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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1914
Page
6
Ford Motor Company has subscribed for 199000 dollars worth of cotton certificates issued by the bankers cotton pool to aid the South. The move aims to leverage stored cotton as collateral, with the plan described as potentially more successful than prior efforts.
Memphis conference brings 25 cotton states papers to back a 40 percent reduction in cotton acreage and promote crop diversification. Crawford of The Commercial Appeal named chairman. Dr Tutumper and Léward Britten chosen for key posts as plans for widespread publicity and coordinated reports are set. Estimates warn current prices may not cover production costs if a large surplus persists, urging diversification to bolster southern prosperity.
Miss Burgemeister, a nurse, is held under police guard after a shooting at a residence that killed Roehler. She contends self defense against an attacking party led by Otto Koebler, a wealthy city figure tied to brewing and mining interests. The case centers on a late night incident and a nurse’s assertion that she acted to protect herself and Emma Daschiel.
A supplementary estimate introduced in the House of Commons on November 13 requests funds for an additional one million men for the year ending March 1933. The total befits the regular army and territorial forces rises to 2,826,400 officers and men.
The final matinee of Peg o My Heart closes Forsyth's season as part of college night. Tech and Georgia football crowds join in the celebration with songs and yells. Comedy highlights include Pat Hooney Marion Bent and Macy. Binnie Palmer and the Four Vary Brothers star in a three-quarter hour act with elephants and a harpist. a large advance sale promises strong attendance.
London reports Petrograd tightens wartime order forbidding spirits and declares a legendary White General riding a white horse marks soldiers for death. The tale claims men glare away and are believed doomed, while recent weeks show the general unseen amid German and Austro-Hungarian pressure.
Philadelphia November 13 4 reports a faction seeks to form an committee to unite and equip garment workers. The proposed resolution faces opposition from a regular body faction and voices fear secession could invite radical elements from other unions.
Delegates named by Governor Karl Brewer at the 1968 road congress announced the creation of the Mississippi Highway Association led by D J Morison of Jackson and President Warrigan. The group aims to form a state highway commission and seek federal aid, with Walter Page indicating an official Mississippi visit soon to assess progress.
Washington November 1 The first congress authorized destroyer construction but awards were not definite. It was understood today that two vessels would be built at Mare Island yard at an estimated cost of 67,670 dollars each. that was the lowest bid submitted.
Washington reports outline talks with Sir George Pash of the British Treasury. American bankers assure pensioned obligations to Europe will be met via foreign exchange purchases or a $190 million gold pool. Officials note unlikely reopening of the New York exchange before January and discuss a possible Bank of England liquidity line to reassure markets. The Federal Reserve Board sets rediscount rates at 1 to 6 percent with district variations and a preferential 0.5 percent for paper maturing within thirty days.
Dr J H King longtime Allentown resident and Confederate veteran dies aged after fourteen years in town. Native of North Carolina, he served in war with 260 flags and two northern prisons, survived by son Dr J H King of Allentown and four daughters including Mrs Burton Matthews of Opekhala. Funeral and interment to be held at Adairsville. The Wasonze lodge of Neareville will conduct services.
Bishop Kilgo denounces modern eugenics during a Portmouth Methodist conference session. He laments focus on temporal gains and warns against using Christianity as a tool for earthly pleasure. Rev T M Moore speaks on sodomy as morality debates continue.
A French torpedo boat sank a German submarine off Westende Belgium on November 13 after the sub attempted to torpedo a French warship. The sub disappeared under a burst of oil seen at the surface. The torpedo boat sustained light damage and returned to port for repairs.
Coblenz reports Emperor William has established headquarters there and is guarded by two armed Zeppelins. Telegraphs say he invites his daughters in law and his sons to visit Coblenz.
A November 1 government notice announced a bill to vote a credit of 1 126000000 to cover naval and military needs and all expenditures deemed necessary to meet trade or abnormal conditions through March 81 next. The act totals credit measures to 1 625 000 060. A Maine company in Showhegan is the lone U S producer making past box hangers from old black cotton machines.
London reports Premier Asquith told the House of Commons that British casualties up to October 1 amounted to about 57 000 men of all ranks This answer came in reply to Edward T John from Denbighshire who also asked about peace terms and international law Meanwhile a dispatch from France cites a British Times correspondent claiming German casualties at the Ypres sector reached about 70 000 with a regiment of 189 strong reduced to eighty.
Geneve November 14 414 Paris Impero William offers his marble palace the Achilleion in Corfu for sale built 1890 to 92 for the Austrian queen. Bought by the German emperor in 1907 the villa features Italian Renaissance style gardens terraces statues a dying Achilles sculpture and a seated marble statue of Homer with a small temple and park descending to the sea.
The German admiralty says the northern North Sea is mine free so neutral ships may sail safely there but warns of danger in the southern area around Hagland where mines are reported. It cites Hvindeisblad and Deutsche Zeitung claims of neutral ship losses and accuses Britain of a large mine field in the channel.
New York dispatch from the West News Bureau reports that a ceremony at Moltke Barracks confirms 5000 prisoners taken by Japanese forces. Captain Meyer Waldeck, former Tangtau governor, will be shipped to Japan aboard a transport on the ath. The entry into Tsingtau city by Japanese troops is expected on the 15th.
DeKalb county game warden bound over by City Councilman J M Wood on $560 bond for assault and attempted murder after a pistol clash in a Temple Court beer saloon basement in mid September. Witnesses say the dispute started over insults directed at Parks. The warden and Settles both faced charges. Parks and Settles named in the case with names listed.
The Central Presbyterian pastor Dunbar Ogden will speak at Sunday evening service on the fight against rum. He will discuss the temperance battle and its impact on church stewardship and community morals.
A long list of Georgia Supreme Court judgments affirms parts and reverses others across numerous cases from Crisp to Muscogee, Chatham, Bibb, Cobb, Fulton, and more. Notable attorneys general, solicitors general, and judges are named, with decisions affecting defendants and plaintiffs in error. The volume includes actions in error and affirmations in part, detailing multiple party names and jurisdictions.
Friends and relatives of Mrs Fred Hudson announce her funeral at St Pauls Methodist Church Sunday at 2:30 PM with Rev BW Fraser and Rev Dr Davis officiating. Interment at Quakland. Pallbearers from Greenberg Bond Co meet at 12:30 PM.
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