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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1912
Page
4
The piece argues Georgia should back Oscar W. Underwood for president and notes Roosevelt era splits. It highlights Taft supporters in the South, Taft and Clark dynamics, Hearst backing Clark, Wilsonian ideas via Dr Wiley, and public sentiment on pure food laws influencing presidential prospects.
The high court ruled life insurance is not payable to heirs when a convict is executed. The decision cites the McCue heirs case from Virginia. A university address by Dr. James P. Smith on Stonewall Jackson urged written records for future historians of the Confederacy. A travel anecdote about aiding an old enslaved servant hints antebellum master slave relations differed from popular depictions.
The court holds that constitutional questions about a state's republican form of government are political, not judicial, leaving such laws to congress and the electorate. The ruling suggests initiative and referendum remain a political matter decided at the polls, not by courts.
The Georgia program reports a surge in corn clubs with about twenty thousand boys expected to participate and cultivate four acres each, predicting millions of bushels more produced by scientific farming. The effort, led by the State College of Agriculture with USDA support, also expands canning clubs for girls to boost fruit and vegetable savings and market value.
Key events include George Washington’s birth in 1732, Florida’s 1819 cession, the 1836 Alamo siege, 1861 Lincoln’s secret departure, 1862 Central Pacific railroad work, and 1911 Confederate general Cabell’s death. Also notes Baden-Powell born February 22, 1857 and praises local figures Rt. Rev. John P. Carroll.
A column cites verses and memories from Nashville and Oxford, recalling Corra Harris author of The Circuit Rider's Wife and her late husband Lundy Harris. It recounts a touching inventory anecdote, praising Lundy Harris's generosity, philanthropy, and martyrdom on September 18, 1910.
Davy Jones may join the Detroit Tigers after Del Drake's release. Brockton signs William Yerkes, brother of Steve Yerkes. J. E. Anderson buys Wheeling in the Central league to manage next season. Jersey City players to report March 12 and sail to Bermuda soon after. Brief signs with St Louis Browns. Vickers’ "turkey trot" bender aims to curb .300 hitters. Callahan and Donlin to train at West Baden Springs before camps. Jake Beckley to manage a semi pro team in Kansas City. South Bend's manager signs 20 pitchers and various infielders/outfielders including Jesse Tannehill. County voters in Clarke County set to decide on $200,000 for courthouse jail and related buildings.
Local notices list Mt. Vernon Lodge 22 F and A M regular meetings at Masonic Hall Clayton Street W A Capps and Clare D Heidler pro tem sec. Elmo Lodge 40 Knights of Pythias meets at Castle Hall Max Joseph building corner Clayton Wall. Athens B P O E 790 meets Wednesdays at lodge Broad and Lumpkin. Williams Lodge 18 I O G G meets Mondays over Davison-Nicholson. Owls Nest No. 1460 O C C meets Fridays 8:30 pm Clayton St. Oliver Encampment 14 meets Fridays Odd Fellows hall. Green Lodge 75 J O O F meets Tuesdays Odd Fellows Hall Clayton-Jackson. Woodmen of the World George B. Davis Camp 292 meets Wednesdays Woodmen Hall Clayton St. Train schedules show Central of Georgia R R departures 7:80 am 5 pm and arrivals 1:15 pm 10:45 pm. Seaboard Air Line northbound and southbound times. Southern Railway schedules for Athens with several arrivals and departures.
The notice lists train arrival and departure times for the Gainesville Midland line with daily exceptions on Sundays. Arrivals include 6:36 and 10:00, plus Sunday 6:00 pm and 11:00 am. Departures show 4:30 and 3:00 daily except Sunday, plus Sunday 8:00 pm and 3:00 pm.
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