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Useful Service Is Book Hobby Of John CorleyBV LOY WARWICK. JR.John Corley, ore of the oldest employees of The Constitution, has found his hobby for collecting autographs into a valuable service for an Atlanta institution of learning.One day back in 1017 Mr. Corley notired nn Advertisement requesting donations of boohs for the Oglethorpe university library. Since that time he has presented the institution with more than 1,500 different volumes in addition to collecting almost as many autographs. The majority of these gifts were autographed by men of note tlir* world over.During the sir years past Jie has written to many men end wom»*i of international repute. Famous authors, American presidents, members of the British nobility nml Industrial kings have answered his request for books. Home have not replaced, but os a rule Mr. Corley's letter is answered and a book is sent.All these hooks have been placed In the library at Oglethorpe. Mr. Corley ia arclaimed the second largest contributor to the library.On one occasion Mr. Corley addressed a letter to Lndv Astor, one of the few women members of the English parliament, former American girl, and now English peeress. .Soon after he received n reply in the form of two beautiful volumes—both auto-graphed “Nancy Astor.” lie also received a personal letter from Lndy An Lor congratulating him' upon his offortB. Other gifla from the British Isles were received, among them an autographed volume from Kudyard Kipling.Oglethorpe's library boasts n book autograplied and presented to Mr. Corley by ct-l’resident Wilson. “The Man From Maine/' a Curtin publirn-r on, w.js HMit ov Fr/tnk A. Mitnsey : i ue famous Edward Bok. former edi- \tor of The Ladies’ Home Journal, and Curtis Poblishinp company head, sent an autographed copy entitled 'Two; Persons. Charles M. Sheldon, editor; of The Christian Herald, also contributed an autographed volume to the library through Mr. Corley.Among others who have sent autographed volumes to Mr. Corley, who,: in turn, presented them to the li- I brary are Charles W, Elliot, Mary Roberts Jtinekardt, Luther Bnrbank, Mrs. Bobert J. Barnett. Senator Lodge, Senator James B. Reed, Senator Arthur Capper, of KanBRB; Her-lert Myrick, A* R. Lawton, vice-president of the Central of Georgia tail way; Judge W. Frank Jenkins, Dr. .John J. Tigert, commissioner of education, ond iBshop Warren A. Candler.Frank L. Stanton. Georgia's be-loird poet, has been the moat liberal! contributor. Mr. Corley said. James; It. Holliday; or The Constitution,;also has been a generous local giver. Approximately 1(M books have been presented to Mr. Holliday nml his office members. Lowry Arnold, prominent Atlanta attorney, and others of this city, have given Mr. Corley many valuable volumes.INDIAN ATTORNEY AND GAMBLER HELD ON THEFT CHARGETulsa, Okla., { June 22.—Walter Chitwood, joung Indian attorney of this city, and Con Sullivan, dc/ Bcubed by federal authorities ns a wealthy gambler of Tulsa, and Fort Smith, Ark., are in the federal jnil at Muskogee today following The recovery late yesterday of $11,000 in Argentine government bonds which authorities wty are part of approximately $.000,000 worth, stolen about two months ago in a daylight robbery, in New York.«CO URT OF APPEALS ORDERS RELEASE OF ARMY OFFICERti on T» J.
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Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Sat, Jun 23, 1923
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