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Newspaper
Atlanta Georgian
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1913
Page
10
Citizens demand a Grand Jury investigation to uncover genuine dictograph records and legal-analysable material. The writer warns against muckraking, arguing only a formal inquiry can reveal truth, safeguard officials, and stop headlines from making Atlanta look ridiculous.
Colonel Thomas B Felder on Wednesday issued a detailed accounting showing the Burns Detective Agency fund for the Phagan investigation totaling 102 dollars returned to donors. Curtis N Anderson, treasurer, lists checks dated May 15 to May 26 and notes several contributions were anonymous or not authorized to be used. Felder states newspapers and others who subscribed 100 dollars each have not paid in and should return funds. He will ask the Bar Association to review the fund's employment and ends his involvement.
The funeral for C. S. Bowen of 47 Oglethorpe Avenue who died Tuesday night at Duval's Sanitarium Capitol Avenue will be held Thursday afternoon. Capitol Lodge No. 60 I C O F will attend in a body. Bowen belonged to the law firm Felder Anderson Whitman Dillon. He is survived by his wife one child and five brothers W H Bowen Greenwood Cemetery Company L F Bowen real estate J C Bowen Newnan and E L H J Bowen Chattanooga.
Aviator Wilson B. Cooke flew his hydroplane from Put-in-Bay to Sandusky Ohio. He departed at 8:45 AM and landed at 9:02 AM after a 17 minute, 17 mile trip circling the islands.
Fulton County Grand Jury indicts Police Commissioner W P Fain on two counts. One joint with M T Cantrell for running a disorderly house at 40 Harris Street. The other accuses Fain of assault and battery on an unidentified woman. Fain proclaims innocence and seeks a speedy trial. Witnesses Allen Young and J A Skaggs testified about the Harris Street disturbance and Fain’s alleged involvement. Officer W F Anderson reportedly aided in evading arrest.
Shelby Harrison Franz Schneider Jr and Zenas L Potter of the Russell Sage Foundation surveyed Atlanta at the Chamber of Commerce request to identify social needs. They stressed systematic city planning, playgrounds and sanitation, and a thorough study guiding future reforms before presenting recommendations.
Chief of Detectives Newport Sanford telegrams Chief Beavers in Washington to probe origin of an affidavit signed by George M. Gentry. The inquiry seeks Jeannette Henning notary, to verify if the stenographer signed the document. Lanford doubts its authenticity amid a Miles probe into Reed Detective Agency ties and Felder Hutcheson stockholdings.
Calvin Williams a negro preacher of College Park was fined 3.75 after a clash with a trolley conductor when he refused to move his seat reciting Scripture to defend being a law abiding citizen. Williams a Tuskegee Institute graduate appeared before Judge Broyles in arraignment following the incident on the College Park line.
A broad urging that cities move beyond booster rhetoric to build orderly, healthful communities with playgrounds, moral welfare, and scientific management of municipal departments to improve resident well being and overall prosperity.
Cardinal Gibbons told Immaculate Seminary graduates that the world is morally sick yet awakening to virtue. He warned that open vice led to wartime campaigns against white slavery and allied vices, but praised a rising public conscience improving moral order globally.
Central Presbyterian Sunday School in Atlanta postponed its Powder Springs GA picnic planned for Thursday due to cold weather. Tickets issued for this Thursday will be honored next week. The church school is among the city's largest, with 600 to 700 attending most Sundays and the annual picnic is a major event.
Bloomington June 11. Bradley Ill. defense named in a $10,000 suit by Mrs Walenz Gratzek a widow whose home is Poland. Her husband died in a jail fire with the prison building torched and burned.
On July 1 the C O D parcel post law takes effect benefiting manufacturers retailers and farmers by allowing domestic shipments with the government as collector. Postmaster McKee outlines the three coupon tag system and double check numbering to prevent mistakes with delivery by city and rural carriers noting exceptions for the Phil 4ge Islands and Canal Zone.
A dispute over costs in the Driver Hardware Company bankruptcy from East Point was heard by Judge Newman in United States District Court. The company had filed a bankruptcy petition, paid all bills, and had no liabilities. Judge George F. Gober argued the case centered on costs.
New York polo fans hailed a 51 to 2 or 3 goal win as the American team overwhelmed the British challengers. Captains R G Ritson and Harry Payne Whitney praised the play while predicting victory in the Saturday rematch, drawing about 10 000 spectators and a busy hotel corridor chatter.
The Sunday American presents itself as the broad advertising medium for the region. It proclaims wide reach across the South and positions itself as the best way to reach buyers and sellers through its pages.
State and county tax returns urged at the corner office of Pryor and Hunter Streets by T M Armistead, tax receiver. The notice calls residents to submit filings with due dates and contact details for the office.
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