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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1922
Page
12
In a discussion led by Bowdre Phinizy and Erwin with Big Secretary and Treasurer, Detroit is hailed as a model in regulating automobile traffic. The piece cites fewer fatalities, thorough police investigations, a city complaint system, safety education, and stricter penalties as keys to Detroit's success, urging other cities to adopt similar methods.
The October report overreached in estimating cotton production and prices. Actual output is 10,000,000 bales, averaging 22 pounds short of standard weight, below market. Farmers selling to pay debts may not gain from any price rise. a 10,000,000 bale crop should fetch about 30 cents.
E G Steele of the Greenwood Journal reports shipping dressed squabs to Chicago, profitable at about 9 1 2 pounds per allotment, with Belgian imports aiding the flock. He aims to scale to carload shipments, noting two years in the trade as hobby turned venture, while other notes touch on a Fat Men's Club banquet and assorted curiosities from law and medicine.
In Athens on Friday October 19 Bob Taylor, famous governor candidate and stump speaker, will lecture at the opera house. He will discuss Democracy and share his views to about a hundred listeners after addressing the crowd in Jesters.
A colonial style column muses on humor and scripture, recalling a street scene with three men joking with a minister, then quotes Tennyson’s Crossing the Bar. It notes fewer traffic violations after police push to enforce ordinances, praises streetcar convenience during fair weather, and urges continued enforcement to protect life and property.
Atlanta, Ga, reaffirmed as a major mule market, claiming to be the second largest in the United States. Despite autos, officials note stronger business in horses and mules this year, with forecasts of continued activity for live stock and related trades.
A calm pre-Christmas period for police with few dockets issued for traffic violations. Officials report minimal incidents and steady enforcement in the city.
A Louisville reader, writing to T. Larry Gantt, argues geologists misjudge oil fields and cites Ble Sinking in Kentucky and Warren County as examples. He claims indications in Franklin County Georgia near Carnesville and Athens show promise, urges persistent effort, and notes financial interest in drilling, with a $15,000 stake mentioned.
In Abbeville County South Carolina farmer Billy Dornih believed a gold vein lay under his Quinanquapin Farm floor. Geologists and neighbors dismissed him as a crank yet within two years he excavated over a million dollars in gold. The tale likens stubborn belief to frontier capitalism and oil hopes in Franklin County.
The Associated Press reports a wintry blast across the South with sleet and ice causing travel hazards from Georgia through the Carolinas. Florida and Miami enjoy sun and 70 degree warmth while Alabama and Louisiana face cooler, partly cloudy conditions. Memphis dipped to 30, New Orleans to 45 as temperatures fluctuated.
A report cites a 3 degree drop last night. The northern section expects cooler weather Thursday with Jacksonville near 50 degrees, while Miami remains hot. Last night’s reading reached 70 degrees.
Miss Jane Adams Miss Catherine Marshall and Miss Jeanne Melin representing the women's peace league arrived in Copenhagen on Thursday to present to the premier and foreign minister their demand for a revision of the Versailles treaty and to seek government assurances toward that aim.
G Er nest Jones of Clayton Alabama state senator from Barbour county was on Thursday held on bond for appearance in United States court to answer a charge of using the muds to defraud. An indictment was returned by a Federal grand jury for irregularities in collections handled in his legal practice. Friends of Mr Jones asserted jury corruption and political pressure, but no further details were provided.
A shah led the presentation of charges while the grand jury weighed the matter noting potential pay car significance in the proceedings. The event underscored tensions between authorities and the jury as key implications emerged for upcoming legal actions.
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