Proponents push for sales tax to fund soldiers bonus
Congress debates a new sales tax as a means to raise the roughly 28,000,000 needed for cash payments under the soldiers bonus bill. Republicans promise to act this session while farm groups press opposition and experts explore easily administered tax options. The debate centers on whether a general or targeted tax should be used and how it would affect average citizens.
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Hard
Republi
House Means Committee
Republican
Smoot
Repubican
Utah
Renate
Gray Silver
Washington
American Farm Korean Federation
Congress
St. Xex
Mii Farm Bureau Federation
Sympathy Messages From United States
Dublin Arthur Griffith received a telegram of encouragement for the provisional government from Martin H Glynn former New York governor Eamon de Valera sent a cablegram to Hearn Westfield Mass treasurer of the Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic asking support There was no movement of troops from Dublin Saturday but evacuation will be resumed next week
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Dublin
Arthur Griffith
Martin H. Glynn
State of
New York
Eamon de Valera
Hearn
Westfeld
Mass
Association For the Recogntion of the Irish Republic
Gridiron Club initiates new members at Friday meeting
The Gridiron Club at the University of Georgia inducted students and honorary selections into its ranks at a Friday ceremony chaired by Colonel D. W. Ryther. Prominent attendees included Dr. S. V. Sanford Coach H. J. Stegeman and Julian Talmadge among others.
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University of Georgia
D. W. Ryther
Royal Military Post
Earle E. Watson, Jr
Ww. Honey
8. V. Sanford
H. J. Stegeman
Julian Talmadge
John Nicholson
Jerry Jones
Jim Spicer
J. K. Harper
Hugh Whelchel
Ware Hutcheson
Don Hastings
John F. Brannen
Jack Frost
Seth Dekle
Frank Daniel
Welborn Cody
Treaser W. O. Payne
Bill White
Watnron
Alpha Tau Omega
Hech
Pandora
Kappa Alpha
Dorman
Upshaw
Commerce Department
Beta Gamma Sigma
National
Durden
Demosthenian Literary, Society
Georgia
Vanderbilt
Delta Tau Delta
Fitts
Sigma Chi
Alabama Power Seeks Muscle Shoals Energy Use Agreement
Alabama Power Company outlined plans to transmit energy from Muscle Shoals to municipal and industrial users across two regions, promising nondiscriminatory rates and prompt absorption of output. House committee members weighed Ford’s Fertilizer plant proposal, with Mayo detailing annual nitrate production possibilities and suggested contract amendments for fertilizer compounds.
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Alabama Power Company
Ford
Representenives
Ope
James
Michigan
Detroit
Mayo
Muscle Shoals
Hou
Government plans 12,000 bed hospitals for veterans
Washington detailed recommendations from a Veterans' bureau conference urge new government mental health hospitals nationwide. The plan seeks 12,000 beds, including a 500 bed western Massachusetts facility and expansions at Perryville Maryland Gulfport Mississippi and districts covering Michigan Illinois Wisconsin and more. A 16 million dollar funding bill is awaited by Congress.
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Veterans' Bureau
Massachuatts
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Buffalo
Perryville
Gulfport
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Michigan
Ilinola
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Itonn
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Nebraska
Knoxville
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Oregon
Idaho
California
Nevada
Arizona
Fort Logan
H. Roots
Little Hook
Ark
Bureau
Congress
Community Council Meeting Eyes Athens School Bond Issue
The Community Council will hold its regular monthly meeting Tuesday at 3 30 pm in the Chamber of Commerce. The Athens citizens will vote on a proposed school bond issue soon. Several speakers are invited to share views, with council and PTA members encouraged to attend and participate.
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Athens
Ups
Mem- Bera
Bailiff scared away at home of prisoner in Georgia
Ellaville Georgia bailiff Clarence Blyine reported to Sheriff Batties that he was frightened from the home of Honey Harvey on a murder arrest connected with the alleged lynching of Will Jones. Blyine says six men warned him to flee, and Harvey, wounded, remains jailed while other suspects are not yet located.
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Ellaville
Clarence Blyine
Batties
Honey Harvey Whder
Will Jones
Harvey
Bivins
Harvane
Meira Aranged
Coroner's Warriors
House and Senate clash over tariff valuation
In Washington Republican lawmakers debate American valuation for tariffs as House leaders insist on a plan based on American valuation while Senate Republicans favor foreign valuation. A dispute over who sets duty bases could delay passage this session and extend into the congressional campaign.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
For¢ney
3 and Means Committee
Congress
Ways ‘and Means Committee
Senate Committee
LaFollette
Wisconsin
oFidney
Harding
Sendre
Fortney
Brovalet Stout
Mexican Forces Deploy Troops on Lower Rio Grande Border
Mexican authorities disclosed that about three thousand federal troops have been moved to the lower Rio Grande region over the past 48 hours. Consul Vasquez stated the border remains quiet but preparations are being made for all eventualities. In Matamoros the garrison has not exceeded one hundred in recent months following a visit by former Carranza general Lucio Blanco who captured Matamoros in 1912.
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Brownevi
Tex
Mexico
M. Vasquez
Guatamoros
Brownavilly
Lucio
Blanco
Carranza
Matamoros
Bank Call Shows Satisfactory Turn in Finance
The White House issued a statement calling the December 31 bank call by Comptroller Crissinger the most satisfactory turn in the country’s financial affairs since 1919. Total resources of national banks excluding rediscounts reached 19.42 billion, up 406 million from September, with resources generally improving after a prior peak in 1919. The White House noted liquidity was good and the process of liquidation progressing, thawing frozen credits.
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Washington
White House
Hss Singer
Crissinger
City Court Meets Monday Morning
The Athens city court convenes Monday at 10:00 a.m. at Clarke County Court bench with Judge J D Branwall on the bench. Lamar C. Rucker appears for the state and several cases are docketed for this term. Officials expect sessions to run for about three days with possible fees.
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City Court of
Athens
Clarke County Court Bench
City Court Room
J. D. Branwall
Lamar C. Rucker
Seven DC theaters ordered closed after safety inspection
Washington authorities halted seven major venues including National and Post theatres after engineers found structural issues and fire hazards following the Knickerbocker collapse. Roofs, balconies, and stage areas require repairs with openings possible by mid-summer. Col. Keller noted about ten more theatres under review.
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New
National and Post
National Capital
Board of Commissioners
District of Columbia
Knickerbocker
Ives
Metropolitan
Columbia
Maryland
Foraker
Cosmos
Crandall Company
Khickiker
Committee of Engineers
Charles Keller
War Department
District Commissionera
Pope May Extend Conclave Waiting Period
Rome The Cardinals of the American continent have asked to alter the papal constitution to lengthen the interregnum between a Pope’s death and the conclave. The Pope has reportedly favored extending the period from ten to fifteen days to avoid an extended vacancy while the cardinal camerlengo wields only executive power during the interim.
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Associated Press
Rome
Tinent
Thps Plus
Reparte
Vatican
Camerolingo
Woman found frozen in Camden identified initially then cleared
The frozen body found near Forest Hill Park in Camden, initially thought to be Mrs Rose Klink, was later identified as someone else. A post mortem showed no murder, with police noting facial injuries likely from a fall or being dragged on the snow, leaving a puzzling case still pending identification.
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Camden
N. J
Forest Hill Park
Rose Klink
How Betsy Ross Made the Flag
Betsy Ross tale presented by Mary Ann Lipscomb Elementary fourth to sixth graders. A program at Seney Stovall Chapel Tuesday afternoon featured students portraying George Washington Iverson Dews Martha Washington Flora Cox Betsy and many others. Admission was to aid school equipment upgrades.
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Mary Ann Lipscomb
Seney Stovall Chapel
S'clock
George Wash
Ington
Iverson Dews
Martha Washington
Flora Cox
Betsy
Joily Doster
Patience
Lucy Dews
Hebecca
Sarah Duyis
Adne
Muldred
Griffith
Penelope
Frances Arapleton
Robert Morrin
Well
Capt
Anderson
Harriet Proctor
Indiana
Lttio 'Poya
Jittle
Miners Seek Six Hour Day With Referendum At UMW Convention
United Mine Workers delegates adopt a six hour day five day week as part of wage policy shifts aimed at soft coal wages while seeking increases for anthracite. The proposal, vetoed by some leaders, is to be submitted to a membership referendum before any strike action.
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Indianapolis
Procarcas Ae
United Mine Workers of Rao
Te Votivy Dae Aero
Phillip Murray
Fred Mooney
West Virginia
John Hessler
Lee Hall
Indiana
Ohio
John J. Lewis
Y Boys Barbecue Dinner Saturday
Appreciation note for the Young Men's Christian Association boys in the recent membership drive. The entire boy membership was served at a barbecue dinner held Saturday. Barbecue served by a group and adults, with wine company providing drinks.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Landis to resign federal bench for baseball post
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis will end seventeen years on the federal bench March 1 to devote full time to his role as national baseball commissioner. He announced his resignation after forwarding it to President Harding, saying there are not enough hours in the day for both duties. He will clear his docket before leaving and will not resign under fire.
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Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Harding
Candle
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Bie
Pints
Rossee
Pont
Landis
Aoventur
President Hears Judge Sandia Resignation Via Press Reports
Washington reports President Harding learned of Federal Judge Sandia's resignation through Chicago press dispatches before formal notice arrived at the White House. Judge Landis said he mailed his resignation to Harding personally on a recent Saturday. Landis was born in Millys ville Ohio on November 20 1863. He started as a grocery clerk in Logansport Indiana and rose to Chicago law practice before a 1905 appointment to the federal bench where he served until 1905.
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Washington
Associated Press
Haching
Sandia
Judge Landis
Millysville
Ohio
Abraham Lanedla
Kenesaw Mountain
Atlanta
Ganein
Kenesaw
Logansport
Ind
Union College of Law
Nuns Fight Fire Saving Children In Chicago
Nine nuns at St Joseph's home for friendlies in Chicago battled a fire early Saturday. Mother superior directed efforts as they rescued about one hundred children aged two to fourteen, many awakened from sleep and guided outside in orderly fashion. Fire was confined with a chemical extinguisher and a faucet hose, as others aided in evacuating remaining residents.
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Chicago
St. Joseph's
Mother Superior
Bany
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