Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-20

capitol IN the next Ten udE SAo''V''
will be paid out This Will finish the
payments Of pensions for the present
year
T. \. Hammond, Of Atlanta, has been
given his appointment as a member Of
the Georgia commission on uniform
legislation, TO succeed A. c. Pate. Of
who recently submitteI
his resignation.
George T Flint has been appointed
agent of the Clyde Line
Steamship Company in Atlanta, to sue
coed f. c. Cheney, resigned. Flint re-
ports this week to James T. Scott, COM
merciai agent for the line in Atlanta.
DR.. John f. White pastor Of the Sec
ond Baptist church. will open revival
Friday night. DIT. White, Who
has just returned from Naldosta Ga,
where he has been conducting services
brings with him the famous group OF
Welsh Revival Singers, fifteen in num-
Der, who will aid in the meetings here.
Plans for the organization Of a state
chamber of commerce, for concerted
action among the municipal organiza
lions Of the kind, are being aired by
prominent Chamber OF Commerce men
in Atlanta The plans will be developed
within a few months.
Real estate men IN Georgia will be
forced to pay the SO occupation tax in
every county in which they do business
according TO a rule laid down to-day by
the court Of appeals
The decision was reached in trial
suit that came up from the city court
OF Cairo.
Major J. J. Conner. state commits
sioner of agriculture, to-day issued a
warning to farmers against inferior fer
tilizers. In part, he said q advise the
use OF high grade fertilizers In all cases.
The results are worthy OF the extra eX-
perse Were high grades used every
where # would eliminate the filler
trouble which we hear so much about "
The good roads committee OF the De
catur Board Of Trade will meet tonight
to consider bids for the paving Of Can
der street. Decatur. to Morgan street
in East Lake The work on the new
paving. IT is expected. will begin on
April /. The board recently has Sc
cured new quarters in the Weekes
building
Lawton Riley. James r. Nuttlng and
Edgar Watkins will debate the pro-
posed charter reform at the fourth of
the series of monthly discussions o.
current topics, to be held at the Beavers
hail. 81 IL East Hunter street, the first
Thursday in April J. T. Dabney prom
inent Beaver, will preside. William NJ.
Hairston will make the Introductory
remarks
The case OF Alderman J. w. Maddox
viii be called before Recorder BrQyles
this afternoon. The city official came
athwart the city laws because Of his
steam shovel, which Inspector Cecil
Poole declares emits too much smoke
for the good Of the smoke ordinance.
The engine was being operated in the
Healey excavation, Walton and Forsyth
streets. when the complaint was made.
Hollins y. Randolph has been elected
to succeed the late James d. Fitzpatrick
as a member Of the executive committee
of the Atlanta Bar association. The
election took place at a meeting Of the
executive committee and chairmen OF
other committees held in the grill room
of the Capital City club yesterday aft
ernoon Those attending the meeting
were Reuben R. Arnold. Alex Meyer.
Judge SPENCE r. Atkinson. Burton
smith. Edgar Watkins, Shepard Bryan,
John Y Smith and Carl Hutchinson.
Excellent results toward obtaining
money for the proposed negro Y. NJ.
c. A. building were revealed at a meet
ing of the workers held at the associa =
ton quarters A report on the recent
tag day" showed that with the money
collected on tags and on pledges a total
of s55217 had been obtained. The
largest single subscription was that OF
Rev. P James Bryant, pastor OF the
Wheat Street Baptist church, who sub
scribed 800 An address by DR.. Wealth
erford. international Y. NJ. c. A. secre-
tary, was heard.
Under the auspices Of the Civic league.
DR.. II. NJ. DuBose, of the First Methodist
church. will lecture Sunday. March %. on
Christianity and Citizenship" The lee
ture, the first of a series planned for At
lanta by the Civic league, will be given in
the assembly hall of Central Congrega
tional church at 80 o'clock in the after
noon
\ charter was issued to-day from the
office Of Secretary Of State Cook for the
Farmers and Merchants Bank. Of Mid
VILE Burke county. with a capitalization
OF $4,000 The incorporators are: :. q.
Jones. II. n. I. Switzerland, Q. H. HiC-
don, T. II. Wall, F. w Brooks and H. IA
Smith. of Midwife: /. r. Farmer. Of
Louisville and W. \. Law. OF Herndon.