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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1921
Page
5
A garbled OCR summary references IPS coverage on a proposal and opposition related to a settlement process. It mentions an Associated Press note from Honolulu and Japanese involvement, with unclear dates and names due to damage.
Delegations at the Far Eastern committee gathered to discuss a four power treaty as a substitute for the Anglo Japanese alliance. The plan envisions a cooling off period before resort to arms over Pacific island disputes. President Harding voiced optimism about negotiations while noting no final approval from any government. In Amoy China reports say Canton authorities prep for North China conflicts with Southern provinces backing moves to counter Japan, echoed by Sun Yat Sen’s call for freeing China from foreign domination. Washington hosts an American delegation meeting at the State Department.
Readers learn of Tanlac’s claimed nationwide impact and growing demand. The ad asserts thousands credit Tanlac with improved health across ages and occupations, citing Georgia and Canada. It notes wide dealer supply strain and names Athens as a local selling point through Warren J. Smith & Bros. and other druggists.
The regular monthly meeting of the executive committee of the Athens chapter of the Red Cross was held Thursday afternoon at the Red Cross rooms in the Clarke county courthouse. Directors discussed routine matters and outlined a program for the coming year. Secretary Inez Fuller and assistant Miss Brownlie Dickson attended, along with executive committee members John White Morton, Will Erwin, C. H. Phinizy, Frank Miller, E. R. Hodgson Jr., and Henry West.
Six teams led the six day bike race at Madison Square Garden at 8 am marking the 80th hour. The field included Lawrence and Thomas, Goullet and McNamara, Madden, Rutt and Coburn, Deruyter and Van Kempen, Buysse and Van Hevel. They covered 1419 miles with five laps.
London dispatch cites Moscow radio saying a Russian Arctic expedition found the bodies of Knudsen and Tessen from the Amundsen north polar expedition. The location is described as near the mouth of the Jenesey, likely the Yenisei river in Siberia feeding the Arctic Ocean.
Four men were arrested after the November 28 jewelry theft at Col. William Cooper Procter's Glendale home, valued between 60 000 and 100 000. They were arraigned before Glendale Mayor Ralph Rogan on robbery charges. Detectives later arrested Eliza Crow at her Cincinnati home, recovering two jeweled pins. One accused man led officers to the evidence and all four suspects confessed their roles.
Yale confirms a schedule shift with North Carolina set to meet the Tar Heels in the Yale Bowl on October 7 replacing a Tufts game previously listed. The eight other opponents include Bates Town Williams Army Brown Maryland Princeton and Harvard all at home except Princeton.
Harrisburg report says a hotel proprietor protested a state law banning common towels in public places. He received a formal notice to discontinue using a common towel, claiming his inn uses only towels made by his wife on a special trip to Philadelphia.
A display of home made furniture crafted from ordinary dry goods boxes by Mrs. D. L. Barneat and Mr. Earnest Osterman at the State Normal School workshop drew attention at the Woman's Club bazaar. The thrift booth highlighted affordable pieces for home use, including camp and porch tables, with a mahogany table noted as made by a normal school student funding his education through sales.
A dainty hand made handkerchief donated by Mrs Woodrow Wilson to the Athens Woman's Club will be auctioned to the highest bidder at the bargain sale in the Georgian hotel Friday afternoon from 5 to 6. The item comes with a secretary letter from John Randolph Bolling, dated Nov 11 1921, confirming proceeds go to the building fund.
The Fidelis Sunday school class of the First Baptist church will meet in the church parlors this evening for an informal social. Several class members plan engaging games to enhance the occasion and light refreshments will be served.
The Pan Hellenic Club hosts a script dance at the New Era club Saturday night with the usual college dancing set and John Slaughter's orchestra providing the music. Drifting notes mention guests and travelers visiting Athens for Christmas, including Hodgson, Brannon, and Gordon family members, with local sightings of hunters and social visits around Athens and nearby towns.
Mr and Mrs G H Langastor and Mr and Mrs Robert McWhorter of Athena were guests of Mr and Mrs B S Walker for the weekend. Mrs R A Hammond Mrs W C Dean Mrs George Hammond Mrs D S Aycock and Miss Elisabeth Hammond visited Athena Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Roy Nunnally and Miss Clara Knox Nunnally were guests of Mr and Mrs Golden M Knight of Athens last week.
Mayville society notes record multiple residents traveling to Athens for entertainment and shopping. William Miller, J W Shepherd, and others join Mrs C T Bacon, Bernice Miller, and families on trips to see films at the Colonial theater and visit relatives, with several staying through weekend.
Dr. Morris Lichenstein, rabbi of the local Jewish synagogue in Athens, has accepted a call to the Rynarc ie of Applied Judaism in New York City and will leave for his new post early next week. In his one year stay in Athens he formed many friends who regret his departure, while congratulating him on a major charge in New York City.
Atlanta area roads show general fair to good conditions with mild bumps near Dallas and Dalton. Routes to Athens Madison Augusta and Eatonton vary, with sections generally fair to good and some sections bumpy. Weather outlook suggests continued usable travel in Georgia towns listed.
The report notes improving road surfaces with several routes described as fair to good though some segments are rough. A forecast of light rain Thursday night into Friday may create slick surfaces but is not expected to worsen overall road conditions. C F von Herrmann reports on postponement of Army Navy appropriation bills.
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