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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1914
Page
19
Under the Atlanta Art association, a half hundred paintings opened at the governors mansion on Saturday. The Federation of Arts in Washington provided the works, with notable pieces by Cameron Burnside and Mia Sophoonisba Hergesheimer in Atlanta. The mansion was carefully illuminated to display the exhibits.
Announcement from Edwin P. Anstey's office states that the 600 acre Oglethorpe Park plots between the Capital City Country club and Oglethorpe University are completed and will be available to prospective buyers in a few days. Building lots sale to be pushed this week as interest already shows strong demand.
Milledgeville Ga May 23 Jarmmest A Handley 22 died this afternoon after being shot in the abdomen last night. The shooting followed a quarrel with several young men over a young woman employed at the state sanitarium in front of which the incident occurred. Charles Crouch, a sanitarium employee, is sought by authorities.
Georgia agriculture officials released county by county findings from fertilizer inspectors led by J. D. Price. The survey shows oats poor statewide, corn largely stored, many counties short on feed, hogs down 25 to 200 percent, and widespread use of peas velvet beans and groundpeas varies. 121 counties responded with mixed grain, hay, and hog cholera data.
Anniston Alabama May 23 Chief of Police Harry Shiretski was shot and killed tonight while leading a posse to a house suspected of illegal liquor sales. The ambush wounded Wesley Britton who was captured after a struggle and jailed on charges of shooting the chief.
Councilmen Albert Thompson and Claude Ashley led a group of residents near the Butler Street sewer to the public works committee of the board of county commissioners to protest unbearable conditions and pervasive stench. The committee chair General Anderson and member Tull Waters said action is limited but the sewer closing work would proceed as soon as possible, with a suggested investigation into delays and a probe into allied graft prior to the county election, no action taken.
Washington reports rising gravity of the revolt as American naval officers relay dispatches from Dominican waters. From Puerto Plata Bordas loyalists shell rebel HQ. Oregon waits offshore. Reports say Sanchez attacked, rebels march on the capital. Castine reports Samana governoriet with about 140 men, rebels outside Sanchez, limited firing, 30 miles of railroad open. No injuries to foreigners. Telecommunication cut.
Evangelist R. Grant Jolly of New York City will lecture at the Atlanta theater this afternoon at 3 o clock on Pastor Russell s teachings and Christ s Second Coming Why How When Admission is free with no collections. The event is part of the Photo Drama of Creation series drawing large crowds.
W D Neal a contractor alleges he was held at gunpoint last night by a negro man and woman at Spring Street and Carnegie Way and robbed of 20. He pursued the woman and fought her to recover the money, both then arrested on disorderly conduct charges. The woman, armed with a knife, gave her name as Alverter Brewer of 60 Pulliam Street.
Hundreds of Piedmont park bathers object to a park board ban on sleeveless bathing suits. Petitions circulating urge repeal, arguing sleeveless wear offers freedom of movement and is standard at other beaches. Signers include Albert Bilis Joansgton G A L Teyter and Herbert Asbury among others.
President John Hope delivers the annual commencement sermon in Moorehouse College chapel this afternoon at 2 o'clock. He guides young negro men in practical moral intellectual and subes imal development, noting his tenure as first black president and the college’s broad negro enrollment and improvements under his administration.
The Rev Louis R Patmont a prohibition advocate missing since March 31 was found in an abandoned farmhouse near Columbia He was bound on the floor with a gag chewed loose from a cloth His memory is hazy after being restrained since March 21 He recalled being clubbed and blinded before his abduction but the case remains unsettled and authorities pursued leads including a misidentified railroad nicknamed suspect.
The Atlanta Musical Association will present its sixth 1913-14 season concert at the Atlanta Theater next Friday night May 29 directed by Mortimer Wilson of the Philharmonic Orchestra. The program features the Blue Danube Waltz, Taglietto quartet, Lucia sextet, Troubadour chorus, and Hungarian Dances Nos. 6 and 7. Campaign to recruit new monitors grows with notable leaders including Dr John M. Slaton, president, optimistic about reaching the target before the close. New evaluators listed include J. H. W. Nunnally, J. K. Orr, Henry Inman, and Eugene Haynes of Atlanta, plus Otto Kahn, Judge E. B. Gary, Robert Ingersoll, Benedict Greenhut of New York, and others. many more are enrolled from Atlanta, Macon, Forsyth, Brooklyn, and beyond.
New York May 23 Special Charles S Mellen testimony in the New Haven investigation has drawn greater Wall Street attention than any similar event since J P Morgan testified in 1918. Traders expect the results to shape rail and bank regulation, with Morgan’s influence and Westchester deal details under focus. Mellen testified about Morgan’s control, the $11 9 million Westchester expenditure, and directors’ reluctance to probe, while street voices warn Morgan’s reputation may suffer despite no direct personal gain.
LaGrange Ga May 23 Special The local Macon and Birmingham depot was totally destroyed by fire origin unknown The fre was flat discovered at 11 oclock but the back of the building had begun to fall in at that time and the fire department labored in vain One hundred sacks of feed one piano some household goods and millinery goods were destroyed besides two empty freight cars total loss about 7000 partially covered by insurance A carload of forty three cases of liquor was saved New depot soon to be built
Judge George F. Gober returned to Atlanta after visiting Athens where he spoke twice at the university law school. He lectured on the history and meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment and on its construction by the Supreme Court. Faculty, students, lawyers, and citizens attended both talks.
Senator West of Georgia urges Senate support for extending cooperation between the General Education Board and the Department of Agriculture for farm demonstration work in the South. He equates Rockefeller funding with Nobel funds and argues cooperation could advance peace and rural progress despite objections from several Southern and Western senators. The bill passes a Proviso against further sharing with the General Education Board and heads to conference as the national appropriation debate continues.
The oratorical contest at Davidson College Davids on SC last Tuesday was won by Norman Johnson of Atlanta with the theme Americas Waning State He urged newspaper uplift. BF Pim of Atlanta won the senior oratorical medal on The Battle Cry He also earned an AM degree as one of 40 honor students. James Patton Jr of Deer Park won the freshman oratorical medal. Norman Johnson was elected manager of the athletic association for next year. The Greater Atlanta Club at Davidson included R F Pim Norman Johnson W A Thomas Wall Garson Joe Mack G B Toot and J P Gardner Jr. Dr Howard Teipynckie formerly of Agnes Scott has been secured as chemistry professor at Davidson.
A chaotic scene in New Haven shows promoters and graftors clashing over power and influence as the Interstate Commerce Commission plans a probe into Rock Island Ri. The piece notes rising prices in cotton goods markets, with manufacturers booking fall orders and shifts in denim and bleached sheetings. London and Chicago market chatter follow with convulsed finance and commodity prices.
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