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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1921
Page
1
A staff correspondent profile highlights Prosperity spreading through diversified farming and new small industries in multiple Prosperous towns within Athens territory. The series stresses development, blooming industry, and the improving economy fueling growth across the region.
Jefferson Georgia profile details city ownership of waterworks and power by local firms, a veteran fire department, electric lighting, cement blocks mill and gin, a large gas and oil plant, and a notable hotel. It names officials, doctors, lawyers, the Jackson Herald editor and manager, and cites Jefferson’s hospitality and historic character.
Joseph A. Koy of Quebec owner of the schooner Pocomoke filed papers in federal court denying the vessel’s involvement in illegal liquor traffic. He said the ship carried 3 000 cases of whiskey from Nassau Bahamas to Quebec and dumped cargo overboard when the vessel leaked and faced sinking off the Atlantic City coast.
Dr. Russell Stewart Wingfield of Richmond Virginia a member of the medical American Red Cross unit in Saloniki was seriously burned Monday night in a fire that destroyed two buildings occupied by the Red Cross.
President Harding on Tuesday recognized the Senate claim to foreign affairs responsibility by designating Senator Lodge as chairman of the foreign relations committee and a member of the American delegation to the disarmament conference. Other members await decisions on apportionment and potential Democratic representation, with Senator Underwood of Alabama a likely addition.
Washington Ga. Mr Emmett Callan aged 47 died after a few hours illness at his mother's home in Washington following an illness. Funeral services were held at 11am Monday from his mother's home and burial followed at Resthaven cemetery. A Washington correspondent and University of Georgia and Washington and Lee graduate he studied law but pursued writing. He edited the Washington Gazette Chronicle and wrote under the pen name Ed Carthers. Survived by his mother and sister Mrs S L Brooks of this city.
A terse report states a new attorney was sworn in Tuesday for State Highway 5 in Port Washington. The item mentions seaplane altitude records but contains garbled names and details, noting a monoplane and a navy pilot achieving 2000 feet before freezing temperatures halted further ascent.
Formal application for a change of venue from Sangamon county was filed here Tuesday by attorneys for Governor Small under indictment charging embezzlement and conspiracy while he was state treasurer. The page also contains unrelated ad copy and cartoon captions about business and advertising.
Washington report notes a Tuesday house amendment to the Willis Campbell beer bill allowing home brewing with limits. The substitute requires federal agents to have a warrant to enter homes for searches tied to Aquor. no warrant if there is no belief liquor is manufactured or sold at that dwelling.
Blaine Washington to host the dedication of a large Peace Portal spanning the Pacific Highway at the U S Canada border. Attendees will include officials from Canada France and the United States and residents of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest. The ceremony also marks the Pacific Highway dedication, a route from Vancouver to Tia Juana and slated to be paved coast to coast by 1925.
Havana reports a resolution by the Cuban chamber of deputies requesting the return or deployment of U S troops following an attack on Le Roy Foster a US reserve major and a roundup by American personnel. Washington notes 275 Marines remain in Camaguey guarding the sugar interests since 1917.
Mrs J H Davison formerly of Athens died in Cornelia Tuesday morning at about 2 oclock Her remains will be brought to Athens on Thursday by the Southern railroad for burial Interment will be in Oconee cemetery Survived by father A P Williams of Marshallville two sisters Mrs Boswell and Mrs J Lee two sons O W Davison Fred Davison a daughter Miss Hertha Kate Davison and two brothers Taylor W Ham a Fort Valley and J J Willaim e Athens
New York reports wage reductions ranging from 10 percent for skilled men to 2 1/2 percent for common labor. The arbitration board fixed forty cents per hour for outside common labor, affecting 12 000 workers across eleven newsprint manufacturers. The agreement returns most positions above common labor to the 119 schedule.
New York railroads transfer a carload of freight 400 miles for the same charge as for handling on a barge in New York harbor. J J Mantell of the Erie Railroad explained to the New York Merchant's Association that heavy freight handling for national export and import traffic requires a vast fleet of floating equipment valued at about 16 million dollars. He noted piers built decades ago for sailing vessels limit barges and lighters, requiring seven to eight shifts to move freight. An Interstate Commerce Commissioner once called New York traffic conditions the sore spot of the nation.
Atlanta Ga Judge G H Howard of Atlanta was sworn in as special attorney of the state highway commission by Governor Flardwick. He will assume duties August 18 succeeding S S Well of Hazlehurst whose term expires. Howard, a prominent lawyer, was nominated by Governor Hardwick and his senate confirmation was unanimous.
In Dublin Nublin Sinn Fein leaders led by Eamonn De Valera declared Ireland’s aim of complete independence during the opening of the Irish republican parliament. He tied Ireland’s ideals to the American Declaration and asserted the cabinet as the sole Irish government while British officials still hoped for progress on the issue.
At Forest Hills Suzanne Lenglen, defending women's tennis titleholder from Paris, collapsed and defaulted in the second round of the United States championship after losing the opening match to Mrs. Molla Mallory. Officials cited a renewed bronchitis attack and aggressive play as factors in the sudden decline.
Laredo Texas authorities trace deadly bread made from suspected poison potato flour to a barrel of flour that arrived by freight recently. Investigators say three deaths are linked to the contaminated ingredient used in bread served Saturday.
Delegates from all sections of the south attend a Southern Metal Merchants' association conference in Richmond Virginia. The opening day focuses on looking conditions in the face and studying prices profits and deflation.
King Peter of Serbia, 76, died Tuesday in Belgrade after long illness. He abdicated in 1919, leaving Crown Prince Alexander to rule in a Yugoslavia formed after war. A courageous figure, he led troops, endured exile, and guided reorganizations until a peaceful retreat near Athens.
In Augusta Georgia a shooting left two white men and an unidentified Negro dead and seven injured as a large white crowd gathered. Police and county officers struggled to disperse the mob for hours while armed suspects were detained and a riot squad restored order.
LAVONIA Ga c W Farr chairman of the Franklin County Cooperative Marketing organization was found dead in his bed by a family member who went to wake him for breakfast He presided at a farmers meeting Saturday night He was a well known farmer and country merchant living one mile north of Lavonia Survived by a widow seven children He was a Methodist church member Funeral services were held Monday.
R A Mullen 45, business manager of Birmingham Age Herald, shot himself on a road near Shades Creek beyond city limits. His body found by friends early this afternoon.
Macon man Tom Condon was indicted by the grand jury on a murder charge linked to the death of Dr. J. A. Pickard a local druggist attacked on the street. The case ties a Macon resident to an Atlanta crime scene and marks a major development in a high profile death.
The Associated Press reports that U S officials announced at a cabinet meeting that free American control of Russian relief distribution is non negotiable. The president indicated the United States will not participate in any general relief movement unless American control is ensured, despite Soviet demands and European pressures.
In New York the German mark traded around 1.05 to the dollar Tuesday, slipping toward its postwar low amid a weak foreign exchange market. The move comes as investors monitor ongoing economic conditions and currency stability concerns.
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