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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1922
Page
5
Mary Smith, a Black woman of 840 Reese Street, was tried Wednesday and found guilty of violating the state prohibition law. She was bound over to the safe court under a $200 bond after being arrested Monday when Officer Seagraves found whiskey in her possession.
William Jennings Bryan, renowned lecturer and statesman, will address the faculty and student body of the University of Georgia this spring with the date to be announced later under university auspices.
Athens residents may hear Dr. John Whitridge Williams, dean of Johns Hopkins Medical School and gynecology chief at Johns Hopkins Hospital, address a joint meeting of the University Scientific Society and Clarke Medical Association in the Peabody School of Education lecture hall at eight Friday evening. All citizens are invited.
Memphis opens the 1922 Southern Association season April 12 at Little Rock with Nashville in Birmingham, New Orleans in Mobile and Atlanta in Chattanooga and ends September 14 with Atlanta at Birmingham and Memphis at Chattanooga. The schedule lists Memphis with eight Saturday games and 1 or 2 Sunday games, plus varied counts for other clubs including New Orleans and Nashville.
Louisville resident Gay Thompson is jailed on murder charges after a shooting at a drinking frolic near Avera left Bud Philips dead. Thompson has made no statement to police.
Federal agents Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith raided the David Ha rum hotel in New York City as part of prohibition enforcement. Posing as cigar salesmen, they befriended the hotel keeper and gained access to a rear room. A sign reading Quarantine led them to uncover liquor. the proprietor was arrested.
In Montreal Jeremie Belliveau was the central figure in his own inquest. A jury initially declared the canal death accidental and his wife planned remarriage. Belliveau later returned alive, forcing a coroner to reconsider the case and address the Jivins matter, stating he had been detained.
The Highway Weather Service reports central and northern Georgia roads in very bad condition with impassable rural routes and frozen surfaces expected Friday morning. Traffic will ease after a few days of fair weather. a new Ringgold Chattanooga route via Missionary tunnel is now open and passable in Tennessee.
W Harry Uaker seeks a district attorney invitation after a wave of forged telegrams and letters to President Harding from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh endorsing J C Overton for registrar of the treasury. Names cited include Mrs Leuke Wiarton Pepper Mrs Wanamaker and Mrs Baker but signers deny knowledge. A letter from George S Christian to Harding acknowledged endorsements.
CENTRALIA Washington. The package of Epsom salts given by Mrs. Edward Rhodes of Klaber to her five children last Saturday contained about 10 percent of an alkaloidal poison, per Lewis County prosecutor Herman Aller after state chemist analysis. One stomach analysis is not finished. Mr. Allen said an inquest probably would be held.
Rich mond and vicinity trolley lines suffered widespread disruption as a Wednesday night snowstorm dumped up to inches of snow. Weather officials warned of potential fruit belt tree damage, signaling broader state impact from the storm.
Baltimore Internationals manager Jack Dunn announced that several Oriole Battery men will travel south ten days before the regular squad, in preparation for early exhibition games at the training camp in Winston-Salem North Carolina. The full squad is scheduled to depart Baltimore March 20.
London by the Associated Press reports the Bank of England cut its discount rate to 4 1/2 percent on Thursday, the lowest since World War I began. The move follows a fall from 6 percent in July and 4 1/2 percent since November 3, with expectations tied to treasury bond issuance halts. The rate peaked at 10 percent in August 1914, a level last matched only in 1857 and 1866 panics, and has since fluctuated. Advertisements note 666 as a cold remedy.
New York opened with active months down about 19 to 27 points after Liverpool's partial retreat. May touched 17.42 and July 16.91 while New Orleans and London signals kept some buying. Spot trading steadied late morning but overall prices edged lower. March closed around 17.57, May near 17.30, July 16.36, and October 16.36 amid broad selling.
MEXICO CITY General Jacinto B Trevino a former official who served in Commerce and Tedsagy was released on a ten thousand dollar bond after an arrest in a graft inquiry.
New York bond quotes show Liberty bonds and 4 14s near 97 while 3 12s sit at 96.84. Call money is easy with the ruling rate around 4 and time loans range from about 4 3 4 to 6. Foreign exchange rates list multiple country demands with varied cables and bills. The market opened firmer on oils, shippings, and Mexican Petroleum with several stocks advancing. American Locomotive fell sharply, while General Electric and Mexican Petroleum posted gains. Trading volume was about 775,000 shares with a mixed close.
Chicago markets see higher wheat prices early in the session then a broad setback as buyers pull back. Corn and oats move mixed with hog prices rising on the hog market rally while cattle and sheep activity remains varied across receipts in Chicago and St Louis reports.
Market notes show butter and cheese prices fluctuating with firm patterns in New York, mixed signals for creamery products, and export considerations. Potato values in Chicago and potato market notes span several cwt categories while naval stores in Savannah report steady firms and rising stock levels.
Miss Lota Walker, assistant to J F Cannon of the training board, met Thursday with Athens Superintendent G G Bone to review work by the board among Negroes in Athens. Funds from the board support training and inspectors from Atlanta periodically visit Athens to confer with Superintendent Bond.
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