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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1908
Page
9
Our stock is twenty thousand dollars heavier than desired this season so we have cleared the entire assortment. Oak mahogany walnut and bird s eye maple suit and odd bedroom and dining room furniture including China Closets side boards dining tables side tables chiffoniers dressers dressing tables chairs rockers library and parlor pieces placed on the third floor and Furniture Annex. Sold at or below factory cost.
Our largest sale ever begins this morning offering every Oriental Rug at and below import cost to clear stock before the buyer leaves for market. The Bug stock is famed for character and quality, with selections ranging from small Hamedan Mats to large carpet sizes, inviting early selections.
Charles G Barrett national president of the Farmers Union, named by President Roosevelt to a new commission on country life, spent yesterday in Atlanta after returning from New Orleans where Congress examined ways to boost cotton prices. Barrett, upon reaching Union City, received a letter confirming his appointment and outlining the commission's broad scope, signaling Georgia pride in his national role.
Mr Barrett, president of the Farmers Union with about 2,000,000 southern members, is appointed to a Roosevelt commission to study country life conditions. He emphasizes patience, intelligence, and effort to improve farming and distribution, citing strong support from cotton and agricultural groups and plans to report remedial measures.
San Francisco November 16 crowds gathered before Carpente rs hall Fulton street as Abraham Ruef seeks a venue change in the bribery trial. Ruef asks for a different court, arguing inability to obtain a fair trial here. If denied he may seek a 30 day continuance or jury dismissal over alleged in court influence.
Judge William Lowndes Calhoun former mayor of Atlanta and longtime Fulton County judge died at his home 233 Washington Street after a two year decline. He was 70 and a pioneer Atlanta figure. funeral at Central Presbyterian Church with interment in Oakland Cemetery. He served in the Confederate Army, was twice Georgia legislator and long-time judge of the Fulton County Court of Ordinary. survived by six children and notable civic leaders plan funeral honors and a resolution by the Atlanta General Council.
The United States charges American Sugar Refining Company with fraud in weighing shipments at Havemeyer and Elder refineries in Brooklyn. Six suits seek forfeitures and duties totaling 3,624,121 dollars over past years, with alleged scale manipulation to conceal true weights. Actions include two cases for two years of import forfeiture and others for 514 years in theory, alleging violations of the customs act of 1880.
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