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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1921
Page
1
Georgia eyes a tough afternoon against Furman at Sanford Field as McLeod starts for Furman and Frost may pitch for Georgia. Laval’s Furman earned praise for speed and versatility with Speer slated to lead athletics while proceeds support the Red Cross drive.
At a conference in Washington on April 56 Secretary Hoover told southern cotton crushers the government would consider methods to ease the burden by adjusting existing rates. The discussion focused on reducing transportation costs and providing relief.
L. L Jackson alias W. L. Hart and his wife, held in county jail, are identified as operators behind a series of counterfeit checks in this and other towns over the past year. Union Point links them to an October 1920 incident and a grand jury is expected to probe the alleged scheme.Authorities note the pair had presented stories of postal secret service claims and wartime valor while boarding at a large home in Union Point.
London dispatch reports former Emperor Charles left Steinamanger noting he would return soon and aim to spur Europe toward change. The Greek legation denies Prince Andreas of Greece died from combat wounds in Asia Minor and says he remains in Athens.
The Allen R. Fleming Post of the Legionnaires sponsors a Red Cross fund drive in Clarke county. Fleetwood Laniers leads the women's committee as they solicit Clarke county women to donate toward the goal of 600 donors contributing amounts around 1 to 2 dollars or more. Subscriptions are to be sent to Fleetwood Laniers at Erwin & Co.'s office.
Yesterday afternoon the local chapter met at the Y M C A to organize a fundraising drive for the Red Cross. Commander Will Erwin explained the campaign goals and Lois Threadgill described Red Cross peace time work, aiming to raise funds by tonight’s close as part of the paper’s drive.
Gainesville High will visit Athens on Sanford Field Friday for a practice game against the locals. Coach Campbell’s mound staff and the Varsity showed sharp form in yesterday’s drills as Gainesville Hi prepares for stronger opponents and to iron out kinks.
At a city hall council meeting tonight both sides in the curb market plan will present their views. Opponents say the ordinance would harm farmers who sell wares at city doors, while proponents urge a curb market and restricted street peddling from 10 to 11 am.
Three colleges University of South Carolina Emory University and University of Georgia will field ten man rifle teams to compete over two days in the week ending May 7. Matches will be fired on each campus ranges and scores sent to Fourth Army Corps headquarters for final tally. Visitation welcomed at the old Herty field as the novel indoor sub caliber course uses a 22 caliber rifle reproducing the 30 30 army rifle.
The War Finance Corporation approved a hundred thousand dollar loan to Southern banks for exporting cotton. Several similar applications are reportedly awaiting action by the corporation’s directors in the near term.
A meeting of local grocers and butchers in the Holman building objects to a proposed curb market ordinance. They claim it would create a city protected monopoly, allow import and sale of unlicensed produce, and fail to remove professional peddlers, risking inferior goods and tax loss. The group votes to send a strong delegation to the city council.
Approximately 25 agents and specialists from the State Agricultural School are in the city for a two day conference at the administration building today and tomorrow. They came from across the state to report on crops and marketing conditions and to boost cooperation between the department and the school.
An explosion in a Trely's mine near Alsie France on April 6 killed multiple miners. Fourteen bodies have been recovered so far as rescue efforts continue.
Washington April reports indicate President Harding has not backed quick action toward peace with Germany. He is refraining from a definite program, leaning toward treating the Versailles treaty as unsuitable for immediate use and urging careful, prudent advance on any associated international agreement.
Secretary Hughes proposed arbitration before a permanent court at The Hague to settle Norway's claims against the United States for wartime ship requisitions. A Norwegian commission is en route to Washington to work toward a settlement on the matter.
New Orleans April 5 John H Kirby former Southern Pine Association president urged at the annual convention that the association counsel be instructed to push the trial of the association's bankers and directors for violating the Sherman anti trust law by colluding to curb lumber output and keep prices high.
Covington Ga April 5 The selection of a jury in Newton county superior court to try John William for the murder of Lindsey Peterson and the state farm boss is expected to relate his deaths of eleven negro farm hands charged with blocking federal peonage investigation. Extra deputies on court duty. Prosecution may finish its case by tomorrow. Two Negroes testified today in the Willan Connell peonage trial saying they sworn falsely before a grand jury under fear and later repeated the claim before a federal grand jury.
Jonton April 5 Rioting broke out in Cowdent aith Fifeshire Scotland over a coal strike. Police used batons as strikers hoisted a red flag and besieged the police station. The dispatch says the situation grew critical after an undermanager was captured for refusing to cease manning the bug pass.
In Macon Georgia Wallace Miller former independent denounced “tenient Mays” and other witnesses as part of a conspiracy trial in federal court. He labeled many statements as lies and urged the jury to see through alleged deceit by the American company and others.
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