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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1915
Page
9
A quirky compendium of verses and aphorisms notes a wandering figure who never lost his chance. It blends fables and editorials about thanksgiving, faith, and perseverance with reflections on prosperity, courage, and Christmas lights. The piece invokes Brusher Harper and Henry Watterson in a mood of homespun wisdom.
Ip Atlanta charges a monthly rate of five cents or twelve weekly sales. Outside Atlanta two cents per day or one cent per week with monthly rates. AR Holiday, Constitution Building, sole advertising manager for all territory beyond Atlanta. Washington Bureau address is No 1727 8 Street NW. Mr John Corrigan staff correspondent. CONSTITUTION on sale in New York City by 2 pm day after issue at Hotaling’s Newsstands Broad Way and Forty second Street Timea Building corner Thirty eighth Street and Broadway and Twenty ninth Street and Broadway. The Constitution not responsible for advance payments to out of town local car Flora dealers or agents.
Comptroller John Skelton Williams releases a sharp rebuttal to bankers critics showing that 2,743 national banks in 42 states charged 10 percent or more on some loans, with 10,922 banks in 25 states charging 10 to 15 percent on all loans. He urges swift reform and questions state bank practices, urging legislative relief.
The passage argues for stronger restraining laws to curb usury and relieve farmers from oppression. State authorities and legislatures must address the issue before the next legislative session, ensuring farmers receive protection equal to urban residents and safeguarding them from financial institutions.
A defense plan argues for a balanced military posture using strong policing as a metaphor. It urges Congress to avoid both over militarization and reckless disarmament, seeking a level of defense that deters aggression while preserving peace and national order. It emphasizes location and ready enforcement as core safeguards.
The article notes Greece coerced into neutrality with no Allied support and no interference against Allied landings in the Balkans. Romania wavers, while Teutonic sympathies from neighboring states aid Kaiser plans for Constantinople. It laments Allied diplomacy, warns of Turkey and Bulgaria moving, and questions purpose of war efforts amid domestic U.S. political jests.
A second pageant for home missions will be presented at Central Presbyterian church next Sunday morning after a successful Friday event Chilat in America. The Sunday school under John J Hagan plans Our White and Red Neighbors in Oklahoma in four parts to benefit the Oklahoma Presbyterian College for Girls at Bhurant Oklahoma. Actors include Gladys Burnett Emma Goodman Mary Goodman Lois Shuman Lula Groves Campbell and Kile McClellan.
Agram of city matters details park department work funding for Lucile Avenue Grammar School yard, fountain plans in Ansley Park, and a misreported move to present a school issue to the police board. Also notes a crash dynamite anecdote, a crematory brief, and a burial procession in Columbus tied to a wreck victims.
In a November 23 1915 reply to the American Bankers Association, Comptroller Skelton Williams says records show most national banks comply with usury laws, while many banks in parts of the country charged excessive rates. He notes about 1300 banks reported twelve percent or higher on some loans, and highlights the need to correct the initial circular that suggested widespread usury. He urges cooperation to educate officers and directors and protect borrowers.
The poem parodies presidents and Mrs Galt with satirical tone. It rails at press gossipness and public life, noting how Mrs Galt shops and dines and how Woodrow Wilson and Runyans are referenced. The piece closes with a sigh about a hoped bright future.
Point Presbyterian and St Philip's Episcopal outline evening and morning services across Atlanta churches. St Philip's Cathedral hosts Holy Communion at 7 30 am with bishops celebrant and a sermon by Rev Jewett Williams of Sewanee at 11 am. Payne's Memorial Methodist hosts a 8 30 pm railroad workers address by Rev George W Duvall. Rooms open all day. invitations extended to men of parishes and railroad men and friends.
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