Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27
NEWS J0T'TINGS
ABOUT TOWN

Taylor county 1t will employ $4,000
capital
Secretary of State Phil Cook is con-
fined to his home by sickness. and has
not been in his office at the capitol for
several days.
The railroad commission today is
| hearing a number Of complaints about
alleged freight injustices and discrim-
nations in south Georgia.
Captain Leonard D. White, Of Allan
ia, was placed on the rolls of the Geor-
gia state militia today as a retired cap
tain, to rank as such from February
:, 1903.
A petition for receivership has been
filed in the United States bankrupt court
this morning by the Nickajack Milling
and Grain Company against the Edge
wood Trading Company. Both firms
are of Atlanta and J. X. Ottley was
asked as receiver.
Mrs Martha r. Falconer spoke
at the Central Congregational church
to group of interested women
who heard her address covering the
work of the SIeighton Farm Industrial
! Training School for Girls, of which Mrs
| Falconer is the founder
| Crowds listened to ATchdeacon Web
| Der in his noon address at the Grand to-
day, Tomorrow and Saturday end these
Lenten services which for the past two
lyg baN On
Friday and Saturday night, Archdeacon
Weber will deliver a special Lenten mes
sage al St. Lukes church.
The Parents association of the Tenth
street school has planned complete CO.
operation with the teachers of the school,
following the meeting held yesterday
Forty representative women were at the
meeting. and in resolutions adopted de-
clare they will assist the teachers in
holding the child's future. An interest
ing report from the tree committee of the
organization was also presented. The
committee Is planning to beautify the
beautiful the school grounds at once
The suit of the LAGRANGE Chamber of
Commerce against the Atlanta and West
Point railroad is still being argued be
fore Commissioner Clements, in the Fed
eral court room. From present indica-
tions the case will not be closed before
Friday The LAGRANGE chamber is en-
deavoring to secure the same Western
freight rates as Atlanta enjoys The
town already has the same Eastern rates.
Many of LaGrange's prominent men are
here for the hearing.
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Morris plan of banks, with headquarters
in Norfolk, Va, is in Atlanta today, in
specting the local branch of the loan in
stitution. This afternoon he will deliver
talk to the directors of the organiza
ton at the home of the local president,
W. Woods White, covering new ideas in
the auditing department OF the system.
The Morris banking plan is an organiza-
ton for making loans upon a real BUSH
ness basis with working people.
Asserting that he was injured by a
falling wall during the demolishing of
the old Trinity church building in
Whitehall street, James Mckinney to-
day brought suit in superior court for
$4,000 against the construction firm of
Phillips & Howell. Mckinney told the
court that he had not been informed
that the wall was to be pulled down
He asserted that his right arm and
spine were injured.
Atlanta is to have a wonderful free
motion picture exhibit and lecture on
the Panama canal and the exposition
in San Francisco. Frederick V. Fisher,
one Of the exposition publicity agents,
has writtne to Mayor Wood
ward to ascertain if Atlanta would
be interested in such an ex-
hibit All he asks of the city is a place
for his show Mayor Woodward has
taken the matter up with the Chamber
of Commerce and he expects to invite
the exhibit, offering the Auditorium as
the place.
At a dinner given last night at the
Georgian Terrace in honor of Judge j.
c. Clements, of the interstate commerce
commission, with J. Prince Webster as
host. many of the most prominent At
lantans were in attendance. The list Of
guests follows: Hon. Judson C. Glenn
ents. member of the interstate COM
merce commission; Hon. c. NJ. Gambler,
chairman of the Georgia railroad COM
mission; Hon. Joseph NJ. Brown, gov
ernor of Georgia; Hon. Paul B. Tram
nell, member of railroad commission Of
Georgia; Hon. Joseph F. Gray. member
of railroad commission of Georgia;
Hon. Campbell Wallace, secretary Of
railroad commission of Georgia; Hon
| Thomas B. Lumpkin, judge supreme
court of Georgia; Hon. Hiram Warner
! Hill, judge supreme court of Georgia;
Hon. Beverly d. Evans, Judge supreme
court of Georgia.