J Forrester of Mercer University delivering the address.
Delegates arrive by train as Hot Springs Arkansas hosts the 63rd annual Southern Baptist convention. Attendance expected large with sessions in the Westman hotel dining room seating about 2000. President to be elected with Rev Lansing Furlong among candidates. various affiliated groups plan meetings and evening addresses by church leaders.
The Atlanta and West Point Railroad shows its steepest dip in franchise valuation and overall net returns for 1907 and 1908. The franchise value drops while gross revenue rises, expenses climb, and the Comptroller Cyril Wright signals rejection of the figures.
Kodak Department serves all Kodak finishing needs with prompt Mull orders. Offers a new catalog and price list. Includes contact for Waveball and Peachnee products.
An actor named Priest was playing at a principal London theatre when someone at the Garrick club noted a large number of tank men in the pit each evening. Mr Poole called him one of the best known satirists of the day and remarked about clerks who have taken priestly orders.
The leader of Ay B responds to Governor Smith's remarks in a formal statement. Officials state that attacks against the president were unfair and unjustified, calling for restraint and factual debate.
Atlanta and Birmingham and Atlantic Railway president Atkinson, with eastern investors, toured Georgia to inspect rail projects and resources. He warned against political attacks by Governor Hoke Smith, saying sudden criticism jeopardizes long term capital, confidence, and future railroad construction in the South. He noted actions by state authorities to regulate rates and taxes had been honored without litigation.
In Avanta, Dr Atkinson defends corporate help to his political fortunes and cites Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad work. He notes passenger service to Atlanta soon and to Birmingham by September, with the system fully operative soon thereafter. He formed the Prunewick Steamship Company to run Brunswick to New York sailings to aid rail traffic and Georgia southbound shippers.
The White case proceedings in Laurange Ga on May 13 drew over a hundred witnesses. jurors and crowd filled the courtroom as testimonies continued from February 29 and the night of the incident. Farmers JJ Joxys RH Moore JOM Hawkins and others testified along with traveling salesman Y Jousey and others, detailing alleged details of the event and subsequent actions.
Jury finds unknown party or parties responsible for death of a Black woman found floating near Jones Bridge, with a knife wound to the face and heavy weight around the neck. No clues implicating any individual. body recovered about fifteen miles from Metler.
Philadelphia delegates to the annual convention of the National Association of Holgery Manufactuers adopted resolutions denouncing the tariff agreement with Germany. The resolutions call the agreement unlawful against the policy of protection, harmful to American labor, and unfair to honest importers, urging hearings and legislative action. A copy was ordered sent to President Roosevelt and to each member of Congress.
A Fulton County primary on the June 4 is projected to draw a record turnout likely reaching 15 000 registration. The County Democratic Executive Committee weighs doubling voting facilities at four large wards with two boxes and extra managers to handle morning and afternoon crowds as workers flood polling places.
The Union News editorial responds to Hooper Alexander’s claim about passenger fare reductions. It questions his surprise at being challenged and accuses him of trying to ride Farmers Union credit into office, suggesting the Union’s response exposes the attempt and defends their stance against the Candler Overstreet bill.
The May term grand jury convened yesterday morning for a three hour session and returned twenty one true bills and three no bills. None of the indictments were considered important.
A. W Farlinger, named as a signer of a resolution by the Anti-Saloon League trustees in support of Governor Smith, says his name was used without authorization and he did not sign or authorize anyone to sign. He asserts the error was unintentional in a Tuesday Journal notice. In Paris, a separate report notes W H Leavitt, son-in-law of W T Bryan, injured in an assault by Cana. Leavitt to appear in court once recovered. Richmond reports small attendance at the National Conference of Charities and Corrections with emphasis on women in prisons and girls industrial schools introduced by Miss Sarah I Montgomery.
Gov Smith arrived in Vidalia this morning to a hearty welcome from about 1000 citizens. A committee greeted him on the outskirts and local farmers journeyed in wagons and buggies. He spoke in an open grove to several hundred, delivering remarks similar to his past statewide addresses.
John A Gordon a produce market reporter from The Produce News New York attends the Georgia Fruit Growers Association convention in Atlanta. W A Mitchell of Cincinnati who ran market columns for The Cincinnati Enquirer and now writes for The Cincinnati Produce News works the convention as guest at the Kimball.
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