Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-26
NEWS J0TTINGS
ABOUT TOWN

ABOUT TOWN
j. N Binder, of the Binder Frame Man
ufacturing Company, was summoned to
Chicago to-day on account of the illness
of his brother, Samuel, well known in
Atlanta fraternity circles.
Alleging that he was deprived of his
means Of livelihood as a result of being
struck by a motor truck belonging to
the VanWinkle Motor Truck Company, T.
N. Moore, IS years old, who says he made
81 a day selling papers, has filed suit
against the officials of the company for
$4,000 damages.
The Rev. ]. E. Alternately, known as
the North State evangelist" who is
conducting revival services at the Wes-
ley Memorial church, is authority for
the statement that service and not
emotion is the crying need of the day,
and should be developed in revivals.
At the behest of leaders of the Men
and Religion Forward Movement, city
authorities have approved an extension
of water mains from Gordon and West
Hunter streets to the Marthas Home in
West End. The resolution was pre-
sented to council by Alderman Warren,
and passed unanimously.
]. d. Price, of Oconee county, commits
sioner- elect of the state department of
agriculture, passed through Atlanta to-
day en- route to New Orleans to attend a
convention of agricultural commissioners
to be held there this week. Price said he
felt it his duty to attend the convention
despite the fact that he had not taken
office.
Locked in a cell with Frank Tatum.
against whom he had given testimony
in a blind tiger" case, Tom Pulliam, a
negro, got a severe beating at police
headquarters yesterday before the
turnkey discovered his mistake. Tatum
was choking the negro numerically
when the officer separated them.
The city fly screen ordinance, which
operates from April l to November l,
will go into effect next Tuesday. The
ordinance applies to every dealer in
foodstuffs, including peddlers Fruit
stands alone are excepted, providing
they operate fans to drive off the flies.
The foods to-day delayed hearing of the
case of A B. Allen, in the United States
district court, charged with fraud in con-
nection with money orders, when S. A.
Cisley .telegraphed this morning from
Madison, KY, that he would not be able
to be present in Atlanta until tonight.
owing to washouts. Court was adjourned
until tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Two more arrests for alleged use of the
mails to defraud were reported to the
Atlanta headquarters of the postoffice de-
partment this morning. Word was re-
ceiVed OF the arrest by Inspector Morgan
roth of L. NJ. Charles, Of Union, S. c.,
charged with raising bills of lading and
passing worthless checks, and by Inspec-
tor McKew of NJ c. Mitchell, at Wen
ma, Ga.
Atlanta Lodge, No. 523, L. o. o. NJ,
has set aside tonight as ladies' night,
and musical and literary program has
been arranged for the members and their
friends who attend. Cards have been
sent out to all members, asking them to
be present and bring their families and
a friend who is eligible for membership.
better schedule of street car serv-
ice is operative on Ponce DeLeon ave-
nue. to-day. The Georgia Railway and
Power Company has announced that
under the new arrangement ten-minute
cars run from $50 o'clock in the morn
ing until 1880 at night. From 1880 until
1880 the cars run every 20 minutes.
The extra cars run only on the Ponce
DeLeen end of the line. Instead of
continuing out to West Fair street, the
extra cars turn from Peachtree into
Broad street, thence to Marietta and
back out Peachtree to Ponce DeLeon.