16 Apr 1920
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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1920
Page
1
Forty girls and nine readers will perform a cantata tonight at 7 30 in the university chapel without stage decor or costumes from the normal presentation. The work, the first Eastertide cantata, was praised after its initial showing and is described as deserving high praise.
In Columbus Ohio today April 15 rail workers and strikers reached a turning point as the dispute over proposals appeared to be settling. The local scene showed reduced tension with officials and workers seeking a pause in hostilities and possible resolution.
Special telegram from A Mitchell Palmer to Georgia voters explains his inability to return for a final Atlanta campaign speech due to railroad strike duties. He expresses faith in Georgia Democrats backing Wilson administration over Republican leadership and cites national urgency.
Today at 1 30 o clock the Athens High School cadets will stage their first review and parade of the school year open to the public. The event marks Georgia’s military training in schools under general orders with Lieut Culbertson in charge. Matches include boys from ten to twenty in weight classes with notable bouts listed such as Shorty Andrews versus Shorty Davis and D Quillian versus P Richards.
In Washington, April 15, Foster, former head of the steel strike, was cited as the prime mover in the outlaw railroad strike. He declared he had no connection with it, countering Attorney General Palmer who accuses him while pursuing big business support in his presidential campaign.
Paris reports rumors that the German government plans guards around key buildings and deploys fifteen tanks and twenty armored cars amid plans to overthrow the government and seek an alliance with Soviet Russia to declare war on France, according to Berlin advices.
Mexico City reports there is no belief the states of Michoacan Hidalgo and Zacatecas will join the Sonora revolt. General Dieguez with about 19,000 troops is reported en route to Sonora to quell the uprising.
Associated Press reports that labor board members, confirmed today, were urged to meet tonight in preparation for tomorrow as the aim is to test whether toleration of railroad wage demands will ease the strike and unrest. Attorney General Palmer said the Justice Department will intensify efforts, with district attorneys focusing on agitators and strikers where laws are violated and a review of all striker names is planned.
A recent proposal notes new trade routes from southern ports are disrupted, with Hale accusing cereal groups in Atlantic ports of blocking the effort. He argues the plan aims to aid Britain and suggests attempts to shift traffic to Halifax as to New York and the Midwest.
Department officials planned to ask railroads for lists of striker names to expose "borers from within" in labor groups. Assistant Attorney General Garvan anticipated revealing radicals, strike leaders, and agitators through a 60,000-name card index, continuing work despite the strike's collapse.
Associated Press reports from Mexico City say Lieut. Colonel Adaro Obregon is believed hiding in the suburbs despite initial stories of his flight. Concurrent dispatches state reports of an attempted assassination on President Carranza are not credited by the public.
Special To Banner reports Harrisburg jurist Eugene C. Bonniwell, aligned with the Hoke Smith insurgent effort in Georgia against the Democratic administration led by Attorney General Palmer, has long provoked factional strife in Pennsylvania. Since 1910 he abandoned democracy to chair the Keystone party, aiding Republican and Democrat rebels and contributing to major party discord, as criticized by the Clearfield Republican describing him as a career malcontent used by interests to destabilize the party.
The Georgia Rehabilitation Club hosts an informal party this evening in the Athletic Building at the YWCA on Hancock Avenue. A decorated gym, music, and lively games are planned with guests including Agricultural Faculty University Co-eds YWCA members and the Business and Professional Women's Club.
The appearance docket of the term of the Superior Court is set for Wednesday morning, announced yesterday by Mr. J. Crawford. The set will be headed by judges and court officers, outlining preliminary appearances and schedule for the term.
Pitcher Thorburn for Atlanta hurled the season s first no hit game against Chattanooga. Only five Chattanoogans reached first base, four on errors and one by a walk.
The Chamber of Commerce calls a meeting at 8 PM to stop losing a large manufacturing concern and to discuss the YMCA membership drive. Officers report many letters sent to prospective members and some new members have replied while others hesitate. Citizens are urged to join as collective effort is key to Athens prosperity and civic duty.
New York April 15 The Railroad General Manager's Association warned the railroad brotherhoods of a Saturday noon deadline to return workers or the roads will hire replacements. The move comes as tensions rise over pay and work terms affecting Longshoremen and deep sea labor in the port area.
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