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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1915
Page
12
Recorder Johnson hears J K Steele of 27 Form wall street after his police matinee appearance for the seventeenth time on drunk and disorderly charges. The judge notes prior probation and calls in the probation officer to assess improvement.
An officer testifies that he could not place the man on probation under the required conditions. The judge questions the officer and then imposes a fine of 33.75 in three cases, noting no improvement among those on probation.
The southern salesmen from nine states of Goodyear Tire and Rubber company meet at the Winecoff hotel for a three day convention. About sixty salesmen attend with stories of larger territory business and plans to manage a expected increase in tire sales next year due to automobile production. They will attend a theater party tonight and a banquet Friday evening at the hotel.
In Macon Georgia wild Bill Williams of Baldwin county stands trial in federal court for illegal distilling of whisky. He was released from federal prison days earlier after a five year term for whisky making. Marshals found a 400 gallon still near his property. Williams denies guilt as prosecution led by former Assistant District Attorney Codington seeks to impeach defense witnesses. The case was continued to tomorrow.
Berlin October 24 Captain Boy-Ed chief naval attaches at the German embassy in Washington has been promoted to a full captaincy according to the Overseas News Agency.
The Georgia branch of the Southern Settlement and Development organization was formed in Macon with Savannah as the headquarters. Officers include Chairman J. W. Motte and Vice Chairman R. F. Shedden. A permanent Georgia manager will be chosen, and a campaign to raise funds will begin to support immediate work. The Norfolk main organization meeting will decide future Georgia meetings and locations. Representatives from twelve districts attended. several directors were absent.
Dr Thornwell Jacobs reports large gifts for Oglethorpe University as Dr B M Shive recounts fund raising in Arkansas. Congregations at Jonesboro and Malvern received over $1,000 each on October 10 and 17. Jacobs recently spoke in Bradenton where offerings reached 31500. Additional Kentucky stop noted with substantial response.
The German American Alliance plans a German Day program at the Turn Verein hall 26 Pryor Street Atlanta with four reels of battlefield scenes and music. H Mosen and Dr W W Mueller will speak and pictures from the German general staff featuring the Kaiser and General von Hindenburg will be shown. Public invited with refreshments. men 50 cents and ladies 25 cents.
Augusta Ga October 20 Special Savannah automobile pathfinding crew led by August Wilhoit and Earle Raphan visited Augusta yesterday to map a route from Savannah to New York. The proposed itinerary includes Augusta Columbia Camden Pinehurst Raleigh Washington Baltimore Philadelphia Newark and Jersey City.
Tifton Ga October 20 Special Senator Smith will speak in Tifton Thursday at 8 o clock. He will stop there and spend the night on his way from Perry to Valdosta.
Cordele Georgia on October 26 special report: the city executive committee met to call a city primary for November 17 to nominate three flagmen. Aldermen D. I. Bulloch W. Dieae Eon and J. Lamb face expired terms. This afternoon Hensicita Crosman Forsyth.
Enthusiasm ran high at the Atlanta School of Methods for Sunday School Workers with attendance near double last year. Speakers from Chicago and Georgia led sessions on adult and teen age education, graded lessons, and methods for teaching missions and Christian parent training.
Class Activities led by W C Bearce of Chicago and Emory's Andrew Sledd continue at Central Presbyterian Church. Mrs Curtis discusses White Gifts for the King and Leon Palmer covers The Teacher's Work. All sessions are free to Sunday school workers. Afternoon starts 3:45 PM and night at 7:00 PM.
In Macon Georgia on October 26 teacher Misa Steilx Daniels at Whittle school demonstrated a lesson when a table tipped and she fell to the floor breaking her hip. Sixty pupils witnessed the accident.
Report from the Financial District states new Russian credits are under consideration. The proposed amounts range from about 26 million dollars to possibly 50 million, with details indicating negotiations or formal establishment underway at the time.
In Savannah Georgia on October 20 a superior court granted an indefinite postponement in the validation hearing for the $960000 county bond issue due to the illness of Judge Walter G Chariton. Major Richter challenged the election as fraudulent alleging many nonresident or absent voters were counted. Seventeen witnesses including county officials the registrar politicians and a newspaper man were summoned.
A three week old infant was deserted on the doorstep of Nora James, a Black woman in East Macon, during a heavy rain. The naked baby cried out, was found by James, and the child was placed in the care of the local Methodist orphanage.
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