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

The state department today issued
charter to the Bank of Reynolds, in
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 number of complaints about
alleged freight injustices and discrimi-
nations in south Georgia
Captain Leonard d. White, of Allan
ia, was placed on the rolls of the Geor-
sia state militia today as a retired cap
tain, to rank as such from February
| 2, 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. *. 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 Sleighton Farm Industrial
Training School for Girls, of which Mrs
! Falconer is the founder
Crowds listened to Archdeacon Web
Der in his noon address at the Grand to-
day Tomorrow and Saturday end these
Lenten services which for the past two
weeks have been literally attended. on
Friday and Saturday night, Archdeacon
Weber will deliver a special Lenten mes
sage at 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
molding the childs 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-
tons 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 LaGranges prominent men are
here for the hearing.
Fairfax c. Christian, representing the
Morris plan of banks, with headquarters
in Norfolk, Va. is in Atlanta today. in
specting the local branch of the loan in
stituton. This afternoon he will deliver
a 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
day brought suit in superior court for
SIS, 600 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.
tc IN IK-nnHarfnl free
motion picture exhibit and lecture on
the Panama canal and the exposition
in San Francisco. Frederick " 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 dinner given last night at the
Georgian Terrace in honor of Judge j.
c. Clements, of the interstate commerce
commission, with ]. 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. LumplIin, judge supreme
court of Georgia; Hon. Hiram Warner
Hill. judge supreme court of Georgia
Hon Beverly d. Evans judge supreme
court of Georgia.