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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1913
Page
4
The Athens Banner discusses Georgia politics including senatorial speculation around Hoke Smith, Gov. Hardwick, and President Wilson appointments. It notes farmers’ crop prospects, a major Athens fair trade, and opposition to local strife. The piece praises John N. Holder’s influence in preventing county creation challenges and urges community boosterism.
The editorial defends Dr. A M Soule and the State College of Agriculture against unwarranted charges. It argues the founders and supporters reveal broad public backing, denies instigator links, and claims the institution will endure and grow, benefiting farmers and Georgia's economy in the long run.
Legislature butchered Representative Lipscomb’s tax reform for tax equalization. Section 16 creating a state board of equalizers was largely struck, undermining the bill’s usefulness. Rhodes voted to strike the section. Athens interests advocated similar features. Hope remains for amendments in the Senate to restore key provisions.
A report by the state commissioner of commerce and labor calls for closer monitoring of occupational disease sites. Lead arsenic and phosphorus poisoning have caused suffering and deaths, with a push for inspections of unhealthful industries and mandatory physician reporting.
The Georgia legislature appears unlikely to pass a tax revision bill, with many lawmakers seen as failing to grasp the need for broader revenue. The piece warns of official negligence and suggests the governor may call an extra session to resolve the state’s financial shortfall without cutting appropriations.
A long regional column debates gender language and equality before the law, noting the historical use of female-form terms as political affectation. It questions whether an orderly woman differs in law from a disorderly man and mocks millagette rhetoric while listing dated historical events and a note on a Greenland liquor license law.
Viscount Hardinge born August 1 1857 and aged 56 today. He is brother of the present viceroy of India and a noted soldier who served in the Nile expedition of 1885 and early on as aide de camp to Lord Roberts.
August 1 reports from New York state the All Australian cricket team will play All New York in a two day match at Staten Island Cricket and Tennis Club on Livingston grounds with large crowds anticipated and bitter contest expected.
Capitol Gossip reports a push to relocate the State Experiment Station from Griffin to South Georgia, with Tifton and Tift County lobbying strenuously. Proponents claim land and buildings could be donated locally, sparing the state cost, while arguing South Georgia offers soil and climate better suited for regional agriculture. The Senate committee has favored the bill, and House Agriculture Committee is expected to align, signaling a likely move.
The article previews sharp battles over new counties and a station site, notes Athens and Winder contests, cites Tift county gains from split counties, and describes temperance bill delays and court clashes shaping the 1914 Georgia political scene.
Hon John T Boifeuillet and Attorney John T Cooper enter the Georgia race with Walter Wise of Fayetteville already active. Senate pressure looms over the house appropriations bill as Major C E McGregor urges holding it until revenue matches expenses, recalling a past Senate house clash and a rare adjournment.
The illustration shows tea pickers on Ceylon plantations, mostly women, employed during the harvest. They work quickly for low wages by American standards, wearing loose gowns and carrying large wicker baskets, and they wear bright brass and bead ornaments.
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