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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1918
Page
7
Chicago February 21. Carl Meyer counselor for packers and Frank Walsh representing the employer with Federal Judge A L Schuler visited workers homes. They described the workers housing as practically uninhabitable during the wage and working conditions dispute.
Ithaca New York February 21 Special to the Banner President Schurman of Cornell warned that the nation faces starvation in the next twelve months as farmers suffer under price fixing and fear of price fixing He urged fair legislation to end profiteering and to stimulate agricultural output while criticizing price controls and urging government action to free farmers to produce.
Washington February 21 The per capita sugar consumption in the United States last year stood at about eighty eight pounds, about four pounds above the five year average ending in 1916, as the department of agriculture announced today.
Washington reports the agriculture department warns that recent freezes did not eradicate boll weevils. Farmers are urged not to expand cotton acreage at the expense of food crops to avoid financial loss and fulfill patriotic duty.
Overseas ship tonnage available to America and her allies rose from a February 1 low, with experts predicting the upward curve will continue through the war unless unforeseen difficulties arise.
A brief note advises people over sixty to stay in bed for one or two days when catching a cold to speed recovery. It also recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to reduce complications and shorten illness.
The article reviews The Winding Trail with Viola Dana as Audrey Graham in a Western romance of love revenge, plus notes on The Ship of Doom and Fremont, and announces Alice Joyce in The Woman Between Friends with Charlie Chaplin’s Easy Street at the Strand Saturday.
The Triangle barkentine the Fremont appears as the notorious black-birder commanded by Sun town Shattuck in the new Triangle sea story The Ship of Doom directed by Wyndham Gittens at the Elite theatre today. The ship has featured in nearly a hundred pictures, a record noted for the vessel and its crew.
The economic directors of the food administration from all states began a two day conference in Washington with the food administration.
Storm front from the central Mississippi Valley brings high pressure southward, leaving Georgia and nearby areas partly cloudy but cold. Temperatures drop across the eastern and southern states with readings near or below zero in northern cities and a forecast of continued low temps into tonight. Warmer air not expected until the weekend. ADVERTISE YOUR WANTS.
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