The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-17
LAWYER PLACED
 UNDER ARREST
Charge Is Using Mails With
 Intent to Defraud
ORDER FOR CERTIFICATES
Prominent Attorney of Rome Is Now Out On Bail With the Charge of Trying To Have Printed
 Fraudulent Certificates.

Atlanta, January 6.-6Specia1.)- Charged with using the mails with intent to de- fraud, back of which is said to be an effort 10 secure from a Philadelphia printing house s500O0 worth of fraudulent Atlanta clearing house certificates Charles E. Davis. well known lawyer of Rome, was placed under arrest by Postoffice Inspector Zimmerman and is now at liberty under s1OOO bond to an- swer to the charge before Judge W. T. Newman
 It is alleged in the warrant and com mitment that Davis went to Philadelphia representing himself to be an author ized agent for the Atlanta Clearing House association, and gave an order for the printing of S5O,O00 worth of cer- ifcates similar to those issued in At lanta during the recent money scarcity.
 After that he went on to New York, it is stated, and then returned to Rome writing letters from both places to the Philadelphia printing house. urging se- ereey as to the order. These letters con- stitute the basis of Davis arrest on the charge of using the mails to defraud.
 The Philadelphia printing concern, It is said, decided there was something sus- pieious about the transaction. and in stead of filling the order gave information to the officers of the Atlanta Clearing House association and to United States officials,
 Investigation proved that as the cer- tificates were not money, a prosecution on a charge of counterfeiting could not be maintained, and as the certificates would have to be signed as a predicate to the charge of forgery, it was out of the question to proceed along that line.
 It was, therefore, decided on the basis of the letters written to the printing company, to proceed on the ground of using the mails for fraudulent purposes.
 Davis was arraigned before United States Commissioner John C. Printup at Rome yesterday, and held. for trial under s10oO bond.
 Every effort has been made to hush the case up and keep the facts out of the papers, but the details became known here today
 There is an intimation that others be- sides Davis may be implicated in the transaction.
 Despite the fact that the city of At lanta will lose a considerable portion of it's income as the result of prohi- bition. now estimated with the in- creased license of s20o0. at s220,0O0 a year. the salaries of the school teach- CTS will be increased this year. The city finance committee has made an ap- propriation of $250, 900 for teachers salaries this year as compared with $240.000 last year. and the increase will go largely to those teachers who have been long in the service and are recog- nized as most efficient
 There will, however be curtailment in other quarters. The proposed new Fifth ward school will not be built and tn ere are other contemplated city im- provements which will be left off.
 Governor Hoke Smith returned from Athens today deeply enthused over the new cotton school which has just been inaugurated there. and to which he went to deliver an address.
 This novel school has 110 scholars, or students, ranging in age from 20 to GO years, all there to learn about cotton literally from the ground up. It opened about two weeks ago and these stu dents are gathered there from all parts of the state
 T am profoundly impressed with the work being done in Athens" Governor smith said today. Tt means wonderful things for Georgia when the buildings are all completed, and the college IS ready to take up it's various ramlh- cations The practical knowledge our young men and boys are going to get of the soil. it's possibilities, plant life and improved methods of farming, dairying and stock raising IS going 10 enrich the state tremendously.
 Preliminary arrangements have been made for the celebration on Monday night next of the 101st anniversary of inc birth of Robert F. Lee, The eXer- cises incident to the occasion will be held in the hall of the house or repre- sentatives, and Hon. James l.. Ander- son. chosen by Atlanta Camp No. l59, will deliver the address of the occasion The musical and other exercises Will De arranged by the Daughters of the Con federacy under whose auspices the oc- ca sion is held
 Governor Hoke Smith has declined an invitation to attend the annual din- ner of the Birmingham Board of Trade an January 23. when William Jennings Bryan and Hon. Judson Harmon will be nresent. Governor Smith says he mas duties which will require his presence bare at that time, and he found 1t 1m- possible for him to get away.
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